WIPO China: Changsha – No. 41 in the 2026 World's Top 100 Innovation Clusters

世界知识产权组织（WIPO）发布的《2026年全球创新指数》显示，长沙在世界百强创新集群排行榜中位列第41位。过去五年间，按分数计数，该集群贡献了1,550件PCT国际专利申请和74,255篇科学论文，并完成了441笔风险投资交易。

According to the Global Innovation Index 2026 published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Changsha ranks 41st among the world's top 100 innovation clusters. Over the past five years, on a fractional-count basis, the cluster accounted for 1,550 international patent applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and 74,255 scientific articles, and recorded 441 venture capital deals.

数据显示，该集群PCT申请占比最高的技术领域为电气机械、电气装置、电能和计算机技术（各占9%），前三大PCT申请人中有两所高校，约66%的科学论文有集群外机构参与。

The data show that electrical machinery, apparatus, energy and computer technology account for the largest share of the cluster's PCT applications (9% each), its top three PCT applicants include two universities, and about 66% of its scientific articles involve organizations outside the cluster.

注：图中各点表示发明人、作者或风险投资交易的所在位置。地图使用Leaflet制作。地图数据 © OpenStreetMap贡献者，© CARTO

Note: Points represent the location of an inventor, author, or VC deal. Map created with Leaflet. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, © CARTO

来源：WIPO统计数据库，2026年6月｜Source: WIPO Statistics Database, June 2026

一、排名结果与规模概览
        1. Ranking and scale

长沙集群估计人口约381万（3,805,736人），在进入百强的25个中国集群中排名第18位。在2026年世界百强创新集群排行榜中，它凭借PCT申请、科学出版物和风险投资交易三项指标的综合表现位列第41位。

The Changsha cluster has an estimated population of about 3.81 million (3,805,736) and ranks eighteenth among the 25 Chinese clusters in the top 100. In the 2026 ranking of the world's top 100 innovation clusters, it ranks 41st on the strength of its combined performance across three indicators: PCT applications, scientific publications and venture capital deals.

唯一计数计入每件有本地发明人或作者参与的专利或科学论文；分数计数按本地贡献者份额分摊，避免跨集群重复计算。

Unique counts include every patent or scientific article involving a local inventor or author. Fractional counts apportion each patent or scientific article according to the share of local contributors, which avoids double-counting across clusters.

二、产业驱动的专利版图

2. An industry-driven patent landscape

从技术领域看，该集群的PCT申请分布较分散。电气机械、电气装置、电能和计算机技术各占PCT申请的9%，测量占8%。生物技术占6%，搬运、医疗技术和材料、冶金各占5%。

By technology field, the cluster's PCT applications are relatively dispersed. Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy and computer technology each account for 9% of PCT applications, and measurement for 8%. Biotechnology accounts for 6%, and handling, medical technology and materials, metallurgy for 5% each.

来源｜Source：WIPO

从申请人看，中南大学以158件位居首位，占集群PCT申请的10%；安克创新（115件）和湖南大学（77件）分列第二、三位，分别占7%和5%。

By applicant, Central South University ranks first with 158 applications, or 10% of the cluster's PCT applications. Anker (115) and Hunan University (77) rank second and third with 7% and 5% respectively.

三、高校支撑的科研基础

3. A university-based research foundation

与PCT申请相比，该集群的科学产出较集中。工程（24%）位居首位，化学（17%）和技术（14%）紧随其后；物理与数学占11%，地球科学占7%，生物化学与生物技术占6%，临床医学占5%。

Compared with PCT applications, the cluster's scientific output is more concentrated. Engineering (24%) ranks first, followed by chemistry (17%) and technology (14%); physics and mathematics accounts for 11%, earth sciences for 7%, biochemistry and biotechnology for 6%, and clinical medicine for 5%.

来源｜Source：WIPO

中南大学以23,996篇位居首位，占比46%；湖南大学（8,548篇，16%）和国防科技大学（6,860篇，13%）紧随其后。

Central South University ranks first with 23,996 articles (46%), followed by Hunan University (8,548, 16%) and the National University of Defense Technology (6,860, 13%).

四、两种协作模式

4. Two patterns of collaboration

PCT申请大部分在集群内部完成。按唯一计数，五年间该集群有1,426件PCT申请由多名发明人共同完成，其中129件有集群外发明人参与，约占全部申请的8%。主要合作地为北京、深圳–香港–广州和上海–苏州。

Most PCT applications take place within the cluster. On a unique-count basis, over the five years, 1,426 of the cluster's PCT applications had multiple inventors, and 129 of these involved inventors outside the cluster, about 8% of all applications. The main collaborating locations are Beijing, Shenzhen–Hong Kong–Guangzhou and Shanghai–Suzhou.

科研活动则深度融入外部网络。按唯一计数，在115,030篇多作者科学出版物中，有76,132篇与集群外机构合作完成，约占全部科学出版物的66%。主要合作地为北京、深圳–香港–广州和上海–苏州。

Research, by contrast, is deeply embedded in external networks. On a unique-count basis, of 115,030 multi-author scientific publications, 76,132 were produced with organizations outside the cluster, about 66% of all scientific publications. The main collaborating locations are Beijing, Shenzhen–Hong Kong–Guangzhou and Shanghai–Suzhou.

五、规模与强度

5. Size and intensity

按总量计，长沙位列全球第41位；按创新强度（即相对人口规模的创新产出）计，它位列第35位。

By total output, Changsha ranks 41st in the world; by innovation intensity, meaning innovation output relative to population, it ranks 35th.

换算到人口，该集群每百万居民对应407件PCT申请、19,511篇科学出版物和116笔风险投资交易。其强度排名高于总量排名。

Per million inhabitants, the cluster records 407 PCT applications, 19,511 scientific publications and 116 venture capital deals. Its ranking by intensity is higher than its ranking by size.

来源：WIPO中国公众号 2026年10月22日

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