Innovation networks in the advanced medical equipment industry: supporting regional digital health systems from a local–national perspective
Summary. This study maps innovation networks in China's advanced medical equipment industry using patent data from 2005–2024. The national network shows sparse, core-periphery structure dominated by Beijing and Shanghai, with weak participation from central and western regions. The Yangtze River Delta region, by contrast, has built a denser polycentric network with Shanghai, Nanjing, and Suzhou as hubs. Economic development, technological capability, and government policy drive network formation, with infrastructure as a key enabler.
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Hu, F., Yang, H., Qiu, L., Wang, X., Ren, Z., Wei, S., Zhou, H., Chen, Y., & Hu, H.. (2025). Innovation networks in the advanced medical equipment industry: supporting regional digital health systems from a local–national perspective. Frontiers in Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1635475
Hu, Feng, et al. “Innovation networks in the advanced medical equipment industry: supporting regional digital health systems from a local–national perspective.” Frontiers in Public Health, 2025. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1635475.
Hu, Feng, Huijie Yang, Liping Qiu, Xiaoping Wang, Zhimin Ren, Shaobin Wei, Haiyan Zhou, Yufeng Chen, and Hao Hu. 2025. “Innovation networks in the advanced medical equipment industry: supporting regional digital health systems from a local–national perspective.” Frontiers in Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1635475.
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title = {Innovation networks in the advanced medical equipment industry: supporting regional digital health systems from a local–national perspective},
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- DOI
- 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1635475
- Countries
- China
- Regions
- Asia
- Categories
- regional-innovation-systems, rural-healthcare, innovation-networks, general-innovation
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- 2026-04-28