WIPO China: Zhengzhou – No. 73 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，郑州在世界百强创新集群中位列第73位。过去五年间，该集群累计贡献PCT国际专利申请683件、科学论文41,911篇，并完成风险投资交易151笔。
According to the Global Innovation Index 2026 published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), Zhengzhou ranks 73rd among the world's top 100 innovation clusters. Over the past five years, on a fractional-count basis, the cluster accounted for 683 international patent applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and 41,911 scientific articles, and recorded 151 venture capital deals.
数据显示，计算机技术占该集群PCT申请的22%，位居首位；前三大PCT申请人中包含一所高校；约70%的科学论文有集群外机构参与合作。
The data show that computer technology accounts for the largest share of the cluster's PCT applications (22%), its top three PCT applicants include a university, and about 70% 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
郑州集群估计人口约561万，在中国进入百强的25个集群中排名第13位。在2026年全球百强创新集群榜单中，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，郑州位列第73位。
The Zhengzhou cluster has an estimated population of about 5.61 million (5,614,897) and ranks thirteenth among the 25 Chinese clusters in the top 100. In the 2026 ranking of the world's top 100 innovation clusters, it ranks 73rd 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PCT申请分布相对分散。计算机技术占比最高，达22%；电气机械、电气装置、电能和测量各占7%；土木工程、其他专用机械、音像技术和数字通信各占5%。
By technology field, the cluster's PCT applications are relatively dispersed. Computer technology accounts for 22% of PCT applications, and electrical machinery, apparatus, energy and measurement for 7% each. Civil engineering, other special machines, audio-visual technology and digital communication account for 5% each.
来源｜Source：WIPO
从申请人看，超聚变以172件申请量位居首位，占集群PCT申请的25%；郑州大学（40件）和宇通（25件）分列第二、三位，占比分别为6%和4%。
By applicant, XFUSION ranks first with 172 applications, or 25% of the cluster's PCT applications. Zhengzhou University (40) and Yutong (25) rank second and third with 6% and 4% respectively.
三、高校支撑的科研基础
3. A university-based research foundation
与PCT申请相比，该集群科学产出分布更为均衡。化学领域占比最高（20%），工程（15%）和技术（12%）紧随其后；生物化学与生物技术占9%，物理与数学及应用生物学各占8%，临床医学占7%。
Compared with PCT applications, the cluster's scientific output is more evenly distributed across fields. Chemistry (20%) ranks first, followed by engineering (15%) and technology (12%); biochemistry and biotechnology accounts for 9%, physics and mathematics and applied biology for 8% each, and clinical medicine for 7%.
来源｜Source：WIPO
郑州大学以14,633篇论文位居首位，占比49%；河南农业大学（2,237篇，8%）和河南工业大学（2,124篇，7%）分列第二、三位。
Zhengzhou University ranks first with 14,633 articles (49%), followed by Henan Agricultural University (2,237, 8%) and Henan University of Technology (2,124, 7%).
四、两种协作模式
4. Two patterns of collaboration
PCT申请主要在集群内部完成。按唯一计数，五年间该集群613件多发明人PCT申请中，有122件涉及集群外发明人，约占全部申请的16%。主要外部合作地为上海–苏州、北京和温州。
Most PCT applications take place within the cluster. On a unique-count basis, over the five years, 613 of the cluster's PCT applications had multiple inventors, and 122 of these involved inventors outside the cluster, about 16% of all applications. The main collaborating locations are Shanghai–Suzhou, Beijing and Wenzhou.
科研活动则深度融入外部网络。按唯一计数，在74,582篇多作者科学出版物中，53,055篇与集群外机构合作完成，占比约70%。主要外部合作地为北京、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 74,582 multi-author scientific publications, 53,055 were produced with organizations outside the cluster, about 70% 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，郑州位列全球第73位；按创新强度（即人均创新产出）计，位列第86位。
By total output, Zhengzhou ranks 73rd in the world; by innovation intensity, meaning innovation output relative to population, it ranks 86th.
折算至每百万居民，该集群对应122件PCT申请、7,464篇科学出版物和27笔风险投资交易。其总量排名高于强度排名。
Per million inhabitants, the cluster records 122 PCT applications, 7,464 scientific publications and 27 venture capital deals. Its ranking by size is higher than its ranking by intensity.
