The evolutionary characteristics and neighbourhood mechanisms of urban innovation networks: The case of China's sports industry.

ABSTRACT: Taking the patents granted from 2006 to 2023 and the applicants located in different cities in China as data samples, with the help of UCINET 6.0 software and according to the timeline, we visualise the cooperation and innovation network of the sports industry during the period of the "11th Five-Year Plan" to the "14th Five-Year Plan". QAP multiple regression analysis was used to explore the impact of geographical, cognitive, institutional, economic, and technological proximity on the collaborative innovation performance of the sports industry at different stages.The research results indicate that (1) The scale of China's sports industry cooperation and innovation network continues to expand, the cohesion of the network is constantly strengthening, and the complexity of regional cooperatio

SUBMITTER: Peng K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11957328 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature