清华大学产学合作专利网络特征及其对应用研究绩效的影响

The Characteristics of Tsinghua University's Industry-University Patent Cooperation Network and Its Impact on the Performance of the Applied Research

本文以清华大学为例,利用其1985—2016年与企业合作申请专利的数据,构建"清华大学-企业"产学合作网络,并运用该网络的关键特征指标如度数中心度、接近中心度和中介中心度等来探究对其应用研究绩效的影响。研究发现,度数中心度和中介中心度对应用研究绩效具有显著的正向效应,而接近中心度的增加则不能显著提高应用研究绩效。研究结果为大学的产学合作—应用研究绩效关系提供了实证证据,也为产学合作政策的制定提供了经验依据和参考。

Industry-university collaboration not only affects firms＇ innovation activities and regional economic development, but also influences the applied research of universities. Although current study has investigated the direct effect of industry-university collaboration on universities＇ applied research performance, its structural effects still need empirical evidence. Taking Tsinghua University as an example, this paper first utilizes its patent data of 1985--2016 to construct a＂ Tsinghua University-Industry＂ patent collaboration network. Then, employing key indexes of the network such as degree centrality, betweenness centrality and closeness centrality, this paper examines the network＇s effect on Tsinghua University＇s applied research performance. Results show that degree centrality and be- tweenness centrality have a significant positive effect on applied research performance, while the increase in closeness centrality could not improve applied research performance. The results of this article provide empirical evidence for the＂ industry-university collaboration-applied research performance＇relationship, and reference for the formulation of industry-university collaboration policies.