Table 2 Regional economic characteristic and distribution of biomedical patents jointly owned by hospitals and biomedical enterprises in China (2011–2020).

From: Social network analysis of a decade-long collaborative innovation network between hospitals and the biomedical industry in China

Region

GDP (100 million CNY)

Ranking

Number of jointly owned biomedical patents

N

Percentage (%)

Cumulative percentage (%)

Guangdong

111,151.6

Rank 1

156

17.0

17.0

Jiangsu

102,807.7

Rank 1

71

7.7

24.7

Shandong

72,798.2

Rank 2

25

2.7

27.4

Zhejiang

64,689.1

Rank 2

37

4.0

31.4

Henan

54,259.4

Rank 2

11

1.2

32.6

Sichuan

48,501.6

Rank 3

76

8.3

40.9

Fujian

43,608.6

Rank 3

23

2.5

43.4

Hubei

43,004.5

Rank 3

8

0.9

44.2

Hunan

41,542.6

Rank 3

25

2.7

47.0

Shanghai

38,963.3

Rank 3

171

18.6

65.5

Anhui

38,061.5

Rank 3

9

1.0

66.5

Hebei

36,013.8

Rank 3

5

0.5

67.1

Beijing

35,943.3

Rank 3

229

24.9

92.0

Shanxi

26,014.1

Rank 4

3

0.3

92.3

Jiangxi

25,782.0

Rank 4

9

1.0

93.3

Chongqing

25,041.4

Rank 4

7

0.8

94.0

Liaoning

25,011.4

Rank 4

15

1.6

95.7

Yunnan

24,555.7

Rank 4

0

0.0

95.7

Guangxi

22,120.9

Rank 4

4

0.4

96.1

Guizhou

17,860.4

Rank 4

7

0.8

96.8

Shanxi

17,835.6

Rank 4

0

0.0

96.8

Inner Mongoria

17,258.0

Rank 4

1

0.1

97.0

Tianjin

14,008.0

Rank 4

21

2.3

99.2

Xinjiang

13,800.7

Rank 4

3

0.3

99.6

Heilongjiang

13,633.4

Rank 4

0

0.0

99.6

Jilin

12,256.0

Rank 4

0

0.0

99.6

Gansu

8979.7

Rank 5

0

0.0

99.6

Hainan

5566.2

Rank 5

2

0.2

99.8

Ningxia

3956.3

Rank 5

2

0.2

100.0

Qinghai

3009.8

Rank 5

0

0.0

100.0

Tibet

1902.7

Rank 5

0

0.0

100.0