Fig. 5: Evolutionary characteristics of intra-agglomeration network.

The figures show the evolutionary characteristics of the intra-agglomeration innovation network of China’s five major urban agglomerations in 2011 and 2020. a The intra-agglomeration innovation network in the Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region. b The intra-agglomeration innovation network in the Yangtze River Delta. c The intra-agglomeration innovation network in the Pearl River Delta. d The intra-agglomeration innovation network in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. e The intra-agglomeration innovation network in the Chengdu–Chongqing.