Research Article

Research on Innovation Performance in Heterogeneous Region: Evidence from Yangtze Economic Belt in China

Table 1

The evaluation index of input and output performance of R&D resources.

TypeFirst grade indicatorSecond grade indicator

Input indicatorR&D inputR&D expenditure per unit of GDP
R&D personnel of full-time equivalent (ten thousand/year)

Output indicatorPatent output
Innovation output
Number of patents per thousand
Number of scientific papers per thousand
High-tech product output rate