Knowledge polycentricity and the evolving Yangtze River Delta megalopolis
受大都市区作为‘枢纽’和‘孵化器’两个特征的启发，本文利用2000-2014年的论文和合著数据，分析了中国长三角地区知识生产与协作的多中心性演变，发现区域内部和跨区域的知识结构都变得更加多中心。
Knowledge polycentricity and the evolving Yangtze River Delta megalopolis. Regional Studies. Inspired by the two defining but often overlooked features of megalopolises as ‘hinges’ and ‘incubators’, this paper presents a multi-scalar and dynamic analysis of the knowledge polycentricity of China’s Yangtze River Delta Region. Using data on publications and co-publications from 2000 to 2014, the results show that the structures of knowledge production and knowledge collaboration within and beyond the region have, to differing degrees, become more polycentric. Whereas the region has acted as an ‘incubator’ of knowledge at the megalopolitan scale, its ‘hinge’ role in knowledge collaboration has been mainly played at the national scale.