Education
Ph.D. (Majored in Management Science and Engineering), HUST, 2003.
M.E. (Majored in Civil and Commercial Law), Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, 1999.
B.E. (Majored in Law), Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, 1996.
Overseas Visiting and Training
Visiting Scholar, University College London, U.K., 2012-Dec.- 2013-Dec.
Property Right and Private Law Program, the University of Chicago, U.S., 2012-July.
Courses Taught
Undergraduate: Intellectual Property Management in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Intellectual Property Law
Graduate: China Business Law, Intellectual Property Management, Special Topic Research on Copyright
Work Experiences
Nov 2021 - Present: Professor, Department of Business Administration, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)
Nov 2004 - Oct 2021: Associate Professor, Department of Business Administration, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)
Consulting (Training) Activities
Institute of Intellectual Property Strategy, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2023.7-
Expert member of the Leading Group of Intellectual Property Management and achievement Transformation, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 2023.3-
The expert in the expert database of State Intellectual Property Office of the P.R.C, 2012-
Research Interests
1. Intellectual property management and technological innovation;
2. Patent big data analysis;
3. Intellectual property system and policy
Representative Research Projects
1. Research on Patent Integration Problem and Policy Optimization under the Policy-Induced Innovation Mode (National Natural Science Fund of China)
2. Research on the Influence Mechanism and Policy Choice of Patent Decentralization on Independent Innovation of Strategic Emerging Industries in China(National Natural Science Fund of China)
3. Research on patent trust model and policy choice to promote the transformation of technological achievements (National Natural Science Fund of China Youth Project)
Representative Research Papers
1. Xiaodong Yuan*, Xiaotao Li, Pledging Patent Rights for Fighting Against the COVID-19: From the Ethical and Efficiency Perspective. Journal of Business Ethics, (FT50，Q1)，2022. 179:683–696.
2. Xiaodong Yuan, Yuchen Cai, Forecasting the development trend of low emission vehicle technologies: Based on patent data. Technological Forecasting and Social Change (Q1，IF 10.88), 2021,166: 120651
3. Xiaodong Yuan*, Xiaotao Li, The evolution of the industrial value chain in China's high-speed rail driven by innovation policies: A patent analysis, Technological Forecasting and Social Change (Q1，IF 10.88), 2021,172: 121054.
4. Xiaodong Yuan*, Xiaotao Li, A network analytic method for measuring patent thickets: A case of FCEV technology, Technological Forecasting and Social Change (Q1，IF 10.88), 2020, 156, 120038.
5. Xiaotao Li, Xiaodong Yuan*, Tracing the technology transfer of battery electric vehicle in China A patent citation organization network analysis，Energy, (Q1, IF 8.86) , 2022. 239.122265.
6. Xiaodong Yuan*, Xiaotao Li, Mapping the technology diffusion of battery electric vehicle based on patent analysis: A perspective of global innovation systems, Energy, (Q1, IF 8.86) , 2021, 222, 119897
7. Xiaodong Yuan, Fan Hou, What factors affect the emergence of patent thickets: the evidence from China, Technology Analysis & Strategic Management (SSCI), 2024, Online
8. Xiaodong Yuan, Fan Hou, How do patent thickets affect financial performance: a three-way interaction model，European Journal of Innovation Management (SSCI), 2023, Online
9. Xiaodong Yuan, Fan Hou, Xuehui Cai, How do patent assets affect firm performance? From the perspective of industrial difference, Technology Analysis & Strategic Management (SSCI), 2021, 33 (8), 943-956.
10. Xiaotao Li, Xiaodong Yuan*,The diversity and coincidence of patent thickets: a case of battery electric vehicle technology, Technology Analysis & Strategic Management (SSCI), 2021, Online
11. Xiaodong Yuan, Weiling Song, Evaluating technology innovation capabilities of companies based on entropy-TOPSIS: the case of solar cell companies. Information Technology and Management（SSCI）, 2022, 23, 65–76.
12. Xiaodong Yuan*, Xiaotao Li, The combination of different open innovations: a longitudinal case study, Chinese Management Studies (SSCI), 2019, 13 (2), 342-362.
Representative Monographs/Textbooks/Cases
1. Research on Patent Trust, The Publishing House of Intellectual Property , 2010
2. Research on Legal System to Encourage Technological Innovation, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Press, 2007
