Abstract: Transformation of S&T achievements in universities and regional innovation development have become research hotpots, but few studies have explored the coupling coordination between them. The innovation index systems of transformation of S&T achievements in universities and regional innovation are constructed separately. Factor analysis method is used to calculate the comprehensive score of universities in 31 provinces from 2014 to 2018 and coupling coordination degree model is used to calculate coupling coordination degree of the two systems. The results show that: the level of transformation of S&T achievements in universities and regional innovation in each region improve steadily, but regional differences are still significant; the coupling degree of the two systems increases year by year, but the overall level is generally low: the well-coordinated provinces only account for 9.68% while the low-coordinated provinces account for 70.97%; the coupling degree presents distribution pattern of eastern > middle > western spatially.

Key words:  transformation of S&T achievements in universities, regional innovation, factor analysis, coupling coordination degree