YAO SIYU

Siyu Yao，Associate Professor

Beijing University of Chemical Technology

College of Humanities and Law

Email: yaosiyubit@163.com; yaosiyu@buct.edu.cn

Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, School of Humanities and Law, Beijing University of Chemical Technology; Bachelor of Medicine and Psychology, Peking University; Doctor of Education, Beijing Institute of Technology; Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University; Visiting Scholar, University of Toronto, sponsored by the China Scholarship Council. Her research focuses on technology innovation management, innovation ecosystems, technology transfer, and science and technology policy in the context of new global competitive landscapes. She specializes in research and teaching in areas such as “paradigm shifts in technology transfer,” “academic entrepreneurship and model innovation,” and “governance of emerging technologies and high-quality education development.”

As the principal investigator, she has led three national and provincial-level research projects, including a National Natural Science Foundation of China Young Scientist Fund Project (Category C), a Ministry of Education Philosophy and Social Sciences Research Post-Funding Project, and a Central University Basic Research Special Project. She has also participated as a core member in national-level projects such as the National Key Science and Technology Special Project and the National Natural Science Foundation of China, as well as provincial-level key projects under the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Education. She has published over ten papers as the first author in Class A journals recognized by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Class A journals recognized by the Ministry of Education, and authoritative CSSCI journals such as “Studies in Science of Science,” “Research on Educational Development,” and “Tsinghua University Journal of Education.” She has published more than ten papers as the first author in international academic journals such as American Academy of Management (AOM), American Educational Research Association (AERA), R&D Management Conference, etc., and presented nearly ten papers in top international conferences such as Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (CSSHE), American Educational Research Association (AERA), R&D Management Conference, and Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education (CSSHE). As one of the main authors, she participated in the drafting of important policy briefings that were reviewed and approved by central leadership. Several policy briefings were adopted by the Ministry of Science and Technology's Evaluation Center and the China Association for Science and Technology and included in internal reference reports. Related research findings have won the “Outstanding Paper Award” at the 20th China Science and Technology Policy and Management Academic Conference, the “First Prize for Outstanding Papers” at the 11th National Petroleum Economics Academic Conference, and have been recognized as a “Top 5% Highly Cited Scholar” on China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) in 2024, a “High PCSI Paper” (top 0.1%), a “Highly Cited Paper” (top 1%), and a “Highly Downloaded Paper” (top 1%) on CNKI.