Renmin University of China (China Economic Reform and Development Research Institute, School of Economics) released the list of "2018 Top 1000 Chinese Enterprises in Innovation Ability" on November 1, 2018. The list has four distinctive features. First, it has a wide coverage, covering all high-tech enterprises in China; second, it has rich evaluation indicators, including not only the number of patents and patent quality indicators, but also the diffusion of innovation value, innovation network publicity and other indicators; third, the concept Novelty, using multiple digital technologies such as big data and web crawlers to accurately extract indicator information such as trademarks and network popularity; Fourth, the basic data is detailed and reliable. Supported by basic data.
 
The distribution of the top 1000 companies on the list is shown in the table below. There are 106 enterprises in Shanghai that have entered the list for their innovation capabilities, and Shanghai STEP Electric Co., Ltd. is among them.

2018 Top 1000 List of Chinese Enterprises with Innovative Capabilities