Abstract: This paper investigates development of advanced science & technology parks (ASTPs) in China, with innovation ecosystem based perspective, and compares its relations with innovation efficiency among sample parks. The study provides a complete set of investigating indicators based on principles of innovation ecosystem, to examine innovation movement of science parks and ASTPs in particular in China. By adopting Principle Factor Analytical (PFA) method，the detailed investigation and analysis over 53 national level ASTPs are conducted, and further compared with results of innovation efficiency level among those sample parks, from research of Super Efficiency DEA based study. The time lag consequences between output of innovation ecosystem and output of innovation efficiency among sample parks are especially analyzed through panel data regression. Based on sample data between 2007 and 2012, the major findings of this paper can be summarized as follows: development level of innovation ecosystem is positively correlated to innovation efficiency among sample ASTPs in China, however, only short term support of innovation ecosystem to innovation efficiency can be found, any time lag influence longer than 2 years cannot be found significantly.

Key words: science &, technology parks (ASTPs), innovation ecosystem, innovation efficiency