Quantitative research on youth science and technology talent policy in China based on multidimensional analysis of policy texts

Young scientific and technological talents have become the driving force for the development of science and technology innovation in our country. And they are an important part of the national strategic talent force. Studying policies for young scientific and technological talents can help promote their healthy development. To this end, this paper conducts a content analysis of 76 policy texts related to young scientific and technological talents issued by the state and ministries from a multidimensional perspective from 2007 to 2023, considering that The Talents Strategy for Powerful Nation as a national strategy, were established since the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China officially. Using Nvivo12 plus as an analytical software, this paper dissects the evolution and structural characteristics of China's scientific and technological talent policy from time, subject, policy tools, and talent development elements. The study shows that the policy tools and elements of China's youth scientific and technological talent policy are relatively comprehensive, but the overall layout is not systematic enough and the structure is not balanced enough. Based on this, suggestions for optimizing China's scientific and technological talent policy in the future are proposed.