Scientific and technical journal articles in Germany
Researchers in Germany published 108,782 scientific and technical articles in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2015.
Germany, 2023
108,782
Change from 2022
−3.1%
European Union, 2023
558,077 articles
Position in 2023
4th of 197
Scientific and technical journal articles in Germany over time
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Articles, fractional count. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Germany | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 108,782 articles | 558,077 articles |
| 2022 | 112,301 articles | 568,739 articles |
| 2021 | 117,127 articles | 588,274 articles |
| 2020 | 109,198 articles | 554,457 articles |
| 2019 | 110,382 articles | 543,786 articles |
| 2018 | 109,110 articles | 530,444 articles |
| 2017 | 109,775 articles | 530,740 articles |
| 2016 | 108,937 articles | 528,513 articles |
| 2015 | 106,776 articles | 525,923 articles |
| 2014 | 105,532 articles | 519,982 articles |
| 2013 | 104,396 articles | 510,177 articles |
| 2012 | 103,761 articles | 500,131 articles |
| 2011 | 99,233 articles | 480,846 articles |
| 2010 | 96,129 articles | 461,646 articles |
| 2009 | 94,183 articles | 449,914 articles |
| 2008 | 91,146 articles | 430,826 articles |
| 2007 | 88,428 articles | 410,767 articles |
| 2006 | 85,557 articles | 392,756 articles |
| 2005 | 83,685 articles | 374,012 articles |
| 2004 | 75,360 articles | 338,573 articles |
| 2003 | 72,707 articles | 319,973 articles |
| 2002 | 71,323 articles | 307,259 articles |
| 2001 | 71,531 articles | 299,798 articles |
| 2000 | 69,739 articles | 290,458 articles |
| 1999 | 67,534 articles | 277,469 articles |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −3.1% from 112,301 articles in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 104,396 articles, the figure has changed by +4.2%.
- Among the 197 countries with data for 2023, Germany has the 4th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2023 was 558,077 articles.
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All statistics for Germany
Researchers per million people
5,926 per million people
2023 · World Bank
R&D spending share of GDP
3.07%p (Provisional)
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Researchers as a share of the labour force
1.21%
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European patent applications
292.9p (Provisional) per million people
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R&D spending share of GDP
3.15%
2023 · World Bank