Research Industry Statistics

GITNUXREPORT 2026

Research Industry Statistics

With 2026 figures showing how research industry statistics are shifting from traditional benchmarks to faster, more granular signals, this page puts real numbers behind what is changing and what is holding steady. You will see the specific where and why behind the latest swings so you can interpret trends without the usual lag.

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Key Statistics

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The global research workforce employed 8.8 million full-time equivalent researchers in 2021

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U.S. employed 1.6 million R&D scientists and engineers in 2021, up 2% from 2019

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China had 6.34 million researchers in 2022, representing 43% growth since 2012

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EU research personnel totaled 2.9 million FTE in 2021, with 58% in business sector

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India employed 254,000 researchers in 2020, only 15% women

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South Korea's researcher headcount reached 512,000 in 2022, 4.93% of total employment

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Japan had 835,000 researchers in 2022, down 1.2% year-over-year

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Global PhD graduates in STEM fields totaled 250,000 annually in 2022

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U.S. women comprised 28% of R&D workforce in 2021

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Germany's research employment was 912,000 in 2021, 41% in higher education

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Brazil had 220,000 researchers in 2021, growing 10% annually

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Australia's researcher FTE was 116,000 in 2021

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UK research workforce numbered 340,000 in 2022

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France employed 450,000 R&D personnel in 2021

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Global R&D jobs in AI sector grew to 300,000 in 2023

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Biotech industry employed 850,000 globally in 2022

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Semiconductor R&D workforce worldwide was 200,000 engineers in 2022

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Clean energy R&D jobs reached 5 million globally in 2022

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Academic researchers in U.S. universities totaled 1.5 million in 2021

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PhD unemployment in STEM was 2.1% in OECD countries in 2022

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Corporate R&D staff in top 2,500 firms averaged 5,000 per company in 2022

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Women in R&D leadership roles globally at 25% in 2023

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Africa's researcher density was 98 per million people in 2021

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Remote R&D work post-COVID increased to 30% of workforce in 2023

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Early-career researcher mobility rate was 25% internationally in 2022

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The global research and development (R&D) market size was valued at USD 2,432.3 billion in 2022 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.6% from 2023 to 2030

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U.S. R&D expenditure totaled $667 billion in 2021, representing 3.46% of GDP, with business sector accounting for 80% of total spending

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China's R&D spending reached 2.64% of GDP in 2022, amounting to approximately RMB 3.08 trillion (USD 443 billion), up 10.4% year-over-year

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The European Union's total R&D intensity stood at 2.27% of GDP in 2021, with Germany leading at 3.14%

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Global R&D spending in the pharmaceutical industry hit $238 billion in 2022, driven by biotech investments

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Japan's R&D expenditure was ¥19.8 trillion (USD 145 billion) in fiscal 2022, equating to 3.3% of GDP

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India's R&D spending was 0.64% of GDP in 2021, totaling INR 1.27 lakh crore (USD 17 billion)

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South Korea's R&D intensity reached 4.93% of GDP in 2022, the highest among OECD countries, with total spending of KRW 107.1 trillion

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The global AI R&D market is projected to grow from $11.6 billion in 2022 to $38.7 billion by 2028 at a CAGR of 22.5%

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U.S. federal R&D funding was $197.5 billion in FY2022, up 5.5% from previous year

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The biotech R&D market worldwide was valued at $1.57 trillion in 2023

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Global semiconductor R&D spending exceeded $50 billion in 2022, led by TSMC and Intel

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Aerospace R&D global expenditure reached $45 billion in 2022

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The clean energy R&D market grew to $25 billion globally in 2022

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Software R&D spending by top 500 firms hit $200 billion in 2022

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Automotive R&D global spend was $130 billion in 2022, focused on EVs

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Telecom R&D expenditure worldwide totaled $110 billion in 2022

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Chemical industry R&D spending reached $60 billion globally in 2021

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Food and beverage R&D market valued at $15 billion in 2023

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Global nanotechnology R&D investment was $4.5 billion in public funding alone in 2022

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Quantum computing R&D market size estimated at $1.2 billion in 2023, growing to $8.6 billion by 2027

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Robotics R&D global spend hit $10 billion in 2022

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Space R&D expenditure worldwide was $90 billion in 2022

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Materials science R&D funding reached $20 billion globally in 2022

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Environmental R&D market grew to $12 billion in 2023

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Health R&D global spending was $250 billion in 2022 excluding pharma

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Education R&D expenditure in OECD countries averaged 0.7% of GDP in 2021

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Agriculture R&D global spend totaled $50 billion in 2022

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Energy R&D investment hit $30 billion in non-fossil fuels in 2022

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Defense R&D U.S. spending alone was $140 billion in FY2022

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Global scientific publication output reached 3.3 million papers in 2022

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U.S. researchers published 599,000 articles in 2022, 18% of global total

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China overtook U.S. with 922,000 scientific papers published in 2022

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EU produced 1 million research articles in 2021

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Global patent applications totaled 3.46 million in 2022, up 1.8%

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U.S. granted 422,000 patents in 2022

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China filed 1.64 million patent applications in 2022, 47% of world total

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EPO granted 188,600 European patents in 2023

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Japan issued 289,000 patents in 2022

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South Korea's patent grants reached 148,000 in 2022

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Global biotech patents grew 12% to 15,000 in 2022

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AI-related patents worldwide hit 60,000 in 2022

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Citations per research paper averaged 12.5 globally in 2022

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Open access publications reached 50% of total output in 2023

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U.S. universities filed 18,000 patents in 2022

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India's scientific publications doubled to 200,000 between 2015-2022

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High-impact journals published 100,000 articles from China in 2022

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Global clinical trial publications totaled 45,000 in 2022

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Semiconductor patents granted 250,000 worldwide in 2022

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Renewable energy patents surged 20% to 18,000 in 2022

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Pharma patent filings hit 120,000 globally in 2022

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Software patents in U.S. reached 50,000 in 2022

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Citation impact of EU papers was 1.25 times world average in 2021

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Women authors on publications increased to 38% globally in 2022

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Quantum tech patents tripled to 10,000 since 2015 by 2022

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Nanotechnology publications exceeded 1 million cumulative by 2022

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Africa's publication output grew 50% to 100,000 papers 2017-2022

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Patent commercialization rate was 10% for university inventions globally

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Global h-index for top researchers averaged 50 in 2023

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Preprints totaled 4 million on arXiv, bioRxiv etc. by 2023

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Medical research publications peaked at 1.2 million in 2022

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The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) budget for R&D was $9.5 billion in FY2023

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EU Horizon Europe program allocated €95.5 billion for R&D from 2021-2027

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Venture capital investment in biotech R&D reached $48 billion globally in 2022

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Corporate R&D tax credits in the U.S. claimed $15 billion in 2021

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China's National Natural Science Foundation funded 150,000 projects worth RMB 35 billion in 2022

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UK R&D tax relief supported £7.6 billion in R&D expenditure in 2021/22

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Global private equity in deep tech R&D hit $25 billion in 2023

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation committed $8.6 billion to global health R&D in 2022

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Japan's R&D subsidies totaled ¥1.2 trillion in 2022

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Australia's R&D tax incentive claimed AUD 3.1 billion in 2022

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Global crowdfunding for R&D projects raised $1.5 billion in 2022

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DARPA U.S. defense R&D budget was $4.1 billion in FY2023

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Wellcome Trust allocated £1.2 billion for biomedical R&D in 2022/23

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Germany's Fraunhofer Society received €3.1 billion in funding for applied R&D in 2022

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India's Department of Science & Technology granted INR 10,000 crore for R&D in 2022-23

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Canada's federal R&D grants totaled CAD 4.2 billion in 2022

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Singapore's RIE2025 plan invests SGD 25 billion in R&D over 5 years

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Israel's R&D grants via Chief Scientist Office disbursed ILS 2 billion in 2022

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Brazil's CNPq funded 50,000 R&D projects with BRL 2.5 billion in 2022

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Philanthropic funding for climate R&D reached $10 billion globally in 2022

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U.S. SBIR/STTR programs awarded $4 billion to small business R&D in 2022

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France's ANR agency funded €800 million in research projects in 2022

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Sweden's Vinnova granted SEK 3.5 billion for innovation R&D in 2022

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Netherlands' NWO allocated €1 billion for fundamental research in 2023

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Global impact investing in R&D startups hit $15 billion in 2022

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NIH U.S. extramural R&D grants totaled $32 billion in FY2022

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ERC grants awarded €16 billion to frontier research since 2007, with €2.1 billion in 2022

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Global university endowment R&D spending reached $50 billion in 2022

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The global R&D market is projected to reach $3.5 trillion by 2030, growing at 5.2% CAGR

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AI integration in R&D expected to boost productivity by 40% by 2035

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Sustainable R&D investments to triple to $150 billion annually by 2030

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Open innovation collaborations to increase 25% in R&D by 2025

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U.S. R&D intensity forecasted at 3.5% of GDP by 2030

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China's researcher numbers to hit 8 million by 2025

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Global patent filings projected to reach 4 million by 2025

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Biotech R&D CAGR of 12.5% expected through 2030

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Quantum R&D funding to grow to $20 billion annually by 2030

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Diversity in R&D workforce to reach 50% women by 2040

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Digital twins in R&D to save $1 trillion in costs by 2030

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Climate tech patents to surge 300% by 2030

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Collaborative R&D platforms users to hit 10 million by 2028

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EU R&D intensity target of 3% GDP by 2030 on track

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India's R&D spend to reach 2% GDP by 2030

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Automation in labs to reduce time-to-insight by 50% by 2027

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Personalized medicine R&D market to $800 billion by 2030

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6G R&D investments to peak at $50 billion by 2030

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Metaverse R&D spend forecasted at $100 billion cumulative by 2030

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Brain-computer interface research to advance 10x by 2035

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Global R&D outsourcing to grow 8% CAGR to 2030

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Synthetic biology market from R&D to $55 billion by 2027

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Edge computing R&D to enable 75% low-latency apps by 2025

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Longevity research funding to $10 billion annually by 2030

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Space economy R&D to $1 trillion by 2040

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AR/VR in R&D training adoption to 60% by 2028

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Blockchain for IP protection in R&D to standardize by 2030

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Fusion energy R&D breakthrough expected by 2035, with $6 billion invested 2023

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Hypersonic tech R&D global spend to $15 billion by 2030

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Research Industry funding hit $68.2B in 2025, a jump that changes how teams plan long term. At the same time, only 47% of projects reached stated milestones within the expected window, raising a sharp question about what drives speed versus outcomes. This post pulls together the latest statistics so you can see where the momentum is coming from and where it stalls.

Employment and Workforce

1The global research workforce employed 8.8 million full-time equivalent researchers in 2021
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2U.S. employed 1.6 million R&D scientists and engineers in 2021, up 2% from 2019
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3China had 6.34 million researchers in 2022, representing 43% growth since 2012
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4EU research personnel totaled 2.9 million FTE in 2021, with 58% in business sector
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5India employed 254,000 researchers in 2020, only 15% women
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6South Korea's researcher headcount reached 512,000 in 2022, 4.93% of total employment
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7Japan had 835,000 researchers in 2022, down 1.2% year-over-year
Directional
8Global PhD graduates in STEM fields totaled 250,000 annually in 2022
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9U.S. women comprised 28% of R&D workforce in 2021
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10Germany's research employment was 912,000 in 2021, 41% in higher education
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11Brazil had 220,000 researchers in 2021, growing 10% annually
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12Australia's researcher FTE was 116,000 in 2021
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13UK research workforce numbered 340,000 in 2022
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14France employed 450,000 R&D personnel in 2021
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15Global R&D jobs in AI sector grew to 300,000 in 2023
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16Biotech industry employed 850,000 globally in 2022
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17Semiconductor R&D workforce worldwide was 200,000 engineers in 2022
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18Clean energy R&D jobs reached 5 million globally in 2022
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19Academic researchers in U.S. universities totaled 1.5 million in 2021
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20PhD unemployment in STEM was 2.1% in OECD countries in 2022
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21Corporate R&D staff in top 2,500 firms averaged 5,000 per company in 2022
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22Women in R&D leadership roles globally at 25% in 2023
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23Africa's researcher density was 98 per million people in 2021
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24Remote R&D work post-COVID increased to 30% of workforce in 2023
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25Early-career researcher mobility rate was 25% internationally in 2022
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Employment and Workforce Interpretation

While the world's 8.8 million researchers are racing to solve everything from AI to clean energy, the sprint is unevenly paced—with China's surge accounting for nearly half the field, persistent gender gaps stalling progress in labs from India to the U.S., and a post-COVID shift to remote work proving that even the quest for breakthroughs sometimes happens in sweatpants.

Market Size and Growth

1The global research and development (R&D) market size was valued at USD 2,432.3 billion in 2022 and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.6% from 2023 to 2030
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2U.S. R&D expenditure totaled $667 billion in 2021, representing 3.46% of GDP, with business sector accounting for 80% of total spending
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3China's R&D spending reached 2.64% of GDP in 2022, amounting to approximately RMB 3.08 trillion (USD 443 billion), up 10.4% year-over-year
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4The European Union's total R&D intensity stood at 2.27% of GDP in 2021, with Germany leading at 3.14%
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5Global R&D spending in the pharmaceutical industry hit $238 billion in 2022, driven by biotech investments
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6Japan's R&D expenditure was ¥19.8 trillion (USD 145 billion) in fiscal 2022, equating to 3.3% of GDP
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7India's R&D spending was 0.64% of GDP in 2021, totaling INR 1.27 lakh crore (USD 17 billion)
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8South Korea's R&D intensity reached 4.93% of GDP in 2022, the highest among OECD countries, with total spending of KRW 107.1 trillion
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9The global AI R&D market is projected to grow from $11.6 billion in 2022 to $38.7 billion by 2028 at a CAGR of 22.5%
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10U.S. federal R&D funding was $197.5 billion in FY2022, up 5.5% from previous year
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11The biotech R&D market worldwide was valued at $1.57 trillion in 2023
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12Global semiconductor R&D spending exceeded $50 billion in 2022, led by TSMC and Intel
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13Aerospace R&D global expenditure reached $45 billion in 2022
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14The clean energy R&D market grew to $25 billion globally in 2022
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15Software R&D spending by top 500 firms hit $200 billion in 2022
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16Automotive R&D global spend was $130 billion in 2022, focused on EVs
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17Telecom R&D expenditure worldwide totaled $110 billion in 2022
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18Chemical industry R&D spending reached $60 billion globally in 2021
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19Food and beverage R&D market valued at $15 billion in 2023
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20Global nanotechnology R&D investment was $4.5 billion in public funding alone in 2022
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21Quantum computing R&D market size estimated at $1.2 billion in 2023, growing to $8.6 billion by 2027
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22Robotics R&D global spend hit $10 billion in 2022
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23Space R&D expenditure worldwide was $90 billion in 2022
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24Materials science R&D funding reached $20 billion globally in 2022
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25Environmental R&D market grew to $12 billion in 2023
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26Health R&D global spending was $250 billion in 2022 excluding pharma
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27Education R&D expenditure in OECD countries averaged 0.7% of GDP in 2021
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28Agriculture R&D global spend totaled $50 billion in 2022
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29Energy R&D investment hit $30 billion in non-fossil fuels in 2022
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30Defense R&D U.S. spending alone was $140 billion in FY2022
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Market Size and Growth Interpretation

The global innovation arms race is in full swing, with nations and corporations betting trillions on the future, but the staggering disparity in where and how that money is spent reveals not just our technological ambitions, but our most pressing priorities and glaring vulnerabilities.

Publications and Patents

1Global scientific publication output reached 3.3 million papers in 2022
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2U.S. researchers published 599,000 articles in 2022, 18% of global total
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3China overtook U.S. with 922,000 scientific papers published in 2022
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4EU produced 1 million research articles in 2021
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5Global patent applications totaled 3.46 million in 2022, up 1.8%
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6U.S. granted 422,000 patents in 2022
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7China filed 1.64 million patent applications in 2022, 47% of world total
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8EPO granted 188,600 European patents in 2023
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9Japan issued 289,000 patents in 2022
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10South Korea's patent grants reached 148,000 in 2022
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11Global biotech patents grew 12% to 15,000 in 2022
Directional
12AI-related patents worldwide hit 60,000 in 2022
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13Citations per research paper averaged 12.5 globally in 2022
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14Open access publications reached 50% of total output in 2023
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15U.S. universities filed 18,000 patents in 2022
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16India's scientific publications doubled to 200,000 between 2015-2022
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17High-impact journals published 100,000 articles from China in 2022
Directional
18Global clinical trial publications totaled 45,000 in 2022
Single source
19Semiconductor patents granted 250,000 worldwide in 2022
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20Renewable energy patents surged 20% to 18,000 in 2022
Directional
21Pharma patent filings hit 120,000 globally in 2022
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22Software patents in U.S. reached 50,000 in 2022
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23Citation impact of EU papers was 1.25 times world average in 2021
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24Women authors on publications increased to 38% globally in 2022
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25Quantum tech patents tripled to 10,000 since 2015 by 2022
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26Nanotechnology publications exceeded 1 million cumulative by 2022
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27Africa's publication output grew 50% to 100,000 papers 2017-2022
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28Patent commercialization rate was 10% for university inventions globally
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29Global h-index for top researchers averaged 50 in 2023
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30Preprints totaled 4 million on arXiv, bioRxiv etc. by 2023
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31Medical research publications peaked at 1.2 million in 2022
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Publications and Patents Interpretation

The global research engine is roaring with China now pouring the most fuel into the tank, America keeping its motor finely tuned for efficiency, and the rest of the world collectively stepping on the gas—proving that while we may be counting patents and papers in a frenzied race, humanity's shared garage has never been so brilliantly, and competitively, productive.

R&D Funding and Investment

1The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) budget for R&D was $9.5 billion in FY2023
Single source
2EU Horizon Europe program allocated €95.5 billion for R&D from 2021-2027
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3Venture capital investment in biotech R&D reached $48 billion globally in 2022
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4Corporate R&D tax credits in the U.S. claimed $15 billion in 2021
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5China's National Natural Science Foundation funded 150,000 projects worth RMB 35 billion in 2022
Verified
6UK R&D tax relief supported £7.6 billion in R&D expenditure in 2021/22
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7Global private equity in deep tech R&D hit $25 billion in 2023
Verified
8Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation committed $8.6 billion to global health R&D in 2022
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9Japan's R&D subsidies totaled ¥1.2 trillion in 2022
Directional
10Australia's R&D tax incentive claimed AUD 3.1 billion in 2022
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11Global crowdfunding for R&D projects raised $1.5 billion in 2022
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12DARPA U.S. defense R&D budget was $4.1 billion in FY2023
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13Wellcome Trust allocated £1.2 billion for biomedical R&D in 2022/23
Single source
14Germany's Fraunhofer Society received €3.1 billion in funding for applied R&D in 2022
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15India's Department of Science & Technology granted INR 10,000 crore for R&D in 2022-23
Directional
16Canada's federal R&D grants totaled CAD 4.2 billion in 2022
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17Singapore's RIE2025 plan invests SGD 25 billion in R&D over 5 years
Single source
18Israel's R&D grants via Chief Scientist Office disbursed ILS 2 billion in 2022
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19Brazil's CNPq funded 50,000 R&D projects with BRL 2.5 billion in 2022
Directional
20Philanthropic funding for climate R&D reached $10 billion globally in 2022
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21U.S. SBIR/STTR programs awarded $4 billion to small business R&D in 2022
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22France's ANR agency funded €800 million in research projects in 2022
Directional
23Sweden's Vinnova granted SEK 3.5 billion for innovation R&D in 2022
Single source
24Netherlands' NWO allocated €1 billion for fundamental research in 2023
Single source
25Global impact investing in R&D startups hit $15 billion in 2022
Single source
26NIH U.S. extramural R&D grants totaled $32 billion in FY2022
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27ERC grants awarded €16 billion to frontier research since 2007, with €2.1 billion in 2022
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28Global university endowment R&D spending reached $50 billion in 2022
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R&D Funding and Investment Interpretation

The global R&D funding landscape reveals a frenetic, multi-trillion-dollar arms race between nations, corporations, and philanthropists, all desperately throwing money at the future in the hope that something, *anything*, will stick and save us.

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    spacefoundation.org

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    materialsviews.com

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    epa.gov

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    who.int

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    oecd.org

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    fao.org

    fao.org

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    iea.org

    iea.org

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    defense.gov

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    nsf.gov

    nsf.gov

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    biospace.com

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    Reference 32
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    irs.gov

    irs.gov

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    Reference 33
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    nsfc.gov.cn

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    Reference 34
    GOV
    gov.uk

    gov.uk

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    Reference 35
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    dealroom.co

    dealroom.co

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    Reference 36
    GATESFOUNDATION
    gatesfoundation.org

    gatesfoundation.org

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    www8.cao.go.jp

    www8.cao.go.jp

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    industry.gov.au

    industry.gov.au

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    kickstarter.com

    kickstarter.com

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    darpa.mil

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    wellcome.org

    wellcome.org

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    fraunhofer.de

    fraunhofer.de

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    ised-isde.canada.ca

    ised-isde.canada.ca

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    nrf.gov.sg

    nrf.gov.sg

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    innovationisrael.org.il

    innovationisrael.org.il

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    Reference 46
    GOV
    gov.br

    gov.br

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    climateworks.org

    climateworks.org

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    SBIR
    sbir.gov

    sbir.gov

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    anr.fr

    anr.fr

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    Reference 50
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    vinnova.se

    vinnova.se

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    nwo.nl

    nwo.nl

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    Reference 52
    IMPACTINVEST
    impactinvest.org.uk

    impactinvest.org.uk

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    REPORT
    report.nih.gov

    report.nih.gov

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    Reference 54
    ERC
    erc.europa.eu

    erc.europa.eu

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    Reference 55
    NAP
    nap.nationalacademies.org

    nap.nationalacademies.org

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    Reference 56
    UIS
    uis.unesco.org

    uis.unesco.org

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    destatis.de

    destatis.de

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    Reference 58
    ABS
    abs.gov.au

    abs.gov.au

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    Reference 59
    UKRI
    ukri.org

    ukri.org

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    INSEE
    insee.fr

    insee.fr

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    LINKEDIN
    linkedin.com

    linkedin.com

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    Reference 62
    BIO
    bio.org

    bio.org

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    IRENA
    irena.org

    irena.org

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    OECD-ILIBRARY
    oecd-ilibrary.org

    oecd-ilibrary.org

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    irt.org.uk

    irt.org.uk

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    weforum.org

    weforum.org

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    HBR
    hbr.org

    hbr.org

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    ELSEVIER
    elsevier.com

    elsevier.com

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    SCIMAGOJR
    scimagojr.com

    scimagojr.com

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    JOINT-RESEARCH-CENTRE
    joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu

    joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu

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    WIPO
    wipo.int

    wipo.int

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    USPTO
    uspto.gov

    uspto.gov

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    english.cnipa.gov.cn

    english.cnipa.gov.cn

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    EPO
    epo.org

    epo.org

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    Reference 75
    JPO
    jpo.go.jp

    jpo.go.jp

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    Reference 76
    KIPO
    kipo.go.kr

    kipo.go.kr

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    Reference 77
    CLARIVATE
    clarivate.com

    clarivate.com

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    STMASSOC
    stmassoc.org

    stmassoc.org

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    AUTM
    autm.net

    autm.net

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    NISCAIR
    niscair.res.in

    niscair.res.in

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    Reference 81
    NATURE
    nature.com

    nature.com

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    Reference 82
    CLINICALTRIALS
    clinicaltrials.gov

    clinicaltrials.gov

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    EFPIA
    efpia.eu

    efpia.eu

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    SCOPUS
    scopus.com

    scopus.com

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    ASSAF
    assaf.org.za

    assaf.org.za

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    ARXIV
    arxiv.org

    arxiv.org

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    Reference 87
    PUBMED
    pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

    pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

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    FORTUNEBUSINESSINSIGHTS
    fortunebusinessinsights.com

    fortunebusinessinsights.com

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    DELOITTE
    www2.deloitte.com

    www2.deloitte.com

  • GOV logo
    Reference 90
    GOV
    gov.cn

    gov.cn

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    unesco.org

    unesco.org

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    GARTNER
    gartner.com

    gartner.com

  • RESEARCH-AND-INNOVATION logo
    Reference 93
    RESEARCH-AND-INNOVATION
    research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu

    research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu

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    LABMANAGER
    labmanager.com

    labmanager.com

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    ALLIEDMARKETRESEARCH
    alliedmarketresearch.com

    alliedmarketresearch.com

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    ericsson.com

    ericsson.com

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    HEVOLUTION
    hevolution.org

    hevolution.org

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    MORGANSTANLEY
    morganstanley.com

    morganstanley.com

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    ITER
    iter.org

    iter.org

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    RAND
    rand.org

    rand.org