Research in numbers
Of course research is more than just a set of dry facts and figures but sometimes you need to get a quick impression of the research profile of a university.
Research community
|
|
headcount | date of reference |
|
Number of professors ('ZAP') (incl. integration, excl. guest professors) |
1.543 |
01/09/2024 |
|
Number of Postdocs (WP+AAP) |
1.731 |
01/09/2024 |
|
Number of Predoc (scholarship recipients, WP, AAP, teaching assistants, incl. non-funded) |
6.094 |
01/09/2024 |
|
Number of doctoral students (i.e. enrolled) |
5.006 |
01/09/2024 |
Research expenditure
| 25% basic allowance (1st funding stream) |
100,7 M€ (2023) |
| 2nd, 3rd, 4th funding stream |
431,9 M€ (2023) |
| Total |
532,6 M€ (2023) |
Scientific impact
| Number of publications (2020) |
8194 (Web of Science incl. VABB) |
|
Number of Highly cited authors |
23 (2019) 25 (2020) 31 (2021) 26 (2022) |
| Number of ERC grants (projects) |
120 (since start of ERC, up to and including November 2022) + 25 via VIB + 23 Proof of Concept |
Doctoral degrees
| Calendar year |
Academic year |
|
675 (2015) |
690 (2015-2016) |
|
674 (2016) |
691 (2016-2017) |
|
689 (2017) |
679 (2017-2018) |
|
683 (2018) |
715 (2018-2019) |
|
721 (2019) |
693 (2019-2020) |
|
691 (2020) |
660 (2020-2021) |
|
651 (2021) |
700 (2021-2022) |
|
731 (2022) |
754 (2022-2023) |
|
786 (2023) |
787 (2023-2024) |
Technology transfer
| Number of spin-offs |
78 (2011-2021) |
| Number of patents |
1273 (2011-2021) |