Since it was first published, the German Research Funding Atlas has evolved from a pure funding ranking to a complex analytical tool. In addition to competition for third-party funding, it also covers topics such as the profile development of higher education institutions, cooperations and networks at regional and national level, and the international dimension of German research. The 2024 edition contains an introductory chapter that looks at how these topics have developed as focal points of research policy debate over the years, providing examples of the empirical contributions reported in previous editions of the German Research Funding Atlas.
Stability and Change: Rankings Viewed From a Long-Term Perspective
Starting with the reporting period from 1991 to 1995 and focussing on the years 2020 to 2022 in the current edition, the German Research Funding Atlas report series now covers a period of more than 30 years. We take this as an opportunity to carry out a special analysis that traces how the rankings of universities analysed in the German Research Funding Atlas have shifted over the long term. Using statistical concentration measures, we also look at whether and to what extent a concentration of externally funded research has emerged over this 30-year period at universities with a particularly pronounced research profile.
Key Indicators on the International Dimension of Research in Germany
Cross-border collaboration is essential in science and the humanities. The 2024 German Research Funding Atlas takes this into account by dedicating a separate chapter to the varied aspects of international research activity. Among other things, it presents comparative country analyses on participation in the EU’s Horizon Europe programme lines, in particular the ERC funding lines, and also features a breakdown showing the most common countries of origin of those who either participate in DFG coordinated programmes as research assistants or act as international cooperation partners in DFG projects. Finally, the section takes a separate look at the international dimension of the DFG’s review system.
In the Glossary of Methodological Terms you will find further information about the sources of data uses for the German Research Funding Atlas and the methods for data preparation and analysis.
Your contacts for the Funding Atlas are:
Dr. Jürgen Güdler
E-Mail: Juergen.Guedler@dfg.de
Telephone: +49 (228) 885-2649
Christian Fischer
E-Mail: christian.fischer@dfg.de
Telephone: +49 (228) 885-2589
