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Period Number per mio. Inhabitants SLO vs. EU Rank Data From
EU Slovenia
Scientific Papers 2019-2023
(2018-2022)		 7.325
(7.238)		 13.375
(13.164)		 182,6%
(181,9%)		 8/27
(8/27)		 2024
Citations
2019-2023 71.786 118.255 164,7% 10/27 2024
Highly Cited Papers
2012-2022
(2011-2021)		 151
(146)		 377
(355)		 249,9%
(242,5%)		 11/27
(11/27)		 2024
Papers within top 10 % most cited
2012-2022
(2011-2021)		 1.184
(1.161)		 2.265
(2.186)		 191,3%
(188,3%)		 11/27
(11/27)		 2024
Patent Applications 2024
(2023)		 152,2
(153,3)		 73,5
(72,2)		 48,3%
(47,2%)		 13/27
(13/27)		 2025
Researchers 2023
(2021)		 7.101
(6.702)		 8.308
(7.720)		 117,0%
(115,2%)		 10/27
(9/27)		 2025

 

  Period EU Slovenia SLO vs. EU Rank Data From
Impact Relative to World 2019-2023
(2018-2022)		 1,12
(1,12)		 1,21
(1,23)		 107,6%
(110,1,1%)		 18/27
(18/27)		 2024
Summary Innovation Index 2024
(2023)		 0,553
(0,550)		 0,503
(0,495)		 91,0%
(90,1%)		 13/27
(13/27)		 2024
Total Intramural Expenditure (GERD) % GDP 2023
(2022)		 2,26
(2,22)		 2,13
(2,10)		 94,2%
(94,6%)		 9/27
(10/27)		 2025
GERD By Sectors of Performance: Government and Higher Education Sector 2023
(2022)		 0,72
(0,72)		 0,64
(0,60)		 88,9%
(83,3%)		 12/27
(14/27)		 2025
Government budget allocations for R&D 2023
(2022)		 1,47
(1,48)		 1,74
(1,13)		 118,4%
(76,4%)		 5/27
(16/27)		 2025
GDP per Inhabitant 2024
(2023)		 39.870 €
(38.320 €)		 31.170 €
(30.200 €)		 79,5%
(78,8%)		 15/27
(15/27)		 2025

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