⚡ Science and Research in Germany

Science and research platforms help scholars find academic papers, share their work, track citations, manage research profiles, and access preprints, patents, and data from a wide range of disciplines.

Germany is a Central European country with a population of around 84 million people.

According to our data, science and research platforms are used on 0.1% of websites from Germany.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top science and research platforms in Germany in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is Google Scholar with an impressive share of 40.9%, followed by ResearchGate with 37% and ORCID with 22.8%.

Google Scholar 40.9%
ResearchGate 37%
ORCID 22.8%
arXiv 20.6%
Academia 12.5%
Scribd 4.3%
Semantic Scholar 2.8%
OSF 1.4%
Google Patents 1.1%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top platforms that are more popular in Germany than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

3. ORCID ^(-2)
7. Semantic Scholar ^(-2)

✨ Best Science and Research Platforms

Below is a more detailed list of 9 science and research platforms used on sites from Germany, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	Google Scholar Mountain View, California, United States A free scholarly search engine that indexes articles, theses, books, abstracts, and court cases from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, and universities. Free	40.9%
2	ResearchGate Berlin, Germany A social networking platform for scientists and researchers that enables them to share publications, collaborate with peers, and engage in academic discussions online. Free	37%
3	ORCID Bethesda, Maryland, United States An open, non-proprietary registry that provides unique persistent identifiers for researchers and scholars, enabling them to distinguish their identity and connect their work across systems. Free	22.8%
4	arXiv Ithaca, New York, United States An open-access repository operated by Cornell University that provides free access to scholarly articles across fields such as physics, mathematics, computer science, and economics. Free	20.6%
5	Academia San Francisco, California, United States A social networking platform for academics that enables users to share research papers, build professional profiles, and connect with other researchers worldwide. Free$$$	12.5%
6	Scribd San Francisco, California, United States A digital document library and reading subscription service that provides access to millions of e-books, audiobooks, magazines, and user-uploaded documents. Free$9.99/month	4.3%
7	Semantic Scholar Seattle, Washington, United States An AI-powered search and discovery tool developed by the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence that helps researchers discover and understand scientific literature that's most relevant to their work. Free	2.8%
8	OSF Charlottesville, Virginia, United States An open-source research platform developed by the Center for Open Science that supports project management, collaboration, and data sharing across the research lifecycle. FreeOpen source	1.4%
9	Google Patents Mountain View, California, United States A search engine from Google that indexes patent publications from over 100 patent offices around the world. Free	1.1%

👉 See Also

🌎 Science And Research in other countries

Data is based on the analysis of 225,532 websites from Germany.
Statistics were last calculated on March 20, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.