Facts and Figures (DLR)

Institutional funding 2018 (Data in million euro)

206,53,42,18,11,202

532
Space – Institutional funding 2018 (Data in million euro)

206,53,42,18,11,202

206
Transport – Institutional funding 2018 (Data in million euro)

206,53,42,18,11,202

53
Energy – Institutional funding 2018 (Data in million euro)

206,53,42,18,11,202

42
Other (HGF funds and ETW) – Institutional funding 2018 (Data in million euro)

206,53,42,18,11,202

18
Civilian security research – Institutional funding 2018 (Data in million euro)

206,53,42,18,11,202

11
Aeronautics – Institutional funding 2018 (Data in million euro)

206,53,42,18,11,202

202

Third-party funding by source 2018 (Data in million euro)

48,142,70,12,61,9,2,112,46

502
EU – Third-party funding by source 2018 (Data in million euro)

48,142,70,12,61,9,2,112,46

48
Revenues from funding management and research management – Third-party funding by source 2018 (Data in million euro)

48,142,70,12,61,9,2,112,46

142
Project funding by the Federal Government – Third-party funding by source 2018 (Data in million euro)

48,142,70,12,61,9,2,112,46

70
German Federal states (project funding and contracts) – Third-party funding by source 2018 (Data in million euro)

48,142,70,12,61,9,2,112,46

12
ESA – Third-party funding by source 2018 (Data in million euro)

48,142,70,12,61,9,2,112,46

61
Federal Government research contracts – Third-party funding by source 2018 (Data in million euro)

48,142,70,12,61,9,2,112,46

9
DFG – Third-party funding by source 2018 (Data in million euro)

48,142,70,12,61,9,2,112,46

2
Industry – Third-party funding by source 2018 (Data in million euro)

48,142,70,12,61,9,2,112,46

112
Other – Third-party funding by source 2018 (Data in million euro)

48,142,70,12,61,9,2,112,46

46

Total budget 2018 (Data in million euro)

276,402,38,117,83,79,40

1035
Aeronautics research – Total budget 2018 (Data in million euro)

276,402,38,117,83,79,40

276
Space research – Total budget 2018 (Data in million euro)

276,402,38,117,83,79,40

402
Space Administration – Total budget 2018 (Data in million euro)

276,402,38,117,83,79,40

38
Project management agencies – Total budget 2018 (Data in million euro)

276,402,38,117,83,79,40

117
Energy research – Total budget 2018 (Data in million euro)

276,402,38,117,83,79,40

83
Transport research – Total budget 2018 (Data in million euro)

276,402,38,117,83,79,40

79
Other – Total budget 2018 (Data in million euro)

276,402,38,117,83,79,40

40

Aeronautics – Revenues 2018 (Data in million euro)

162,47,48,20

277
Fixed-wing aircraft research – Revenues 2018 (Data in million euro)

162,47,48,20

162
Propulsion systems – Revenues 2018 (Data in million euro)

162,47,48,20

47
Air Traffic Management and Flight Experiments – Revenues 2018 (Data in million euro)

162,47,48,20

48
Rotary-wing aircraft research – Revenues 2018 (Data in million euro)

162,47,48,20

20

Space – Revenues 2018 (Data in million euro)

1017,35,31,86,83,15,35

1302
Earth observation – Revenues 2018 (Data in million euro)

1017,35,31,86,83,15,35

1017
Space research – Revenues 2018 (Data in million euro)

1017,35,31,86,83,15,35

35
Research under space conditions – Revenues 2018 (Data in million euro)

1017,35,31,86,83,15,35

31
Space transport – Revenues 2018 (Data in million euro)

1017,35,31,86,83,15,35

86
Space systems technology (incl. robotics) – Revenues 2018 (Data in million euro)

1017,35,31,86,83,15,35

83
Communications and navigation – Revenues 2018 (Data in million euro)

1017,35,31,86,83,15,35

15
Space robotic – Revenues 2018 (Data in million euro)

1017,35,31,86,83,15,35

35

Energy – Revenues 2018 (Data in million euro)

32,27,18,7

84
Combustion systems – Revenues 2018 (Data in million euro)

32,27,18,7

32
Solar and wind energy – Revenues 2018 (Data in million euro)

32,27,18,7

27
Energy storage – Revenues 2018 (Data in million euro)

32,27,18,7

18
Energy systems analysis – Revenues 2018 (Data in million euro)

32,27,18,7

7

Transport – Revenues 2018 (Data in million euro)

19,42,17

78
Transport systems – Revenues 2018 (Data in million euro)

19,42,17

19
Rail transport – Revenues 2018 (Data in million euro)

19,42,17

42
Road traffic – Revenues 2018 (Data in million euro)

19,42,17

17

Space Administration – National space and innovation programme, BMWi (2018/Data in million euro)

56,48,78,6,5,7,54,31

285
Space science – National space and innovation programme. BMWi (2018/Data in million euro)

56,48,78,6,5,7,54,31

56
Earth observation – National space and innovation programme. BMWi (2018/Data in million euro)

56,48,78,6,5,7,54,31

48
Space systems. robotics and other technology – National space and innovation programme. BMWi (2018/Data in million euro)

56,48,78,6,5,7,54,31

78
Human spaceflight. ISS and exploration – National space and innovation programme. BMWi (2018/Data in million euro)

56,48,78,6,5,7,54,31

6
Space transport – National space and innovation programme. BMWi (2018/Data in million euro)

56,48,78,6,5,7,54,31

5
Navigation – National space and innovation programme. BMWi (2018/Data in million euro)

56,48,78,6,5,7,54,31

7
Satellite communications – National space and innovation programme. BMWi (2018/Data in million euro)

56,48,78,6,5,7,54,31

54
Research under space conditions – National space and innovation programme. BMWi (2018/Data in million euro)

56,48,78,6,5,7,54,31

31

Space Administration – German ESA budget, BMWi and BMVI (2018/Data in million euro)

112,155,52,1,310,223,24,52

929
Science programme German – ESA budget. BMWi and BMVI (2018/Data in million euro)

112,155,52,1,310,223,24,52

112
Earth observation – ESA budget. BMWi and BMVI (2018/Data in million euro)

112,155,52,1,310,223,24,52

155
Telecommunications – ESA budget. BMWi and BMVI (2018/Data in million euro)

112,155,52,1,310,223,24,52

52
Navigation – ESA budget. BMWi and BMVI (2018/Data in million euro)

112,155,52,1,310,223,24,52

1
Human spaceflight. exploration and microgravity – ESA budget. BMWi and BMVI (2018/Data in million euro)

112,155,52,1,310,223,24,52

310
Launchers and the European Spaceport in French Guiana – ESA budget. BMWi and BMVI (2018/Data in million euro)

112,155,52,1,310,223,24,52

223
Technology and space situational awareness – ESA budget. BMWi and BMVI (2018/Data in million euro)

112,155,52,1,310,223,24,52

24
General budget – ESA budget. BMWi and BMVI (2018/Data in million euro)

112,155,52,1,310,223,24,52

52

Project management agencies - funding volume 2018 (Data in million euro)

1587
DLR Project Management Agency

1434
Project Management Agency for Aeronautics Research and Technology

153

Number of international offices

4
International offices

4

Assignments abroad 2018 (persons)

51
Assignments abroad

51

Partner organisations in over 60 countries (year of reference: 2018)

400
Partner organisations

400

DAAD – DLR Research Fellows 2018

103
DAAD – DLR Research Fellows

103

Visiting scientists from 92 countries (year of reference: 2018)

464
Visiting scientists

464

Number of research stations

3
Research stations

3

Personnel - average age (2018)

40
Average age

40

Personnel - total number of employees (2018)

2783,5661

8444
Female

2783,5661

2783
Male

2783,5661

5661

Personnel – Scientific staff and non-scientific staff (2018)

4845,3599

8444
Scientific staff (of which 18% are female)

4845,3599

4845
Non-scientific staff (of which 51% are female)

4845,3599

3599

Number of student interns in 2018

379
Student interns

379

Number of Trainees in 2018

245
Number of trainees

245

Participants in teacher workshops in 2018

1378
Participants in teacher workshops

1378

Schools that have received teaching material from DLR

6000
Number of schools

6000

Number of DLR_School_Lab attendees (2018)

37316
DLR_School_Lab attendees

37316

Number of DLR_School_Labs

13
Number of DLR_School_Labs

13

Number of PhD candidates (2018)

989
Number of PhD candidates

989

Investments in technology transfer projects 2008-2018 (in million euro)

46
Investments in technology transfer projects

46

Number of start-up companies (2008-2018)

29
Start-up companies

29

Revenue from licences 2008-2018 (in million euro)

56
Revenue from licences

56

New in-house technology transfer projects (2008-2018)

152
New in-house technology transfer projects

152

Property rights held by DLR (2008-2018)

2425,1307

3732
In Germany – Property rights held by DLR (2008-2018)

2425,1307

2425
Abroad – Property rights held by DLR (2008-2018)

2425,1307

1307

Diploma, master’s and bachelor’s degree theses (2018)

691
Diploma. master’s and bachelor’s degree theses

691

Number of Habilitations 2018

6
Habilitations

6

Number of dissertations in 2018

135
Dissertations

135

Lectureships in 2018

598
Lectureships

598

University appointments in 2018

10
University appointments

10

Talks at scientific conferences in 2018

2942
Talks at scientific conferences

2942

Number of publications in peer-reviewed journals in 2018 (54 percent of which to Open Access)

1275
Open access

695
Limited access

580

Number of all publications of DLR in 2018 (40 percent of which to Open Access)

5125
Open access

2996
Limited access

2129

Number of research facilities

178
Number of research facilities

178

Number of locations with research facilities (including Antarctica and Canada)

17
Locations

17

Use of research facilities (percent)

72,28

100
In-house research – Use of research facilities (percent)

72,28

72
Transfer and contract research – Use of research facilities (percent)

72,28

28

Number of institutes and facilities that operate research facilities

11,9,2,3

25
Aeronautics – Number of institutes and facilities that operate research facilities

11,9,2,3

11
Space – Number of institutes and facilities that operate research facilities

11,9,2,3

9
Transport – Number of institutes and facilities that operate research facilities

11,9,2,3

2
Energy – Number of institutes and facilities that operate research facilities

11,9,2,3

3