Table 1 Annual number of publications of different cohorts in biotechnology and all publications in Web of Science (WoS; literature) and DEPATISnet (patents)
Year | Total | Filamentous fungi | Fungi | Bacteria | Protozoa | Viruses | Plants | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WoS | 2000 | 1,243,835 | 116 | 2211 | 6738 | 252 | 4651 | 10,226 |
DEPATISnet | 2000 | 1,738,308 | 76 | 3314 | 8274 | 360 | 6542 | 19,805 |
WoS | 2020 | 2,725,090 | 439 | 9204 | 27,179 | 539 | 9837 | 40,673 |
DEPATISnet | 2018 | 6,091,925 | 108 | 9560 | 36,407 | 156 | 11,827 | 97,628 |