| Abstract: |
This study covers two topics: (1) the analysis of international inventor
mobility and cooperation with the focus on Germany; (2) a mobility analysis
for researchers in critical career positions in the German research system
(professors in German universities, directors of non-university public
research organisations, European Research Council and Emmy Noether grant
holders). The study of inventor mobility was informed by a literature review.
Transnational patent applications in the database PATSTAT in the period of
2000-2020 were analysed. The findings indicate that more inventors leave
Germany than come here, however, Germany is an important connecting hub in the
international inventor mobility network. The mobility analysis for researchers
in critical career positions uses scientific publications in the Scopus
database during the years 2005-2021. The results show that international
researchers are represented among the critical groups and constitute an
important source of talent in the German science system. |