The share of corresponding/leading authors in scientific publications in community and home care in Germany is projected to slightly decline from 82.92% in 2024 to 82.79% in 2028. This represents a marginal year-on-year decrease of less than 0.1% annually. There seems to be a consistent trend of a slight decrease over the analyzed period. From 2024, general trends suggest stability in the authorship share, maintaining around the early 80% range through 2028, taking into account that in 2023, this share might have been slightly higher or on a similar level.
Future trends to watch for include potential shifts in international collaboration that could affect the share of German corresponding/leading authors, and the increasing role of multidisciplinary research teams where authorship roles may become more distributed.
