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The Berlin Science Survey serves to highlight changes in Berlin's research area. Data on scientists' open research practices has now been collected for the second time. Although the level of open research was already high in 2022, it increased slightly over a two-year period. Data sharing in particular is on the rise.

In the Berlin Science Survey conducted in 2022 and 2024, scientists from the Berlin research area were asked to assess the importance of expanding open science practices for science as a whole (see Figure 1). In 2022, 97.2% of respondents considered this expansion to be important. In 2024, a comparatively large number of respondents (95.3%) stated that they considered the expansion of open science practices to be important. A decline in the assessment of the importance of expansion is to be expected here as open science continues to advance.

Figure 1 Importance of expanding open science, over time

The Berlin Science Survey also shows that open research practices will be implemented slightly more frequently in 2024 than two years ago (see Figure 2). In particular, data sharing is now being implemented by significantly more respondents (47% compared to 33% in 2022). This significant increase is surprising, as it was not expected to occur within a period of two years.

Figure 2 Implementation of different open science practices, over time

At the same time, it can be observed that the difficulties associated with open science have decreased in all sub-areas (see Figure 3). This applies in particular to the topic of data sharing. It is clear that a reduction in difficulties in implementing certain open research practices goes hand in hand with a more widespread use of these practices.

Figure 3 Difficulties in implementing open science practices, over time