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Observatory indicators

The indicator pages of Quantum Europe: each is computed by the portal from open data and states its sources, method and limits. The date is that of the data the page currently shows. Reports published by others are listed under Reports and analysis.

  • Quantum Europe at a glance

    A few headline figures on EU-funded quantum activity and public data, each taken from another page of the portal and linked to it.

    Source: The portal pages it links to; mainly CORDIS (Publications Office of the European Union).

    Data as of: 3 November 2026

  • KPI observatory

    The key performance indicators of the Quantum Flagship: official values as published, with trajectories and live measures calculated by the portal.

    Source: Strategic Advisory Board of the Quantum Flagship (official values); CORDIS and the OpenAIRE Graph (live measures).

    Data as of: 2 November 2026

  • Europe in quantum: JRC-style indicators from open data

    Publications, patent families and EU funding per technology pillar in the structure of the JRC report on quantum technology in Europe, with completeness and the differences from the JRC method.

    Source: OpenAlex, EPO Open Patent Services, CORDIS and EU Funding & Tenders, ROR and Wikidata; JRC reports for comparison.

    Data as of: 2 November 2026

  • Funding trends in EU quantum research

    EU maximum contribution to quantum projects year by year, by pillar, hardware platform, supply-chain segment, programme, country and kind of organisation.

    Source: CORDIS (Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe).

    Data as of: 1 November 2026

  • Research output of EU quantum projects

    Publications linked to EU-funded quantum projects: how many, in which areas and countries, from which projects and in which venues.

    Source: OpenAIRE Graph, linked to CORDIS projects.

    Data as of: 21 October 2026

  • Follow the money

    Public quantum funding from a programme to its awards, the organisations that receive them and the outputs the sources link to each award.

    Source: CORDIS, EU Funding & Tenders and national funders with open data, as named on each award.

    Data as of: 2 November 2026

What each indicator area covers and how it is counted is described under Definitions of the indicator areas on the data sources page.

Every figure these pages publish has a versioned definition (numerator, denominator, period, counting rule, source, coverage and approval) in How the portal defines its indicators.