Also, in terms of the total number of academic papers published, Germany is second only to the USA in the Western world. When one considers Germany's area and population, this is a remarkable achievement, and is indicative of the vigorous development of sinology in that country.
再就其所發表的論文總數而言，在西方國家中僅次美國，列居第二，以德國土地面積與人口來說，成績算是相當可觀，足見漢學在德國發展之蓬勃。