{
  "meta": {
    "key": "emdb_entries",
    "title": "Cryo-EM Map Archive: Cumulative",
    "unit": "entries",
    "category": "Biology",
    "source": "EMDB at EMBL-EBI",
    "sourceUrl": "https://www.ebi.ac.uk/emdb/api/yearly/%2A%3A%2A",
    "verified": "2026-10-20",
    "url": "https://exponentialtracker.com/curve/emdb_entries",
    "csv": "https://exponentialtracker.com/data/emdb_entries.csv",
    "json": "https://exponentialtracker.com/data/emdb_entries.json",
    "retrievedFrom": "Compiled by Exponential Tracker and re-derived from the source named above. Rebuilt on every deploy, so re-fetch rather than trusting a saved copy to be current.",
    "rights": "The underlying data belongs to EMDB at EMBL-EBI. This compilation may be reused with attribution to Exponential Tracker. No licence is claimed or implied over the source data.",
    "citation": "Exponential Tracker, \"Cryo-EM Map Archive: Cumulative\", exponentialtracker.com/curve/emdb_entries, data verified 2026-10-20. Underlying source: EMDB at EMBL-EBI."
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "year": 2002,
      "value": 8,
      "label": "First 8 entries released"
    },
    {
      "year": 2003,
      "value": 52
    },
    {
      "year": 2004,
      "value": 86
    },
    {
      "year": 2005,
      "value": 131
    },
    {
      "year": 2006,
      "value": 257
    },
    {
      "year": 2007,
      "value": 391
    },
    {
      "year": 2008,
      "value": 451
    },
    {
      "year": 2009,
      "value": 667
    },
    {
      "year": 2010,
      "value": 890
    },
    {
      "year": 2011,
      "value": 1149
    },
    {
      "year": 2012,
      "value": 1566
    },
    {
      "year": 2013,
      "value": 2110
    },
    {
      "year": 2014,
      "value": 2725
    },
    {
      "year": 2015,
      "value": 3365,
      "label": "640 new entries this year"
    },
    {
      "year": 2016,
      "value": 4440
    },
    {
      "year": 2017,
      "value": 5544,
      "label": "Chemistry Nobel for cryo-EM"
    },
    {
      "year": 2018,
      "value": 7317
    },
    {
      "year": 2019,
      "value": 9748
    },
    {
      "year": 2020,
      "value": 13568,
      "label": "Crossed 10,000 during the year"
    },
    {
      "year": 2021,
      "value": 18049
    },
    {
      "year": 2022,
      "value": 24183
    },
    {
      "year": 2023,
      "value": 31945
    },
    {
      "year": 2024,
      "value": 41264
    },
    {
      "year": 2025,
      "value": 52921,
      "label": "11,657 new entries this year"
    }
  ]
}