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Research in Freiburg

Science Explorer records 59 research institutions in Freiburg, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Freiburg, University Medical Center Freiburg and Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics.

Research institutions
59
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
113k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
18.2%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Freiburg?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of FreiburgUniversity 67,616 #300
2University Medical Center FreiburgHospital / health system 18,969 #1,341
3Klinik für FrauenheilkundeHospital / health system 4,271 #21,044
4Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy SystemsResearch facility 3,146 #6,317
5Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State PhysicsResearch facility 2,545 #7,789
6Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and LawResearch facility 2,374 #17,145
7Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and EpigeneticsResearch facility 2,048 #5,772
8University of Education FreiburgUniversity 1,719 #9,666
9Fraunhofer Institute for Mechanics of MaterialsResearch facility 1,366 #10,557
10Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement TechniquesResearch facility 817 #17,728
11Pierre Fabre (Germany)Company 744 #25,401
12Fraunhofer Institute for High-Speed Dynamics, Ernst-Mach-InstitutResearch facility 696 #21,596
13Institut für Grenzgebiete der Psychologie und PsychohygieneNonprofit 674 #17,859 all time
14Institut für SonnenphysikResearch facility 613 #18,003 all time
15Northrop Grumman (Germany)Company 543 #17,452 all time
16Oeko InstitutNonprofit 401 #17,486
17Forstliche Versuchs- und Forschungsanstalt Baden-WürttembergResearch facility 365 #27,510 all time
18St. Josefskrankenhaus FreiburgHospital / health system 361 #36,927 all time
19Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience FreiburgGovernment institution 361 #13,206 all time
20Evangelisches DiakoniekrankenhausHospital / health system 319 #31,527 all time
21Deutsche Gesellschaft für MuskelkrankeNonprofit 313 #25,920 all time
22Hochschule für Musik FreiburgUniversity 283 #15,203
23Deutsches Beratungszentrum für HygieneInstitution 269 #27,565
24Protestant University of Applied Sciences FreiburgUniversity 258 #26,295
25Catholic University of Applied Sciences FreiburgUniversity 206 #29,426 all time
26Walter Eucken InstitutResearch facility 191 #25,311 all time
27Institute for Frontier Areas of Psychology and Mental HealthResearch facility 176 #23,792 all time
28Dermatologie FreiburgHospital / health system 175 #37,089 all time
29Diamond Materials (Germany)Company 167 #21,622 all time
30Physiotherapie und Lauftherapie ZentrumHospital / health system 164 #42,754 all time
31Staatliches Weinbauinstitut FreiburgResearch facility 140 #25,246 all time
32Reaction Biology (Germany)Company 135 #34,946 all time
33Landesamt für Geologie, Rohstoffe und BergbauGovernment institution 118 not ranked
34Industrial Solar (Germany)Company 79 not ranked
35Ithaka Institute for Carbon StrategiesNonprofit 78 not ranked
36DJO Global (Germany)Company 75 not ranked
37Klinik für Neuropädiatrie und MuskelerkrankungenHospital / health system 75 not ranked
38Regionalverbund kirchlicher KrankenhäuserHospital / health system 64 not ranked
39Iomedico (Germany)Company 55 not ranked
40Dr Falk Pharma (Germany)Company 48 not ranked
41Project in Solar Energy (Germany)Company 32 not ranked
42EFD Induction (Germany)Company 25 not ranked
43CellGenix (Germany)Company 20 not ranked
44Averbis (Germany)Company 20 not ranked
45BioFluidix (Germany)Company 17 not ranked
46Schwarzwaldmilch Freiburg (Germany)Company 16 not ranked
472i Industrial Informatics (Germany)Company 15 not ranked
48Glassomer (Germany)Company 14 not ranked
49Logopharm (Germany)Company 13 not ranked
50Jobst Technologies (Germany)Company 13 not ranked
51FIVE - Forschungs- und Innovationsverbund an der Evangelischen Hochschule FreiburgUniversity 10 not ranked
52ROM Technik (Germany)Company 8 not ranked
53Institut für regionale Studien in EuropaInstitution 7 not ranked
54Cochrane Deutschland StiftungNonprofit 5 not ranked
55Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft FreiburgInstitution 3 not ranked
56Actelion (Germany)Company 2 not ranked
57Informationszentrum für Sexualität und GesundheitNonprofit 1 not ranked
58ICLEI - Local Governments for SustainabilityGovernment institution 1 not ranked
59National Bernstein Network Computational NeuroscienceGovernment institution 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

University of Freiburg: 59.7%University Medical Center Freiburg: 16.8%Klinik für Frauenheilkunde: 3.8%Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems: 2.8%54 others listed: 17.0%60%largest
University of Freiburg68k · 59.7%University Medical Center Freiburg19k · 16.8%Klinik für Frauenheilkunde4,271 · 3.8%Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems3,146 · 2.8%54 others listed19k · 17.0%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Freiburg strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Freiburg is most concentrated in Classics, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Immunology and Allergy (4.0× the world share in Classics).

  1. ClassicsSubfield · 31.0 works4.0×
  2. Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSubfield · 104.9 works2.6×
  3. Immunology and AllergySubfield · 26.4 works2.6×
  4. HematologySubfield · 96.1 works2.5×
  5. ImmunologySubfield · 219.2 works2.5×
  6. PhilosophySubfield · 134.8 works2.4×
  7. GeneticsSubfield · 85.5 works2.4×
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Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Freiburg?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse, Identity, Solar Cells, Governance, History and Renewable Energy.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology604▲ 1.18×131 topics
  2. Inflammation343▲ 1.27×82 topics
  3. Climate Change305◆ 0.87×99 topics
  4. Renewable Energy243▲ 1.30×44 topics
  5. Sustainability238▼ 0.75×90 topics
  6. Quality of Life216◆ 1.15×55 topics
  7. Identity202▲ 2.1×62 topics
  8. Cancer201◆ 1.15×53 topics
  9. Public Health200◆ 1.06×60 topics
  10. Treatment195▲ 1.24×52 topics
  11. History188▲ 2.1×49 topics
  12. Diagnosis178▲ 1.47×40 topics
  13. Immunotherapy172▲ 1.87×19 topics
  14. Gender165▲ 2.4×41 topics
  15. Ethics158▲ 2.5×49 topics
  16. Chemotherapy156▲ 1.72×25 topics
  17. Literature154▲ 2.2×47 topics
  18. Neurological Disorders150▲ 2.0×19 topics
  19. Governance149▲ 3.5×19 topics
  20. Management147▲ 1.44×34 topics
  21. Philosophy144▲ 2.5×37 topics
  22. Solar Cells130▲ 4.9×7 topics
  23. Efficiency126▲ 3.2×6 topics
  24. Prognostic Factors120▲ 2.1×14 topics
  25. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse112▲ 21×2 topics
  26. Photovoltaics108▲ 5.1×4 topics
  27. Bildungsungleichheit82▲ 22×1 topic
  28. Ethnografisches Schreiben82▲ 22×1 topic
  29. Bildung80▲ 19×3 topics
  30. Silicon72▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Aesthetics66▲ 6.8×10 topics
  32. Socioeconomic Status65▲ 9.5×4 topics
  33. Crystalline64▲ 7.2×2 topics
  34. Epidemiological Study64▲ 7.3×4 topics
  35. Heterojunction63▲ 29×1 topic
  36. Passivation63▲ 29×1 topic
  37. Autorschaft59▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Literaturkritik59▲ 21×1 topic
  39. Data Collection59▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Germany59▲ 23×1 topic

What research is done in Freiburg?

  1. 1 Sociology and Education StudiesSociology and Political Science 82 works
  2. 2 Silicon and Solar Cell TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 63 works
  3. 3 German Literature and Culture StudiesLiterature and Literary Theory 59 works
  4. 4 Health and Medical StudiesGeneral Health Professions 59 works
  5. 5 solar cell performance optimizationElectrical and Electronic Engineering 44 works
  6. 6 Medical and Health Sciences ResearchPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 40 works
  7. 7 Perovskite Materials and ApplicationsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 36 works
  8. 8 Linguistic research and analysisLanguage and Linguistics 35 works
  9. 9 Physics and Engineering Research ArticlesComputational Mechanics 34 works
  10. 10 GaN-based semiconductor devices and materialsCondensed Matter Physics 34 works

Research output over time

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