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Research in Hanover

Science Explorer records 95 research institutions in Hanover, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Leibniz University Hannover, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover and University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation.

Research institutions
95
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
117k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
15.7%
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 Hanover?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Medizinische Hochschule HannoverUniversity 42,635 #1,032
2Leibniz University HannoverUniversity 40,364 #527
3University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, FoundationUniversity 8,450 #3,707
4Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural ResourcesGovernment institution 2,427 #10,613
5Laser Zentrum HannoverNonprofit 2,001 #17,430
6L3S Research CenterResearch facility 1,743 #11,204
7KRH Klinikum NordstadtHospital / health system 1,647 #11,933
8ExxonMobil (Germany)Company 1,577 #24,961
9Hochschule HannoverUniversity 1,379 #19,574
10Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental MedicineResearch facility 1,309 #10,106
11Hannover Re (Germany)Company 1,187 #8,965
12Continental (Germany)Company 896 #18,026
13Landeskriminalamt NiedersachsenGovernment institution 751 #27,463
14Leibniz University of Applied SciencesUniversity 743 #18,228
15Klinikum Region HannoverHospital / health system 699 #26,181 all time
16Hanover University of Music Drama and MediaUniversity 672 #21,078
17Kinderkrankenhaus auf der BultHospital / health system 560 #21,060
18LIAG Institute for Applied GeophysicsResearch facility 529 #15,932
19Technische Informationsbibliothek (TIB)Archive 522 #16,938
20German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science StudiesGovernment institution 500 #16,711
21Niedersächsisches LandesgesundheitsamtGovernment institution 473 #27,133
22Institut für BauforschungResearch facility 447 #40,675 all time
23Research Institute for Philosophy HannoverResearch facility 438 #25,027 all time
24International Neuroscience InstituteResearch facility 392 #28,647 all time
25Niedersächsisches Landesamt für DenkmalpflegeGovernment institution 353 #19,337 all time
26University of Applied Sciences FHDW HannoverUniversity 331 #31,104 all time
27Center for Experimental and Clinical Infection ResearchResearch facility 314 #7,053 all time
28Criminological Research Institute of Lower SaxonyResearch facility 312 #32,595 all time
29DataCiteNonprofit 184 #42,090 all time
30Institut fuer Integrierte Produktion Hannover (Germany)Company 181 #39,225 all time
31German Institute of Rubber TechnologyResearch facility 174 #21,425 all time
32Mosaiques Diagnostics and Therapeutics (Germany)Company 153 #25,570 all time
33KraussMaffei (Germany)Company 151 #42,016 all time
34Hannoversche KinderheilanstaltNonprofit 146 #38,920 all time
35Solvay (Germany)Company 129 #29,654 all time
36ARL – Academy for Territorial Development in the Leibniz AssociationResearch facility 128 #38,677 all time
37Landesamt für Bergbau, Energie und GeologieGovernment institution 121 #29,296 all time
38Centre for Individualised Infection MedicineResearch facility 110 not ranked
39Gottfried-Wilhelm-Leibniz-GesellschaftResearch facility 110 not ranked
40Volkswagen FoundationNonprofit 108 not ranked
41Hannoversche Informationstechnologien (Germany)Company 93 not ranked
42Forschungszentrum KüsteResearch facility 91 not ranked
43Vinzenzkrankenhaus HannoverHospital / health system 89 not ranked
44Lower Saxony State MuseumArchive 89 not ranked
45Bundesverband KalksandsteinindustrieNonprofit 88 not ranked
46Amedes Genetics (Germany)Company 74 not ranked
47DiakovereNonprofit 72 not ranked
48Werlhof InstituteResearch facility 71 not ranked
49TÜV Nord (Germany)Company 62 not ranked
50Hochschul Informations SystemNonprofit 62 not ranked
51Deutsche Messe (Germany)Company 58 not ranked
52Kaufmännische KrankenkasseHospital / health system 54 not ranked
53German Liver FoundationResearch facility 54 not ranked
54Schlumberger (Germany)Company 52 not ranked
55Nexans (Germany)Company 49 not ranked
56Institut für Qualität im Management (Germany)Company 45 not ranked
57PXBioVisioN (Germany)Company 41 not ranked
58Niedersächsisches Ministerium für Inneres und SportGovernment institution 38 not ranked
59Niedersächsisches LandesarchivGovernment institution 38 not ranked
60GISMA Business SchoolUniversity 36 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.

Medizinische Hochschule Hannover: 36.6%Leibniz University Hannover: 34.6%University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation: 7.2%Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources: 2.1%56 others listed: 19.5%37%largest
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover43k · 36.6%Leibniz University Hannover40k · 34.6%University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation8,450 · 7.2%Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources2,427 · 2.1%56 others listed23k · 19.5%

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

What is Hanover strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Hanover is most concentrated in Equine, Veterinary and Small Animals (15.9× the world share in Equine).

  1. EquineSubfield · 32.9 works16×
  2. VeterinaryField · 152.7 works7.1×
  3. Small AnimalsSubfield · 119.8 works6.1×
  4. TransplantationSubfield · 28.9 works4.1×
  5. Sensory SystemsSubfield · 44.8 works3.7×
  6. HepatologySubfield · 105.0 works3.4×
  7. Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSubfield · 92.9 works3.2×
  8. BiochemistrySubfield · 40.8 works3.1×
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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 Hanover?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Hearing Loss, Healthcare Utilization, Epidemiological Study, Inflammation, Socioeconomic Status, Data Collection and Germany.

▲ 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. Epidemiology811▲ 1.29×133 topics
  2. Inflammation404▲ 1.22×82 topics
  3. Machine Learning377▼ 0.72×86 topics
  4. Deep Learning366▼ 0.67×76 topics
  5. Sustainability347◆ 0.90×84 topics
  6. Climate Change345▼ 0.80×104 topics
  7. Public Health332▲ 1.43×59 topics
  8. Quality of Life311▲ 1.36×52 topics
  9. Treatment284▲ 1.47×50 topics
  10. Mechanical Properties220▲ 1.42×39 topics
  11. Rehabilitation166▲ 2.6×13 topics
  12. Additive Manufacturing164▲ 3.3×8 topics
  13. Chronic Diseases162▲ 4.0×9 topics
  14. Vibration Analysis158▲ 3.7×9 topics
  15. Hearing Loss158▲ 8.6×4 topics
  16. Health-related Quality of Life154▲ 4.1×6 topics
  17. Healthcare Utilization150▲ 12×4 topics
  18. Epidemiological Study150▲ 14×4 topics
  19. Governance146▲ 2.8×12 topics
  20. Socioeconomic Status145▲ 17×4 topics
  21. Data Collection141▲ 31×2 topics
  22. Germany139▲ 44×1 topic
  23. Health Surveys139▲ 44×1 topic
  24. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse124▲ 19×2 topics
  25. Interdisciplinary Collaboration96▲ 8.8×4 topics
  26. Mathematical Modeling92▲ 6.5×5 topics
  27. Bildungsungleichheit90▲ 19×1 topic
  28. Ethnografisches Schreiben90▲ 19×1 topic
  29. Chemistry90▲ 8.6×5 topics
  30. Quality90▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Thermodynamics89▲ 16×4 topics
  32. Speech Perception89▲ 6.7×3 topics
  33. Physiology89▲ 25×3 topics
  34. Age-related Hearing Loss86▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Cochlear Implants86▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Outcome Measurement86▲ 52×1 topic
  37. Psychosocial Aspects86▲ 52×1 topic
  38. Healthcare Reform84▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Anaesthesia84▲ 66×1 topic
  40. Medical Gases84▲ 66×1 topic

What research is done in Hanover?

  1. 1 Health and Medical StudiesGeneral Health Professions 139 works
  2. 2 Sociology and Education StudiesSociology and Political Science 90 works
  3. 3 Hearing Loss and RehabilitationCognitive Neuroscience 86 works
  4. 4 Medical Practices and RehabilitationPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 86 works
  5. 5 Biomedical and Chemical ResearchSurgery 84 works
  6. 6 Physics and Engineering Research ArticlesComputational Mechanics 80 works
  7. 7 Medical and Health Sciences ResearchPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 61 works
  8. 8 Psychology, Coaching, and TherapySocial Psychology 61 works
  9. 9 German Literature and Culture StudiesLiterature and Literary Theory 56 works
  10. 10 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing SystemsIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering 56 works

Research output over time

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