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Health Sciences research in Germany

Heidelberg University ranks first in Germany for Health Sciences research in 2022-now (#31 worldwide), followed by Max Planck Society and Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres.

Germany's world rank
#4
of 158 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
160k
Top-10% rate
11.3%
Ranked institutions
60

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Health Sciences in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #3162.714.0%7,499
2Max Planck SocietyMunich #5456.616.2%1,548
3Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresBerlin #6155.315.6%3,344
4Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #6554.612.4%5,844
5Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlin #7952.511.0%4,906
6Universität HamburgHamburg #8052.414.0%5,150
7Technical University of MunichMunich #8352.013.4%3,666
8University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #8651.612.8%3,114
9University of CologneCologne #11248.712.8%2,997
10University of BonnBonn #11348.613.1%2,753
11Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #11448.514.6%2,686
12Technische Universität DresdenDresden #12747.312.8%2,224
13Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #12847.317.6%1,439
14Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #13147.012.5%3,219
15Leibniz AssociationBerlin #14545.915.4%1,524
16University of WürzburgWürzburg #16444.613.1%2,111
17Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #16544.512.6%2,656
18Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #17743.712.2%3,162
19Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #17943.615.4%1,303
20University of GöttingenGöttingen #18143.510.4%1,764
21University of MünsterMünster #18443.312.5%2,245
22Medizinische Hochschule HannoverHanover #18543.39.5%3,492
23RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #20742.011.5%2,573
24Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlin #20941.918.3%752
25German Centre for Cardiovascular ResearchBerlin #23340.819.7%752
26University of TübingenTübingen #23840.512.0%2,198
27Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #26739.310.3%2,550
28Philipps University of MarburgMarburg #27139.18.7%2,098
29University of RegensburgRegensburg #30038.010.6%1,879
30German Center for Infection ResearchBraunschweig #30237.918.7%346
31University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #30837.712.2%2,233
32Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #31437.512.0%1,616
33Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #33436.811.3%1,858
34Ruhr University BochumBochum #34736.412.8%1,244
35Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken #38935.29.9%1,693
36University of LübeckLübeck #39834.911.7%1,666
37European Molecular Biology LaboratoryHeidelberg #43134.120.5%148
38Universität UlmUlm #43833.911.7%1,730
39Universität GreifswaldGreifswald #45733.411.2%1,138
40Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #47033.116.4%338
41German Center for Lung ResearchGiessen #48132.917.9%534
42Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen #50732.311.4%1,110
43National Center for Tumor DiseasesHeidelberg #55031.419.6%310
44University of AugsburgAugsburg #58530.810.4%992
45Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale KrebsforschungHeidelberg #65029.621.3%243
46University of KonstanzKonstanz #66029.415.0%186
47German Center for Diabetes ResearchMunich #68629.018.2%174
48Bayer (Germany)Leverkusen #72228.519.1%772
49Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld #72428.412.6%566
50Fraunhofer-GesellschaftMunich #79327.412.3%905
51Zimmer Biomet (Germany)Berlin #81027.217.6%257
52University Children's Hospital TübingenTübingen #81127.213.4%482
53University of BremenBremen #82127.115.7%368
54Boehringer Ingelheim (Germany)Ingelheim #82527.014.7%688
55Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergHalle #82727.09.4%1,205
56Otto-von-Guericke-Universität MagdeburgMagdeburg #84826.79.3%932
57TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund #86626.510.6%267
58University of PotsdamPotsdam #90226.013.0%413
59Osnabrück UniversityOsnabrück #93225.711.8%224
60Carl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgOldenburg #99725.012.3%410

Institutions in Germany above the floor of 40 fractional works in Health Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Health Sciences researchers in Germany?

Hermann Brenner, Michael C Böhm and Stefan D. Anker rank highest among researchers based in Germany, on their papers in Health Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Hermann Brenner#16,244 worldwide overall487.5 of 1,712 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Michael C Böhm#15,694 worldwide overall429.1 of 1,288 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Stefan D. Anker#2,834 worldwide overall390.6 of 912 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Jost Bruno Jonas#28,164 worldwide overall382.0 of 1,436 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Hölger Thiele#27,772 worldwide overall360.9 of 1,254 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Georg Andreas Schett#9,365 worldwide overall299.8 of 838 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Rudolf Kaaks#10,409 worldwide overall276.3 of 751 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Andreas von Deimling#3,319 worldwide overall263.7 of 638 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Heiner Boeing#8,929 worldwide overall266.7 of 701 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Christoph Wanner#26,006 worldwide overall284.4 of 932 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Marcus Maurer#40,128 worldwide overall274.2 of 947 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Friedemann Paul#31,184 worldwide overall245.8 of 749 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Stefan M. Pfister#1,589 worldwide overall211.5 of 476 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Ulf Landmesser#22,160 worldwide overall234.8 of 732 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Wolfgang Wick#8,923 worldwide overall220.7 of 602 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Germany on their work in Health Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Germany compares with other countries in Health Sciences