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Health Sciences research in Germany

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin ranks first in Germany for Health Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#55 worldwide), followed by Heidelberg University and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

Germany's world rank
#6
of 161 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
160k
Top-10% rate
16.3%
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
1Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlin #5557.315.8%4,906
2Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #10051.020.3%3,965
3Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #10650.318.2%3,788
4Technical University of MunichMunich #15946.022.9%2,171
5Universität HamburgHamburg #16645.620.0%2,622
6University Hospital HeidelbergHeidelberg #16745.520.2%2,665
7University Medical Center Hamburg-EppendorfHamburg #20243.519.7%2,225
8Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #22742.220.1%1,684
9RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #25740.918.1%1,745
10Medizinische Hochschule HannoverHanover #26540.615.6%2,891
11Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #27240.326.8%1,421
12Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #32638.419.9%1,807
13University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #32938.323.3%999
14Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #36737.117.5%2,002
15Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #37836.823.2%1,269
16Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #40236.217.7%1,893
17University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #40736.020.7%1,567
18University of TübingenTübingen #44535.122.4%1,601
19LMU KlinikumMunich #45634.817.0%1,624
20Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlin #46034.726.5%752
21University of LübeckLübeck #47234.416.5%1,666
22Technische Universität DresdenDresden #51433.518.9%1,154
23University Hospital MünsterMünster #55132.818.2%1,410
24University of CologneCologne #58032.219.3%1,379
25German Centre for Cardiovascular ResearchBerlin #64131.227.7%752
26University Medical Center FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #64231.215.9%1,547
27University Hospital Carl Gustav CarusDresden #64431.120.1%848
28University Hospital BonnBonn #65630.917.6%1,743
29Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #67230.718.3%1,303
30Universitätsklinikum WürzburgWürzburg #69930.318.2%1,234
31Universitätsklinikum ErlangenErlangen #71530.014.1%1,260
32University Hospital CologneCologne #72029.917.2%1,504
33Philipps University of MarburgMarburg #73129.812.7%1,441
34Jena University HospitalJena #76129.414.1%1,231
35University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #76329.321.3%1,044
36Universitätsmedizin GreifswaldGreifswald #76929.216.6%943
37Witten/Herdecke UniversityWitten #77729.116.1%1,050
38Düsseldorf University HospitalDüsseldorf #79528.916.5%1,021
39University Hospital RegensburgRegensburg #80128.814.6%1,258
40TUM KlinikumMunich #80328.817.2%1,032
41German Cancer Research CenterHeidelberg #80428.827.8%789
42University Hospital Schleswig-HolsteinKiel #86128.016.3%954
43German Center for Lung ResearchGiessen #86528.022.9%534
44Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken #87627.917.3%1,280
45Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen #89227.717.3%1,109
46University of MünsterMünster #91827.421.5%835
47University Hospital LeipzigLeipzig #94727.012.7%1,133
48University of WürzburgWürzburg #98226.620.2%759
49Essen University HospitalEssen #1,00726.415.9%1,036
50Ruhr University BochumBochum #1,07125.719.2%1,026
51University of GöttingenGöttingen #1,08125.620.3%739
52University of BonnBonn #1,10825.422.2%929
53Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #1,17124.820.2%621
54Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #1,19324.621.8%546
55Helmholtz Zentrum MünchenMunich #1,20524.527.8%455
56University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, FoundationHanover #1,24224.113.3%505
57Universitätsklinikum AachenAachen #1,25824.011.8%770
58Universität UlmUlm #1,25924.021.2%864
59University Medical Centre MannheimMannheim #1,35423.219.2%564
60Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #1,40122.929.0%334

Institutions in Germany above the floor of 40 fractional works in Health Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Health Sciences researchers in Germany?

Jost B. Jonas, Hermann Brenner and Heribert Schunkert rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

  1. 1Jost B. Jonas#12 worldwide overall7.7k citations · 303 works
  2. 2Hermann Brenner#461 worldwide overall5.8k citations · 297 works
  3. 3Heribert Schunkert#501 worldwide overall3k citations · 123 works
  4. 4Martin Reck#900 worldwide overall2k citations · 144 works
  5. 5Andrew J.S. Coats#1,017 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 162 works
  6. 6Hugo A. Katus#1,201 worldwide overall3.8k citations · 258 works
  7. 7Stefan D. Anker#1,311 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 199 works
  8. 8Ulf Landmesser#1,351 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 132 works
  9. 9Dirk Schadendorf#1,381 worldwide overall4.4k citations · 213 works
  10. 10Michael Böhm#1,515 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 244 works
  11. 11Andreas von Deimling#1,601 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 137 works
  12. 12Adnan Kastrati#1,665 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 183 works
  13. 13Arndt Vogel#1,738 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 125 works
  14. 14Andreas Unterberg#1,802 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 147 works
  15. 15Martin Czerny#2,058 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 122 works

How Germany compares with other countries in Health Sciences