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Life Sciences research in Germany

Heidelberg University ranks first in Germany for Life Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#83 worldwide), followed by Technical University of Munich and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

Germany's world rank
#4
of 149 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
85k
Top-10% rate
22.1%
Ranked institutions
60

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Life Sciences in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #8350.725.5%1,675
2Technical University of MunichMunich #9848.828.3%1,742
3Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #11946.722.9%2,065
4Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlin #12246.417.7%1,332
5University of GöttingenGöttingen #16043.433.5%1,228
6Universität HamburgHamburg #19441.221.5%1,144
7University of BonnBonn #19741.030.2%1,379
8University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #19940.926.0%1,226
9University of TübingenTübingen #20640.525.9%1,279
10Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #22439.620.4%966
11Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #26237.922.9%1,078
12Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #27237.523.2%1,172
13Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #27437.428.0%1,085
14University Hospital HeidelbergHeidelberg #27737.223.8%731
15German Cancer Research CenterHeidelberg #32235.629.7%474
16Helmholtz Zentrum MünchenMunich #32735.432.6%445
17University Medical Center Hamburg-EppendorfHamburg #33735.120.3%640
18Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #35334.522.4%1,101
19RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #37533.918.2%1,146
20Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #37933.822.6%830
21University of WürzburgWürzburg #38433.626.4%846
22University of CologneCologne #38533.624.0%784
23German Center for Neurodegenerative DiseasesBonn #39633.330.4%353
24Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #45931.620.8%805
25University of MünsterMünster #46431.521.8%922
26Technische Universität DresdenDresden #48830.921.6%948
27University Medical Center FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #49630.719.5%507
28Ruhr University BochumBochum #51330.418.3%760
29Medizinische Hochschule HannoverHanover #53230.016.8%856
30University of LübeckLübeck #54729.619.5%530
31Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #58029.027.8%608
32Universitätsklinikum ErlangenErlangen #58428.917.4%406
33University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #59728.721.6%516
34Max Planck Institute of BiochemistryMartinsried #61328.439.9%183
35University Hospital BonnBonn #64727.818.9%448
36Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen #66227.521.6%1,068
37Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken #68327.219.7%633
38Philipps University of MarburgMarburg #69127.018.8%759
39Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #69627.025.4%757
40European Molecular Biology LaboratoryHeidelberg #70226.936.5%170
41University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #71526.723.5%329
42Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlin #72226.629.3%256
43University Hospital MünsterMünster #73326.419.9%363
44University Hospital CologneCologne #74126.320.4%388
45University of KonstanzKonstanz #74726.227.5%362
46German Centre for Cardiovascular ResearchBerlin #75626.030.0%253
47Max Delbrück CenterBerlin #76226.027.0%242
48Universitätsmedizin GöttingenGöttingen #76725.920.3%380
49Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging Associated DiseasesCologne #82325.136.3%144
50German Center for Infection ResearchBraunschweig #85524.731.2%218
51Universität UlmUlm #86924.519.5%515
52Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergHalle #90724.024.2%635
53University Hospital RegensburgRegensburg #91124.017.0%273
54LMU KlinikumMunich #94023.619.3%398
55Jena University HospitalJena #95623.418.8%417
56University of RegensburgRegensburg #96223.420.8%536
57Universitätsklinikum WürzburgWürzburg #96623.320.2%334
58Munich Cluster for Systems NeurologyMunich #99623.039.7%88
59Helmholtz Centre for Infection ResearchBraunschweig #1,01922.728.4%233
60Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #1,02122.722.1%495

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

Who are the top Life Sciences researchers in Germany?

Matthias Mann, Hermann Brenner and Peer Bork rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

  1. 1Matthias Mann#116 worldwide overall5.1k citations · 80 works
  2. 2Hermann Brenner#461 worldwide overall5.8k citations · 119 works
  3. 3Peer Bork#1,043 worldwide overall4.7k citations · 109 works
  4. 4Christian Gieger#1,128 worldwide overall3.1k citations · 109 works
  5. 5Dirk Schadendorf#1,381 worldwide overall4.4k citations · 176 works
  6. 6Thomas Meitinger#1,430 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 90 works
  7. 7André Franke#1,437 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 79 works
  8. 8Sven Cichon#1,564 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 87 works
  9. 9Andreas von Deimling#1,601 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 87 works
  10. 10Erko Stackebrandt#1,625 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 106 works
  11. 11Guido Sauter#2,839 worldwide overall2k citations · 88 works
  12. 12Winfried März#2,927 worldwide overall5.2k citations · 155 works
  13. 13Marc Stadler#2,966 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 113 works
  14. 14Sibylle Loibl#3,098 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 107 works
  15. 15Stefan Schreiber#3,175 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 161 works

How Germany compares with other countries in Life Sciences