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Physical Sciences research in Germany

Max Planck Society ranks first in Germany for Physical Sciences research in 2022-now (#14 worldwide), followed by Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres and Technical University of Munich.

Germany's world rank
#3
of 154 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
270k
Top-10% rate
9.0%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Physical Sciences in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Max Planck SocietyMunich #1471.615.7%12,230
2Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresBerlin #3262.69.4%27,189
3Technical University of MunichMunich #5856.211.7%10,416
4Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #10150.210.0%4,804
5Technische Universität DresdenDresden #10350.08.3%6,237
6RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #11249.17.9%10,305
7Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #11548.813.0%4,267
8Ruhr University BochumBochum #13747.010.3%3,967
9Leibniz AssociationBerlin #14146.710.3%7,461
10Universität HamburgHamburg #15745.510.2%3,987
11Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #19643.18.5%5,144
12University of MünsterMünster #20142.811.2%2,360
13University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #25640.211.6%2,649
14University of GöttingenGöttingen #26140.013.0%2,075
15University of WürzburgWürzburg #26439.911.6%1,848
16Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #27739.410.9%2,320
17TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund #28239.27.0%2,785
18Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #28339.111.6%2,870
19Technische Universität DarmstadtDarmstadt #28439.19.0%4,979
20Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #31637.912.5%1,847
21Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #34337.112.1%1,808
22University of StuttgartStuttgart #35836.67.8%5,676
23Leibniz University HannoverHanover #36136.59.0%3,983
24University of TübingenTübingen #36436.411.3%2,383
25University of BremenBremen #38235.99.0%2,398
26University of KonstanzKonstanz #40235.310.9%1,034
27University of BonnBonn #41135.111.7%2,710
28University of SiegenSiegen #43834.48.8%1,319
29Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #44334.310.1%2,005
30University of BayreuthBayreuth #44634.29.5%1,756
31Fraunhofer-GesellschaftMunich #46233.86.9%10,514
32University of CologneCologne #48233.410.1%1,680
33Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #49033.210.1%2,130
34Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken #49433.19.0%1,568
35University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #49833.08.7%2,961
36University of PotsdamPotsdam #53732.210.3%2,055
37Universität UlmUlm #59631.18.1%1,298
38University of RegensburgRegensburg #61030.99.1%1,323
39University of AugsburgAugsburg #61330.88.3%1,134
40Philipps University of MarburgMarburg #61930.78.6%1,013
41Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #62230.68.8%1,483
42Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #72829.08.6%1,168
43University of RostockRostock #73928.86.7%1,733
44Federal Institute For Materials Research and TestingBerlin #74028.89.3%1,014
45Technische Universität BraunschweigBraunschweig #75128.66.3%2,968
46Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen #76628.49.6%1,112
47European Molecular Biology LaboratoryHeidelberg #78428.119.8%173
48Carl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgOldenburg #81027.88.3%1,373
49Physikalisch-Technische BundesanstaltBraunschweig #82427.66.8%765
50Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #82727.610.5%2,102
51University of KaiserslauternKaiserslautern #84627.37.2%1,365
52Hamburg University of TechnologyHamburg #86527.17.6%1,095
53Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergHalle #92626.49.7%879
54Chemnitz University of TechnologyChemnitz #93726.26.5%1,648
55Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld #94226.210.0%1,297
56Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlin #95326.010.0%436
57Universität der Bundeswehr MünchenMunich #96126.06.0%1,496
58Paderborn UniversityPaderborn #99025.67.3%1,593
59Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-LandauLandau #1,04125.18.3%460
60University of Koblenz and LandauMainz #1,05824.910.3%348

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

Who are the top Physical Sciences researchers in Germany?

F. J. M. Geurts, J. Milošević and A. Rossi rank highest among researchers based in Germany, on their papers in Physical Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1F. J. M. Geurts#7,137 worldwide overall695.1 of 2,032 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2J. Milošević#4,683 worldwide overall658.1 of 1,790 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3A. Rossi#9,424 worldwide overall657.7 of 2,021 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Martin Erdmann#14,704 worldwide overall669.7 of 2,214 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Christoph Grab#8,841 worldwide overall636.7 of 1,911 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6M. Raidal#7,796 worldwide overall625.9 of 1,841 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7M. Pierini#15,033 worldwide overall651.5 of 2,169 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8C. Collard#8,395 worldwide overall615.6 of 1,820 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9M. Khakzad#7,744 worldwide overall611.6 of 1,785 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10J. Conway#24,412 worldwide overall677.4 of 2,464 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11S. Belforte#14,463 worldwide overall640.4 of 2,095 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12M. Grünewald#13,693 worldwide overall630.5 of 2,046 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13P. Azzi#14,865 worldwide overall633.8 of 2,080 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14K. Özdemir#6,336 worldwide overall591.3 of 1,661 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15M. Arneodo#10,465 worldwide overall611.6 of 1,878 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Germany on their work in Physical 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 Physical Sciences