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Agricultural and Biological Sciences research in Germany

Max Planck Society ranks first in Germany for Agricultural and Biological Sciences research in 2022-now (#11 worldwide), followed by Leibniz Association and University of Göttingen.

Germany's world rank
#3
of 124 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
18k
Top-10% rate
13.6%
Ranked institutions
59

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

What is the best university for Agricultural and Biological Sciences in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Max Planck SocietyMunich #1170.219.2%832
2Leibniz AssociationBerlin #1665.615.2%1,358
3University of GöttingenGöttingen #2162.220.4%562
4University of BonnBonn #4652.518.1%573
5Technical University of MunichMunich #4852.016.9%488
6Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresBerlin #6248.814.9%716
7Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #6947.515.1%305
8Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #10742.013.7%307
9Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #11740.911.6%380
10University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #13639.016.0%219
11State Museum of Natural History KarlsruheKarlsruhe #14638.21.2%558
12University of HohenheimStuttgart #17436.014.5%635
13University of WürzburgWürzburg #18135.514.1%177
14University of TübingenTübingen #18934.919.2%187
15Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #19134.814.1%312
16Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen #20034.214.9%342
17University of MünsterMünster #21033.614.5%151
18Universität HamburgHamburg #21533.313.3%180
19Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #22532.820.0%269
20Leibniz University HannoverHanover #26130.918.8%191
21University of KonstanzKonstanz #26230.916.4%81
22Bundesministerium für Landwirtschaft, Ernährung und HeimatBonn #27030.515.0%626
23Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #27630.210.3%162
24Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #29829.314.2%129
25Technische Universität DresdenDresden #30129.210.3%185
26Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergHalle #31928.518.5%196
27University of CologneCologne #33427.915.2%126
28Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #37826.315.5%126
29University of KasselKassel #38126.217.3%162
30University of BayreuthBayreuth #38226.213.4%160
31Philipps University of MarburgMarburg #45324.115.0%104
32Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #45624.015.7%127
33Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #47423.511.5%102
34Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #49023.115.0%126
35University of PotsdamPotsdam #51722.517.4%124
36Ruhr University BochumBochum #54221.910.9%102
37Osnabrück UniversityOsnabrück #58920.812.2%72
38Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #60420.511.8%108
39RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #62720.110.6%139
40University of RostockRostock #64119.811.2%131
41Bayer (Germany)Leverkusen #65419.511.1%227
42Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied SciencesFreising #77217.516.3%60
43University of RegensburgRegensburg #81216.910.2%84
44Carl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgOldenburg #84716.313.7%61
45Universität GreifswaldGreifswald #84916.314.0%100
46Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld #86416.110.4%107
47Hochschule Geisenheim UniversityGeisenheim #88115.812.5%102
48Fraunhofer-GesellschaftMunich #90015.613.0%149
49Technische Universität BraunschweigBraunschweig #90315.511.1%107
50University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #99614.311.0%61
51Institute for BiodiversityRegensburg #1,01314.113.7%118
52BASF (Germany)Ludwigshafen am Rhein #1,04113.812.4%63
53Technische Universität DarmstadtDarmstadt #1,05913.611.8%77
54Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde StuttgartStuttgart #1,31610.97.8%127
55Max Rubner InstitutKarlsruhe #1,5718.78.8%60
56University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, FoundationHanover #1,7517.37.1%164
57Boehringer Ingelheim (Germany)Ingelheim #2,3313.86.6%62
58Bavarian Natural History CollectionsMunich #2,3403.77.6%74
59Institute for Peace Research and Security PolicyHamburg #3,13210.00.1%97

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

Who are the top Agricultural and Biological Sciences researchers in Germany?

Yakov V. Kuzyakov, Alisdair Robert Fernie and Teja Tscharntke rank highest among researchers based in Germany, on their papers in Agricultural and Biological Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Yakov V. Kuzyakov#1,822 worldwide overall272.5 of 598 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Alisdair Robert Fernie#3,811 worldwide overall235.1 of 589 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Teja Tscharntke#201 worldwide overall166.8 of 288 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Matthias C. Rillig#721 worldwide overall158.6 of 306 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Ian Thomas Baldwin#22,839 worldwide overall170.0 of 428 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Detlef Weigel#185 worldwide overall137.4 of 238 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Mark Stitt#847 worldwide overall136.0 of 244 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Ingolf Steffan‐Dewenter#1,238 worldwide overall127.1 of 237 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Nico Eisenhauer#900 worldwide overall130.6 of 284 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Rainer Hedrich#8,415 worldwide overall110.5 of 238 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Jonathan Gershenzon#7,723 worldwide overall111.0 of 244 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Frank A. Ewert#11,329 worldwide overall110.2 of 252 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Paul Schulze‐Lefert#1,834 worldwide overall100.9 of 166 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Stefan Scheu#25,347 worldwide overall121.8 of 375 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Christoph Müller#6,989 worldwide overall89.5 of 176 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Germany on their work in Agricultural and Biological 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 Agricultural and Biological Sciences