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Agricultural and Biological Sciences research in Germany

University of Göttingen ranks first in Germany for Agricultural and Biological Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#13 worldwide), followed by University of Bonn and Technical University of Munich.

Germany's world rank
#5
of 126 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
18k
Top-10% rate
28.8%
Ranked institutions
60

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
1University of GöttingenGöttingen #1368.543.3%539
2University of BonnBonn #6848.138.8%550
3Technical University of MunichMunich #9044.737.1%482
4Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape ResearchMüncheberg #9444.228.9%226
5University of HohenheimStuttgart #13439.832.9%635
6Julius Kühn-InstitutQuedlinburg #21633.933.6%290
7University of KasselKassel #24332.532.7%162
8Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #25132.139.3%290
9Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen #25531.930.4%342
10Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergHalle #27830.841.4%192
11Helmholtz Centre for Environmental ResearchLeipzig #31129.445.1%133
12Leibniz University HannoverHanover #31829.238.5%190
13University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #41126.040.1%206
14University of TübingenTübingen #45524.840.8%179
15German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity ResearchLeipzig #47124.353.8%106
16Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #50223.531.3%304
17University of WürzburgWürzburg #54622.536.1%173
18Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #55122.424.9%296
19Universität HamburgHamburg #63920.628.0%164
20Johann Heinrich von Thünen-InstitutBraunschweig #66720.139.4%99
21Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant PhysiologyPotsdam #75518.555.7%107
22Forschungszentrum JülichJülich #80917.722.7%177
23University of BayreuthBayreuth #87316.829.7%160
24Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #91016.229.1%121
25Technische Universität DresdenDresden #93615.922.7%173
26University of PotsdamPotsdam #94915.737.3%122
27Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe #96215.630.6%168
28Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #1,03314.730.9%274
29University of RostockRostock #1,08414.126.4%126
30Ruhr University BochumBochum #1,09713.925.3%93
31Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #1,10613.829.8%162
32Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #1,12313.642.2%145
33Philipps University of MarburgMarburg #1,19912.934.8%101
34University of CologneCologne #1,21912.634.9%113
35Institute for BiodiversityRegensburg #1,26612.224.0%118
36Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding ResearchCologne #1,29211.961.3%67
37Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK)Gatersleben #1,29711.945.9%142
38Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #1,33311.532.8%118
39Max Planck Institute for Chemical EcologyJena #1,33711.543.0%92
40State Museum of Natural History KarlsruheKarlsruhe #1,5259.94.4%558
41University of MünsterMünster #1,5339.833.2%142
42Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #1,5669.636.6%119
43Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and BioeconomyPotsdam #1,5779.535.6%91
44RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #1,6439.021.7%133
45Cluster of Excellence on Plant SciencesDüsseldorf #1,7108.556.7%64
46Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #1,7418.327.9%96
47University of KonstanzKonstanz #1,8507.546.2%81
48Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied SciencesFreising #1,8637.430.7%60
49Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld #1,9067.233.1%107
50Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #1,9337.034.3%108
51Friedrich-Loeffler-InstitutGreifswald #1,9357.032.8%127
52Hochschule Geisenheim UniversityGeisenheim #1,9436.930.7%102
53Technische Universität BraunschweigBraunschweig #1,9776.728.3%107
54Bayer (Germany)Leverkusen #2,2635.019.1%141
55Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #2,2994.826.8%94
56Universität GreifswaldGreifswald #2,4214.232.7%72
57Technische Universität DarmstadtDarmstadt #2,4674.028.7%77
58Osnabrück UniversityOsnabrück #2,4704.031.2%72
59Museum für NaturkundeBerlin #2,4873.912.7%144
60University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, FoundationHanover #2,5823.415.9%164

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

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

Marc Stadler, Peter Poschlod and Teja Tscharntke rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

  1. 1Marc Stadler#2,966 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 51 works
  2. 2Peter Poschlod#6,982 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 62 works
  3. 3Teja Tscharntke#7,856 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 64 works
  4. 4Matthias C. Rillig#9,023 worldwide overall2k citations · 65 works
  5. 5Rainer Horn#10,896 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 43 works
  6. 6Lothar Willmitzer#12,358 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 49 works
  7. 7Matin Qaim#16,764 worldwide overall813 citations · 42 works
  8. 8Ingolf Steffan‐Dewenter#16,803 worldwide overall1k citations · 54 works
  9. 9Jürgen Dengler#19,699 worldwide overall626 citations · 41 works
  10. 10O. L. Lange#21,108 worldwide overall505 citations · 42 works
  11. 11Reinhold Carle#27,638 worldwide overall594 citations · 39 works
  12. 12Nils Stein#29,482 worldwide overall514 citations · 53 works
  13. 13Michaël Wink#30,120 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 111 works
  14. 14François Buscot#32,300 worldwide overall693 citations · 44 works
  15. 15Alisdair R. Fernie#32,523 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 88 works

How Germany compares with other countries in Agricultural and Biological Sciences