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Chemistry research in Germany

Max Planck Society ranks first in Germany for Chemistry research in 2022-now (#2 worldwide), followed by University of Münster and University of Göttingen.

Germany's world rank
#3
of 71 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
13k
Top-10% rate
9.8%
Ranked institutions
50

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

What is the best university for Chemistry in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Max Planck SocietyMunich #290.317.8%778
2University of MünsterMünster #3152.118.4%368
3University of GöttingenGöttingen #5244.916.5%260
4Ruhr University BochumBochum #7240.310.6%271
5RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #7440.013.1%443
6Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #8837.513.0%208
7University of WürzburgWürzburg #9137.111.8%252
8Technical University of MunichMunich #9935.913.1%405
9Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresBerlin #10135.68.2%974
10TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund #11833.511.6%195
11Leibniz AssociationBerlin #12732.49.6%474
12Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #15929.310.7%249
13Philipps University of MarburgMarburg #18627.19.3%221
14Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #19926.29.1%289
15University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #20026.111.3%186
16University of RegensburgRegensburg #20126.08.8%251
17Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #20925.59.0%227
18Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #23024.110.8%207
19Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #23124.19.4%291
20Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken #25922.57.7%138
21University of TübingenTübingen #26122.47.0%211
22Technische Universität DresdenDresden #26522.28.3%190
23University of BayreuthBayreuth #31919.610.2%120
24Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #32619.39.2%106
25Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #34318.68.2%104
26University of BonnBonn #35818.09.5%184
27Technische Universität DarmstadtDarmstadt #43015.47.9%144
28Federal Institute For Materials Research and TestingBerlin #43115.49.4%71
29Universität HamburgHamburg #44714.98.1%129
30University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #46114.48.0%163
31Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld #47314.19.6%130
32Leibniz University HannoverHanover #49313.54.2%110
33Fraunhofer-GesellschaftMunich #51812.88.2%150
34Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #52012.89.4%136
35University of BremenBremen #53312.46.7%88
36Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #54612.15.6%131
37Technische Universität BraunschweigBraunschweig #58411.17.1%146
38Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen #61910.38.1%128
39Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #6589.55.3%146
40University of StuttgartStuttgart #6679.33.9%213
41Universität UlmUlm #6689.39.2%81
42Boehringer Ingelheim (Germany)Ingelheim #6968.79.2%75
43Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #7038.66.7%181
44Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergHalle #7128.45.8%101
45University of CologneCologne #7338.06.2%122
46University of WuppertalWuppertal #7387.95.1%62
47University of PotsdamPotsdam #7447.84.3%74
48University of RostockRostock #7527.65.8%141
49Carl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgOldenburg #8995.14.3%87
50TU Bergakademie FreibergFreiberg #1,28515.01.3%79

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

Who are the top Chemistry researchers in Germany?

Lutz Ackermann, Frank Glorius and Matthias Beller rank highest among researchers based in Germany, on their papers in Chemistry that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Lutz Ackermann#2,764 worldwide overall331.6 of 763 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Frank Glorius#2,604 worldwide overall296.7 of 668 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Matthias Beller#34,777 worldwide overall335.5 of 1,242 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Alois Fürstner#7,042 worldwide overall179.5 of 404 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Magnus Rueping#13,577 worldwide overall180.5 of 459 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Matthias Mann#32 worldwide overall137.3 of 211 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Paul von Ragué Schleyer#81,606 worldwide overall198.0 of 844 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Carsten Bolm#78,001 worldwide overall185.8 of 758 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Gernot Frenking#69,448 worldwide overall179.0 of 692 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10A. Stephen K. Hashmi#56,939 worldwide overall164.4 of 655 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Paul Knochel#180,636 worldwide overall227.2 of 1,296 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Armido Studer#58,722 worldwide overall148.7 of 526 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Wolfgang Anton Herrmann#143,098 worldwide overall175.1 of 792 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Benjamin List#14,514 worldwide overall133.0 of 389 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Stefan Grimme#16,828 worldwide overall144.8 of 530 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Germany on their work in Chemistry 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 Chemistry