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Chemistry research in Germany

University of Münster ranks first in Germany for Chemistry research in 2022–2025 (#11 worldwide), followed by Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung and RWTH Aachen University.

Germany's world rank
#4
of 73 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
13k
Top-10% rate
15.4%
Ranked institutions
52

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

What is the best university for Chemistry in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of MünsterMünster #1166.728.7%362
2Max-Planck-Institut für KohlenforschungMülheim #5843.536.2%189
3RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #6442.222.0%429
4University of GöttingenGöttingen #7340.328.5%247
5Technical University of MunichMunich #8438.418.2%398
6Leibniz Institute for CatalysisRostock #13531.818.0%212
7Ruhr University BochumBochum #14730.619.6%266
8Philipps University of MarburgMarburg #19226.914.7%220
9Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #20825.819.7%207
10University of RegensburgRegensburg #23124.318.6%247
11Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe #23524.111.8%394
12Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #27721.814.4%269
13University of WürzburgWürzburg #27921.719.0%248
14Technische Universität DresdenDresden #28421.511.5%176
15TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund #29421.015.9%195
16University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #31320.117.3%176
17Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy ConversionMülheim #33419.222.0%77
18Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #35718.316.0%197
19Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #37817.513.6%226
20Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #39117.013.0%242
21University of TübingenTübingen #44815.114.0%206
22University of BonnBonn #45814.813.6%178
23Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #49813.713.5%221
24Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken #51413.214.7%138
25University of BayreuthBayreuth #54512.417.7%120
26University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #55812.111.0%147
27Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #61210.815.6%130
28Forschungszentrum JülichJülich #6749.48.9%140
29Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #6909.19.9%140
30Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #7058.814.5%106
31Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #7128.711.8%163
32Universität HamburgHamburg #7378.214.0%115
33Universität UlmUlm #7388.215.0%78
34University of StuttgartStuttgart #7468.07.0%213
35Technische Universität DarmstadtDarmstadt #7747.513.5%144
36Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld #7927.211.7%130
37Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen #8396.410.3%128
38University of BremenBremen #8825.713.0%86
39Federal Institute For Materials Research and TestingBerlin #8915.614.0%71
40Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #8955.511.2%126
41University of RostockRostock #9015.47.9%140
42Technische Universität BraunschweigBraunschweig #9145.211.6%146
43Leibniz University HannoverHanover #9265.09.1%109
44Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #9295.014.9%103
45Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergHalle #9884.19.4%98
46Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-RossendorfDresden #1,0483.39.0%63
47Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYHamburg #1,198145.08.8%66
48University of CologneCologne #1,208134.010.4%113
49University of PotsdamPotsdam #1,227112.08.9%73
50University of WuppertalWuppertal #1,25086.09.0%62
51TU Bergakademie FreibergFreiberg #1,27954.03.4%79
52Carl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgOldenburg #1,29339.04.1%85

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

Who are the top Chemistry researchers in Germany?

Matthias Mann, Stefan Grimme and Reinhart Ahlrichs rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

  1. 1Matthias Mann#116 worldwide overall5.1k citations · 58 works
  2. 2Stefan Grimme#6,878 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 80 works
  3. 3Reinhart Ahlrichs#7,126 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 50 works
  4. 4Alois Fürstner#7,645 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 93 works
  5. 5Wim Klopper#10,263 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 40 works
  6. 6Markus Antonietti#14,681 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 54 works
  7. 7Johann Gasteiger#22,320 worldwide overall543 citations · 40 works
  8. 8F. Ekkehardt Hahn#24,473 worldwide overall995 citations · 78 works
  9. 9Fritz E. Kühn#31,604 worldwide overall739 citations · 44 works
  10. 10Hans‐Joachim Knölker#32,099 worldwide overall753 citations · 59 works
  11. 11Georg Wittig#37,631 worldwide overall623 citations · 79 works
  12. 12H. S. P. Müller#38,519 worldwide overall951 citations · 47 works
  13. 13Kläus Müllen#44,533 worldwide overall3k citations · 85 works
  14. 14J. Troe#47,901 worldwide overall872 citations · 44 works
  15. 15Benjamin List#48,665 worldwide overall1k citations · 113 works

How Germany compares with other countries in Chemistry