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Earth and Planetary Sciences research in Germany

Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres ranks first in Germany for Earth and Planetary Sciences research in 2022-now (#8 worldwide), followed by Max Planck Society and Leibniz Association.

Germany's world rank
#5
of 78 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
11k
Top-10% rate
11.9%
Ranked institutions
40

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

What is the best university for Earth and Planetary Sciences in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresBerlin #870.313.1%2,101
2Max Planck SocietyMunich #3150.916.9%552
3Leibniz AssociationBerlin #4047.211.7%667
4Universität HamburgHamburg #10633.313.0%243
5University of PotsdamPotsdam #10932.916.6%213
6Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #12331.210.7%265
7Technical University of MunichMunich #12431.115.0%264
8University of BremenBremen #12531.012.6%321
9University of TübingenTübingen #12630.815.6%225
10Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #19924.312.4%256
11University of GöttingenGöttingen #20423.913.6%145
12Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #22122.813.0%187
13University of CologneCologne #22722.411.1%177
14Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #22922.312.6%192
15University of MünsterMünster #23322.012.2%145
16Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #23921.712.7%137
17University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #25320.911.7%105
18Ruhr University BochumBochum #26520.211.5%114
19Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #29018.912.5%160
20University of WürzburgWürzburg #29718.611.6%70
21Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #31117.912.7%116
22Technische Universität DresdenDresden #31217.911.6%103
23Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #31917.511.1%135
24Carl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgOldenburg #32017.514.4%103
25Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #32417.316.3%63
26University of BayreuthBayreuth #33017.117.8%116
27University of BonnBonn #36015.810.7%181
28Leibniz University HannoverHanover #36115.812.7%137
29University of RostockRostock #37115.48.2%104
30Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #43213.211.3%82
31Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #44112.912.7%102
32RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #45612.48.5%211
33University of StuttgartStuttgart #47211.97.9%84
34Technische Universität DarmstadtDarmstadt #48011.710.1%86
35Universität GreifswaldGreifswald #6018.511.6%62
36Fraunhofer-GesellschaftMunich #6148.27.4%141
37Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde StuttgartStuttgart #6327.84.0%118
38Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural ResourcesHanover #6906.59.8%68
39Technische Universität BraunschweigBraunschweig #7116.18.6%64
40TU Bergakademie FreibergFreiberg #8753.19.7%90

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

Who are the top Earth and Planetary Sciences researchers in Germany?

Meinrat Otto Andreae, Alfred Kröner and Axel Gerdes rank highest among researchers based in Germany, on their papers in Earth and Planetary Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Meinrat Otto Andreae#17,456 worldwide overall108.2 of 330 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Alfred Kröner#20,913 worldwide overall100.8 of 302 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Axel Gerdes#131,586 worldwide overall105.9 of 460 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Albrecht W. Hofmann#18,235 worldwide overall75.3 of 163 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Jos Lelieveld#27,253 worldwide overall89.1 of 316 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Ulrich Pöschl#6,617 worldwide overall72.1 of 163 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Paul J. Crutzen#12,171 worldwide overall68.0 of 158 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Björn Stevens#30,249 worldwide overall70.3 of 195 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Thorsten Dittmar#6,951 worldwide overall63.7 of 140 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Ulf Riebesell#112,711 worldwide overall78.6 of 303 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Albert Ansmann#54,284 worldwide overall65.4 of 193 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Manfred R. Strecker#149,768 worldwide overall77.5 of 329 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Hartmut Herrmann#99,908 worldwide overall67.5 of 243 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Gerrit Lohmann#241,025 worldwide overall88.0 of 464 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Lothar Ratschbacher#97,680 worldwide overall59.3 of 182 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Germany on their work in Earth and Planetary 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 Earth and Planetary Sciences