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Environmental Science research in Germany

Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres ranks first in Germany for Environmental Science research in 2022-now (#12 worldwide), followed by Max Planck Society and Leibniz Association.

Germany's world rank
#3
of 122 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
28k
Top-10% rate
11.6%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Environmental Science in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresBerlin #1269.412.3%2,983
2Max Planck SocietyMunich #2361.315.4%978
3Leibniz AssociationBerlin #3058.113.6%1,728
4Technical University of MunichMunich #10642.513.5%846
5Universität HamburgHamburg #11741.311.6%463
6University of TübingenTübingen #12440.615.5%450
7Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #15837.616.5%336
8Carl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgOldenburg #16437.113.1%238
9University of BremenBremen #16537.111.8%317
10Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #16736.911.6%400
11University of GöttingenGöttingen #18835.516.7%496
12Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #21733.711.9%381
13Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #24332.315.7%218
14University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #24932.016.4%397
15University of PotsdamPotsdam #25431.714.4%332
16Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #25531.712.4%246
17Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #25731.617.6%355
18Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #26231.414.7%242
19Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #27031.014.7%317
20University of BonnBonn #27730.713.1%434
21Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #28330.410.0%332
22Technische Universität DresdenDresden #29330.011.2%426
23University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #35527.611.8%306
24University of KonstanzKonstanz #36027.414.4%151
25University of BayreuthBayreuth #36227.410.9%261
26Leibniz University HannoverHanover #37127.113.2%293
27University of WürzburgWürzburg #37427.014.8%178
28University of CologneCologne #38526.610.1%215
29University of MünsterMünster #38826.510.5%176
30RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #41025.88.7%591
31Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #41625.712.3%159
32Ruhr University BochumBochum #49423.59.1%284
33TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund #52622.88.7%134
34Technische Universität DarmstadtDarmstadt #53522.69.4%248
35University of Koblenz and LandauMainz #59121.315.9%105
36Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen #59521.211.4%213
37University of StuttgartStuttgart #63220.59.0%240
38Universität GreifswaldGreifswald #65320.112.0%163
39Osnabrück UniversityOsnabrück #65920.07.6%104
40Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #67719.610.0%94
41University of KasselKassel #69119.413.6%209
42Fraunhofer-GesellschaftMunich #70519.17.9%504
43Technische Universität BraunschweigBraunschweig #70919.18.5%234
44German Environment AgencyDessau #71519.011.7%113
45University of RostockRostock #72618.89.4%228
46Philipps University of MarburgMarburg #73418.710.7%128
47Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergHalle #74018.617.1%153
48Institute for BiodiversityRegensburg #74718.412.2%159
49Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #75918.29.8%206
50University of HohenheimStuttgart #84117.010.4%217
51University of WuppertalWuppertal #84516.98.3%137
52University of AugsburgAugsburg #85016.911.5%124
53Federal Institute of HydrologyKoblenz #90216.112.3%63
54Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld #92215.97.1%129
55University of KaiserslauternKaiserslautern #94115.68.8%88
56University of RegensburgRegensburg #98515.08.1%76
57Leuphana University of LüneburgLüneburg #1,01914.617.4%122
58Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural ResourcesHanover #1,06414.110.3%60
59Bundesministerium für Landwirtschaft, Ernährung und HeimatBonn #1,15613.113.6%296
60Clausthal University of TechnologyClausthal-Zellerfeld #1,19112.710.9%68

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

Who are the top Environmental Science researchers in Germany?

Jörg Rinklebe, Yakov V. Kuzyakov and Nico Eisenhauer rank highest among researchers based in Germany, on their papers in Environmental Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Jörg Rinklebe#485 worldwide overall160.7 of 330 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Yakov V. Kuzyakov#1,822 worldwide overall162.6 of 396 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Nico Eisenhauer#900 worldwide overall151.6 of 293 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Markus Reichstein#4,001 worldwide overall150.8 of 344 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Rudolf Amann#5,796 worldwide overall128.5 of 272 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Matthias C. Rillig#721 worldwide overall114.2 of 230 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Rupert Seidl#461 worldwide overall105.5 of 173 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Helge Bruelheide#8,657 worldwide overall111.5 of 250 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Meinrat Otto Andreae#17,456 worldwide overall120.3 of 370 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Tobias Kuemmerle#3,101 worldwide overall104.9 of 218 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Sönke Zaehle#2,247 worldwide overall99.0 of 190 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Ulrich Pöschl#6,617 worldwide overall102.8 of 230 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Almut Arneth#5,076 worldwide overall103.7 of 242 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Jos Lelieveld#27,253 worldwide overall119.2 of 414 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Dagmar Haase#9,002 worldwide overall100.8 of 236 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Germany on their work in Environmental Science 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 Environmental Science