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Immunology and Microbiology research in Germany

Heidelberg University ranks first in Germany for Immunology and Microbiology research in 2022–2025 (#74 worldwide), followed by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin.

Germany's world rank
#4
of 73 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
7.5k
Top-10% rate
21.0%
Ranked institutions
32

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

What is the best university for Immunology and Microbiology in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #7434.026.6%190
2Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #8831.422.3%226
3Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlin #11527.322.6%190
4Technical University of MunichMunich #17321.028.2%111
5University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #19019.625.0%123
6Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #19719.023.2%121
7Universität HamburgHamburg #19918.920.7%134
8University Hospital HeidelbergHeidelberg #20818.226.3%110
9German Cancer Research CenterHeidelberg #21717.532.3%79
10University Medical Center Hamburg-EppendorfHamburg #24115.920.3%119
11University of BonnBonn #27314.037.4%67
12Universitätsklinikum ErlangenErlangen #28813.221.7%99
13Medizinische Hochschule HannoverHanover #29113.118.5%150
14Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #31311.925.0%116
15University Medical Center FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #32211.521.9%97
16Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #32811.220.4%92
17University Hospital BonnBonn #33211.021.3%89
18Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #33610.925.2%88
19Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #34210.618.7%100
20University of TübingenTübingen #35010.225.5%99
21RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #3609.823.0%72
22University of LübeckLübeck #3739.219.2%92
23Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #4028.119.6%96
24University Hospital MünsterMünster #4197.525.3%62
25University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #4267.223.1%62
26German Center for Infection ResearchBraunschweig #4307.129.2%67
27University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #4815.322.1%74
28Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen #4994.817.9%115
29LMU KlinikumMunich #5114.419.8%62
30University Hospital RegensburgRegensburg #5503.315.7%64
31Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #5872.320.6%73
32University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, FoundationHanover #6051.817.9%88

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

Who are the top Immunology and Microbiology researchers in Germany?

Dirk Schadendorf, André Franke and Wolfgang Köenig rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

  1. 1Dirk Schadendorf#1,381 worldwide overall4.4k citations · 45 works
  2. 2André Franke#1,437 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 17 works
  3. 3Wolfgang Köenig#2,693 worldwide overall3k citations · 15 works
  4. 4Winfried März#2,927 worldwide overall5.2k citations · 23 works
  5. 5Stefan Schreiber#3,175 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 32 works
  6. 6Stephan Stilgenbauer#5,272 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 14 works
  7. 7Eicke Latz#5,700 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 19 works
  8. 8Peter R. Galle#8,260 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 23 works
  9. 9Uğur Şahin#10,728 worldwide overall1k citations · 32 works
  10. 10Jürgen Braun#10,851 worldwide overall799 citations · 14 works
  11. 11Wolfgang Wick#10,888 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 13 works
  12. 12Michael Pfreundschuh#12,337 worldwide overall791 citations · 13 works
  13. 13Özlem Türeci#12,983 worldwide overall778 citations · 26 works
  14. 14Marco Prinz#13,784 worldwide overall813 citations · 18 works
  15. 15Štefan Schwarz#15,135 worldwide overall863 citations · 13 works

How Germany compares with other countries in Immunology and Microbiology