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Immunology and Microbiology research in Germany

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München ranks first in Germany for Immunology and Microbiology research in 2022-now (#23 worldwide), followed by Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres and Max Planck Society.

Germany's world rank
#4
of 71 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
7.5k
Top-10% rate
11.0%
Ranked institutions
39

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
1Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #2351.911.8%311
2Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresBerlin #2848.914.2%270
3Max Planck SocietyMunich #3445.917.4%144
4Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #4143.113.4%337
5University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #6137.012.8%220
6Technical University of MunichMunich #7234.413.4%150
7Leibniz AssociationBerlin #9230.712.6%196
8University of BonnBonn #9330.513.7%158
9University of CologneCologne #9530.214.2%130
10Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlin #10029.411.3%190
11University of MünsterMünster #10828.213.6%115
12Universität HamburgHamburg #10928.19.6%265
13Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #11826.915.2%116
14Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #12226.414.0%88
15Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #13025.49.3%149
16Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #13524.811.8%224
17Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #14124.111.7%153
18German Center for Infection ResearchBraunschweig #14623.613.7%67
19Technische Universität DresdenDresden #15422.812.9%94
20Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #18320.110.2%132
21Medizinische Hochschule HannoverHanover #18420.19.3%166
22University of WürzburgWürzburg #18719.811.8%119
23University of TübingenTübingen #21517.79.8%125
24University of GöttingenGöttingen #23516.39.0%64
25Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #26214.69.8%108
26Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #27613.810.4%99
27RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #28913.111.6%97
28University of RegensburgRegensburg #29213.09.3%101
29Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #29712.710.9%100
30University of LübeckLübeck #32011.610.8%92
31University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #33410.99.4%120
32Philipps University of MarburgMarburg #35410.09.8%68
33Universität UlmUlm #3629.77.9%89
34Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen #3669.510.1%115
35Fraunhofer-GesellschaftMunich #4058.011.1%75
36Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken #4187.54.9%63
37Boehringer Ingelheim (Germany)Ingelheim #4376.810.3%91
38Bundesministerium für Landwirtschaft, Ernährung und HeimatBonn #4795.413.4%71
39University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, FoundationHanover #5054.611.8%88

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

Who are the top Immunology and Microbiology researchers in Germany?

Klaus Rajewsky, Eicke Latz and Marco Prinz rank highest among researchers based in Germany, on their papers in Immunology and Microbiology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Klaus Rajewsky#7,691 worldwide overall72.0 of 182 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Eicke Latz#2,934 worldwide overall58.9 of 113 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Marco Prinz#8,167 worldwide overall53.6 of 110 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Christian Weber#56,092 worldwide overall60.4 of 199 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Joachim Ludwig Schultze#23,106 worldwide overall53.2 of 137 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Markus Friedrich Neurath#64,026 worldwide overall55.3 of 167 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Georg Andreas Schett#9,365 worldwide overall54.4 of 172 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Hermann Wagner#85,566 worldwide overall60.3 of 232 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Bodo Grimbacher#21,872 worldwide overall54.7 of 184 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Andreas Radbruch#96,611 worldwide overall58.2 of 231 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Reinhold Förster#71,659 worldwide overall48.7 of 148 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Veit Hornung#7,303 worldwide overall43.2 of 96 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Oliver Soehnlein#8,098 worldwide overall41.9 of 86 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Tim D. Sparwasser#41,725 worldwide overall48.1 of 158 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Andreas Diefenbach#15,408 worldwide overall37.5 of 75 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Germany on their work in Immunology and Microbiology 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 Immunology and Microbiology