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Materials Science research in Germany

Forschungszentrum Jülich ranks first in Germany for Materials Science research in 2022–2025 (#155 worldwide), followed by RWTH Aachen University and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.

Germany's world rank
#6
of 90 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
20k
Top-10% rate
12.4%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Materials Science in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Forschungszentrum JülichJülich #15535.412.6%533
2RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #17633.810.2%839
3Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe #17933.613.0%879
4Technische Universität DarmstadtDarmstadt #24129.813.3%463
5Technische Universität DresdenDresden #26928.413.6%575
6Technical University of MunichMunich #28327.715.9%478
7Ruhr University BochumBochum #29427.216.0%289
8Max-Planck-Institut für Nachhaltige MaterialienDüsseldorf #32026.124.0%134
9University of StuttgartStuttgart #42722.510.9%367
10Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #48021.010.1%523
11Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #48120.916.7%216
12Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #52919.715.1%267
13Leibniz University HannoverHanover #56918.812.9%271
14Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)Cologne #60218.114.8%146
15Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchMainz #62917.519.5%146
16Universität HamburgHamburg #63517.414.2%234
17University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #71515.912.4%290
18Federal Institute For Materials Research and TestingBerlin #73815.512.5%189
19Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und EnergieBerlin #75215.214.3%227
20Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #76415.016.7%204
21Helmholtz-Zentrum HereonGeesthacht #79014.614.6%182
22Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #86913.415.2%177
23University of MünsterMünster #88613.111.6%220
24TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund #90012.911.5%190
25University of WürzburgWürzburg #92112.620.7%137
26University of BayreuthBayreuth #93312.411.0%301
27University of GöttingenGöttingen #93612.417.2%144
28TU Bergakademie FreibergFreiberg #93912.48.2%195
29Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken #96412.013.8%162
30Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #96712.09.3%237
31Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #1,02611.215.2%153
32Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-RossendorfDresden #1,03111.214.6%174
33University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #1,03511.113.7%184
34Max Planck Institute for Plasma PhysicsGarching #1,05310.930.5%71
35Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck SocietyBerlin #1,05810.823.9%85
36Institute for Advanced StudyBerlin #1,08910.530.7%71
37Max Planck Institute for Solid State ResearchStuttgart #1,11610.213.9%150
38Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #1,1469.812.9%166
39Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials ResearchDresden #1,1609.712.3%161
40University of BonnBonn #1,2378.816.7%103
41Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #1,2468.810.6%184
42Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of SolidsDresden #1,2568.619.0%96
43Universität UlmUlm #1,2708.512.2%122
44Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYHamburg #1,2868.47.7%211
45Chemnitz University of TechnologyChemnitz #1,3178.09.2%171
46University of RegensburgRegensburg #1,3327.914.6%112
47Technische Universität BraunschweigBraunschweig #1,3667.67.9%158
48Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #1,4496.815.1%100
49Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #1,4516.813.5%117
50Max Planck Institute of Colloids and InterfacesPotsdam #1,4976.421.2%61
51University of BremenBremen #1,5066.38.8%135
52University of KonstanzKonstanz #1,5106.315.4%109
53Hamburg University of TechnologyHamburg #1,5456.014.1%65
54University of RostockRostock #1,5565.910.9%123
55Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #1,5795.79.6%149
56Technische Universität IlmenauIlmenau #1,5855.710.6%98
57University of AugsburgAugsburg #1,5885.610.4%77
58Center for NanoScienceMunich #1,5955.618.2%73
59University of PotsdamPotsdam #1,6455.213.6%98
60University of SiegenSiegen #1,6485.212.3%92

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

Who are the top Materials Science researchers in Germany?

M. Cardona, G. Ertl and Horst Weller rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

  1. 1M. Cardona#3,526 worldwide overall4.1k citations · 77 works
  2. 2G. Ertl#10,198 worldwide overall3.1k citations · 53 works
  3. 3Horst Weller#10,202 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 55 works
  4. 4Wolfgang J. Parak#11,883 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 50 works
  5. 5Rainer Waser#14,645 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 89 works
  6. 6Markus Antonietti#14,681 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 86 works
  7. 7S. Vepřek#16,138 worldwide overall931 citations · 45 works
  8. 8L. Ley#16,620 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 49 works
  9. 9F. Bechstedt#17,194 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 75 works
  10. 10Thomas Seyller#21,211 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 63 works
  11. 11V. Philipps#21,636 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 56 works
  12. 12Kurt Binder#22,752 worldwide overall3.5k citations · 107 works
  13. 13Robert Vaßen#23,434 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 50 works
  14. 14Xinliang Feng#24,083 worldwide overall3k citations · 87 works
  15. 15Stephanie Reich#26,000 worldwide overall1k citations · 44 works

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