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Medicine research in Germany

Heidelberg University ranks first in Germany for Medicine research in 2022-now (#29 worldwide), followed by Max Planck Society and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

Germany's world rank
#4
of 152 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
137k
Top-10% rate
11.3%
Ranked institutions
60

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Medicine in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #2962.814.0%6,874
2Max Planck SocietyMunich #6354.216.4%1,313
3Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #6653.712.2%5,144
4Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresBerlin #6953.215.5%3,028
5Universität HamburgHamburg #7752.014.0%4,585
6Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlin #7851.910.7%4,376
7Technical University of MunichMunich #8351.213.4%3,305
8University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #8451.012.4%2,782
9University of CologneCologne #10748.412.9%2,679
10University of BonnBonn #11148.012.9%2,439
11Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #11347.814.5%2,360
12Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #12646.612.4%2,882
13Technische Universität DresdenDresden #13046.212.8%1,932
14Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #13445.917.7%1,224
15University of WürzburgWürzburg #16043.913.0%1,916
16Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #16243.812.5%2,328
17University of MünsterMünster #17443.012.5%2,006
18Leibniz AssociationBerlin #17543.015.5%1,177
19University of GöttingenGöttingen #17942.79.6%1,532
20Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #18142.611.9%2,780
21Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #18742.215.6%1,049
22Medizinische Hochschule HannoverHanover #19042.09.6%3,016
23Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlin #20041.518.4%672
24RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #21040.911.3%2,268
25University of TübingenTübingen #22940.011.9%1,958
26German Centre for Cardiovascular ResearchBerlin #23739.619.7%721
27Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #25238.910.2%2,224
28Philipps University of MarburgMarburg #25438.88.4%1,867
29University of RegensburgRegensburg #29237.310.2%1,672
30University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #29537.212.1%2,014
31Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #30436.811.8%1,407
32Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #30736.711.1%1,670
33Ruhr University BochumBochum #33635.712.4%1,090
34Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken #35835.09.8%1,545
35German Center for Infection ResearchBraunschweig #36634.818.8%330
36University of LübeckLübeck #37234.611.6%1,513
37European Molecular Biology LaboratoryHeidelberg #40433.720.5%142
38Universität UlmUlm #41633.411.7%1,569
39Universität GreifswaldGreifswald #46132.210.8%940
40German Center for Lung ResearchGiessen #50931.117.9%507
41Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen #51131.111.1%881
42University of AugsburgAugsburg #55930.110.6%881
43National Center for Tumor DiseasesHeidelberg #57329.819.5%298
44Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #57429.815.8%202
45Deutsches Konsortium für Translationale KrebsforschungHeidelberg #68227.921.2%240
46University Children's Hospital TübingenTübingen #71827.413.2%458
47German Center for Diabetes ResearchMunich #72627.218.6%159
48Bayer (Germany)Leverkusen #74027.020.4%686
49Zimmer Biomet (Germany)Berlin #77126.617.7%219
50University of KonstanzKonstanz #78326.413.1%133
51Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld #78626.410.9%370
52Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergHalle #80626.18.7%1,016
53Fraunhofer-GesellschaftMunich #81925.912.2%748
54Otto-von-Guericke-Universität MagdeburgMagdeburg #82025.99.0%802
55Boehringer Ingelheim (Germany)Ingelheim #82125.914.8%632
56TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund #93924.410.8%177
57University of BremenBremen #96324.115.5%204
58University of RostockRostock #98023.98.7%916
59University of PotsdamPotsdam #1,00423.612.7%292
60Carl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgOldenburg #1,03123.412.9%297

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

Who are the top Medicine researchers in Germany?

Hermann Brenner, Michael C Böhm and Stefan D. Anker rank highest among researchers based in Germany, on their papers in Medicine that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Hermann Brenner#16,244 worldwide overall458.9 of 1,607 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Michael C Böhm#15,694 worldwide overall421.6 of 1,245 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Stefan D. Anker#2,834 worldwide overall381.9 of 889 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Hölger Thiele#27,772 worldwide overall357.2 of 1,228 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Jost Bruno Jonas#28,164 worldwide overall366.7 of 1,414 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Georg Andreas Schett#9,365 worldwide overall294.0 of 819 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Andreas von Deimling#3,319 worldwide overall261.2 of 630 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Rudolf Kaaks#10,409 worldwide overall262.0 of 716 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Christoph Wanner#26,006 worldwide overall274.0 of 901 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Heiner Boeing#8,929 worldwide overall247.3 of 647 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Marcus Maurer#40,128 worldwide overall271.1 of 933 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Friedemann Paul#31,184 worldwide overall243.1 of 734 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Stefan M. Pfister#1,589 worldwide overall210.5 of 474 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Ulf Landmesser#22,160 worldwide overall233.6 of 720 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Wolfgang Wick#8,923 worldwide overall219.2 of 599 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Germany on their work in Medicine alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

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What are the best universities for medicine in Germany?

Heidelberg University ranks first in Germany for Medicine research in 2022-now (#29 worldwide), followed by Max Planck Society and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

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