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Medicine research in Germany

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin ranks first in Germany for Medicine research in 2022–2025 (#55 worldwide), followed by Heidelberg University and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

Germany's world rank
#5
of 155 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
137k
Top-10% rate
16.1%
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
1Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlin #5556.715.6%4,376
2Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #8552.020.2%3,598
3Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #9950.317.9%3,308
4Technical University of MunichMunich #12547.822.8%1,875
5Universität HamburgHamburg #14246.419.4%2,290
6University Hospital HeidelbergHeidelberg #14746.119.9%2,447
7University Medical Center Hamburg-EppendorfHamburg #15845.319.4%2,006
8Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #17744.120.0%1,467
9Medizinische Hochschule HannoverHanover #19443.115.6%2,527
10RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #20042.718.0%1,514
11Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #22541.526.5%1,217
12University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #26839.622.7%891
13Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #27839.219.2%1,538
14Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #27939.217.4%1,766
15University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #33437.220.0%1,364
16University of TübingenTübingen #34736.822.6%1,428
17University of LübeckLübeck #35036.716.5%1,513
18Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlin #36636.226.5%672
19LMU KlinikumMunich #37436.016.3%1,480
20Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #38935.517.2%1,616
21Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #39035.523.5%1,022
22University Hospital MünsterMünster #39435.418.1%1,330
23German Centre for Cardiovascular ResearchBerlin #44434.127.7%721
24University of CologneCologne #47533.419.0%1,162
25Technische Universität DresdenDresden #48333.218.7%969
26University Hospital Carl Gustav CarusDresden #52332.419.4%762
27Universitätsklinikum WürzburgWürzburg #53332.217.8%1,150
28Universitätsklinikum ErlangenErlangen #54731.913.9%1,159
29University Medical Center FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #55131.815.5%1,418
30University Hospital CologneCologne #55231.816.8%1,408
31German Cancer Research CenterHeidelberg #58531.127.7%770
32University Hospital BonnBonn #60230.817.0%1,606
33German Center for Lung ResearchGiessen #62730.423.0%507
34Jena University HospitalJena #62830.413.8%1,132
35Düsseldorf University HospitalDüsseldorf #63530.316.3%936
36Philipps University of MarburgMarburg #63630.212.4%1,261
37University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #65729.920.7%890
38University Hospital Schleswig-HolsteinKiel #68729.416.3%883
39TUM KlinikumMunich #69029.417.3%980
40University Hospital RegensburgRegensburg #70729.113.9%1,133
41Universitätsmedizin GreifswaldGreifswald #70829.116.3%787
42University Hospital LeipzigLeipzig #70929.112.8%1,054
43Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken #71429.017.1%1,162
44Essen University HospitalEssen #75528.415.9%978
45Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #77028.217.8%1,066
46University of MünsterMünster #81127.621.5%677
47Witten/Herdecke UniversityWitten #88026.714.9%804
48University of WürzburgWürzburg #90726.420.3%653
49Ruhr University BochumBochum #91126.419.0%895
50Helmholtz Zentrum MünchenMunich #91426.328.2%421
51Universität UlmUlm #99025.520.5%774
52University of BonnBonn #99225.422.2%765
53Universitätsklinikum AachenAachen #99525.411.4%703
54University Medical Centre MannheimMannheim #99825.419.0%539
55University of GöttingenGöttingen #1,01925.119.5%619
56University Hospital FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #1,05524.818.0%710
57University of RostockRostock #1,11124.218.2%654
58Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen #1,13724.016.8%880
59Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #1,17323.622.1%465
60University Children's Hospital TübingenTübingen #1,17623.617.7%458

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

Who are the top Medicine researchers in Germany?

Jost B. Jonas, Hermann Brenner and Heribert Schunkert rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

  1. 1Jost B. Jonas#12 worldwide overall7.7k citations · 292 works
  2. 2Hermann Brenner#461 worldwide overall5.8k citations · 269 works
  3. 3Heribert Schunkert#501 worldwide overall3k citations · 121 works
  4. 4Martin Reck#900 worldwide overall2k citations · 143 works
  5. 5Udo Sechtem#980 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 112 works
  6. 6Andrew J.S. Coats#1,017 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 155 works
  7. 7Hugo A. Katus#1,201 worldwide overall3.8k citations · 251 works
  8. 8Stefan D. Anker#1,311 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 197 works
  9. 9Ulf Landmesser#1,351 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 128 works
  10. 10Dirk Schadendorf#1,381 worldwide overall4.4k citations · 212 works
  11. 11Michael Böhm#1,515 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 236 works
  12. 12Andreas von Deimling#1,601 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 136 works
  13. 13Adnan Kastrati#1,665 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 182 works
  14. 14Arndt Vogel#1,738 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 123 works
  15. 15Andreas Unterberg#1,802 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 144 works

How Germany compares with other countries in Medicine