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Neuroscience research in Germany

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin ranks first in Germany for Neuroscience research in 2022–2025 (#78 worldwide), followed by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Heidelberg University.

Germany's world rank
#4
of 74 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
17k
Top-10% rate
19.3%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Neuroscience in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlin #7838.315.9%446
2Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #8537.119.5%503
3Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #10833.721.9%290
4German Center for Neurodegenerative DiseasesBonn #13630.527.6%181
5Technical University of MunichMunich #14030.024.4%269
6University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #15029.125.2%241
7Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #19925.124.6%280
8University of TübingenTübingen #20124.920.8%372
9Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #20624.623.1%173
10Ruhr University BochumBochum #21124.217.5%307
11Universität HamburgHamburg #22423.421.0%278
12Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #23922.517.3%239
13Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #24921.923.6%278
14University of WürzburgWürzburg #25621.522.0%215
15Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #26621.019.8%192
16Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #28819.823.9%177
17University Hospital HeidelbergHeidelberg #29019.721.1%138
18University of BonnBonn #30319.125.2%181
19Technische Universität DresdenDresden #32218.221.2%284
20Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #34317.419.5%228
21University Medical Center Hamburg-EppendorfHamburg #34817.121.1%163
22University of GöttingenGöttingen #34917.121.9%139
23University of RegensburgRegensburg #38215.819.6%149
24University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #39715.324.0%91
25Medizinische Hochschule HannoverHanover #39915.212.4%234
26University of CologneCologne #41714.621.6%169
27RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #42114.415.8%258
28University of MünsterMünster #44013.821.4%211
29Philipps University of MarburgMarburg #44513.713.3%233
30University Medical Center FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #47112.919.5%136
31University Hospital BonnBonn #47812.622.9%100
32Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken #49412.216.5%157
33University of LübeckLübeck #52011.520.5%155
34Universitätsklinikum WürzburgWürzburg #52611.322.3%100
35Universität UlmUlm #56310.317.0%131
36University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #56710.223.5%113
37Forschungszentrum JülichJülich #57610.015.8%172
38Central Institute of Mental HealthMannheim #5889.724.8%67
39University Hospital CologneCologne #5969.520.2%94
40Universitätsmedizin GöttingenGöttingen #6528.219.7%98
41LMU KlinikumMunich #6618.122.3%112
42Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain SciencesLeipzig #7306.731.4%159
43University of RostockRostock #7316.612.6%92
44Essen University HospitalEssen #7386.517.1%66
45University of KonstanzKonstanz #7476.320.0%83
46Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen #7566.215.8%198
47Jena University HospitalJena #7755.818.3%100
48Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld #7855.617.2%150
49Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #7895.617.5%82
50Universitätsmedizin GreifswaldGreifswald #7935.518.8%71
51Carl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgOldenburg #7985.416.3%132
52Universitätsklinikum ErlangenErlangen #8135.114.5%84
53TUM KlinikumMunich #8334.818.6%61
54Brain (Germany)Zwingenberg #8444.627.1%88
55Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe #8604.321.9%87
56Hertie Institute for Clinical Brain ResearchTübingen #8684.226.0%86
57Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #8744.117.7%84
58Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #8774.120.0%117
59Otto-von-Guericke-Universität MagdeburgMagdeburg #9013.715.3%125
60MSH Medical School Hamburg – University of Applied Sciences and Medical UniversityHamburg #9063.617.8%65

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

Who are the top Neuroscience researchers in Germany?

Heiko Braak, Sven Cichon and Walter Paulus rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

  1. 1Heiko Braak#1,274 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 41 works
  2. 2Sven Cichon#1,564 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 22 works
  3. 3Walter Paulus#4,039 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 84 works
  4. 4Jens Volkmann#4,704 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 32 works
  5. 5Klaus‐Robert Müller#6,392 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 35 works
  6. 6Rolf‐Detlef Treede#6,537 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 35 works
  7. 7Antje S. Meyer#9,132 worldwide overall1k citations · 21 works
  8. 8Dirk H. Hellhammer#10,155 worldwide overall1k citations · 22 works
  9. 9Thomas Hofmann#10,717 worldwide overall3.5k citations · 18 works
  10. 10Bertram Müller‐Myhsok#11,796 worldwide overall922 citations · 21 works
  11. 11J. Dichgans#12,086 worldwide overall808 citations · 40 works
  12. 12Christian E. Elger#13,134 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 51 works
  13. 13Lars Timmermann#13,417 worldwide overall555 citations · 23 works
  14. 14H. Thoenen#13,616 worldwide overall905 citations · 42 works
  15. 15Marco Prinz#13,784 worldwide overall813 citations · 22 works

How Germany compares with other countries in Neuroscience