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Neuroscience research in Germany

Max Planck Society ranks first in Germany for Neuroscience research in 2022-now (#7 worldwide), followed by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Universität Hamburg.

Germany's world rank
#4
of 71 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
17k
Top-10% rate
10.2%
Ranked institutions
53

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

What is the best university for Neuroscience in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Max Planck SocietyMunich #772.217.2%822
2Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #4844.711.4%698
3Universität HamburgHamburg #5941.711.5%444
4University of TübingenTübingen #6141.211.7%482
5Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlin #6540.38.3%446
6Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresBerlin #7238.911.7%617
7University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #7338.711.6%377
8Technical University of MunichMunich #8436.713.9%334
9Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #8636.310.2%455
10Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #10233.911.0%283
11University of BonnBonn #12131.513.7%290
12Leibniz AssociationBerlin #12930.511.6%302
13University of GöttingenGöttingen #13829.610.9%248
14Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #14329.111.4%351
15Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #14928.511.7%264
16Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #15228.211.9%181
17University of MünsterMünster #15328.19.7%269
18Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #15428.010.1%339
19University of CologneCologne #17626.110.9%281
20Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #17726.09.1%277
21University of WürzburgWürzburg #17825.912.2%316
22Technische Universität DresdenDresden #19724.59.2%343
23Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #24021.79.7%236
24Ruhr University BochumBochum #25620.79.3%334
25University of RegensburgRegensburg #26620.210.3%200
26University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #27419.811.1%182
27RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #28219.48.9%347
28Philipps University of MarburgMarburg #31118.06.6%261
29University of LübeckLübeck #31217.910.7%155
30University of KonstanzKonstanz #31617.79.9%83
31Brain (Germany)Zwingenberg #31917.611.4%88
32Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #33317.09.9%125
33Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #33816.810.9%119
34Central Institute of Mental HealthMannheim #36915.59.9%67
35Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen #38814.87.6%200
36Medizinische Hochschule HannoverHanover #38914.85.9%306
37Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken #40214.37.4%171
38TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund #40614.111.6%95
39Universität UlmUlm #42013.78.7%164
40Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #42513.57.3%186
41Otto-von-Guericke-Universität MagdeburgMagdeburg #42713.49.1%198
42Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld #43713.111.0%150
43Carl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgOldenburg #45812.48.8%133
44University of PotsdamPotsdam #49811.212.7%113
45University of BremenBremen #5479.97.8%96
46Fraunhofer-GesellschaftMunich #5489.910.1%118
47Universität GreifswaldGreifswald #5499.88.6%101
48Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergHalle #5799.18.7%89
49MSH Medical School Hamburg – University of Applied Sciences and Medical UniversityHamburg #6617.210.6%65
50Technische Universität DarmstadtDarmstadt #7325.76.7%64
51Hearing4allOldenburg #7455.59.6%80
52University of RostockRostock #7525.36.7%118
53Universität TrierTrier #9062.710.1%73

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

Who are the top Neuroscience researchers in Germany?

Simon Bodo Eickhoff, Wolf Singer and Michael Andreas Nitsche rank highest among researchers based in Germany, on their papers in Neuroscience that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Simon Bodo Eickhoff#16,197 worldwide overall145.1 of 464 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Wolf Singer#30,926 worldwide overall115.2 of 337 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Michael Andreas Nitsche#46,192 worldwide overall127.4 of 397 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Bert Sakmann#3,122 worldwide overall91.5 of 178 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Ulf Ziemann#52,570 worldwide overall107.3 of 367 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Walter Paulus#54,774 worldwide overall101.3 of 377 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Karl Zilles#85,562 worldwide overall101.3 of 414 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8H. Thoenen#12,114 worldwide overall75.7 of 161 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Jan Born#213,365 worldwide overall97.9 of 387 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Daniel S. Margulies#2,090 worldwide overall73.0 of 147 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Niels Birbaumer#76,749 worldwide overall100.0 of 441 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Nikos K. Logothetis#49,329 worldwide overall80.3 of 265 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Marco Prinz#8,167 worldwide overall66.4 of 129 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Gerd Kempermann#15,865 worldwide overall66.6 of 146 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Klaus‐Armin Nave#9,350 worldwide overall66.2 of 158 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Germany on their work in Neuroscience 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 Neuroscience

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What are the best universities for neuroscience in Germany?

Max Planck Society ranks first in Germany for Neuroscience research in 2022-now (#7 worldwide), followed by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Universität Hamburg.

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