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Physics and Astronomy research in Germany

Max Planck Society ranks first in Germany for Physics and Astronomy research in 2022-now (#2 worldwide), followed by Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

Germany's world rank
#3
of 76 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
26k
Top-10% rate
11.1%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Physics and Astronomy in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Max Planck SocietyMunich #290.416.4%3,683
2Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresBerlin #1661.89.6%3,690
3Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #2058.716.1%839
4Technical University of MunichMunich #5445.013.0%802
5Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #6542.513.6%750
6Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #7640.313.3%428
7Universität HamburgHamburg #7939.812.7%616
8Technische Universität DresdenDresden #10935.310.3%421
9University of CologneCologne #11734.411.0%279
10Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #13232.713.3%284
11University of WürzburgWürzburg #13932.011.8%309
12University of BonnBonn #14731.211.3%466
13Leibniz AssociationBerlin #15130.910.1%764
14Ruhr University BochumBochum #18827.810.7%433
15Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #19027.712.5%264
16Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #21026.39.5%330
17University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #22125.611.5%240
18Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #22625.315.2%159
19University of TübingenTübingen #23125.08.6%346
20University of GöttingenGöttingen #24324.311.3%247
21University of StuttgartStuttgart #24424.210.6%369
22Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #25023.99.1%421
23Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #25223.810.7%408
24RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #26023.46.7%686
25University of KonstanzKonstanz #28921.911.1%157
26University of SiegenSiegen #29121.89.2%132
27Technische Universität DarmstadtDarmstadt #30621.113.2%328
28Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen #30721.19.5%139
29Leibniz University HannoverHanover #31920.510.1%370
30University of MünsterMünster #32920.18.8%302
31Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #34419.59.8%184
32University of RostockRostock #34519.59.5%172
33Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #37218.410.2%294
34University of RegensburgRegensburg #37818.210.4%204
35Physikalisch-Technische BundesanstaltBraunschweig #38418.011.3%180
36Universität UlmUlm #39317.713.6%107
37Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #40917.17.3%162
38Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergHalle #42116.713.6%84
39University of PotsdamPotsdam #42416.69.8%217
40TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund #43016.48.1%213
41University of AugsburgAugsburg #46415.49.9%119
42University of BayreuthBayreuth #48114.913.6%99
43European Southern ObservatoryGarching bei München #48814.717.2%152
44Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical StudiesHeidelberg #49114.615.1%100
45Philipps University of MarburgMarburg #50014.48.9%84
46Carl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgOldenburg #52513.78.9%116
47University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #58812.17.3%191
48University of KaiserslauternKaiserslautern #59012.19.0%96
49University of BremenBremen #60311.88.4%121
50Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld #62511.38.7%184
51Technische Universität BraunschweigBraunschweig #63111.16.7%163
52Frankfurt Institute for Advanced StudiesFrankfurt am Main #64810.813.4%104
53Fraunhofer-GesellschaftMunich #65310.78.3%469
54Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken #7019.78.7%96
55University of WuppertalWuppertal #7309.16.8%170
56Chemnitz University of TechnologyChemnitz #8087.78.1%84
57Paderborn UniversityPaderborn #8357.38.1%137
58Otto-von-Guericke-Universität MagdeburgMagdeburg #8656.812.1%77
59University of KasselKassel #8736.75.5%78
60Technische Universität IlmenauIlmenau #1,0863.75.4%82

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

Who are the top Physics and Astronomy researchers in Germany?

F. J. M. Geurts, J. Milošević and A. Rossi rank highest among researchers based in Germany, on their papers in Physics and Astronomy that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1F. J. M. Geurts#7,137 worldwide overall671.2 of 1,921 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2J. Milošević#4,683 worldwide overall642.9 of 1,702 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3A. Rossi#9,424 worldwide overall640.3 of 1,893 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Martin Erdmann#14,704 worldwide overall651.5 of 2,026 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Christoph Grab#8,841 worldwide overall621.8 of 1,822 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6M. Raidal#7,796 worldwide overall613.6 of 1,755 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7S. Belforte#14,463 worldwide overall629.6 of 1,981 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8C. Collard#8,395 worldwide overall603.6 of 1,732 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9M. Khakzad#7,744 worldwide overall601.1 of 1,707 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10J. Conway#24,412 worldwide overall657.6 of 2,294 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11M. Pierini#15,033 worldwide overall627.2 of 2,018 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12P. Azzi#14,865 worldwide overall622.1 of 1,981 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Andrey Korytov#17,667 worldwide overall631.1 of 2,093 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14M. Arneodo#10,465 worldwide overall600.3 of 1,786 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15K. Özdemir#6,336 worldwide overall579.6 of 1,592 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Germany on their work in Physics and Astronomy 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 Physics and Astronomy

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Max Planck Society ranks first in Germany for Physics and Astronomy research in 2022-now (#2 worldwide), followed by Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

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