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Astronomy and Astrophysics research in Germany

Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics ranks first in Germany for Astronomy and Astrophysics research in 2022–2025 (#11 worldwide), followed by Max Planck Institute for Astronomy and Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics.

Germany's world rank
#5
of 51 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
5.2k
Top-10% rate
28.2%
Ranked institutions
23

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

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

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Max Planck Institute for Gravitational PhysicsPotsdam #1160.755.7%158
2Max Planck Institute for AstronomyHeidelberg #1555.644.1%218
3Max Planck Institute for AstrophysicsGarching #3143.746.2%175
4Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #4736.834.6%226
5Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #7329.636.2%156
6Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial PhysicsGarching bei München #9425.432.9%155
7European Southern ObservatoryGarching bei München #10224.136.5%110
8Technical University of MunichMunich #10723.334.1%112
9Max Planck Institute for Radio AstronomyBonn #11921.628.0%133
10Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYHamburg #12820.439.5%92
11Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #14418.438.5%83
12Universität HamburgHamburg #17615.133.9%96
13Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)Cologne #18714.117.1%204
14Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics PotsdamPotsdam #19113.824.2%119
15University of BonnBonn #19713.328.4%102
16Leibniz University HannoverHanover #21911.638.8%71
17University of TübingenTübingen #23810.225.0%97
18Ruhr University BochumBochum #2578.921.8%98
19Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #2588.932.6%65
20University of PotsdamPotsdam #2608.825.1%88
21Max Planck Institute for Solar System ResearchGöttingen #2628.623.8%132
22University of CologneCologne #3304.823.1%78
23University of MünsterMünster #3354.621.8%73

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

Who are the top Astronomy and Astrophysics researchers in Germany?

Eiichiro Komatsu, Volker Springel and Simon D. M. White rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

  1. 1Eiichiro Komatsu#1,113 worldwide overall6.6k citations · 66 works
  2. 2Volker Springel#1,320 worldwide overall5.2k citations · 151 works
  3. 3Simon D. M. White#2,111 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 104 works
  4. 4Guinevere Kauffmann#4,593 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 59 works
  5. 5S. Husa#7,523 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 88 works
  6. 6B. Krishnan#7,968 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 54 works
  7. 7B. Allen#8,273 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 81 works
  8. 8T. A. Enßlin#8,485 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 105 works
  9. 9M. Pürrer#9,718 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 59 works
  10. 10Matthias Steinmetz#10,142 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 99 works
  11. 11A. P. Lundgren#11,105 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 58 works
  12. 12J. Weller#11,162 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 97 works
  13. 13J. T. Whelan#11,565 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 66 works
  14. 14B. Willke#13,007 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 60 works
  15. 15A. M. Sintes#13,680 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 70 works

How Germany compares with other countries in Astronomy and Astrophysics