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Atmospheric Science research in Germany

Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres ranks first in Germany for Atmospheric Science research in 2022-now (#10 worldwide), followed by Max Planck Society and Leibniz Association.

Germany's world rank
#4
of 48 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
3.6k
Top-10% rate
11.0%
Ranked institutions
11

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

What is the best university for Atmospheric Science in Germany?

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

Who are the top Atmospheric Science researchers in Germany?

Meinrat Otto Andreae, Jos Lelieveld and Ulrich Pöschl rank highest among researchers based in Germany, on their papers in Atmospheric Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Meinrat Otto Andreae#17,456 worldwide overall91.9 of 258 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Jos Lelieveld#27,253 worldwide overall84.5 of 290 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Ulrich Pöschl#6,617 worldwide overall68.0 of 149 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Paul J. Crutzen#12,171 worldwide overall63.8 of 151 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Björn Stevens#30,249 worldwide overall57.9 of 150 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Albert Ansmann#54,284 worldwide overall57.1 of 164 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Alfred Wiedensohler#65,342 worldwide overall64.9 of 205 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Hartmut Herrmann#99,908 worldwide overall60.3 of 222 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Jan Esper#39,751 worldwide overall47.9 of 152 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Hang Su#41,551 worldwide overall42.8 of 109 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Jürg Luterbacher#55,860 worldwide overall45.2 of 144 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Yafang Cheng#37,690 worldwide overall38.5 of 103 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Victor A. Brovkin#29,369 worldwide overall36.7 of 107 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Gerrit Lohmann#241,025 worldwide overall52.9 of 287 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Frank Stratmann#122,907 worldwide overall36.1 of 124 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Germany on their work in Atmospheric Science 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 Atmospheric Science