How does Germany rank in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics research?

Germany ranks #3 of 59 countries on research quality in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (2022–2025), with 9.2k works.

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics research in Germany

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München ranks first in Germany for Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics research in 2022–2025 (#59 worldwide), followed by Munich Center for Quantum Science and Technology and Technical University of Munich.

Germany's world rank: #3
Works, 2022–2025: 9.2k
Top-10% rate: 18.9%
Ranked institutions: 51

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

What is the best university for Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics in Germany?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich	#59	35.7	26.9%	168
2	Munich Center for Quantum Science and TechnologyMunich	#66	33.9	42.5%	116
3	Technical University of MunichMunich	#75	31.9	22.5%	234
4	Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz	#78	31.2	33.8%	113
5	Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe	#83	30.3	18.1%	227
6	Max Planck Institute of Quantum OpticsGarching	#84	30.1	35.7%	102
7	Universität HamburgHamburg	#86	29.7	22.6%	181
8	Freie Universität BerlinBerlin	#93	28.5	27.2%	125
9	Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of MatterHamburg	#132	23.0	35.7%	80
10	Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg	#139	22.1	22.2%	164
11	Forschungszentrum JülichJülich	#144	21.6	16.1%	186
12	Leibniz University HannoverHanover	#149	21.0	15.6%	196
13	University of WürzburgWürzburg	#151	20.8	22.3%	134
14	Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen	#162	19.7	18.5%	166
15	Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex SystemsDresden	#174	18.6	28.2%	102
16	University of StuttgartStuttgart	#188	17.4	18.1%	162
17	University of CologneCologne	#191	17.1	31.9%	94
18	Physikalisch-Technische BundesanstaltBraunschweig	#194	16.9	20.0%	99
19	Technische Universität DresdenDresden	#195	16.8	18.5%	146
20	Technische Universität BerlinBerlin	#202	16.2	18.7%	147
21	Ruhr University BochumBochum	#210	15.6	17.3%	170
22	RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen	#221	14.8	13.1%	177
23	GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion ResearchDarmstadt	#223	14.7	16.6%	123
24	University of BonnBonn	#232	14.1	24.0%	98
25	Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYHamburg	#244	13.2	15.2%	141
26	Technische Universität DarmstadtDarmstadt	#246	13.1	19.0%	126
27	Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-RossendorfDresden	#255	12.6	29.2%	80
28	University of RostockRostock	#267	11.8	19.7%	75
29	Max Planck Institute for the Science of LightErlangen	#268	11.8	18.5%	94
30	Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena	#270	11.6	13.1%	140
31	Max Planck Institute for Nuclear PhysicsHeidelberg	#279	11.1	27.1%	82
32	Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin	#280	11.1	19.1%	94
33	Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf	#281	11.0	27.9%	70
34	University of KonstanzKonstanz	#285	10.8	19.3%	101
35	University of TübingenTübingen	#294	10.3	20.7%	105
36	Max-Born-Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse SpectroscopyBerlin	#308	9.6	15.6%	103
37	University of RegensburgRegensburg	#325	8.7	15.8%	98
38	Universität UlmUlm	#327	8.6	25.3%	62
39	University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau	#339	8.1	18.0%	100
40	Max Planck Institute for Solid State ResearchStuttgart	#343	7.9	23.2%	64
41	University of GöttingenGöttingen	#365	6.9	21.5%	74
42	Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)Cologne	#372	6.6	17.0%	70
43	University of MünsterMünster	#383	6.1	14.8%	90
44	Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main	#399	5.5	16.3%	90
45	Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel	#400	5.4	16.2%	81
46	Technische Universität BraunschweigBraunschweig	#440	4.0	12.6%	69
47	TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund	#448	3.7	11.3%	83
48	Paderborn UniversityPaderborn	#449	3.6	11.0%	95
49	University of Duisburg-EssenEssen	#450	3.6	9.4%	90
50	Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen	#477	2.7	13.6%	60
51	Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision EngineeringJena	#484	2.4	8.8%	71

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

Who are the top Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics researchers in Germany?

Martin B. Plenio, J. I. Cirac and Hans‐Joachim Werner rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

1Martin B. Plenio#415 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 64 works
2J. I. Cirac#2,143 worldwide overall4.3k citations · 154 works
3Hans‐Joachim Werner#3,075 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 45 works
4P. Ring#3,150 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 38 works
5M. Cardona#3,526 worldwide overall4.1k citations · 96 works
6Ronald Holzwarth#3,723 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 85 works
7Florian Marquardt#4,212 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 34 works
8E. K. U. Gross#4,575 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 76 works
9Reinhart Ahlrichs#7,126 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 34 works
10Theodor W. Hänsch#8,429 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 89 works
11G. Ertl#10,198 worldwide overall3.1k citations · 67 works
12Wim Klopper#10,263 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 32 works
13P. St. J. Russell#13,858 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 157 works
14Peter van Loock#13,963 worldwide overall989 citations · 29 works
15K. Danzmann#14,485 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 35 works

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