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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics research in Germany

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

Germany's world rank
#3
of 57 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
9.2k
Top-10% rate
11.1%
Ranked institutions
40

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?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Max Planck SocietyMunich #289.016.8%1,040
2Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #2151.717.8%329
3Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresBerlin #2251.011.1%1,010
4Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #5935.317.6%114
5Technical University of MunichMunich #6833.111.9%237
6Universität HamburgHamburg #8230.112.7%211
7Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #9927.113.1%144
8Technische Universität DresdenDresden #10426.39.2%172
9Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #12024.110.5%171
10Leibniz AssociationBerlin #12123.99.2%357
11University of WürzburgWürzburg #12523.412.0%138
12University of CologneCologne #13821.813.8%95
13Ruhr University BochumBochum #14121.510.8%171
14University of KonstanzKonstanz #14920.611.2%101
15Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #15719.88.6%148
16University of BonnBonn #16119.411.2%102
17Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #16419.115.3%71
18University of StuttgartStuttgart #16519.013.8%162
19Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #17218.412.8%94
20Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #19216.69.7%174
21Physikalisch-Technische BundesanstaltBraunschweig #19316.513.9%99
22University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #19716.212.9%103
23Leibniz University HannoverHanover #21914.58.6%197
24University of TübingenTübingen #22114.49.1%107
25Universität UlmUlm #22314.215.9%66
26RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #23213.68.3%215
27University of GöttingenGöttingen #23913.111.7%77
28Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen #24412.89.2%60
29University of RostockRostock #25212.310.0%76
30Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #25512.17.4%91
31University of MünsterMünster #25911.97.9%93
32Technische Universität DarmstadtDarmstadt #27510.910.4%126
33Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #28210.510.8%85
34Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #29210.09.8%142
35University of RegensburgRegensburg #3019.58.8%99
36TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund #3298.17.9%83
37Fraunhofer-GesellschaftMunich #3825.78.1%281
38University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #3835.76.0%92
39Paderborn UniversityPaderborn #3985.07.3%95
40Technische Universität BraunschweigBraunschweig #4014.96.4%69

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-now.

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

J. I. Cirac, Immanuel Bloch and Ángel Rubio rank highest among researchers based in Germany, on their papers in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1J. I. Cirac#1,583 worldwide overall165.4 of 355 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Immanuel Bloch#2,931 worldwide overall107.4 of 199 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Ángel Rubio#28,935 worldwide overall120.2 of 344 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Claudia Felser#53,467 worldwide overall103.5 of 268 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Martin Bodo Plenio#10,673 worldwide overall90.6 of 228 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Frank Neese#3,276 worldwide overall71.1 of 102 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Matthias Scheffler#21,621 worldwide overall80.8 of 209 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Stefan Grimme#16,828 worldwide overall67.0 of 118 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Stefan Blügel#102,191 worldwide overall83.1 of 312 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Tilman Pfau#90,676 worldwide overall73.5 of 219 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Lorenz S. Cederbaum#100,686 worldwide overall84.7 of 348 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Klaus Kern#61,019 worldwide overall68.1 of 201 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13G. Ertl#15,982 worldwide overall64.8 of 170 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Jens Eisert#5,405 worldwide overall61.1 of 143 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Ronny Thomale#17,975 worldwide overall57.6 of 116 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Germany on their work in Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

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