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Cancer Research research in Germany

Heidelberg University ranks first in Germany for Cancer Research research in 2022–2025 (#57 worldwide), followed by German Cancer Research Center and University Hospital Heidelberg.

Germany's world rank
#4
of 44 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
2.6k
Top-10% rate
20.0%
Ranked institutions
4

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

What is the best university for Cancer Research in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #5726.125.4%114
2German Cancer Research CenterHeidelberg #1478.729.2%61
3University Hospital HeidelbergHeidelberg #1587.424.7%64
4Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #1874.320.3%68

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

Who are the top Cancer Research researchers in Germany?

Hermann Brenner, Martin Reck and Ulf Landmesser rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

  1. 1Hermann Brenner#461 worldwide overall5.8k citations · 15 works
  2. 2Martin Reck#900 worldwide overall2k citations · 10 works
  3. 3Ulf Landmesser#1,351 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 8 works
  4. 4Dirk Schadendorf#1,381 worldwide overall4.4k citations · 21 works
  5. 5Karl‐Friedrich Becker#1,472 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 8 works
  6. 6Thorsten Schlomm#1,533 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 15 works
  7. 7Andreas von Deimling#1,601 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 17 works
  8. 8Andreas Unterberg#1,802 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 7 works
  9. 9Ronald Simon#2,148 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 21 works
  10. 10Wolfgang Köenig#2,693 worldwide overall3k citations · 8 works
  11. 11Guido Sauter#2,839 worldwide overall2k citations · 25 works
  12. 12Winfried März#2,927 worldwide overall5.2k citations · 9 works
  13. 13Sibylle Loibl#3,098 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 58 works
  14. 14Christel Herold‐Mende#3,318 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 11 works
  15. 15Martin Faßnacht#3,736 worldwide overall2k citations · 47 works

How Germany compares with other countries in Cancer Research