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Clinical Psychology research in Germany

Universität Hamburg ranks first in Germany for Clinical Psychology research in 2022–2025 (#86 worldwide), followed by Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Heidelberg University.

Germany's world rank
#5
of 76 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
7.9k
Top-10% rate
22.0%
Ranked institutions
28

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

What is the best university for Clinical Psychology in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universität HamburgHamburg #8632.525.7%183
2Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlin #9431.218.9%195
3Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #9830.624.4%193
4University Medical Center Hamburg-EppendorfHamburg #11927.628.9%125
5Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #15823.326.3%103
6Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #16922.331.4%112
7Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #19120.523.9%166
8Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #20319.528.4%116
9Universität UlmUlm #20519.432.1%100
10Ruhr University BochumBochum #21119.028.4%112
11Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #23117.625.7%102
12Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld #23717.228.1%101
13University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #25316.229.1%83
14Technical University of MunichMunich #25815.931.9%66
15University Hospital HeidelbergHeidelberg #27015.225.1%104
16Philipps University of MarburgMarburg #27514.923.3%106
17University of MünsterMünster #29114.127.6%81
18University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #30213.527.8%77
19Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #31812.820.2%104
20University of TübingenTübingen #35111.225.7%88
21Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #37910.120.3%76
22Technische Universität DresdenDresden #3869.825.4%86
23Medizinische Hochschule HannoverHanover #3929.621.0%75
24University of CologneCologne #3979.421.1%94
25Hologic (Germany)Wiesbaden #4816.523.9%61
26Witten/Herdecke UniversityWitten #4966.018.2%73
27Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #5165.420.9%72
28Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und PsychotherapieMunich #684115.06.1%73

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

Who are the top Clinical Psychology researchers in Germany?

Harald Walach, Matthias C. Angermeyer and Thomas G. Schulze rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

  1. 1Harald Walach#4,900 worldwide overall973 citations · 14 works
  2. 2Matthias C. Angermeyer#7,773 worldwide overall903 citations · 19 works
  3. 3Thomas G. Schulze#12,875 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 12 works
  4. 4Clemens Kirschbaum#17,463 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 18 works
  5. 5Kayvan Bozorgmehr#20,042 worldwide overall974 citations · 16 works
  6. 6Frank Padberg#20,942 worldwide overall727 citations · 13 works
  7. 7Jens B. Asendorpf#25,216 worldwide overall800 citations · 25 works
  8. 8Bernd Löwe#27,923 worldwide overall809 citations · 12 works
  9. 9Christine Heim#32,996 worldwide overall831 citations · 10 works
  10. 10Ulrike Ravens‐Sieberer#33,287 worldwide overall342 citations · 15 works
  11. 11Karl‐Martin Pirke#34,209 worldwide overall780 citations · 11 works
  12. 12Stefan Ehrlich#34,584 worldwide overall508 citations · 11 works
  13. 13Matthias Brand#47,137 worldwide overall558 citations · 12 works
  14. 14Wolfgang Maier#47,783 worldwide overall369 citations · 10 works
  15. 15Martin Bohus#54,473 worldwide overall356 citations · 26 works

How Germany compares with other countries in Clinical Psychology