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Cognitive Neuroscience research in Germany

Max Planck Society ranks first in Germany for Cognitive Neuroscience research in 2022-now (#5 worldwide), followed by University of Tübingen and Universität Hamburg.

Germany's world rank
#4
of 55 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
8.9k
Top-10% rate
10.0%
Ranked institutions
43

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

What is the best university for Cognitive Neuroscience in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Max Planck SocietyMunich #574.416.9%492
2University of TübingenTübingen #4439.911.6%285
3Universität HamburgHamburg #5436.711.8%248
4Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #6633.511.1%358
5Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #8230.010.1%177
6University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #8529.511.4%175
7Technical University of MunichMunich #9028.514.8%169
8Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlin #9228.28.3%183
9Leibniz AssociationBerlin #12024.010.4%157
10University of BonnBonn #12123.815.5%139
11Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresBerlin #12323.69.6%256
12Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #12423.510.6%182
13University of MünsterMünster #12922.89.9%134
14Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #13222.511.7%93
15Technische Universität DresdenDresden #14221.311.2%183
16Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #14521.09.3%168
17University of GöttingenGöttingen #15120.39.5%97
18Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #17118.48.4%147
19Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #18217.410.8%152
20Ruhr University BochumBochum #18617.010.7%193
21University of WürzburgWürzburg #18816.812.4%148
22Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #18916.811.6%94
23University of CologneCologne #19416.39.4%132
24Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #21914.49.0%100
25Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #22314.19.8%115
26Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen #22613.97.5%136
27University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #23913.010.9%81
28RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #24013.09.8%192
29Philipps University of MarburgMarburg #25012.36.6%155
30TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund #25911.811.6%70
31University of RegensburgRegensburg #26611.311.0%88
32University of LübeckLübeck #27310.910.2%76
33Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld #2949.79.6%111
34Medizinische Hochschule HannoverHanover #3108.95.7%143
35University of PotsdamPotsdam #3168.611.8%91
36Otto-von-Guericke-Universität MagdeburgMagdeburg #3188.58.1%119
37Universität UlmUlm #3258.18.4%74
38Carl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgOldenburg #3307.98.5%93
39University of BremenBremen #3387.58.4%70
40Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken #3457.28.0%84
41Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #3666.37.3%86
42Fraunhofer-GesellschaftMunich #4672.49.5%63
43Universität TrierTrier #501128.09.7%62

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

Who are the top Cognitive Neuroscience researchers in Germany?

Simon Bodo Eickhoff, Daniel S. Margulies and Karl Zilles rank highest among researchers based in Germany, on their papers in Cognitive Neuroscience that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Simon Bodo Eickhoff#16,197 worldwide overall129.7 of 398 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Daniel S. Margulies#2,090 worldwide overall70.2 of 139 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Karl Zilles#85,562 worldwide overall83.2 of 292 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Wolf Singer#30,926 worldwide overall70.2 of 225 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Katrin Amunts#65,942 worldwide overall63.7 of 202 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Nikos K. Logothetis#49,329 worldwide overall63.3 of 210 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Niels Birbaumer#76,749 worldwide overall74.8 of 349 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Christian Büchel#33,600 worldwide overall54.3 of 179 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Ulman Lindenberger#15,718 worldwide overall53.0 of 168 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Jan Born#213,365 worldwide overall56.6 of 209 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Tobias Banaschewski#62,536 worldwide overall53.4 of 186 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Angela Dorkas Friederici#72,454 worldwide overall63.3 of 289 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Andreas Meyer‐Lindenberg#30,653 worldwide overall45.0 of 147 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Nikolaus Weiskopf#50,387 worldwide overall40.6 of 111 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Michael Andreas Nitsche#46,192 worldwide overall48.3 of 154 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Germany on their work in Cognitive Neuroscience 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 Cognitive Neuroscience