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Cognitive Neuroscience research in Germany

Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences ranks first in Germany for Cognitive Neuroscience research in 2022–2025 (#62 worldwide), followed by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and University of Tübingen.

Germany's world rank
#4
of 57 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
8.9k
Top-10% rate
19.1%
Ranked institutions
40

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 Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain SciencesLeipzig #6234.232.9%134
2Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #7431.419.2%271
3University of TübingenTübingen #8429.420.9%230
4Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #11224.823.6%175
5Ruhr University BochumBochum #12023.718.1%182
6Technical University of MunichMunich #13022.423.7%145
7Universität HamburgHamburg #14021.221.3%169
8Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #14121.122.5%155
9Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlin #14320.915.4%183
10Technische Universität DresdenDresden #14420.824.1%168
11University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #14520.725.5%116
12RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #20015.517.1%148
13University of BonnBonn #21214.625.1%97
14University of MünsterMünster #23513.023.3%117
15Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #24012.619.2%114
16Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #24312.418.5%126
17Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #25811.524.4%89
18University of WürzburgWürzburg #25911.420.2%118
19Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #26211.220.1%92
20Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen #27010.816.9%136
21University of PotsdamPotsdam #2849.921.3%85
22University of CologneCologne #2969.320.6%91
23Philipps University of MarburgMarburg #3098.612.2%146
24University Medical Center Hamburg-EppendorfHamburg #3237.922.3%79
25Forschungszentrum JülichJülich #3247.816.7%98
26Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld #3267.815.1%111
27Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #3337.419.2%72
28Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #3417.018.4%102
29Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #3556.417.4%105
30TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund #3566.323.2%70
31Carl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgOldenburg #3705.715.4%93
32University of LübeckLübeck #3924.821.4%76
33University of BremenBremen #4323.318.7%70
34University of GöttingenGöttingen #4373.119.6%62
35Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken #4432.914.2%80
36Universität UlmUlm #4602.317.9%66
37University of RegensburgRegensburg #4642.117.9%76
38Universität TrierTrier #4682.019.8%62
39Medizinische Hochschule HannoverHanover #4692.011.2%103
40Otto-von-Guericke-Universität MagdeburgMagdeburg #4751.815.4%73

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

Who are the top Cognitive Neuroscience researchers in Germany?

Heiko Braak, Walter Paulus and Harald Walach rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

  1. 1Heiko Braak#1,274 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 13 works
  2. 2Walter Paulus#4,039 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 38 works
  3. 3Harald Walach#4,900 worldwide overall973 citations · 17 works
  4. 4Klaus‐Robert Müller#6,392 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 30 works
  5. 5Rolf‐Detlef Treede#6,537 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 18 works
  6. 6Antje S. Meyer#9,132 worldwide overall1k citations · 21 works
  7. 7Hermann J. Müller#11,290 worldwide overall693 citations · 16 works
  8. 8J. Dichgans#12,086 worldwide overall808 citations · 13 works
  9. 9Christian E. Elger#13,134 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 29 works
  10. 10Michael Tomasello#14,436 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 11 works
  11. 11Bernhard Schölkopf#15,770 worldwide overall4.7k citations · 26 works
  12. 12Berthold Langguth#16,055 worldwide overall794 citations · 16 works
  13. 13Andrea Kübler#16,917 worldwide overall690 citations · 17 works
  14. 14Ulf Ziemann#17,102 worldwide overall831 citations · 39 works
  15. 15Joseph Claßen#17,470 worldwide overall709 citations · 24 works

How Germany compares with other countries in Cognitive Neuroscience