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Ecology research in Germany

Max Planck Society ranks first in Germany for Ecology research in 2022-now (#5 worldwide), followed by Leibniz Association and Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres.

Germany's world rank
#4
of 68 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
4.7k
Top-10% rate
13.7%
Ranked institutions
21

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

What is the best university for Ecology in Germany?

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

Who are the top Ecology researchers in Germany?

Yakov V. Kuzyakov, Rudolf Amann and Martin C. Wikelski rank highest among researchers based in Germany, on their papers in Ecology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Yakov V. Kuzyakov#1,822 worldwide overall81.7 of 175 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Rudolf Amann#5,796 worldwide overall73.3 of 156 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Martin C. Wikelski#18,427 worldwide overall46.9 of 140 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Peer Bork#127 worldwide overall38.5 of 57 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Thorsten Dittmar#6,951 worldwide overall36.6 of 74 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Hans‐Peter Grossart#24,203 worldwide overall42.0 of 130 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Marcel M. M. Kuypers#3,769 worldwide overall32.7 of 54 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Nico Eisenhauer#900 worldwide overall33.7 of 77 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Stefan Scheu#25,347 worldwide overall38.7 of 134 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Peter Haase#28,550 worldwide overall32.0 of 78 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Ulrich Brose#1,686 worldwide overall25.2 of 43 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Jörg Vogel#2,166 worldwide overall24.5 of 38 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Antje Boëtius#77,333 worldwide overall27.7 of 75 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Mark O. Gessner#21,878 worldwide overall25.6 of 60 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Frank Oliver Glöckner#49,325 worldwide overall25.5 of 62 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Germany on their work in Ecology 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 Ecology