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Epidemiology research in Germany

Heidelberg University ranks first in Germany for Epidemiology research in 2022-now (#37 worldwide), followed by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Universität Hamburg.

Germany's world rank
#3
of 77 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
9k
Top-10% rate
11.9%
Ranked institutions
37

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Epidemiology in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #3747.214.0%427
2Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #4245.312.8%360
3Universität HamburgHamburg #4345.016.2%350
4Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresBerlin #6838.218.3%178
5Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlin #7936.011.8%282
6Max Planck SocietyMunich #9233.816.2%99
7University of CologneCologne #10032.615.2%169
8Technical University of MunichMunich #11330.812.8%247
9Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #12529.312.0%192
10University of BonnBonn #13028.814.6%161
11Technische Universität DresdenDresden #13528.214.2%115
12University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #13628.111.7%175
13University of MünsterMünster #14926.814.2%149
14Leibniz AssociationBerlin #16025.717.9%103
15Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #16125.613.6%168
16University of WürzburgWürzburg #16325.411.5%126
17Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #17224.711.6%174
18Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #17324.611.5%184
19Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #19123.117.1%75
20Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #20222.311.7%154
21University of TübingenTübingen #21021.713.0%126
22Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #21121.714.1%79
23Medizinische Hochschule HannoverHanover #22021.09.1%227
24Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken #23819.99.5%115
25Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #24419.512.3%145
26Philipps University of MarburgMarburg #25019.28.2%115
27University of GöttingenGöttingen #25419.010.2%84
28RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #26018.611.6%143
29University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #26318.411.7%125
30University of RegensburgRegensburg #26918.110.3%118
31Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #30016.514.0%92
32Ruhr University BochumBochum #31815.711.6%62
33Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen #34614.411.6%80
34University of LübeckLübeck #34914.311.5%103
35Universität UlmUlm #36713.611.9%89
36Robert Koch InstituteBerlin #42411.413.8%72
37Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergHalle #46610.19.6%64

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

Who are the top Epidemiology researchers in Germany?

Frank Tacke, Oliver A. Cornely and Jens Fiehler rank highest among researchers based in Germany, on their papers in Epidemiology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Frank Tacke#38,790 worldwide overall65.4 of 224 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Oliver A. Cornely#39,591 worldwide overall60.2 of 194 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 2Jens Fiehler#52,506 worldwide overall60.7 of 206 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Michael Peter Manns#100,220 worldwide overall70.9 of 326 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Jost Bruno Jonas#28,164 worldwide overall55.9 of 187 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Jörn Markus Schattenberg#79,212 worldwide overall55.7 of 202 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Werner Hacke#41,723 worldwide overall44.7 of 143 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Ralf F. W. Bartenschlager#10,562 worldwide overall38.4 of 89 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Stefan Niemann#28,430 worldwide overall41.1 of 118 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Heiner H. Wedemeyer#272,553 worldwide overall69.0 of 412 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Bernhard Hube#8,919 worldwide overall33.2 of 65 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Ivan Đikić#11,878 worldwide overall31.5 of 53 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Matthias Blüher#55,592 worldwide overall40.2 of 142 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Hans‐Dieter Klenk#32,757 worldwide overall35.3 of 99 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Hermann Brenner#16,244 worldwide overall38.6 of 133 papers here in the top 10%

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