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Global and Planetary Change research in Germany

Technical University of Munich ranks first in Germany for Global and Planetary Change research in 2022–2025 (#43 worldwide), followed by Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR) and Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research.

Germany's world rank
#4
of 72 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
5.5k
Top-10% rate
27.6%
Ranked institutions
23

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

What is the best university for Global and Planetary Change in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Technical University of MunichMunich #4340.131.9%176
2Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)Cologne #7531.327.7%190
3Helmholtz Centre for Environmental ResearchLeipzig #11524.538.9%94
4University of TübingenTübingen #11724.242.3%70
5Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #11923.940.9%94
6University of GöttingenGöttingen #12023.835.9%109
7Universität HamburgHamburg #12223.529.9%129
8Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe #12722.926.5%158
9Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact ResearchPotsdam #13122.441.7%69
10University of BonnBonn #14720.631.2%99
11University of PotsdamPotsdam #16219.035.5%81
12University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #17917.431.2%102
13Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #19416.137.4%70
14Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und MeeresforschungBremerhaven #19915.731.5%88
15Technische Universität DresdenDresden #25012.124.8%96
16Max Planck Institute for MeteorologyHamburg #27010.927.3%71
17Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #2979.426.7%88
18University of BremenBremen #2989.328.1%70
19Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #3208.231.1%60
20Forschungszentrum JülichJülich #3516.718.8%91
21RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #3526.719.1%71
22Leibniz University HannoverHanover #3745.728.0%65
23Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #3755.725.3%62

Institutions in Germany above the floor of 40 fractional works in Global and Planetary Change, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Global and Planetary Change researchers in Germany?

Paul J. Crutzen, Johan Rockström and Markus Reichstein rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

  1. 1Paul J. Crutzen#943 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 34 works
  2. 2Johan Rockström#967 worldwide overall3.9k citations · 17 works
  3. 3Markus Reichstein#1,232 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 46 works
  4. 4John Tenhunen#2,805 worldwide overall2k citations · 23 works
  5. 5Ulrich Pöschl#3,674 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 20 works
  6. 6Christian Bernhofer#4,090 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 42 works
  7. 7Claudia Pahl‐Wostl#4,493 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 15 works
  8. 8Stefan Rahmstorf#7,742 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 13 works
  9. 9Alexander Knohl#8,352 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 25 works
  10. 10Klaus Hasselmann#8,782 worldwide overall989 citations · 13 works
  11. 11R. Voss#9,178 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 23 works
  12. 12Petra Döll#9,433 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 18 works
  13. 13Nuno Carvalhais#10,437 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 18 works
  14. 14Martin Jung#11,706 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 16 works
  15. 15Ina Tegen#13,768 worldwide overall676 citations · 14 works

How Germany compares with other countries in Global and Planetary Change