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Immunology research in Germany

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München ranks first in Germany for Immunology research in 2022-now (#23 worldwide), followed by Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres and Heidelberg University.

Germany's world rank
#4
of 54 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
5.8k
Top-10% rate
10.8%
Ranked institutions
32

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

What is the best university for Immunology in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #2349.213.0%240
2Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresBerlin #2547.914.8%228
3Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #3243.913.3%291
4Max Planck SocietyMunich #3442.916.6%116
5University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #5236.012.7%186
6Technical University of MunichMunich #6532.413.2%125
7University of BonnBonn #8128.814.1%130
8Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlin #8328.410.9%160
9Universität HamburgHamburg #9526.29.0%224
10University of CologneCologne #9825.714.7%97
11University of MünsterMünster #10125.214.1%93
12Leibniz AssociationBerlin #10225.111.5%137
13Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #10624.512.4%200
14Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #11123.713.3%71
15Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #11822.711.5%136
16Technische Universität DresdenDresden #12322.012.9%84
17Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #12621.79.9%118
18Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #13820.213.7%68
19Medizinische Hochschule HannoverHanover #14719.28.5%147
20University of WürzburgWürzburg #16017.811.9%99
21Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #17816.19.3%104
22University of TübingenTübingen #20413.99.2%98
23RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #24510.911.8%87
24Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #24810.79.4%84
25University of RegensburgRegensburg #25910.09.0%82
26University of LübeckLübeck #2639.710.8%82
27Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #2649.78.0%72
28Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #2778.99.6%78
29University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #2878.39.0%99
30Universität UlmUlm #3296.16.8%69
31Fraunhofer-GesellschaftMunich #3515.110.3%60
32Boehringer Ingelheim (Germany)Ingelheim #3724.19.8%70

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

Who are the top Immunology researchers in Germany?

Klaus Rajewsky, Eicke Latz and Marco Prinz rank highest among researchers based in Germany, on their papers in Immunology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Klaus Rajewsky#7,691 worldwide overall71.0 of 180 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Eicke Latz#2,934 worldwide overall54.4 of 104 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Marco Prinz#8,167 worldwide overall52.7 of 105 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Christian Weber#56,092 worldwide overall59.4 of 189 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Joachim Ludwig Schultze#23,106 worldwide overall52.5 of 136 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Markus Friedrich Neurath#64,026 worldwide overall54.4 of 164 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Georg Andreas Schett#9,365 worldwide overall53.6 of 168 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Bodo Grimbacher#21,872 worldwide overall54.7 of 182 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Andreas Radbruch#96,611 worldwide overall57.8 of 229 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Oliver Soehnlein#8,098 worldwide overall41.6 of 82 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Reinhold Förster#71,659 worldwide overall47.3 of 144 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Hermann Wagner#85,566 worldwide overall53.6 of 216 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Veit Hornung#7,303 worldwide overall40.8 of 90 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Tim D. Sparwasser#41,725 worldwide overall44.7 of 146 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Andreas Diefenbach#15,408 worldwide overall36.4 of 73 papers here in the top 10%

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