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Immunology research in Germany

Heidelberg University ranks first in Germany for Immunology research in 2022–2025 (#70 worldwide), followed by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin.

Germany's world rank
#3
of 56 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
5.8k
Top-10% rate
21.8%
Ranked institutions
22

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

What is the best university for Immunology in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #7030.627.0%162
2Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #7629.224.9%169
3Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlin #11222.922.9%160
4Technical University of MunichMunich #15617.530.0%90
5Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #17315.824.1%107
6University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #18314.926.1%103
7German Cancer Research CenterHeidelberg #19713.733.2%73
8University Hospital HeidelbergHeidelberg #20013.426.7%94
9Universität HamburgHamburg #21212.520.7%112
10Universitätsklinikum ErlangenErlangen #24410.222.9%90
11University Medical Center Hamburg-EppendorfHamburg #24510.120.4%104
12Medizinische Hochschule HannoverHanover #2708.517.2%133
13University Hospital BonnBonn #2887.523.3%72
14University Medical Center FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #2917.322.2%83
15Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #3006.821.4%80
16Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #3056.525.9%71
17Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #3146.125.8%68
18Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #3225.718.8%80
19University of TübingenTübingen #3255.523.9%78
20University of LübeckLübeck #3275.419.7%82
21RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #3305.224.0%65
22Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #3464.522.1%73

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

Who are the top Immunology researchers in Germany?

Dirk Schadendorf, André Franke and Wolfgang Köenig rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

  1. 1Dirk Schadendorf#1,381 worldwide overall4.4k citations · 45 works
  2. 2André Franke#1,437 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 17 works
  3. 3Wolfgang Köenig#2,693 worldwide overall3k citations · 15 works
  4. 4Winfried März#2,927 worldwide overall5.2k citations · 20 works
  5. 5Stefan Schreiber#3,175 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 31 works
  6. 6Ulrich Costabel#4,484 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 12 works
  7. 7Reiner Siebert#5,051 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 11 works
  8. 8Stephan Stilgenbauer#5,272 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 13 works
  9. 9Eicke Latz#5,700 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 19 works
  10. 10Patrick A. Baeuerle#6,790 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 12 works
  11. 11Peter R. Galle#8,260 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 22 works
  12. 12Uğur Şahin#10,728 worldwide overall1k citations · 32 works
  13. 13Jürgen Braun#10,851 worldwide overall799 citations · 14 works
  14. 14Wolfgang Wick#10,888 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 13 works
  15. 15Michael Pfreundschuh#12,337 worldwide overall791 citations · 12 works

How Germany compares with other countries in Immunology