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Infectious Diseases research in Germany

German Center for Infection Research ranks first in Germany for Infectious Diseases research in 2022-now (#44 worldwide), followed by Heidelberg University and Leibniz Association.

Germany's world rank
#5
of 70 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
3.7k
Top-10% rate
12.5%
Ranked institutions
19

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

What is the best university for Infectious Diseases in Germany?

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

Who are the top Infectious Diseases researchers in Germany?

Christian Drosten, Oliver A. Cornely and Victor M. Corman rank highest among researchers based in Germany, on their papers in Infectious Diseases that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Christian Drosten#5,949 worldwide overall101.1 of 235 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Oliver A. Cornely#39,591 worldwide overall73.7 of 252 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Victor M. Corman#6,669 worldwide overall53.8 of 115 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Stefan H. Pöhlmann#19,008 worldwide overall44.2 of 103 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Bernhard Hube#8,919 worldwide overall43.6 of 105 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Stefan H. E. Kaufmann#66,715 worldwide overall49.4 of 165 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Christoph G. Lange#58,902 worldwide overall47.0 of 167 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Marcel A. Müller#9,492 worldwide overall36.5 of 66 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Stefan Niemann#28,430 worldwide overall40.6 of 131 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Stephan Becker#59,891 worldwide overall38.0 of 107 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Stephan Günther#62,786 worldwide overall41.1 of 142 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Martin Beer#146,754 worldwide overall43.5 of 174 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Markus Hoffmann#46,857 worldwide overall32.7 of 75 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Claudia Maria Denkinger#28,441 worldwide overall34.6 of 109 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Axel A. Brakhage#36,594 worldwide overall25.9 of 58 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Germany on their work in Infectious Diseases 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 Infectious Diseases