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Materials Chemistry research in Germany

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ranks first in Germany for Materials Chemistry research in 2022–2025 (#162 worldwide), followed by RWTH Aachen University and Technische Universität Dresden.

Germany's world rank
#6
of 74 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
12k
Top-10% rate
13.0%
Ranked institutions
57

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

What is the best university for Materials Chemistry in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe #16230.813.4%562
2RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #23725.611.0%472
3Technische Universität DresdenDresden #24725.014.7%294
4Technical University of MunichMunich #25624.516.6%295
5Forschungszentrum JülichJülich #26424.111.6%373
6Ruhr University BochumBochum #30122.416.3%207
7Technische Universität DarmstadtDarmstadt #34320.614.0%268
8Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #39818.515.5%173
9Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #40418.417.7%138
10Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #48515.98.8%321
11University of StuttgartStuttgart #48715.811.5%208
12Max-Planck-Institut für Nachhaltige MaterialienDüsseldorf #50415.324.6%88
13Leibniz University HannoverHanover #50615.313.7%174
14University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #63012.312.9%186
15Universität HamburgHamburg #66211.613.0%140
16Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #67011.515.9%127
17Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und EnergieBerlin #67511.414.0%140
18University of WürzburgWürzburg #69810.922.9%92
19Max Planck Institute for Plasma PhysicsGarching #73310.232.1%67
20University of MünsterMünster #7879.313.5%128
21Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck SocietyBerlin #7989.125.6%73
22Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)Cologne #8148.814.7%107
23Helmholtz-Zentrum HereonGeesthacht #8248.615.3%98
24Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #8837.714.3%87
25Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-RossendorfDresden #8877.714.4%124
26Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #8947.515.2%106
27Federal Institute For Materials Research and TestingBerlin #8957.514.7%105
28Max Planck Institute for Solid State ResearchStuttgart #8987.514.6%90
29Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchMainz #9097.318.5%71
30University of BayreuthBayreuth #9267.112.2%128
31Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #9436.811.4%121
32University of BonnBonn #9716.418.9%72
33TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund #9876.210.3%128
34Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #9976.110.8%121
35Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken #9996.015.2%101
36University of RegensburgRegensburg #1,0355.614.4%87
37Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials ResearchDresden #1,0655.213.4%92
38Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #1,0974.813.3%96
39University of GöttingenGöttingen #1,1024.714.7%69
40Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYHamburg #1,1034.77.8%138
41University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #1,1124.611.9%98
42Universität UlmUlm #1,1214.510.5%83
43TU Bergakademie FreibergFreiberg #1,1274.410.0%108
44Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #1,1983.612.6%82
45University of KonstanzKonstanz #1,2273.213.7%61
46Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #1,2902.58.7%99
47Chemnitz University of TechnologyChemnitz #1,2952.58.4%97
48University of RostockRostock #1,3262.211.5%66
49University of BremenBremen #1,3292.29.7%81
50Technische Universität BraunschweigBraunschweig #1,3452.09.2%78
51Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen #1,3531.911.6%62
52Otto-von-Guericke-Universität MagdeburgMagdeburg #1,3591.813.1%62
53University of TübingenTübingen #1,3751.78.7%81
54Carl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgOldenburg #1,3781.69.2%61
55Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergHalle #1,400144.010.6%67
56University of CologneCologne #1,408136.010.9%63
57Philipps University of MarburgMarburg #1,426119.010.4%68

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

Who are the top Materials Chemistry researchers in Germany?

M. Cardona, G. Ertl and Horst Weller rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

  1. 1M. Cardona#3,526 worldwide overall4.1k citations · 58 works
  2. 2G. Ertl#10,198 worldwide overall3.1k citations · 39 works
  3. 3Horst Weller#10,202 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 43 works
  4. 4Rainer Waser#14,645 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 67 works
  5. 5Markus Antonietti#14,681 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 60 works
  6. 6S. Vepřek#16,138 worldwide overall931 citations · 37 works
  7. 7Timon Rabczuk#16,225 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 32 works
  8. 8L. Ley#16,620 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 40 works
  9. 9Detlef W. Bahnemann#16,725 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 28 works
  10. 10F. Bechstedt#17,194 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 57 works
  11. 11Thomas Heine#18,615 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 32 works
  12. 12G. Federici#18,630 worldwide overall858 citations · 32 works
  13. 13U. Gösele#20,978 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 37 works
  14. 14Thomas Seyller#21,211 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 56 works
  15. 15V. Philipps#21,636 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 54 works

How Germany compares with other countries in Materials Chemistry