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Materials Chemistry research in Germany

Max Planck Society ranks first in Germany for Materials Chemistry research in 2022-now (#8 worldwide), followed by Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres and Technische Universität Dresden.

Germany's world rank
#4
of 71 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
12k
Top-10% rate
8.1%
Ranked institutions
48

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
1Max Planck SocietyMunich #871.513.6%842
2Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresBerlin #5245.88.2%1,720
3Technische Universität DresdenDresden #13033.38.8%318
4Technical University of MunichMunich #13333.010.3%300
5Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #13932.411.3%215
6Leibniz AssociationBerlin #18428.57.4%427
7RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #20327.28.2%536
8Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #20926.811.4%176
9Ruhr University BochumBochum #22825.611.1%211
10University of WürzburgWürzburg #24524.613.1%99
11Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #27023.38.3%140
12Technische Universität DarmstadtDarmstadt #31821.09.4%268
13Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #32520.79.5%106
14University of MünsterMünster #34220.09.0%132
15Universität HamburgHamburg #34819.88.8%157
16Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #35719.46.9%130
17Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #35919.46.1%350
18University of GöttingenGöttingen #36719.010.9%74
19Leibniz University HannoverHanover #37718.79.5%174
20University of KonstanzKonstanz #39318.19.4%61
21University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #40217.87.8%101
22University of StuttgartStuttgart #41117.57.5%208
23Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #41917.210.8%89
24University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #43316.87.5%196
25TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund #43616.75.3%128
26University of BayreuthBayreuth #43916.67.5%128
27Federal Institute For Materials Research and TestingBerlin #47315.610.4%105
28University of RegensburgRegensburg #48515.28.2%88
29University of BonnBonn #48715.27.0%78
30Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken #49914.87.2%102
31University of CologneCologne #51914.35.4%66
32Fraunhofer-GesellschaftMunich #52214.27.1%376
33Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #55113.58.5%98
34Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #58012.87.3%85
35Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #60512.25.2%102
36Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #62911.77.1%125
37Philipps University of MarburgMarburg #63811.54.7%68
38University of TübingenTübingen #65711.15.2%85
39University of BremenBremen #69410.36.3%87
40Universität UlmUlm #7639.05.3%85
41Carl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgOldenburg #7958.48.1%61
42Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen #7988.46.4%62
43University of RostockRostock #8058.36.0%67
44Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergHalle #8178.15.1%68
45Otto-von-Guericke-Universität MagdeburgMagdeburg #8417.78.7%62
46Technische Universität BraunschweigBraunschweig #8447.65.0%78
47Chemnitz University of TechnologyChemnitz #8657.35.8%97
48TU Bergakademie FreibergFreiberg #1,2752.05.7%108

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

Who are the top Materials Chemistry researchers in Germany?

Markus Antonietti, Xinliang Feng and Kläus Müllen rank highest among researchers based in Germany, on their papers in Materials Chemistry that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Markus Antonietti#1,897 worldwide overall128.8 of 286 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Xinliang Feng#3,682 worldwide overall125.6 of 321 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Kläus Müllen#18,689 worldwide overall123.3 of 441 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Dierk Raabe#21,795 worldwide overall96.3 of 359 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Robert Schlögl#67,025 worldwide overall89.0 of 366 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Ferdi Schüth#21,379 worldwide overall69.0 of 178 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Patrik Schmuki#60,592 worldwide overall73.9 of 230 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Ángel Rubio#28,935 worldwide overall68.3 of 220 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Frank Würthner#14,123 worldwide overall65.3 of 195 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Matthias Scheffler#21,621 worldwide overall61.5 of 161 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Arne Thomas#4,336 worldwide overall56.5 of 118 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Thomas Bein#28,752 worldwide overall62.7 of 188 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Joachim Maier#18,232 worldwide overall69.1 of 273 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Thomas Heine#31,862 worldwide overall61.7 of 200 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Horst Weller#28,468 worldwide overall57.2 of 164 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Germany on their work in Materials Chemistry 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 Materials Chemistry