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Molecular Biology research in Germany

Heidelberg University ranks first in Germany for Molecular Biology research in 2022–2025 (#69 worldwide), followed by Technical University of Munich and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

Germany's world rank
#4
of 87 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
23k
Top-10% rate
21.1%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Molecular Biology in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #6944.926.0%632
2Technical University of MunichMunich #7843.325.3%554
3Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #13935.822.7%614
4University of GöttingenGöttingen #23329.127.7%269
5Helmholtz Zentrum MünchenMunich #24528.430.2%199
6University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #25527.922.3%390
7Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #28126.621.7%373
8Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlin #29326.118.8%323
9German Cancer Research CenterHeidelberg #29626.028.6%219
10University of TübingenTübingen #32824.622.7%354
11Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #33424.420.0%360
12University Hospital HeidelbergHeidelberg #33524.323.8%252
13Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #33624.321.3%310
14RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #34024.118.1%390
15University of BonnBonn #34124.123.4%356
16Universität HamburgHamburg #35223.718.4%312
17Max Planck Institute of BiochemistryMartinsried #42121.443.6%109
18University of CologneCologne #42221.323.7%232
19University of MünsterMünster #44620.616.5%293
20Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #45520.422.6%287
21Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #45920.219.4%275
22European Molecular Biology LaboratoryHeidelberg #46520.136.8%98
23University of WürzburgWürzburg #47319.923.7%233
24Technische Universität DresdenDresden #47519.821.7%233
25Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #47819.721.9%232
26Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #48419.519.5%240
27Max Delbrück CenterBerlin #59316.927.4%126
28Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #62416.223.6%184
29Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken #64515.819.3%210
30Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant PhysiologyPotsdam #67915.141.0%108
31Medizinische Hochschule HannoverHanover #68215.117.8%237
32University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #68415.119.9%165
33German Centre for Cardiovascular ResearchBerlin #68915.028.6%120
34Philipps University of MarburgMarburg #72514.318.5%204
35Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging Associated DiseasesCologne #74214.039.7%65
36Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen #74713.918.0%210
37Berlin Institute of Health at Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlin #79213.128.3%96
38University Medical Center Hamburg-EppendorfHamburg #79613.118.2%175
39German Center for Neurodegenerative DiseasesBonn #81012.933.1%98
40Universitätsmedizin GöttingenGöttingen #81712.722.3%137
41Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #89411.621.0%157
42University Medical Center FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #89511.621.2%126
43Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergHalle #89611.516.6%196
44University of RegensburgRegensburg #89811.519.6%167
45Helmholtz Centre for Infection ResearchBraunschweig #90611.428.7%95
46University of LübeckLübeck #94610.819.9%128
47Ruhr University BochumBochum #95010.814.8%174
48Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe #1,0239.817.5%193
49Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld #1,0479.520.9%156
50University Hospital MünsterMünster #1,0589.418.1%121
51University Hospital CologneCologne #1,0609.421.1%109
52Technische Universität BraunschweigBraunschweig #1,0669.319.4%127
53German Center for Infection ResearchBraunschweig #1,0749.232.1%70
54Forschungszentrum JülichJülich #1,0819.113.3%194
55Jena University HospitalJena #1,1278.617.9%132
56University of KonstanzKonstanz #1,1378.417.5%104
57Leibniz University HannoverHanover #1,1488.320.8%122
58Universität UlmUlm #1,1768.016.1%159
59Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #1,1877.917.3%119
60University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #1,1927.823.7%100

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

Who are the top Molecular Biology researchers in Germany?

Matthias Mann, Hermann Brenner and Axel Hauschild rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

  1. 1Matthias Mann#116 worldwide overall5.1k citations · 52 works
  2. 2Hermann Brenner#461 worldwide overall5.8k citations · 38 works
  3. 3Axel Hauschild#760 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 32 works
  4. 4Peer Bork#1,043 worldwide overall4.7k citations · 78 works
  5. 5Christian Gieger#1,128 worldwide overall3.1k citations · 40 works
  6. 6Hugo A. Katus#1,201 worldwide overall3.8k citations · 43 works
  7. 7Dirk Schadendorf#1,381 worldwide overall4.4k citations · 95 works
  8. 8Thomas Meitinger#1,430 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 40 works
  9. 9Andreas von Deimling#1,601 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 49 works
  10. 10Erko Stackebrandt#1,625 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 50 works
  11. 11Ronald Simon#2,148 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 33 works
  12. 12Hartmut Döhner#2,418 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 44 works
  13. 13Gunnar Rätsch#2,761 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 35 works
  14. 14Guido Sauter#2,839 worldwide overall2k citations · 46 works
  15. 15Winfried März#2,927 worldwide overall5.2k citations · 40 works

How Germany compares with other countries in Molecular Biology