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Neurology research in Germany

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin ranks first in Germany for Neurology research in 2022–2025 (#20 worldwide), followed by German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases and Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf.

Germany's world rank
#4
of 59 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
5k
Top-10% rate
18.1%
Ranked institutions
17

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

What is the best university for Neurology in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlin #2048.519.1%184
2German Center for Neurodegenerative DiseasesBonn #3240.434.3%103
3Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #7326.223.1%93
4Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #7426.019.4%111
5Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #7525.818.7%122
6University of LübeckLübeck #12517.018.2%87
7University Hospital CologneCologne #12816.621.9%72
8University Hospital HeidelbergHeidelberg #13116.219.5%80
9Medizinische Hochschule HannoverHanover #15513.320.1%90
10University of TübingenTübingen #17011.724.3%69
11Universität HamburgHamburg #17611.118.2%89
12University Medical Center Hamburg-EppendorfHamburg #17810.919.9%79
13University Medical Center FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #18010.720.1%77
14Universitätsklinikum WürzburgWürzburg #2048.620.7%63
15University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #2296.618.0%65
16Universitätsmedizin GöttingenGöttingen #2395.914.7%64
17Essen University HospitalEssen #2932.310.7%61

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

Who are the top Neurology researchers in Germany?

Jost B. Jonas, Heiko Braak and Andreas von Deimling rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

  1. 1Jost B. Jonas#12 worldwide overall7.7k citations · 10 works
  2. 2Heiko Braak#1,274 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 16 works
  3. 3Andreas von Deimling#1,601 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 16 works
  4. 4Andreas Unterberg#1,802 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 41 works
  5. 5Werner Hacke#2,130 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 23 works
  6. 6Winfried März#2,927 worldwide overall5.2k citations · 11 works
  7. 7Inke R. König#3,215 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 10 works
  8. 8Walter Paulus#4,039 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 20 works
  9. 9Jens Volkmann#4,704 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 69 works
  10. 10Rolf‐Detlef Treede#6,537 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 13 works
  11. 11Volker Tronnier#10,174 worldwide overall633 citations · 15 works
  12. 12Frank L. Heppner#10,397 worldwide overall730 citations · 13 works
  13. 13Wolfgang Wick#10,888 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 10 works
  14. 14J. Dichgans#12,086 worldwide overall808 citations · 9 works
  15. 15Gerd‐Helge Schneider#12,485 worldwide overall670 citations · 33 works

How Germany compares with other countries in Neurology