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Nuclear and High Energy Physics research in Germany

Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY ranks first in Germany for Nuclear and High Energy Physics research in 2022–2025 (#7 worldwide), followed by Technical University of Munich and Max Planck Institute for Physics.

Germany's world rank
#3
of 39 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
4.9k
Top-10% rate
39.1%
Ranked institutions
24

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

What is the best university for Nuclear and High Energy Physics in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYHamburg #765.128.9%440
2Technical University of MunichMunich #1947.249.3%208
3Max Planck Institute for PhysicsMunich #2244.552.9%156
4Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe #2443.043.0%240
5University of BonnBonn #2740.840.6%160
6Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #2840.239.7%198
7Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #3039.047.9%152
8GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion ResearchDarmstadt #3337.226.0%340
9Universität HamburgHamburg #3436.741.3%158
10Max Planck Institute for Nuclear PhysicsHeidelberg #4033.854.6%150
11Max Planck Institute for Plasma PhysicsGarching #6724.554.5%119
12RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #8719.923.9%203
13Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #9119.042.1%141
14Ruhr University BochumBochum #9518.340.7%98
15Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld #11415.054.8%75
16Forschungszentrum JülichJülich #12014.124.6%149
17Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #13212.445.1%70
18Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #13412.150.5%74
19Technische Universität DarmstadtDarmstadt #13811.651.3%80
20University of RegensburgRegensburg #14810.349.8%62
21University of WuppertalWuppertal #2133.830.1%68
22Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics - GreifswaldGreifswald #2163.551.9%64
23TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund #2173.535.5%62
24University of TübingenTübingen #2292.534.7%71

Institutions in Germany above the floor of 40 fractional works in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Nuclear and High Energy Physics researchers in Germany?

T. Dohmae, A. Khodinov and T. Doherty rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

  1. 1T. Dohmae#229 worldwide overall4.2k citations · 149 works
  2. 2A. Khodinov#236 worldwide overall5.6k citations · 227 works
  3. 3T. Doherty#245 worldwide overall4.9k citations · 153 works
  4. 4F. Berghaus#248 worldwide overall5.2k citations · 184 works
  5. 5J. E. Derkaoui#249 worldwide overall5.5k citations · 220 works
  6. 6Ph. Gris#251 worldwide overall4.9k citations · 185 works
  7. 7E. Musto#265 worldwide overall5.1k citations · 176 works
  8. 8E. Górnicki#270 worldwide overall5.5k citations · 216 works
  9. 9Fr. Pastore#277 worldwide overall5.8k citations · 233 works
  10. 10D. Chromek-Burckhart#286 worldwide overall5.6k citations · 232 works
  11. 11S. Cheatham#289 worldwide overall5.8k citations · 245 works
  12. 12A. I. Etienvre#291 worldwide overall5.3k citations · 210 works
  13. 13S. Binet#294 worldwide overall5.3k citations · 215 works
  14. 14J. Pína#313 worldwide overall5.1k citations · 184 works
  15. 15V. Grassi#316 worldwide overall5.1k citations · 162 works

How Germany compares with other countries in Nuclear and High Energy Physics