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Oceanography research in Germany

GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel ranks first in Germany for Oceanography research in 2022–2025 (#10 worldwide), followed by Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung and University of Bremen.

Germany's world rank
#4
of 43 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.8k
Top-10% rate
26.5%
Ranked institutions
6

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

What is the best university for Oceanography in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research KielKiel #1054.432.4%117
2Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und MeeresforschungBremerhaven #2040.732.8%111
3University of BremenBremen #4325.524.8%81
4Helmholtz-Zentrum HereonGeesthacht #5122.132.8%65
5Universität HamburgHamburg #5620.326.2%72
6Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research WarnemündeWarnemünde #5819.630.2%69

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

Who are the top Oceanography researchers in Germany?

S. Husa, Stefan Rahmstorf and B. Krishnan rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

  1. 1S. Husa#7,523 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 12 works
  2. 2Stefan Rahmstorf#7,742 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 15 works
  3. 3B. Krishnan#7,968 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 16 works
  4. 4B. Allen#8,273 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 18 works
  5. 5Richard Bamler#8,539 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 13 works
  6. 6Klaus Hasselmann#8,782 worldwide overall989 citations · 10 works
  7. 7M. Pürrer#9,718 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 10 works
  8. 8A. P. Lundgren#11,105 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 11 works
  9. 9J. T. Whelan#11,565 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 16 works
  10. 10B. Willke#13,007 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 17 works
  11. 11A. M. Sintes#13,680 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 16 works
  12. 12K. Danzmann#14,485 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 22 works
  13. 13B. F. Schutz#14,988 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 20 works
  14. 14F. Ohme#17,201 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 11 works
  15. 15M. Weinert#17,350 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 14 works

How Germany compares with other countries in Oceanography