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Oncology research in Germany

Heidelberg University ranks first in Germany for Oncology research in 2022–2025 (#36 worldwide), followed by German Cancer Research Center and University Hospital Heidelberg.

Germany's world rank
#4
of 67 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
8.5k
Top-10% rate
17.5%
Ranked institutions
38

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

What is the best university for Oncology in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #3646.122.0%350
2German Cancer Research CenterHeidelberg #8832.729.1%172
3University Hospital HeidelbergHeidelberg #10330.321.5%214
4Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #11628.518.8%226
5Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlin #21019.616.2%195
6Universität HamburgHamburg #22618.519.7%154
7University Medical Center Hamburg-EppendorfHamburg #23418.019.0%150
8Technical University of MunichMunich #23917.623.5%113
9Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #25916.422.6%103
10Medizinische Hochschule HannoverHanover #28415.020.6%126
11University of TübingenTübingen #31113.721.9%120
12National Center for Tumor DiseasesHeidelberg #31513.525.5%79
13Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #31713.418.2%112
14Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #33512.619.3%99
15Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #34512.117.3%124
16Universitätsklinikum ErlangenErlangen #38210.615.7%101
17LMU KlinikumMunich #39510.114.5%120
18Universitätsklinikum WürzburgWürzburg #4099.619.0%98
19Essen University HospitalEssen #4378.616.9%100
20Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #4398.521.1%77
21University of LübeckLübeck #4647.715.7%104
22University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #4847.019.2%87
23University Hospital CologneCologne #4926.816.4%96
24University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #4996.621.8%61
25Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #5066.323.3%64
26Düsseldorf University HospitalDüsseldorf #5146.118.1%81
27University Medical Center FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #5275.715.3%92
28University Hospital BonnBonn #5305.719.6%81
29RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #5395.418.2%66
30University of CologneCologne #5475.219.0%73
31University Hospital UlmUlm #5634.816.9%72
32TUM KlinikumMunich #5864.215.1%70
33University Hospital Schleswig-HolsteinKiel #5924.016.6%70
34University Hospital MünsterMünster #6153.416.6%70
35University Hospital LeipzigLeipzig #6273.114.7%70
36University Hospital RegensburgRegensburg #6352.914.5%77
37Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergHalle #6831.814.9%67
38Philipps University of MarburgMarburg #6881.711.6%70

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

Who are the top Oncology researchers in Germany?

Hermann Brenner, Axel Hauschild and Martin Reck rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

  1. 1Hermann Brenner#461 worldwide overall5.8k citations · 76 works
  2. 2Axel Hauschild#760 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 44 works
  3. 3Martin Reck#900 worldwide overall2k citations · 68 works
  4. 4Dirk Schadendorf#1,381 worldwide overall4.4k citations · 140 works
  5. 5Arndt Vogel#1,738 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 20 works
  6. 6Ronald Simon#2,148 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 18 works
  7. 7Guido Sauter#2,839 worldwide overall2k citations · 21 works
  8. 8Wilfried Eberhardt#2,911 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 25 works
  9. 9Rolf Sauer#2,925 worldwide overall941 citations · 18 works
  10. 10Dirk Arnold#2,929 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 42 works
  11. 11Sibylle Loibl#3,098 worldwide overall2.4k citations · 92 works
  12. 12Harald zur Hausen#3,914 worldwide overall920 citations · 17 works
  13. 13Peter Schirmacher#4,319 worldwide overall2k citations · 26 works
  14. 14German Ott#4,420 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 16 works
  15. 15Martin Reck#4,679 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 56 works

How Germany compares with other countries in Oncology