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Organic Chemistry research in Germany

Max Planck Society ranks first in Germany for Organic Chemistry research in 2022-now (#4 worldwide), followed by University of Münster and University of Göttingen.

Germany's world rank
#3
of 63 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
5.8k
Top-10% rate
10.5%
Ranked institutions
31

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

What is the best university for Organic Chemistry in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Max Planck SocietyMunich #478.421.4%324
2University of MünsterMünster #867.622.5%244
3University of GöttingenGöttingen #3743.819.4%162
4RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #4740.115.5%263
5University of WürzburgWürzburg #6435.311.3%174
6Ruhr University BochumBochum #7832.212.5%115
7TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund #11026.916.3%94
8Technical University of MunichMunich #11226.612.7%185
9Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #11925.610.1%105
10University of RegensburgRegensburg #12025.59.7%162
11Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresBerlin #14123.08.7%318
12Leibniz AssociationBerlin #14422.78.9%238
13Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #15521.511.2%133
14Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #16320.711.5%128
15Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #16520.58.2%174
16University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #17619.511.2%104
17Philipps University of MarburgMarburg #18119.18.9%113
18Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken #19617.97.6%82
19Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #19717.88.2%104
20Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #20217.48.6%136
21University of TübingenTübingen #21416.57.6%101
22University of BayreuthBayreuth #26313.39.9%67
23University of BonnBonn #27712.57.7%94
24Technische Universität DresdenDresden #29111.77.9%79
25Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld #3299.810.3%76
26University of StuttgartStuttgart #3907.23.3%99
27Technische Universität BraunschweigBraunschweig #3976.96.6%77
28Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen #4106.43.4%64
29Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #4395.33.6%95
30Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #4435.23.6%70
31University of RostockRostock #4624.55.4%78

Institutions in Germany above the floor of 40 fractional works in Organic Chemistry, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Organic Chemistry researchers in Germany?

Lutz Ackermann, Frank Glorius and Matthias Beller rank highest among researchers based in Germany, on their papers in Organic Chemistry that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Lutz Ackermann#2,764 worldwide overall274.1 of 626 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Frank Glorius#2,604 worldwide overall259.3 of 559 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Matthias Beller#34,777 worldwide overall223.7 of 840 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Alois Fürstner#7,042 worldwide overall163.7 of 364 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Magnus Rueping#13,577 worldwide overall148.6 of 368 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Armido Studer#58,722 worldwide overall138.2 of 475 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Paul Knochel#180,636 worldwide overall208.2 of 1,182 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8A. Stephen K. Hashmi#56,939 worldwide overall145.6 of 572 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Carsten Bolm#78,001 worldwide overall147.2 of 624 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Wolfgang Anton Herrmann#143,098 worldwide overall140.0 of 555 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Benjamin List#14,514 worldwide overall95.5 of 284 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Paul von Ragué Schleyer#81,606 worldwide overall112.5 of 462 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Todd B. Marder#19,472 worldwide overall92.5 of 265 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Burkhard König#88,552 worldwide overall91.9 of 264 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Constantin Gabriel Daniliuc#163,948 worldwide overall115.8 of 509 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Germany on their work in Organic Chemistry alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Germany compares with other countries in Organic Chemistry