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Organic Chemistry research in Germany

University of Münster ranks first in Germany for Organic Chemistry research in 2022–2025 (#2 worldwide), followed by RWTH Aachen University and University of Göttingen.

Germany's world rank
#4
of 65 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
5.8k
Top-10% rate
16.8%
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
1University of MünsterMünster #289.235.3%241
2RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #2649.327.2%259
3University of GöttingenGöttingen #3445.134.4%158
4Max-Planck-Institut für KohlenforschungMülheim #3544.640.7%129
5Technical University of MunichMunich #10327.817.2%183
6University of RegensburgRegensburg #10827.123.8%160
7University of WürzburgWürzburg #14522.520.0%172
8Leibniz Institute for CatalysisRostock #15921.118.5%144
9TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund #18918.420.2%94
10Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #19517.917.3%126
11Ruhr University BochumBochum #19617.822.2%113
12Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #20217.313.3%167
13Philipps University of MarburgMarburg #21816.115.4%112
14Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe #24014.612.8%178
15University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #25313.818.1%102
16University of BonnBonn #29911.212.7%90
17University of TübingenTübingen #3369.414.7%98
18Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #3379.418.4%105
19Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #3469.014.7%113
20Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #3757.712.9%118
21Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken #3827.416.5%82
22Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #4036.612.8%103
23University of BayreuthBayreuth #4504.918.0%67
24Technische Universität DresdenDresden #5252.59.1%74
25Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld #5312.311.8%76
26Technische Universität BraunschweigBraunschweig #5471.810.0%77
27University of StuttgartStuttgart #561143.05.6%99
28Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen #563138.06.2%64
29Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #571116.06.1%88
30Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #574107.06.9%68
31University of RostockRostock #575105.04.9%77

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

Who are the top Organic Chemistry researchers in Germany?

Stefan Grimme, Alois Fürstner and Markus Antonietti rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

  1. 1Stefan Grimme#6,878 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 46 works
  2. 2Alois Fürstner#7,645 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 87 works
  3. 3Markus Antonietti#14,681 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 34 works
  4. 4F. Ekkehardt Hahn#24,473 worldwide overall995 citations · 55 works
  5. 5Fritz E. Kühn#31,604 worldwide overall739 citations · 37 works
  6. 6Hans‐Joachim Knölker#32,099 worldwide overall753 citations · 52 works
  7. 7Walter Kaminsky#37,284 worldwide overall624 citations · 27 works
  8. 8Georg Wittig#37,631 worldwide overall623 citations · 56 works
  9. 9Kläus Müllen#44,533 worldwide overall3k citations · 59 works
  10. 10Benjamin List#48,665 worldwide overall1k citations · 93 works
  11. 11Frank Glorius#50,595 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 83 works
  12. 12H. Staudinger#51,262 worldwide overall771 citations · 34 works
  13. 13Peter G. Jones#51,343 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 343 works
  14. 14Paul v. R. Schleyer#60,517 worldwide overall689 citations · 48 works
  15. 15Lutz Ackermann#61,995 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 143 works

How Germany compares with other countries in Organic Chemistry