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Paleontology research in Germany

Leibniz Association ranks first in Germany for Paleontology research in 2022-now (#4 worldwide), followed by Max Planck Society and University of Tübingen.

Germany's world rank
#4
of 25 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
1.2k
Top-10% rate
12.5%
Ranked institutions
4

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

What is the best university for Paleontology in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Leibniz AssociationBerlin #461.610.0%165
2Max Planck SocietyMunich #842.421.9%63
3University of TübingenTübingen #1133.617.1%84
4Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde StuttgartStuttgart #1918.53.9%103

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

Who are the top Paleontology researchers in Germany?

Jean‐Jacques Hublin, Johannes Krause and Michael P. Richards rank highest among researchers based in Germany, on their papers in Paleontology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Jean‐Jacques Hublin#5,974 worldwide overall27.4 of 68 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Johannes Krause#265 worldwide overall21.0 of 29 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Michael P. Richards#33,035 worldwide overall25.4 of 90 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Michael D. Petraglia#9,526 worldwide overall20.1 of 56 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Svante Pääbo#381 worldwide overall15.7 of 19 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Nicole L. Boivin#2,375 worldwide overall16.6 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Michael M. Joachimski#159,888 worldwide overall19.5 of 69 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Wolfgang Haak#2,868 worldwide overall14.6 of 24 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Sahra Talamo#17,991 worldwide overall16.1 of 47 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Matthias Meyer#1,216 worldwide overall13.0 of 17 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Thomas W. Holstein#94,230 worldwide overall14.7 of 37 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Thomas C. G. Bosch#65,721 worldwide overall15.3 of 48 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Shannon Patrick McPherron#19,963 worldwide overall13.4 of 30 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Ursula Röhl#24,005 worldwide overall12.7 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Hervé Bocherens#30,731 worldwide overall17.5 of 79 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Germany on their work in Paleontology 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 Paleontology