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Physical and Theoretical Chemistry research in Germany

Max Planck Society ranks first in Germany for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry research in 2022-now (#3 worldwide), followed by Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres.

Germany's world rank
#3
of 16 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
1k
Top-10% rate
10.4%
Ranked institutions
2

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

What is the best university for Physical and Theoretical Chemistry in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Max Planck SocietyMunich #343.514.8%65
2Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresBerlin #428.88.0%73

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

Who are the top Physical and Theoretical Chemistry researchers in Germany?

Stefan Grimme, Wolfgang Domcke and Roland R. Netz rank highest among researchers based in Germany, on their papers in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Stefan Grimme#16,828 worldwide overall36.9 of 79 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Wolfgang Domcke#66,106 worldwide overall26.2 of 66 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Roland R. Netz#58,500 worldwide overall20.5 of 52 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Walter Thiel#116,010 worldwide overall21.1 of 65 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Frank Würthner#14,123 worldwide overall19.0 of 45 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Gernot Frenking#69,448 worldwide overall22.7 of 84 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Frank Neese#3,276 worldwide overall17.6 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Paul von Ragué Schleyer#81,606 worldwide overall24.4 of 104 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Andreas Dreuw#401,502 worldwide overall17.3 of 58 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Stefan M. Huber#74,413 worldwide overall13.8 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Wolfgang Rettig#257,982 worldwide overall18.4 of 83 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Werner M. Nau#145,692 worldwide overall15.6 of 58 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Dirk Michael Guldi#107,972 worldwide overall15.3 of 58 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Timothy Clark#450,440 worldwide overall15.3 of 61 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Marcus Elstner#54,773 worldwide overall11.5 of 23 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Germany on their work in Physical and Theoretical 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 Physical and Theoretical Chemistry