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Physiology research in Germany

Heidelberg University ranks first in Germany for Physiology research in 2022-now (#36 worldwide), followed by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Max Planck Society.

Germany's world rank
#4
of 66 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
5.7k
Top-10% rate
10.6%
Ranked institutions
31

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

What is the best university for Physiology in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #3643.812.4%261
2Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #5736.612.4%199
3Max Planck SocietyMunich #6135.517.3%91
4Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresBerlin #7532.312.4%233
5Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlin #9029.48.3%183
6Universität HamburgHamburg #9828.111.5%169
7Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #10027.813.9%163
8Technical University of MunichMunich #11625.411.2%136
9University of CologneCologne #12823.913.1%112
10University of MünsterMünster #13323.313.8%70
11University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #14621.88.6%118
12University of WürzburgWürzburg #15620.810.7%78
13Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #16020.410.8%113
14Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #16220.214.8%61
15University of BonnBonn #16919.511.9%105
16Technische Universität DresdenDresden #17019.412.1%70
17Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #17119.411.8%140
18University of TübingenTübingen #17519.011.1%91
19University of GöttingenGöttingen #19117.610.3%70
20Philipps University of MarburgMarburg #21615.710.2%71
21Leibniz AssociationBerlin #22015.416.4%71
22Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #23614.38.6%98
23Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #24014.012.2%76
24Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #24313.88.9%75
25Medizinische Hochschule HannoverHanover #24813.56.3%128
26Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #26712.413.8%75
27RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #27611.89.5%92
28University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #30710.210.4%65
29University of RegensburgRegensburg #3239.48.7%63
30University of LübeckLübeck #3408.613.0%74
31Universität UlmUlm #3567.811.9%60

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

Who are the top Physiology researchers in Germany?

Harald Juergen Hampel, Christian Haass and Matthias Blüher rank highest among researchers based in Germany, on their papers in Physiology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Harald Juergen Hampel#58,415 worldwide overall54.6 of 167 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Christian Haass#12,745 worldwide overall46.3 of 133 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Matthias Blüher#55,592 worldwide overall51.4 of 190 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Michael Thomas Heneka#18,739 worldwide overall36.7 of 86 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Mathias Jucker#28,436 worldwide overall35.2 of 97 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Eckhard Mandelkow�#13,027 worldwide overall31.0 of 65 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Klaus Friedrich Rabe#47,440 worldwide overall41.9 of 174 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Erika von Mutius#64,168 worldwide overall38.7 of 162 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Johannes Levin#50,123 worldwide overall32.6 of 102 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Heiko Braak#36,144 worldwide overall30.3 of 75 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Ulrich Förstermann#38,798 worldwide overall28.0 of 72 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Heiner Boeing#8,929 worldwide overall28.0 of 75 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Rudi Busse#38,428 worldwide overall27.9 of 74 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Thomas Münzel#43,557 worldwide overall31.2 of 109 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Joachim Heinrich#34,182 worldwide overall34.5 of 145 papers here in the top 10%

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