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Plant Science research in Germany

University of Bonn ranks first in Germany for Plant Science research in 2022–2025 (#65 worldwide), followed by Technical University of Munich and University of Göttingen.

Germany's world rank
#5
of 92 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
6.3k
Top-10% rate
32.5%
Ranked institutions
23

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

What is the best university for Plant Science in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of BonnBonn #6542.344.9%238
2Technical University of MunichMunich #7939.741.3%194
3University of GöttingenGöttingen #12733.145.9%188
4University of HohenheimStuttgart #15430.437.7%253
5Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant PhysiologyPotsdam #22925.056.6%94
6Leibniz-Institut für Pflanzengenetik und Kulturpflanzenforschung (IPK)Gatersleben #35718.847.0%121
7University of TübingenTübingen #36018.749.8%77
8Julius Kühn-InstitutQuedlinburg #41516.733.7%153
9Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen #43016.238.1%117
10Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergHalle #44015.945.6%84
11University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #46015.338.6%95
12Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #47714.835.2%105
13Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #47914.839.7%78
14Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #50114.138.0%106
15Leibniz University HannoverHanover #52313.634.1%93
16Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape ResearchMüncheberg #59011.933.9%68
17Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #63510.933.6%72
18Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #7059.431.9%68
19Forschungszentrum JülichJülich #7119.322.1%107
20Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe #7658.331.0%72
21Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #7927.839.7%62
22University of WürzburgWürzburg #9275.629.3%70
23State Museum of Natural History KarlsruheKarlsruhe #9854.83.6%379

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

Who are the top Plant Science researchers in Germany?

Marc Stadler, Peter Poschlod and Matthias C. Rillig rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

  1. 1Marc Stadler#2,966 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 37 works
  2. 2Peter Poschlod#6,982 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 34 works
  3. 3Matthias C. Rillig#9,023 worldwide overall2k citations · 34 works
  4. 4Klaus Mayer#9,803 worldwide overall908 citations · 32 works
  5. 5Lothar Willmitzer#12,358 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 46 works
  6. 6Jeff Schell#16,842 worldwide overall783 citations · 34 works
  7. 7Joachim Kopka#22,483 worldwide overall956 citations · 28 works
  8. 8Klaus Palme#25,585 worldwide overall643 citations · 27 works
  9. 9Nils Stein#29,482 worldwide overall514 citations · 53 works
  10. 10Detlef Weigel#29,685 worldwide overall627 citations · 29 works
  11. 11Michaël Wink#30,120 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 51 works
  12. 12Alisdair R. Fernie#32,523 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 82 works
  13. 13Ian T. Baldwin#32,668 worldwide overall508 citations · 23 works
  14. 14Klaus Hahlbrock#33,914 worldwide overall525 citations · 25 works
  15. 15Mark Stitt#37,045 worldwide overall816 citations · 55 works

How Germany compares with other countries in Plant Science