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Plant Science research in Germany

Max Planck Society ranks first in Germany for Plant Science research in 2022-now (#8 worldwide), followed by Leibniz Association and University of Göttingen.

Germany's world rank
#3
of 90 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
6.3k
Top-10% rate
13.5%
Ranked institutions
23

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

What is the best university for Plant Science in Germany?

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

Who are the top Plant Science researchers in Germany?

Alisdair Robert Fernie, Detlef Weigel and Mark Stitt rank highest among researchers based in Germany, on their papers in Plant Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Alisdair Robert Fernie#3,811 worldwide overall207.6 of 518 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Detlef Weigel#185 worldwide overall129.2 of 218 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Mark Stitt#847 worldwide overall120.2 of 212 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Paul Schulze‐Lefert#1,834 worldwide overall97.9 of 158 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Rainer Hedrich#8,415 worldwide overall100.5 of 222 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Yakov V. Kuzyakov#1,822 worldwide overall77.7 of 177 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Nils Stein#15,706 worldwide overall79.9 of 205 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Nicolaus von Wirén#12,012 worldwide overall72.4 of 147 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Jane E. Parker#7,008 worldwide overall68.7 of 118 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Matthias C. Rillig#721 worldwide overall67.8 of 146 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Klaus Mayer#32,317 worldwide overall63.6 of 118 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12George Coupland#5,849 worldwide overall63.2 of 120 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Jörg Kudla#2,770 worldwide overall56.8 of 84 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Ian Thomas Baldwin#22,839 worldwide overall67.3 of 203 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Lukas Schreiber#41,909 worldwide overall62.0 of 160 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Germany on their work in Plant Science 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 Plant Science