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Polymers and Plastics research in Germany

Technische Universität Dresden ranks first in Germany for Polymers and Plastics research in 2022–2025 (#183 worldwide), followed by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and RWTH Aachen University.

Germany's world rank
#10
of 48 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
1.9k
Top-10% rate
10.8%
Ranked institutions
4

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

What is the best university for Polymers and Plastics in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Technische Universität DresdenDresden #1835.710.9%109
2Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe #1914.913.9%85
3RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #2291.66.6%86
4University of BayreuthBayreuth #236104.07.6%64

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

Who are the top Polymers and Plastics researchers in Germany?

Antonio Abate, Michael Saliba and Ning Li rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

  1. 1Antonio Abate#10,226 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 14 works
  2. 2Michael Saliba#11,376 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 9 works
  3. 3Ning Li#11,647 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 15 works
  4. 4Rainer Waser#14,645 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 8 works
  5. 5H. Bäßler#21,930 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 17 works
  6. 6Xinliang Feng#24,083 worldwide overall3k citations · 10 works
  7. 7Harald Hoppe#25,843 worldwide overall711 citations · 10 works
  8. 8Karl Schulte#31,994 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 22 works
  9. 9Christoph J. Brabec#36,611 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 36 works
  10. 10Rolf Mülhaupt#40,421 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 46 works
  11. 11Karl Leo#41,814 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 23 works
  12. 12Kläus Müllen#44,533 worldwide overall3k citations · 34 works
  13. 13Kurt Kremer#44,639 worldwide overall806 citations · 10 works
  14. 14Petra Pötschke#47,928 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 32 works
  15. 15K. Friedrich#50,061 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 29 works

How Germany compares with other countries in Polymers and Plastics