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Soil Science research in Germany

Leibniz Association ranks first in Germany for Soil Science research in 2022-now (#15 worldwide), followed by Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres.

Germany's world rank
#3
of 42 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
975
Top-10% rate
14.7%
Ranked institutions
2

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

What is the best university for Soil Science in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Leibniz AssociationBerlin #1545.518.1%80
2Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresBerlin #1841.814.5%90

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

Who are the top Soil Science researchers in Germany?

Yakov V. Kuzyakov, Nico Eisenhauer and Klaus Butterbach‐Bahl rank highest among researchers based in Germany, on their papers in Soil Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Yakov V. Kuzyakov#1,822 worldwide overall158.2 of 342 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Nico Eisenhauer#900 worldwide overall40.7 of 86 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Klaus Butterbach‐Bahl#42,869 worldwide overall44.0 of 119 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Matthias C. Rillig#721 worldwide overall38.2 of 62 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Ingrid Kögel‐Knabner#53,747 worldwide overall41.0 of 114 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Christoph Müller#38,054 worldwide overall35.9 of 99 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Ellen Kandeler#57,039 worldwide overall32.2 of 102 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Stefan Scheu#25,347 worldwide overall29.0 of 84 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Georg Guggenberger#38,373 worldwide overall28.6 of 78 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Carsten W. Mueller#19,319 worldwide overall24.7 of 44 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Evgenia V. Blagodatskaya#36,549 worldwide overall26.9 of 61 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Susan Trumbore#17,258 worldwide overall22.9 of 48 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Axel Don#60,024 worldwide overall29.1 of 58 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Bahar S. Razavi#20,685 worldwide overall20.1 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Gerd Gleixner#27,055 worldwide overall20.2 of 43 papers here in the top 10%

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