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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
123
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Technische Universität München
Technical University of Munich
Munich ,
Germany
- Public 1868
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
409
Top 30
1,029
Top 50
2,006
Top 70
2,837
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
135
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Ludwig Maximilians Universität München
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Munich ,
Germany
- Public 1472
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
382
Top 30
657
Top 50
901
Top 70
1,040
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
199
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe ,
Germany
- Public 2009
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
290
Top 30
727
Top 50
1,067
Top 70
1,292
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
224
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Universität Tubingen
Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen
Tübingen ,
Germany
- Public 1477
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
263
Top 30
556
Top 50
890
Top 70
1,140
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
225
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg University
Heidelberg ,
Germany
- Public 1386
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
262
Top 30
524
Top 50
835
Top 70
1,065
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
284
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Universität Hamburg
University of Hamburg
Hamburg ,
Germany
- Public 1919
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
220
Top 30
567
Top 50
876
Top 70
1,071
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
285
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelms Universität Bonn
University of Bonn
Bonn ,
Germany
- Public 1818
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
220
Top 30
472
Top 50
791
Top 70
1,020
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
286
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Forschungszentrum Jülich
Jülich Research Centre
Jülich ,
Germany
- Institution 1967
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
218
Top 30
513
Top 50
681
Top 70
858
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
302
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Rheinisch Westfalische Technische Hochschule Aachen
RWTH Aachen University
Aachen ,
Germany
- Public 1870
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
206
Top 30
527
Top 50
851
Top 70
1,172
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
315
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Charité - Medical University of Berlin
Berlin ,
Germany
- Public 1710
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
200
Top 30
414
Top 50
648
Top 70
821
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
317
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Technische Universität Dresden
Dresden University of Technology
Dresden ,
Germany
- Public 1828
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
198
Top 30
483
Top 50
964
Top 70
1,327
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
351
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen Nürnberg FAU
Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg
Erlangen ,
Germany
- Public 1743
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
182
Top 30
475
Top 50
865
Top 70
1,171
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
372
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Universität zu Köln
University of Cologne
Köln ,
Germany
- Public 1388
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
171
Top 30
393
Top 50
595
Top 70
828
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
376
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Universität Freiburg
Albert Ludwig University of Freiburg
Freiburg ,
Germany
- Public 1457
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
168
Top 30
378
Top 50
640
Top 70
886
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
388
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Goethe University Frankfurt
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
Frankfurt ,
Germany
- Public 1914
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
163
Top 30
395
Top 50
629
Top 70
827
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
394
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Technische Universität Berlin
Technical University of Berlin TU Berlin
Berlin ,
Germany
- Public 1946
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
160
Top 30
411
Top 50
823
Top 70
1,117
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
412
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Universität Würzburg
University of Würzburg
Würzburg ,
Germany
- Public 1402
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
150
Top 30
319
Top 50
532
Top 70
719
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
425
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Humboldt Universität zu Berlin
Humboldt University of Berlin
Berlin ,
Germany
- Public 1809
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
145
Top 30
360
Top 50
521
Top 70
736
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
440
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Universität Münster
University of Münster
Münster ,
Germany
- Public 1780
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
141
Top 30
334
Top 50
564
Top 70
761
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
449
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Technische Universität Darmstadt
Darmstadt University of Technology
Darmstadt ,
Germany
- Public 1877
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
139
Top 30
353
Top 50
689
Top 70
962
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
489
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Freie Universität Berlin
Free University of Berlin
Berlin ,
Germany
- Public 1948
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
128
Top 30
340
Top 50
549
Top 70
782
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
498
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig University
Leipzig ,
Germany
- Public 1409
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
124
Top 30
295
Top 50
483
Top 70
657
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
505
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Universität Duisburg Essen
University of Duisburg-Essen
Essen ,
Germany
- Public 2003
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
121
Top 30
280
Top 50
473
Top 70
670
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
508
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung
Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research
Bremerhaven ,
Germany
- Institution 1980
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
121
Top 30
233
Top 50
316
Top 70
362
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
516
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Christian Albrechts Universität zu Kiel
Kiel University
Kiel ,
Germany
- Public 1665
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
118
Top 30
296
Top 50
450
Top 70
592
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