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* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
70
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
466
Top 30
1,170
Top 50
2,146
Top 70
2,853
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* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
73
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
378
Top 30
708
Top 50
930
Top 70
1,049
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
103
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Ruprecht Karls Universität Heidelberg
Heidelberg University
Heidelberg ,
Germany
- Public 1386
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
283
Top 30
561
Top 50
874
Top 70
1,075
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
125
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
267
Top 30
598
Top 50
933
Top 70
1,159
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
128
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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
305
Top 30
762
Top 50
1,074
Top 70
1,312
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
141
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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
212
Top 30
478
Top 50
702
Top 70
838
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
167
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Universität Hamburg
University of Hamburg
Hamburg ,
Germany
- Public 1919
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
225
Top 30
595
Top 50
885
Top 70
1,075
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
168
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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
210
Top 30
552
Top 50
872
Top 70
1,178
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
170
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
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
213
Top 30
517
Top 50
844
Top 70
1,034
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
201
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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
200
Top 30
507
Top 50
980
Top 70
1,319
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
226
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Universität Witten Herdecke
Witten/Herdecke University
Witten ,
Germany
- Private 1982
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
13
Top 30
48
Top 50
67
Top 70
85
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
236
World Rank
11
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
508
Top 50
911
Top 70
1,174
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
237
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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
164
Top 30
453
Top 50
840
Top 70
1,083
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
238
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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
358
Top 50
535
Top 70
759
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
243
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Universität zu Köln
University of Cologne
Köln ,
Germany
- Public 1388
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
160
Top 30
397
Top 50
616
Top 70
842
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
251
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Constructor University
Jacobs University Bremen
Bremen ,
Germany
- Private 2001
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
23
Top 30
59
Top 50
93
Top 70
108
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
268
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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
160
Top 30
389
Top 50
667
Top 70
891
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
272
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Universität Würzburg
University of Würzburg
Würzburg ,
Germany
- Public 1402
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
143
Top 30
341
Top 50
557
Top 70
743
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
282
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Stiftung Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover
University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover
Hannover ,
Germany
- Private 1778
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
12
Top 30
28
Top 50
40
Top 70
50
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
298
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Goethe University Frankfurt
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
Frankfurt ,
Germany
- Public 1914
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
160
Top 30
418
Top 50
637
Top 70
838
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
312
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Universität Münster
University of Münster
Münster ,
Germany
- Public 1780
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
149
Top 30
359
Top 50
590
Top 70
769
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
315
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
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
145
Top 30
396
Top 50
697
Top 70
957
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
319
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg
Freiberg University of Mining and Technology
Freiberg ,
Germany
- Private 1765
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
20
Top 30
68
Top 50
107
Top 70
147
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
321
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
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
133
Top 30
349
Top 50
567
Top 70
795
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
322
World Rank
21
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
127
Top 30
314
Top 50
467
Top 70
599
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