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* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
68
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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
408
Top 30
670
Top 50
918
Top 70
1,040
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* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
73
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
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
433
Top 30
1,081
Top 50
2,039
Top 70
2,823
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
98
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
266
Top 30
554
Top 50
882
Top 70
1,074
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
134
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
259
Top 30
572
Top 50
904
Top 70
1,138
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
139
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
273
Top 30
731
Top 50
1,092
Top 70
1,259
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
154
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
205
Top 30
422
Top 50
679
Top 70
848
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
182
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
228
Top 30
476
Top 50
810
Top 70
1,021
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
183
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
211
Top 30
542
Top 50
853
Top 70
1,154
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
191
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Universität Hamburg
University of Hamburg
Hamburg ,
Germany
- Public 1919
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
229
Top 30
569
Top 50
886
Top 70
1,071
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
198
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Constructor University
Jacobs University Bremen
Bremen ,
Germany
- Private 2001
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
26
Top 30
60
Top 50
99
Top 70
122
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
212
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Universität zu Köln
University of Cologne
Köln ,
Germany
- Public 1388
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
173
Top 30
385
Top 50
625
Top 70
830
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
213
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
176
Top 30
448
Top 50
869
Top 70
1,150
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
216
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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
144
Top 30
365
Top 50
518
Top 70
762
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
220
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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
171
Top 30
424
Top 50
824
Top 70
1,102
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
222
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Berlin ,
Germany
- Private 2003
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
12
Top 30
26
Top 50
41
Top 70
47
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
236
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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
185
Top 30
475
Top 50
940
Top 70
1,282
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
239
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
171
Top 30
412
Top 50
661
Top 70
896
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
248
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Goethe University Frankfurt
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
Frankfurt ,
Germany
- Public 1914
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
176
Top 30
405
Top 50
625
Top 70
829
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
250
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Universität Witten Herdecke
Witten/Herdecke University
Witten ,
Germany
- Private 1982
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
14
Top 30
45
Top 50
70
Top 70
82
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
255
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
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
132
Top 30
357
Top 50
541
Top 70
828
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
260
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Universität Würzburg
University of Würzburg
Würzburg ,
Germany
- Public 1402
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
145
Top 30
300
Top 50
529
Top 70
722
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
281
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
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
115
Top 30
289
Top 50
444
Top 70
595
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
282
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Friedrich Schiller Universität Jena
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Jena ,
Germany
- Public 1558
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
76
Top 30
150
Top 50
270
Top 70
400
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
284
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf ,
Germany
- Public 1965
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
112
Top 30
228
Top 50
299
Top 70
358
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
289
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Universität Münster
University of Münster
Münster ,
Germany
- Public 1780
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
136
Top 30
325
Top 50
579
Top 70
760
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