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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
22
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Forschungszentrum Jülich
Jülich Research Centre
Jülich ,
Germany
- Institution 1967
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
217
Top 30
513
Top 50
681
Top 70
857
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* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
38
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
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
234
Top 50
316
Top 70
362
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
44
World Rank
3
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Helmholtz Institut Mainz
Helmholtz Institute Mainz
Mainz ,
Germany
- Institution 2009
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
113
Top 30
254
Top 50
346
Top 70
394
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
53
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Fraunhofer-Institut für Angewandte Optik und Feinmechanik
Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Engineering
Jena ,
Germany
- Institution 1992
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
101
Top 30
256
Top 50
376
Top 70
461
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
54
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
German Aerospace Center
German Aerospace Centre
Köln ,
Germany
- Institution 1959
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
93
Top 30
352
Top 50
660
Top 70
843
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
59
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Leipzig ,
Germany
- Institution 1991
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
84
Top 30
183
Top 50
241
Top 70
277
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
65
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
Synchrotron DESY
Hamburg ,
Germany
- Institution 1959
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
73
Top 30
187
Top 50
286
Top 70
332
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
75
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
German Cancer Research Centre
Heidelberg ,
Germany
- Institution
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
68
Top 30
137
Top 50
195
Top 70
232
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
79
World Rank
9
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, Deutsches Forschungszentrum fuer Gesundheit und Umwelt
Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health
Münih ,
Germany
- Institution 1960
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
65
Top 30
194
Top 50
258
Top 70
314
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
81
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam
GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences
Potsdam ,
Germany
- Institution 1992
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
65
Top 30
150
Top 50
204
Top 70
257
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
99
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf
Helmholtz Center Dresden-Rossendorf
Dresden ,
Germany
- Institution 1992
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
56
Top 30
151
Top 50
211
Top 70
242
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
105
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie
Helmholtz Centre Berlin for Materials and Energy
Berlin ,
Germany
- Institution 1959
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
54
Top 30
141
Top 50
177
Top 70
193
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
123
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum
Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum
Frankfurt ,
Germany
- Institution 1821
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
48
Top 30
109
Top 50
141
Top 70
150
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
145
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
European Southern Observatory
Europäische Südsternwarte
Munich ,
Germany
- Institution 1962
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
42
Top 30
66
Top 50
77
Top 70
81
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
168
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Max-Planck-Institut für Festkörperforschung
Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research
Stuttgart ,
Germany
- Institution 1969
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
37
Top 30
73
Top 50
122
Top 70
145
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
179
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Potsdam-Institut für Klimafolgenforschung
Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
Potsdam ,
Germany
- Institution 1991
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
36
Top 30
73
Top 50
105
Top 70
122
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
198
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics
Garching ,
Germany
- Institution 1960
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
33
Top 30
72
Top 50
101
Top 70
116
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
206
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Leibniz-Institut für Festkörper- und Werkstoffforschung
Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research
Dresden ,
Germany
- Institution 1992
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
32
Top 30
80
Top 50
112
Top 70
123
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
223
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Europäisches Labor für Molekularbiologie
Heidelberg ,
Germany
- Institution 1974
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
30
Top 30
102
Top 50
164
Top 70
182
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
225
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Max-Planck-Institut für Polymerforschung
Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research
Mainz ,
Germany
- Institution 1983
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
30
Top 30
76
Top 50
108
Top 70
127
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
229
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Albert Einstein Institute
Albert-Einstein-Institut
Golm ,
Germany
- Institution 1983
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
30
Top 30
43
Top 50
57
Top 70
57
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
236
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Leibniz-Institut für Gewässerökologie und Binnenfischerei (IGB)
Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB)
Berlin ,
Germany
- Institution 1992
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
29
Top 30
64
Top 50
88
Top 70
103
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
248
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Max-Delbrück-Centrum für Molekulare Medizin
Max Delbrück Centre for Molecular Medicine
Berlin ,
Germany
- Institution 1992
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
28
Top 30
82
Top 50
134
Top 70
159
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
269
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie
Max Planck Institute for Chemistry
Mainz ,
Germany
- Institution 1949
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
26
Top 30
57
Top 50
75
Top 70
80
* Total H Index Rankings
Rankings
273
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik
Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics
Munich ,
Germany
- Institution 1963
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
26
Top 30
40
Top 50
45
Top 70
45
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