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Total 68.207 scientist, 1 country, 166 Institution
Forschungszentrum Jülich
Jülich Research Centre
Jülich ,
Germany
- Institution 1967
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
207
Top 30
496
Top 50
690
Top 70
889
Helmholtz Institut Mainz
Helmholtz Institute Mainz
Mainz ,
Germany
- Institution 2009
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
106
Top 30
250
Top 50
349
Top 70
397
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
99
Top 30
257
Top 50
377
Top 70
472
German Aerospace Center
German Aerospace Centre
Köln ,
Germany
- Institution 1959
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
94
Top 30
353
Top 50
664
Top 70
847
Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESY
Synchrotron DESY
Hamburg ,
Germany
- Institution 1959
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
70
Top 30
191
Top 50
289
Top 70
336
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
German Cancer Research Centre
Heidelberg ,
Germany
- Institution
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
56
Top 30
135
Top 50
201
Top 70
238
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
75
Top 30
178
Top 50
245
Top 70
280
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
57
Top 30
148
Top 50
208
Top 70
247
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
110
Top 30
225
Top 50
322
Top 70
363
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
54
Top 30
183
Top 50
263
Top 70
322
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
146
Top 50
206
Top 70
263
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
139
Top 50
180
Top 70
195
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
63
Top 50
76
Top 70
81
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
32
Top 30
68
Top 50
125
Top 70
151
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
35
Top 30
71
Top 50
103
Top 70
117
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
24
Top 30
40
Top 50
45
Top 70
45
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
45
Top 30
105
Top 50
142
Top 70
152
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
34
Top 30
72
Top 50
106
Top 70
126
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
30
Top 30
77
Top 50
115
Top 70
125
Albert Einstein Institute
Albert-Einstein-Institut
Golm ,
Germany
- Institution 1983
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
26
Top 30
43
Top 50
57
Top 70
57
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
24
Top 30
55
Top 50
76
Top 70
81
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
25
Top 30
74
Top 50
109
Top 70
130
Max-Planck Institut für Sonnensystemforschung
Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
Göttingen ,
Germany
- Institution 2004
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
19
Top 30
36
Top 50
48
Top 70
55
Helmholtz Zentrum fur Infektionsforschung
Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research
Braunschweig ,
Germany
- Institution 1965
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
19
Top 30
44
Top 50
62
Top 70
70
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
24
Top 30
63
Top 50
90
Top 70
104
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