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* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
61
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
405
Top 30
1,032
Top 50
2,024
Top 70
2,883
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* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
68
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
359
Top 30
643
Top 50
909
Top 70
1,053
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
105
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
259
Top 30
518
Top 50
851
Top 70
1,092
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
109
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
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
300
Top 30
729
Top 50
1,067
Top 70
1,292
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
120
World Rank
5
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
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
253
Top 30
557
Top 50
900
Top 70
1,152
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
146
World Rank
6
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
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
220
Top 30
514
Top 50
863
Top 70
1,195
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
168
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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
182
Top 30
404
Top 50
663
Top 70
839
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
176
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
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
205
Top 30
476
Top 50
801
Top 70
1,032
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
198
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
223
Top 30
563
Top 50
883
Top 70
1,086
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
205
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
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
170
Top 30
402
Top 50
845
Top 70
1,123
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
224
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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
180
Top 30
475
Top 50
872
Top 70
1,184
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
229
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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
193
Top 30
487
Top 50
959
Top 70
1,330
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
252
World Rank
13
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
139
Top 30
352
Top 50
520
Top 70
764
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
257
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
154
Top 30
368
Top 50
649
Top 70
905
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
258
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
170
Top 30
395
Top 50
628
Top 70
830
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
259
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Universität zu Köln
University of Cologne
Köln ,
Germany
- Public 1388
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
163
Top 30
396
Top 50
599
Top 70
841
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
274
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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
153
Top 30
363
Top 50
703
Top 70
975
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
282
World Rank
18
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
139
Top 30
306
Top 50
528
Top 70
737
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
283
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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
126
Top 30
334
Top 50
560
Top 70
808
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
303
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Universität Münster
University of Münster
Münster ,
Germany
- Public 1780
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
137
Top 30
334
Top 50
580
Top 70
787
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
314
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Universität Stuttgart
University of Stuttgart
Stuttgart ,
Germany
- Public 1829
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
134
Top 30
346
Top 50
684
Top 70
937
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
317
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
125
Top 30
290
Top 50
484
Top 70
655
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
331
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
123
Top 30
280
Top 50
483
Top 70
683
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
335
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Universität Ulm
University of Ulm
Ulm ,
Germany
- Public 1967
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
113
Top 30
272
Top 50
448
Top 70
585
* Total i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
344
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
120
Top 30
298
Top 50
454
Top 70
605
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