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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
63
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
497
Top 30
1,210
Top 50
2,180
Top 70
2,888
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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
67
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
396
Top 30
726
Top 50
943
Top 70
1,054
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
96
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
282
Top 30
589
Top 50
893
Top 70
1,089
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
121
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
260
Top 30
618
Top 50
966
Top 70
1,163
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
124
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
306
Top 30
762
Top 50
1,072
Top 70
1,298
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
136
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
215
Top 30
492
Top 50
737
Top 70
864
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
155
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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
577
Top 50
880
Top 70
1,192
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
159
World Rank
8
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Universität Hamburg
University of Hamburg
Hamburg ,
Germany
- Public 1919
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
239
Top 30
598
Top 50
882
Top 70
1,084
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
165
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
220
Top 30
518
Top 50
850
Top 70
1,039
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
191
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
198
Top 30
525
Top 50
967
Top 70
1,297
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
200
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
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
175
Top 30
456
Top 50
851
Top 70
1,079
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
226
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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
167
Top 30
424
Top 50
690
Top 70
917
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
242
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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
173
Top 30
506
Top 50
914
Top 70
1,177
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
247
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Universität zu Köln
University of Cologne
Köln ,
Germany
- Public 1388
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
161
Top 30
402
Top 50
647
Top 70
865
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
252
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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
152
Top 30
364
Top 50
558
Top 70
774
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
276
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Goethe University Frankfurt
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
Frankfurt ,
Germany
- Public 1914
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
162
Top 30
429
Top 50
649
Top 70
855
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
296
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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
77
Top 30
168
Top 50
282
Top 70
435
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
308
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
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
119
Top 30
311
Top 50
458
Top 70
612
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
312
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Universität Würzburg
University of Würzburg
Würzburg ,
Germany
- Public 1402
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
136
Top 30
331
Top 50
565
Top 70
744
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
313
World Rank
20
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
133
Top 30
364
Top 50
561
Top 70
833
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
318
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
University of Göttingen
Göttingen ,
Germany
- Public 1734
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
110
Top 30
306
Top 50
528
Top 70
745
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
326
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Mainz ,
Germany
- Public 1477
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
71
Top 30
150
Top 50
243
Top 70
363
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
327
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
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
340
Top 50
586
Top 70
786
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
329
World Rank
24
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
104
Top 30
243
Top 50
307
Top 70
365
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
336
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Universität Leipzig
Leipzig University
Leipzig ,
Germany
- Public 1409
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
127
Top 30
288
Top 50
485
Top 70
649
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