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* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
97
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
458
Top 30
1,166
Top 50
2,148
Top 70
2,852
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* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
98
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
377
Top 30
707
Top 50
931
Top 70
1,050
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
134
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
280
Top 30
560
Top 50
873
Top 70
1,075
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
166
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
262
Top 30
598
Top 50
934
Top 70
1,161
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
170
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
300
Top 30
759
Top 50
1,075
Top 70
1,312
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
184
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
207
Top 30
475
Top 50
702
Top 70
837
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
215
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Universität Hamburg
University of Hamburg
Hamburg ,
Germany
- Public 1919
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
224
Top 30
592
Top 50
884
Top 70
1,077
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
218
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
209
Top 30
548
Top 50
872
Top 70
1,178
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
222
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
212
Top 30
516
Top 50
845
Top 70
1,034
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
255
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
197
Top 30
505
Top 50
982
Top 70
1,321
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
304
World Rank
11
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Forschungszentrum Jülich
Jülich Research Centre
Jülich ,
Germany
- Institution 1967
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
214
Top 30
526
Top 50
717
Top 70
880
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
308
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Universität zu Köln
University of Cologne
Köln ,
Germany
- Public 1388
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
160
Top 30
397
Top 50
615
Top 70
841
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
313
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
181
Top 30
506
Top 50
916
Top 70
1,174
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
315
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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
356
Top 50
534
Top 70
759
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
323
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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
164
Top 30
449
Top 50
842
Top 70
1,085
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
345
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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
159
Top 30
389
Top 50
669
Top 70
890
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
354
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Universität Würzburg
University of Würzburg
Würzburg ,
Germany
- Public 1402
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
144
Top 30
341
Top 50
563
Top 70
743
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
388
World Rank
18
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
160
Top 30
418
Top 50
639
Top 70
839
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
408
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Universität Münster
University of Münster
Münster ,
Germany
- Public 1780
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
147
Top 30
359
Top 50
589
Top 70
770
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
412
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
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
143
Top 30
395
Top 50
697
Top 70
957
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
420
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
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
130
Top 30
349
Top 50
566
Top 70
795
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
421
World Rank
22
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
127
Top 30
315
Top 50
466
Top 70
599
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
432
World Rank
23
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
78
Top 30
167
Top 50
282
Top 70
412
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
439
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
German Cancer Research Centre
Heidelberg ,
Germany
- Institution
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
84
Top 30
149
Top 50
205
Top 70
236
* Last 5 Years H-Index Rankings
Rankings
441
World Rank
25
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
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
70
Top 30
160
Top 50
248
Top 70
356
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