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* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
81
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
429
Top 30
1,123
Top 50
2,177
Top 70
2,920
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* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
89
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
361
Top 30
698
Top 50
939
Top 70
1,055
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
122
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
266
Top 30
547
Top 50
889
Top 70
1,087
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
147
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
306
Top 30
760
Top 50
1,079
Top 70
1,308
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
151
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
259
Top 30
590
Top 50
945
Top 70
1,170
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
172
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
198
Top 30
455
Top 50
715
Top 70
854
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
187
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
212
Top 30
537
Top 50
882
Top 70
1,208
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
193
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
225
Top 30
578
Top 50
890
Top 70
1,097
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
236
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
209
Top 30
504
Top 50
854
Top 70
1,033
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
248
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
200
Top 30
505
Top 50
982
Top 70
1,319
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
263
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
212
Top 30
523
Top 50
716
Top 70
907
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
302
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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
184
Top 30
503
Top 50
917
Top 70
1,171
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
306
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Universität zu Köln
University of Cologne
Köln ,
Germany
- Public 1388
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
164
Top 30
402
Top 50
630
Top 70
856
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
307
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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
156
Top 30
438
Top 50
863
Top 70
1,092
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
339
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
160
Top 30
412
Top 50
649
Top 70
848
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
342
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
145
Top 30
391
Top 50
680
Top 70
910
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
344
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
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
134
Top 30
348
Top 50
530
Top 70
771
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
355
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
141
Top 30
331
Top 50
559
Top 70
749
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
380
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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
157
Top 30
381
Top 50
713
Top 70
968
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
381
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
143
Top 30
351
Top 50
591
Top 70
787
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
398
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
122
Top 30
334
Top 50
565
Top 70
821
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
407
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Universität Stuttgart
University of Stuttgart
Stuttgart ,
Germany
- Public 1829
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
125
Top 30
365
Top 50
711
Top 70
949
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
416
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
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
109
Top 30
224
Top 50
309
Top 70
365
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
419
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
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
121
Top 30
308
Top 50
478
Top 70
609
* Last 5 Years i10-Index Rankings
Rankings
430
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
118
Top 30
292
Top 50
494
Top 70
648
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