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* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
97
World Rank
1
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
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
403
Top 30
671
Top 50
917
Top 70
1,042
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* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
101
World Rank
2
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
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
431
Top 30
1,080
Top 50
2,040
Top 70
2,822
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
131
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
264
Top 30
553
Top 50
885
Top 70
1,075
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
177
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
259
Top 30
572
Top 50
906
Top 70
1,137
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
185
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
268
Top 30
729
Top 50
1,093
Top 70
1,260
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
207
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
205
Top 30
422
Top 50
680
Top 70
847
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
243
World Rank
7
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
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
226
Top 30
474
Top 50
810
Top 70
1,021
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
244
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
211
Top 30
542
Top 50
853
Top 70
1,153
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
256
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
226
Top 30
567
Top 50
887
Top 70
1,071
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
274
World Rank
10
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Universität zu Köln
University of Cologne
Köln ,
Germany
- Public 1388
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
173
Top 30
385
Top 50
624
Top 70
831
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
279
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
174
Top 30
447
Top 50
870
Top 70
1,151
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
285
World Rank
12
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
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
365
Top 50
518
Top 70
761
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
291
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
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
169
Top 30
423
Top 50
827
Top 70
1,103
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
308
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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
185
Top 30
474
Top 50
940
Top 70
1,283
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
313
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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
171
Top 30
411
Top 50
661
Top 70
896
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
317
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Forschungszentrum Jülich
Jülich Research Centre
Jülich ,
Germany
- Institution 1967
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
199
Top 30
491
Top 50
685
Top 70
879
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
326
World Rank
17
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17
Goethe University Frankfurt
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt
Frankfurt ,
Germany
- Public 1914
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
176
Top 30
405
Top 50
626
Top 70
829
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
342
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
145
Top 30
300
Top 50
531
Top 70
725
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
343
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
132
Top 30
354
Top 50
541
Top 70
830
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
372
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
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
115
Top 30
288
Top 50
442
Top 70
595
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
375
World Rank
21
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
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
151
Top 50
271
Top 70
400
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
384
World Rank
22
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Universität Münster
University of Münster
Münster ,
Germany
- Public 1780
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
135
Top 30
324
Top 50
579
Top 70
761
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
386
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
111
Top 30
227
Top 50
300
Top 70
358
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
387
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
83
Top 30
151
Top 50
212
Top 70
236
* Total Citations Rankings
Rankings
414
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
66
Top 30
135
Top 50
221
Top 70
338
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