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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
92
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
493
Top 30
1,206
Top 50
2,182
Top 70
2,888
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* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
94
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
395
Top 30
726
Top 50
943
Top 70
1,054
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
127
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
587
Top 50
894
Top 70
1,090
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
158
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
256
Top 30
618
Top 50
965
Top 70
1,164
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
165
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
301
Top 30
759
Top 50
1,072
Top 70
1,300
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
176
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
736
Top 70
863
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
204
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
238
Top 30
595
Top 50
885
Top 70
1,083
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
212
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
207
Top 30
576
Top 50
879
Top 70
1,192
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
220
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
517
Top 50
849
Top 70
1,038
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
252
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
195
Top 30
525
Top 50
969
Top 70
1,297
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
291
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
174
Top 30
453
Top 50
851
Top 70
1,079
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
299
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
166
Top 30
423
Top 50
692
Top 70
917
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
311
World Rank
13
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Forschungszentrum Jülich
Jülich Research Centre
Jülich ,
Germany
- Institution 1967
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
204
Top 30
511
Top 50
713
Top 70
904
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
320
World Rank
14
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
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
172
Top 30
503
Top 50
916
Top 70
1,178
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
327
World Rank
15
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
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
403
Top 50
648
Top 70
865
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
339
World Rank
16
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
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
151
Top 30
362
Top 50
558
Top 70
773
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
355
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
162
Top 30
429
Top 50
649
Top 70
857
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
373
World Rank
18
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum
German Cancer Research Centre
Heidelberg ,
Germany
- Institution
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
90
Top 30
163
Top 50
219
Top 70
240
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
383
World Rank
19
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
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
76
Top 30
169
Top 50
284
Top 70
434
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
414
World Rank
20
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
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
333
Top 50
565
Top 70
743
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
415
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
133
Top 30
363
Top 50
558
Top 70
833
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
416
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
117
Top 30
308
Top 50
459
Top 70
613
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
426
World Rank
23
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, Deutsches Forschungszentrum fuer Gesundheit und Umwelt
Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health
Münih ,
Germany
- Institution 1960
Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:
Scientists by Success Percentiles:
Top 10
103
Top 30
238
Top 50
290
Top 70
326
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
430
World Rank
24
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24
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
108
Top 30
308
Top 50
529
Top 70
744
* Last 5 Years Citation Rankings
Rankings
432
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
151
Top 50
242
Top 70
363
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