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Germany 155 Young University / Institution Rankings - 2025 - (Sort by: Last 6 Years i10 Index)

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* Last 6 Years i10-Index Rankings

Rankings

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146
World Rank
4
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
1
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe , Germany - Public 2009

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

  • Top 10
    310
  • Top 30
    767
  • Top 50
    1,063
  • Top 70
    1,302
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index Rankings

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474
World Rank
29
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
2
Helmholtz Institut Mainz
Helmholtz Institute Mainz
Mainz , Germany - Institution 2009

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

  • Top 10
    112
  • Top 30
    266
  • Top 50
    362
  • Top 70
    399
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index Rankings

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493
World Rank
31
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
3
Universität Duisburg Essen
University of Duisburg-Essen
Essen , Germany - Public 2003

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

  • Top 10
    115
  • Top 30
    275
  • Top 50
    497
  • Top 70
    691
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index Rankings

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1,113
World Rank
70
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
4
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology
Max-Planck-Institut für evolutionäre Anthropologie
Leipzig , Germany - Institution 1997

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

  • Top 10
    25
  • Top 30
    68
  • Top 50
    75
  • Top 70
    78
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index Rankings

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1,344
World Rank
88
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
5
Max Planck Institut für Biogeochemie
Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
Jena , Germany - Institution 1997

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

  • Top 10
    18
  • Top 30
    42
  • Top 50
    72
  • Top 70
    81
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index Rankings

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1,450
World Rank
91
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
6
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig
Deutsches Zentrum für integrative Biodiversitätsforschung (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig
, Germany - Institution 2002

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

  • Top 10
    18
  • Top 30
    56
  • Top 50
    76
  • Top 70
    86
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index Rankings

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1,452
World Rank
93
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
7
Max Planck Institut für Kognitions- und Neurowissenschaften
Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Leipzig , Germany - Institution 2004

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

  • Top 10
    18
  • Top 30
    47
  • Top 50
    89
  • Top 70
    108
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index Rankings

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1,546
World Rank
95
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
8
Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegenerative Erkrankungen
German Centre for Neurodegenerative Diseases
Ottawa , Germany - Institution 2009

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

  • Top 10
    25
  • Top 30
    73
  • Top 50
    122
  • Top 70
    144
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index Rankings

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1,582
World Rank
97
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
9
Max-Planck Institut für Sonnensystemforschung
Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research
Göttingen , Germany - Institution 2004

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

  • Top 10
    20
  • Top 30
    36
  • Top 50
    51
  • Top 70
    57
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index Rankings

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1,617
World Rank
102
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
10
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology
Max-Planck-Institut für chemische Ökologie
Jena , Germany - Institution 1996

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

  • Top 10
    15
  • Top 30
    31
  • Top 50
    49
  • Top 70
    63
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index Rankings

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1,779
World Rank
109
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
11
Max-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids
Dresden , Germany - Institution 1995

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

  • Top 10
    12
  • Top 30
    46
  • Top 50
    70
  • Top 70
    82
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index Rankings

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1,862
World Rank
115
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
12
Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfungg
Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing
Berlin , Germany - Institution 2013

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

  • Top 10
    22
  • Top 30
    68
  • Top 50
    108
  • Top 70
    131
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index Rankings

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1,910
World Rank
118
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
13
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics
Max-Planck-Institut für molekulare Zellbiologie und Genetik
Dresden , Germany - Institution 1998

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

  • Top 10
    18
  • Top 30
    53
  • Top 50
    95
  • Top 70
    121
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index Rankings

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2,064
World Rank
125
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
14
Constructor University
Jacobs University Bremen
Bremen , Germany - Private 2001

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

  • Top 10
    24
  • Top 30
    60
  • Top 50
    96
  • Top 70
    116
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index Rankings

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2,187
World Rank
131
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
15
Potsdam , Germany - Institution 1998

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

  • Top 10
    13
  • Top 30
    33
  • Top 50
    64
  • Top 70
    111
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index Rankings

Rankings

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2,502
World Rank
144
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
16
Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History
Max-Planck-Institut für Menschheitsgeschichte
Jena , Germany - Institution 2014

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

  • Top 10
    13
  • Top 30
    26
  • Top 50
    38
  • Top 70
    51
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index Rankings

Rankings

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2,576
World Rank
147
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
17

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

  • Top 10
    10
  • Top 30
    35
  • Top 50
    47
  • Top 70
    62
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index Rankings

Rankings

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2,698
World Rank
152
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
18
Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
Max Planck Institute of Animal Behaviour
Seewiesen , Germany - Institution 1997

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

  • Top 10
    6
  • Top 30
    29
  • Top 50
    58
  • Top 70
    70
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index Rankings

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2,708
World Rank
154
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
19
Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
Max-Planck-Institut für demografische Forschung
Rostock , Germany - Institution 1996

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

  • Top 10
    6
  • Top 30
    22
  • Top 50
    37
  • Top 70
    43
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index Rankings

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2,740
World Rank
157
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
20
Heidelberger Institut für Theoretische Studien
Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies
Heidelberg , Germany - Institution 2010

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

  • Top 10
    5
  • Top 30
    14
  • Top 50
    28
  • Top 70
    42
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index Rankings

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2,851
World Rank
159
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
21
Brandenburgische Technische Universität Cottbus
Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg
Cottbus , Germany - Public 2013

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

  • Top 10
    18
  • Top 30
    62
  • Top 50
    102
  • Top 70
    138
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index Rankings

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2,960
World Rank
163
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
22
Braunschweig , Germany - Institution 2008

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

  • Top 10
    12
  • Top 30
    49
  • Top 50
    77
  • Top 70
    94
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index Rankings

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2,971
World Rank
164
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
23
Max Planck Institut für Software Systeme
Max Planck Institute for Software Systems
Kaiserslautern , Germany - Institution 2004

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

  • Top 10
    12
  • Top 30
    32
  • Top 50
    49
  • Top 70
    64
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index Rankings

Rankings

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3,049
World Rank
167
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
24

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

  • Top 10
    10
  • Top 30
    20
  • Top 50
    25
  • Top 70
    29
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* Last 6 Years i10-Index Rankings

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3,146
World Rank
169
Country Rank
Ranking Based On Selection:
25
Max Planck Institute for Ornithology
Max-Planck-Institut für Ornithologie
Yerevan , Germany - Institution 2004

Scientist Distribution by Success Percentiles at This Institution:

  • Top 10
    8
  • Top 30
    32
  • Top 50
    45
  • Top 70
    50
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