Germany's Top 2% Scientists 2022

Germany has 9,961 scientists on the 2022 single-year Top 2% list, up 5.6% from 9,436 in 2021. That places Germany 4th in the world by number of listed scientists. Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin has the most listed scientists (216), followed by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (209).

Single Year

9,961

+525 (+5.6%) vs 2021

Career Data

10,562

+576 (+5.8%) vs 2021

World rank by count

No change vs 2021

Institutes

1,078

+47 (+4.6%) vs 2021

Scientists in Germany on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 22% since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+15.4%

2022+5.6%

2023+1.3%

2024+3.3%

2025+2.3%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	8,177		8,792
2021	9,436	+15.4%	9,986	+13.6%
2022	9,961	+5.6%	10,562	+5.8%
2023	10,088	+1.3%	10,990	+4.1%
2024	10,422	+3.3%	11,573	+5.3%
2025	10,666	+2.3%	12,166	+5.1%

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Rank in Germany	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	10	GS Grimme, Stefan	Universität Bonn	Chemical Physics	Rank 1
2	53	NF Neese, Frank	Max Planck Institute for Coal Research	Chemical Physics	Rank 3
3	57	SG Sheldrick, George M.	Georg-August-Universität Göttingen	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 1
4	78	SA Stamatakis, Alexandros	Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS GmbH)	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 1
5	182	SH Sies, Helmut	Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 4
6	205	BP Blöchl, Peter E.	Technische Universität Clausthal	Applied Physics	Rank 7
7	260	ID Ivanov, Dmitry	Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Recht Berlin	Operations Research	Rank 1
8	274	AL Ackermann, Lutz	Georg-August-Universität Göttingen	Organic Chemistry	Rank 2
9	277	KY Kuzyakov, Yakov	Georg-August-Universität Göttingen	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 3
10	293	RD Raabe, Dierk	Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung GmbH	Materials	Rank 4
11	302	RM Rillig, Matthias C.	Freie Universität Berlin	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 4
12	321	NM Neurath, Markus F.	Universitätsklinikum Erlangen	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 6
13	349	SV Springel, Volker	Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics	Astronomy & Astrophysics	Rank 1
14	392	MM Mann, Matthias	Max-Planck-Institut für Biochemie	Developmental Biology	Rank 15
15	403	PM Pinquart, Martin	Philipps-Universität Marburg	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 8
16	411	LR Ley, Ruth E.	Max Planck Campus Tübingen	Microbiology	Rank 6
17	418	van der Aalst, Wil M.P.	Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 22
18	477	MF Menter, Florian R.	ANSYS, Inc.	Aerospace & Aeronautics	Rank 1
19	497	BH Brenner, Hermann	German Cancer Research Center	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 14
20	499	WF Weigend, Florian	Philipps-Universität Marburg	Chemical Physics	Rank 10
21	511	BM Blüher, Matthias	Universität Leipzig	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 10
22	521	PM Pfaffl, Michael W.	Wissenschaftszentrum Weihenstephan für Ernährung, Landnutzung und Umwelt	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 1
23	527	BP Bork, Peer	European Molecular Biology Laboratory Heidelberg	Developmental Biology	Rank 23
24	567	JJ Jonas, Jost Bruno	Universität Heidelberg	Ophthalmology & Optometry	Rank 1
25	596	SR Schlögl, Robert	Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society	Physical Chemistry	Rank 3
26	632	SB Schölkopf, Bernhard	Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 34
27	671	WM Winkler, Michael	Universität Paderborn	General Mathematics	Rank 1
28	679	MP Murray, Peter J.	Max-Planck-Institut für Biochemie	Immunology	Rank 32
29	711	DI Dikic, Ivan	Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main	Developmental Biology	Rank 31
30	731	HS Hofmann, Stefan G.	Philipps-Universität Marburg	Clinical Psychology	Rank 5
31	762	MJ Maier, Joachim	Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research	Energy	Rank 18
32	763	SS Sonnentag, Sabine	Universität Mannheim	Business & Management	Rank 21
33	837	SG Schett, Georg	Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 5
34	887	HS Hell, Stefan W.	Max Planck Institute for Medical Research	Optics	Rank 5
35	898	CP Crutzen, P. J.	Max Planck Institute for Chemistry	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 7
36	923	SP Strasser, Peter	Technische Universität Berlin	Energy	Rank 22
37	943	AM Antonietti, Markus	Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 31
38	982	WF Würthner, Frank	Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg	Organic Chemistry	Rank 9
39	986	PH Pörtner, Hans Otto	Alfred-Wegener-Institut Helmholtz-Zentrum für Polar- und Meeresforschung	Physiology	Rank 1
40	989	BJ Behler, Jörg	Georg-August-Universität Göttingen	Chemical Physics	Rank 21
41	1,027	KW Kabsch, Wolfgang	Max Planck Institute for Medical Research	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 25
42	1,084	HA Hashmi, A. Stephen K.	Universität Heidelberg	Organic Chemistry	Rank 11
43	1,122	AM Andreae, Meinrat O.	Max Planck Institute for Chemistry	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 10
44	1,124	FS Fulda, Simone	Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 30
45	1,137	SA Stukowski, Alexander	Technische Universität Darmstadt	Materials	Rank 21
46	1,154	WM Winter, Martin	Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster	Energy	Rank 26
47	1,248	WH Wittchen, Hans Ulrich	Technische Universität Dresden	Psychiatry	Rank 30
48	1,255	FP Fries, Pascal	Ernst Strüngmann Institut gGmbH	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 82
49	1,257	SA Stang, Andreas	Universitätsklinikum Essen	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 36
50	1,268	KK Kümmerer, Klaus	Leuphana Universität Lüneburg	Environmental Sciences	Rank 10
51	1,277	BH Braak, Heiko	Universität Ulm	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 84
52	1,297	HM Heneka, Michael	Universitätsklinikum Bonn	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 86
53	1,342	RM Reck, Martin	German Center for Lung Research	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 37
54	1,343	CC Correll, Christoph U.	Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin	Psychiatry	Rank 33
55	1,372	HG Heusch, G.	Universitätsklinikum Essen	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 39
56	1,406	LE Latz, Eicke	Universitätsklinikum Bonn	Immunology	Rank 44
57	1,409	SB Scrosati, Bruno	Helmholtz-Institut Ulm	Energy	Rank 31
58	1,412	BM Beller, Matthias	Leibniz Institute for Catalysis	Organic Chemistry	Rank 21
59	1,435	GG Gigerenzer, Gerd	Max Planck Institute for Human Development	Experimental Psychology	Rank 23
60	1,453	FA Friederici, Angela D.	Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences	Experimental Psychology	Rank 24
61	1,454	SD Svergun, Dmitri I.	European Molecular Biology Laboratory Hamburg	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 38
62	1,501	TF Tacke, Frank	Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 21
63	1,533	HB Hommel, Bernhard	Medizinische Fakultät Carl Gustav Carus	Experimental Psychology	Rank 27
64	1,549	FP Fratzl, Peter	Max-Planck-Institut für Kolloid- und Grenzflächenforschung	Materials	Rank 25
65	1,561	DC Dormann, Carsten F.	Universität Freiburg	Ecology	Rank 48
66	1,587	BA Boccaccini, Aldo R.	Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg	Materials	Rank 29
67	1,588	ET Efferth, Thomas	Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 5
68	1,624	BL Bornmann, Lutz	Administrative Headquarters of the Max Planck Society	Information & Library Sciences	Rank 5
69	1,667	CJ Chase, Jonathan M.	Martin-Universität Halle-Wittenberg	Ecology	Rank 49
70	1,698	BI Bloch, Immanuel	Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München	General Physics	Rank 14
71	1,762	TA Thomas, Arne	Technische Universität Berlin	Organic Chemistry	Rank 25
72	1,780	AS Anker, Stefan D.	Berliner Institut für Gesundheitsforschung	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 52
73	1,793	PU Pöschl, Ulrich	Max Planck Institute for Chemistry	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 20
74	1,806	TT Tscharntke, Teja	Georg-August-Universität Göttingen	Ecology	Rank 56
75	1,807	MK Müllen, Klaus	Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research	Organic Chemistry	Rank 26
76	1,811	FH Flemming, Hans Curt	Universität Duisburg-Essen	Environmental Engineering	Rank 8
77	1,855	LW Löscher, Wolfgang	Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 125
78	1,869	PS Parkin, Stuart S.P.	Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics	Applied Physics	Rank 60
79	1,876	KI Kögel-Knabner, Ingrid	Institute for Advanced Study of Technical University of Munich	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 10
80	1,877	HA Hofmann, A. W.	Max Planck Institute for Chemistry	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 16
81	1,884	LH Lichtenthaler, H. K.	Karlsruher Institut für Technologie	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 15
82	1,892	SU Seifert, Udo	Universität Stuttgart	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 14
83	1,900	FA Fürstner, Alois	Max Planck Institute for Coal Research	Organic Chemistry	Rank 28
84	1,906	WM Wink, Michael	Universität Heidelberg	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 16
85	1,961	FU Fischbacher, Urs	Universität Konstanz	Economics	Rank 43
86	1,988	HF Hartl, F. Ulrich	Max-Planck-Institut für Biochemie	Developmental Biology	Rank 76
87	1,990	DC Drosten, Christian	Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin	Microbiology	Rank 36
88	2,010	FA Fernie, Alisdair R.	Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 17
89	2,038	SS Seuring, Stefan	Universität Kassel	Business & Management	Rank 44
90	2,054	SR Schwarzer, Ralf	Freie Universität Berlin	Public Health	Rank 19
91	2,066	BC Brabec, Christoph J.	Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 71
92	2,071	SM Saliba, Michael	Universität Stuttgart	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 72
93	2,080	BH Baumgartner, Helmut	Universitätsklinikum Münster	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 61
94	2,131	TT Ternes, Thomas	Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde	Environmental Sciences	Rank 20
95	2,160	PW Paulus, Walter	Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 141
96	2,204	NM Nauck, Michael	Katholisches Klinikum Bochum	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 40
97	2,219	PC Pahl-Wostl, Claudia	Osnabrück University	Ecology	Rank 75
98	2,223	SA Studer, Armido	Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster	Organic Chemistry	Rank 35
99	2,256	TR Treede, Rolf Detlef	Universität Heidelberg	Anesthesiology	Rank 5
100	2,291	CR Conrad, Ralf	Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology	Microbiology	Rank 46
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Germany are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?

9,961 scientists affiliated with Germany are on the 2022 single-year list, and 10,562 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Germany has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2022 single-year list, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin has the most listed scientists from Germany, with 216. It is followed by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München with 209.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Germany changed since 2020?

On the single-year list, Germany went from 8,177 scientists in 2020 to 9,961 in 2022, a change of +21.8%.

What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?

The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.

What is the official source of this data?

The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.