Top-cited scientists by institution in Germany
Which institutions in Germany have the most top 2% scientists?
187 universities and institutes in Germany have 10 or more researchers in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list. Technische Universität München has the most (334), followed by Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin (201) and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (195). Each institution’s page has its top fields and subfields and its first 100 scientists.
No institution in Germany with 10 or more listed authors matches. Search the authors of every institution
Institution names are only recorded for large institutions. The 1,229 in Germany with fewer than 10 listed authors are not listed here; the authors table finds them by name.