2016 tables: Institutions - Earth & environmental sciences

The 2016 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015.

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# Institution Share 2015 Count 2015
1 Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres, Germany 140.63 375
2 Leibniz Association, Germany 31.33 100
3 Max Planck Society, Germany 29.21 116
4 University of Bayreuth (UBT), Germany 15.30 39
5 University of Bremen (Uni Bremen), Germany 15.14 61
6 Free University of Berlin (FU Berlin), Germany 12.66 31
7 University of Tübingen (Uni Tübingen), Germany 10.05 33
8 University of Potsdam, Germany 9.63 42
9 Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (LMU), Germany 8.87 25
10 University of Münster (WWU), Germany 8.81 24
11 Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin), Germany 8.65 22
12 University of Göttingen, Germany 7.31 25
13 University of Kiel (CAU), Germany 6.89 23
14 University of Cologne (UoC), Germany 6.80 17
15 University of Bonn (Uni Bonn), Germany 6.44 22
16 Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), Germany 6.11 24
17 Goethe University Frankfurt (GU), Germany 6.11 19
18 Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany 5.78 24
19 Leibniz University Hannover (LUH), Germany 5.36 12
20 University of Hamburg (UHH), Germany 5.32 20
21 University of Oldenburg, Germany 5.13 20
22 German Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG), Germany 4.79 8
23 Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), Germany 4.56 17
24 University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE), Germany 4.23 6
25 University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Germany 3.96 16
26 Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources (BGR), Germany 3.73 10
27 Friedrich Schiller University Jena (FSU), Germany 3.70 25
28 TU Dresden, Germany 3.26 7
29 Leuphana University of Lueneburg, Germany 3.09 6
30 University of Koblenz and Landau, Germany 2.98 6
31 Technische Universität Bergakademie Freiberg (TUBAF), Germany 2.86 8
32 Heidelberg University (Uni Heidelberg), Germany 2.83 12
33 Leipzig University, Germany 2.30 18
34 Bielefeld University, Germany 2.21 6
35 RWTH Aachen University (RWTH Aachen), Germany 2.15 6
36 University of Freiburg (Uni Freiburg), Germany 1.98 11
37 Technical University Braunschweig (TU Braunschweig), Germany 1.76 9
38 Technical University of Darmstadt (TU Darmstadt), Germany 1.69 4
39 Federal Environment Agency Germany (UBA), Germany 1.21 2
40 University of Greifswald, Germany 1.10 6
41 Constructor University, Germany 1.09 3
42 Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies e.V. (IASS), Germany 1.06 2
43 University of Würzburg (JMU), Germany 1.00 4
44 Berliner Wasserbetriebe (BWB), Germany 0.90 3
45 University of Augsburg, Germany 0.88 3
46 University of Siegen, Germany 0.87 2
47 University of Konstanz, Germany 0.86 5
48 Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI), Germany 0.78 3
49 University of Wuppertal, Germany 0.67 3
50 University of Stuttgart, Germany 0.64 8
51 Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing (BAM), Germany 0.63 3
52 DVGW - Water Technology Center (TZW), Germany 0.58 1
53 Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), Germany 0.54 17
54 Landesanstalt für Umwelt, Messungen und Naturschutz Baden-Württemberg (LUBW), Germany 0.50 1
54 Fresenius University of Applied Sciences, Germany 0.50 1
55 University of Rostock, Germany 0.48 2
56 Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg (BTU), Germany 0.48 2
57 Isodetect GmbH, Germany 0.48 2
58 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Germany 0.47 5
59 EWE AG, Germany 0.42 1
60 Stiftung Mercator, Germany 0.41 3
61 ECT Oekotoxikologie GmbH, Germany 0.40 2
62 Humboldt University of Berlin (HU Berlin), Germany 0.40 7
63 Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), Germany 0.34 2
64 Engineering Office Friedrich, Germany 0.33 1
64 Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, Germany 0.33 1
65 Trier University, Germany 0.32 2
66 Stuttgart State Museum of Natural History (SMNS), Germany 0.29 1
67 Senect GmbH & Co. KG, Germany 0.25 1
67 Berufsgenossenschaft für Transport und Verkehrswirtschaft (BG Verkehr), Germany 0.25 1
67 European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT), Germany 0.25 2
68 Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Germany 0.20 1
68 VKTA - Radiation Protection, Analytics and Disposal Inc. (VKTA), Germany 0.20 1
68 Glatt GmbH, Germany 0.20 1
68 Clearingstelle EEG, Germany 0.20 1
68 Leipzig University of Applied Sciences (HTWK Leipzig), Germany 0.20 1
69 Bavarian Natural History Collections (SNSB), Germany 0.18 1
69 German Technical and Scientific Association for Gas and Water (DVGW), Germany 0.18 1
70 Philipps University of Marburg (Uni Marburg), Germany 0.17 1
70 University of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer, Germany 0.17 1
70 Xylem Services GmbH, Germany 0.17 1
70 Munich Re Group, Germany 0.17 1
71 Gesellschaft für Materialprüfung und Geophysik mbH (GMUG), Germany 0.15 2
72 Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club (ADAC), Germany 0.14 1
72 Gollasch Consulting, Germany 0.14 1
72 Berliner Hochschule für Technik (BHT), Germany 0.14 1
72 Climate Risk Analysis, Germany 0.14 1
73 Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg (HWK) - Institute for Advanced Study, Germany 0.13 1
73 Grimm Aerosol Technik GmbH and Co. KG, Germany 0.13 1
73 Curt-Engelhorn-Centre Archaeometry gGmbH, Germany 0.13 1
73 Ortenau Klinikum Offenburg-Gengenbach, Germany 0.13 1
74 European Southern Observatory (ESO), Germany 0.11 1
75 University of Hohenheim, Germany 0.11 2
76 Climate Analytics GmbH, Germany 0.10 1
77 Ecossa, Germany 0.08 1
77 Institute for Biodiversity (ibn), Germany 0.08 1
77 HE Space Operations GmbH, Germany 0.08 1
78 Dresden University of Applied Sciences (HTW Dresden), Germany 0.07 1
78 Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences (HNU), Germany 0.07 1
78 Carl Zeiss AG, Germany 0.07 1
79 University of Osnabrück (Uni Osnabrück), Germany 0.07 1
80 Generaldirektion Kulturelles Erbe (GDKE) Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany 0.06 1
80 Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMU), Germany 0.06 1
81 Verband Biologie, Biowissenschaften und Biomedizin - VBIO e.V., Germany 0.06 1
82 Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany 0.06 1
82 Ulm University, Germany 0.06 1
83 NewClimate Institute, Germany 0.05 1
84 Steinbeis Foundation, Germany 0.05 1
85 Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg (OVGU), Germany 0.04 1
86 Data Publisher for Earth and Environmental Science (PANGAEA), Germany 0.03 5
87 CESifo Group Munich, Germany 0.03 1
88 Federal Foreign Office (AA), Germany 0.03 2
89 University of Kaiserslautern (TU Kaiserslautern), Germany 0.02 1
90 Bundeswehr, Germany 0.02 2
91 German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Germany 0.02 1
91 State Office for Cultural Heritage Management Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany 0.02 1
91 Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences (HSWT), Germany 0.02 1
92 Giessen University (JLU), Germany 0.02 1
93 Archaeological Heritage Office in Saxony, Germany 0.02 1
93 State Museum of Archaeology Chemnitz (SMAC), Germany 0.02 1
94 Museum Quintana - Archäologie in Künzing, Germany 0.01 1
94 Bavarian State Archaeological Collection, Germany 0.01 1

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