2019 tables: Institutions - Nature & Science

The 2019 tables are based on Nature Index data from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018.

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# Institution Share 2017 Share 2018 Count 2018 Change in Adjusted Share* 2017–2018
1 Max Planck Society, Germany 36.13 33.15 142 -14.5%
2 Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres, Germany 15.21 13.30 83 -18.5%
3 Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (LMU), Germany 2.80 6.49 29 116.4%
4 European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Germany 3.83 5.98 22 45.6%
5 Heidelberg University (Uni Heidelberg), Germany 1.42 5.80 28 279.6%
6 Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany 5.57 5.04 26 -15.8%
7 University of Freiburg (Uni Freiburg), Germany 0.76 4.50 15 452.6%
8 Leibniz Association, Germany 4.12 3.92 36 -11.3%
9 University of Tübingen (Uni Tübingen), Germany 2.21 3.88 19 63.7%
10 University of Würzburg (JMU), Germany 1.48 2.62 13 64.9%
11 University of Konstanz, Germany 1.65 1.89 5 6.9%
12 University of Göttingen, Germany 1.88 1.82 16 -9.9%
13 Goethe University Frankfurt (GU), Germany 2.52 1.72 11 -36.2%
14 University of Regensburg (UR), Germany 0.14 1.60 6 989.0%
15 Humboldt University of Berlin (HU Berlin), Germany 1.84 1.52 23 -23.1%
16 Ulm University, Germany 1.11 1.41 10 18.6%
17 TU Dresden, Germany 0.44 1.28 14 169.6%
18 University of Bremen (Uni Bremen), Germany 0.45 1.25 7 158.3%
19 University of Cologne (UoC), Germany 0.38 1.22 13 199.5%
20 University of Bonn (Uni Bonn), Germany 1.23 1.21 14 -7.9%
21 University of Münster (WWU), Germany 2.79 1.17 10 -60.7%
22 University of Potsdam, Germany 0.06 1.13 11 1712.0%
23 Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), Germany 0.81 1.04 13 20.0%
24 Technical University Braunschweig (TU Braunschweig), Germany 0.09 1.02 2 981.7%
25 Friedrich Schiller University Jena (FSU), Germany 0.11 1.01 11 765.6%
26 European Southern Observatory (ESO), Germany 1.08 0.96 11 -17.1%
27 Leibniz University Hannover (LUH), Germany 0.93 0.92 3 -7.9%
28 RWTH Aachen University (RWTH Aachen), Germany 0.33 0.79 10 121.4%
29 University of Hamburg (UHH), Germany 1.97 0.76 13 -64.1%
30 Free University of Berlin (FU Berlin), Germany 1.64 0.72 22 -58.8%
31 University of Stuttgart, Germany 0.80 0.66 6 -23.5%
32 Philipps University of Marburg (Uni Marburg), Germany 1.02 0.60 6 -45.0%
33 Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU), Germany 0.91 0.53 5 -45.9%
34 Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Germany 0.06 0.50 1 692.2%
34 University of Kaiserslautern (TU Kaiserslautern), Germany 0.14 0.50 1 223.1%
35 Leipzig University, Germany 0.94 0.45 11 -55.6%
36 Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS), Germany 0.00 0.39 2 8738.8%
37 Giessen University (JLU), Germany – 0.37 5 N/A
38 University of Kiel (CAU), Germany 0.47 0.37 6 -26.2%
39 University of Rostock, Germany – 0.34 3 N/A
40 C. H. Boehringer Sohn AG & Co. KG (Boehringer Ingelheim), Germany – 0.31 2 N/A
41 University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE), Germany 1.20 0.30 9 -76.6%
42 Immatics Biotechnologies GmbH, Germany – 0.30 1 N/A
43 Paderborn University, Germany 0.22 0.29 1 19.8%
44 University of Oldenburg, Germany – 0.28 2 N/A
45 Hannover Medical School (MHH), Germany 0.04 0.25 5 431.2%
46 Deutsche Post Foundation, Germany – 0.25 1 N/A
47 University of Lübeck, Germany 0.09 0.21 4 108.3%
48 Ruhr University Bochum (RUB), Germany 0.64 0.18 2 -73.1%
49 University of Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU), Germany 2.37 0.16 6 -93.6%
50 University of Augsburg, Germany 0.11 0.16 3 36.1%
51 BASF SE, Germany – 0.15 3 N/A
52 BioNTech AG, Germany 0.54 0.15 1 -74.8%
53 Institute of Molecular Biology gGmbH (IMB), Germany – 0.13 2 N/A
54 State Office for Cultural Heritage Management Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany 0.03 0.13 2 278.4%
55 German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Germany 0.10 0.12 5 10.1%
56 University of Osnabrück (Uni Osnabrück), Germany 0.52 0.12 2 -78.6%
57 Global Climate Forum e.V. (GCF), Germany – 0.12 1 N/A
58 Saarland University (Saar-Uni), Germany – 0.11 4 N/A
59 Bayer AG, Germany – 0.11 2 N/A
60 Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU), Germany 0.31 0.10 6 -69.1%
61 University of Hohenheim, Germany 0.00 0.09 1 1676.6%
61 DVGW - Water Technology Center (TZW), Germany – 0.09 1 N/A
62 Fraunhofer Society, Germany 0.03 0.09 2 193.3%
63 Deutsche Börse Group, Germany – 0.08 1 N/A
64 Dynamic Biosensors GmbH, Germany – 0.08 1 N/A
65 Leuphana University of Lueneburg, Germany 0.24 0.07 1 -72.9%
66 Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS), Germany 0.01 0.07 1 631.4%
67 Forest Research Institute of Baden-Wuerttemberg (FVA), Germany – 0.06 1 N/A
68 Dietmar Hopp Stiftung gGmbH, Germany 0.08 0.06 1 -36.7%
69 University of Siegen, Germany 0.02 0.06 1 110.2%
69 Heraeus Holding GmbH, Germany – 0.06 1 N/A
70 Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg (OVGU), Germany 0.39 0.05 2 -87.6%
71 Federal Foreign Office (AA), Germany 0.04 0.05 3 18.7%
72 Staatsbetrieb Sachsenforst (SBS), Germany – 0.05 1 N/A
72 Northwest German Forest Research Institute, Germany – 0.05 1 N/A
73 Technische Universität Berlin (TU Berlin), Germany 0.14 0.05 1 -69.6%
74 Urweltmuseum Hauff, Germany – 0.04 1 N/A
74 Natural History Museum Bielefeld, Germany – 0.04 1 N/A
75 TU Dortmund University, Germany 1.04 0.04 2 -96.1%
76 Foundation of the Schleswig-Holstein State Museums, Germany – 0.04 2 N/A
77 Witten/Herdecke University (UW/H), Germany – 0.04 2 N/A
78 NEO New Oncology AG, Germany – 0.04 1 N/A
79 University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover (TiHo), Germany – 0.04 2 N/A
80 Klinikum Stuttgart, Germany – 0.04 2 N/A
81 Neanderthal Museum, Germany – 0.04 1 N/A
82 German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Germany 0.09 0.03 4 -65.1%
83 Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. KG, Germany – 0.03 1 N/A
83 Volkswagen AG, Germany – 0.03 1 N/A
83 Allianz SE, Germany – 0.03 1 N/A
84 Technical University of Darmstadt (TU Darmstadt), Germany 0.54 0.03 1 -95.0%
85 Praxis am Ebertplatz, Germany – 0.03 1 N/A
86 Siemens AG, Germany – 0.03 1 N/A
87 Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, Germany 0.00 0.03 1 903.8%
88 University of Wuppertal, Germany 0.06 0.02 1 -64.8%
89 Landesamt für Natur Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany – 0.02 1 N/A
89 Thünen Institute, Germany – 0.02 1 N/A
89 Bavarian State Institute for Forests and Forestry (LWF), Germany – 0.02 1 N/A
89 Forschungsanstalt für Waldökologie und Forstwirtschaft, Germany – 0.02 1 N/A
89 University of Applied Sciences (TH Köln), Germany – 0.02 1 N/A
89 Landesforst Mecklenburg‑Vorpommern (AöR), Germany – 0.02 1 N/A
90 University of Greifswald, Germany 0.01 0.02 2 188.7%
91 Wacker Chemie AG, Germany – 0.02 1 N/A
91 XL-protein GmbH, Germany – 0.02 1 N/A
92 Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), Germany 0.00 0.02 2 517.3%
93 Agency for Population Ecology and Nature Conservancy, Germany – 0.02 1 N/A
94 Karl Schwarzschild Observatory (TLS), Germany 0.03 0.02 1 -47.7%
95 Diabetes Study Group, Germany – 0.02 1 N/A
96 Black Forest National Park, Germany – 0.01 1 N/A
97 anthropol - Anthropologieservice, Germany – 0.01 1 N/A
98 Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH), Germany – 0.01 1 N/A
99 Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM), Germany – 0.01 1 N/A
100 Regionale Kliniken Holding RKH GmbH, Germany – 0.01 1 N/A
100 Klinikum Oldenburg, Germany – 0.01 1 N/A
100 Cnopf'sche Kinderklinik, Germany – 0.01 1 N/A

Footnote

Each year, the Nature Index publishes tables based on counts of high-quality research outputs in the previous calendar year. Users please note:

  1. The data behind the tables are based on a relatively small proportion of total research papers, they cover the natural sciences only and outputs are non-normalized (that is, they don’t reflect the size of the country or institution, or its overall research output).
  2. The Nature Index is one indicator of institutional research performance. The metrics of Count and Share used to order Nature Index listings are based on an institution’s or country’s publication output in 82 natural-science journals through 2022, in 2023 64 health-science journals were added to the Index. The 146 journals in the Nature Index were selected on reputation by an independent panel of leading scientists in their fields.
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*The change in adjusted Share accounts for the small annual variation in the total number of articles in Nature Index journals. Share values have been adjusted to 2022 levels to calculate the percentage change. For more information on the adjustment, please see the Adjusted metric explainer.


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