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Kiel University

Kiel University

Germany
Established: 1665
Scholars: 152
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What Are The Ranking Positions & Metrics for Kiel University in 2026?

Below you will find a detailed overview of Kiel University position across all scientific rankings where that institution is listed. The details include specific positions of the institution in both worldwide and country-based rankings as well as figures for the total number of scientists affiliated with Kiel University included in each ranking. It also features totals for numbers of scientific publications authored by scientists currently affiliated with that institution as well as their total D-index value.

Medicine

World Ranking
162
Country Ranking
16
No. of Scientists
21
Total D-index
2357

Biology and Biochemistry

World Ranking
212
Country Ranking
17
No. of Scientists
16
Total D-index
1242

Earth Science

World Ranking
65
Country Ranking
3
No. of Scientists
27
Total D-index
1173

Materials Science

World Ranking
225
Country Ranking
13
No. of Scientists
12
Total D-index
780

Chemistry

World Ranking
349
Country Ranking
30
No. of Scientists
13
Total D-index
754
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In which disciplines do the best scientists from Kiel University work?

The chart below shows the number of scientists affiliated with Kiel University across different disciplines. For scientists ranking in multiple disciplines the one where they rank the highest is considered to be their main.

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How was the ranking of Kiel University scientists created?

The data for h-index, citations, awards, and publications featured in this ranking were last updated on 2026-01-12.

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Rank
Scholar
H-Index H-index value (measuring the impact of scientific work of a scholar)
Citations Total number of citations received by scientist's publications
Publications Total number of publications by a scientist indexed in our database
1 Rank H-index 217 Citations 204,105 1,626
2 Rank H-index 155 Citations 91,847 681
3 Rank H-index 146 Citations 86,897 1,033
4 Rank H-index 145 Citations 81,253 779
5 Rank H-index 133 Citations 87,645 426
6 Rank H-index 133 Citations 92,280 820
7 Rank H-index 126 Citations 54,838 707
8 Rank H-index 124 Citations 92,534 568
9 Rank H-index 119 Citations 81,537 733
10 Rank H-index 108 Citations 48,533 449
11 Rank H-index 107 Citations 61,533 516
12 Rank H-index 107 Citations 49,198 615
13 Rank H-index 101 Citations 31,924 629
14 Rank H-index 94 Citations 55,811 646
15 Rank H-index 93 Citations 36,425 391
16 Rank H-index 92 Citations 29,343 430
17 Rank H-index 92 Citations 46,749 414
18 Rank H-index 90 Citations 26,675 347
19 Rank H-index 90 Citations 35,704 515
20 Rank H-index 89 Citations 37,727 393
21 Rank H-index 88 Citations 28,828 536
22 Rank H-index 87 Citations 34,423 406
23 Rank H-index 87 Citations 33,384 433
24 Rank H-index 87 Citations 26,140 324
25 Rank H-index 85 Citations 56,287 421
26 Rank H-index 85 Citations 25,502 471
27 Rank H-index 83 Citations 26,618 396
28 Rank H-index 82 Citations 19,867 460
29 Rank H-index 81 Citations 25,721 335
30 Rank H-index 81 Citations 18,196 219
31 Rank H-index 80 Citations 21,966 263
32 Rank H-index 80 Citations 22,444 432
33 Rank H-index 79 Citations 21,898 332
34 Rank H-index 79 Citations 26,279 596
35 Rank H-index 77 Citations 17,961 376
36 Rank H-index 77 Citations 16,578 258
37 Rank H-index 75 Citations 20,825 513
38 Rank H-index 74 Citations 20,416 597
39 Rank H-index 73 Citations 19,385 220
40 Rank H-index 72 Citations 17,139 417
41 Rank H-index 72 Citations 19,627 456
42 Rank H-index 72 Citations 16,079 389
43 Rank H-index 71 Citations 18,253 433
44 Rank H-index 71 Citations 19,443 147
45 Rank H-index 71 Citations 20,216 287
46 Rank H-index 70 Citations 21,917 316
47 Rank H-index 70 Citations 16,245 319
48 Rank H-index 70 Citations 17,814 202
49 Rank H-index 70 Citations 17,881 979
50 Rank H-index 70 Citations 15,347 398
51 Rank H-index 68 Citations 14,953 158
52 Rank H-index 67 Citations 17,953 168
53 Rank H-index 66 Citations 16,106 179
54 Rank H-index 64 Citations 16,769 428
55 Rank H-index 64 Citations 11,427 463
56 Rank H-index 64 Citations 22,036 228
57 Rank H-index 63 Citations 16,256 177
58 Rank H-index 62 Citations 14,402 358
59 Rank H-index 62 Citations 11,580 241
60 Rank H-index 62 Citations 35,917 154
61 Rank H-index 61 Citations 13,961 361
62 Rank H-index 61 Citations 11,007 151
63 Rank H-index 61 Citations 13,804 207
64 Rank H-index 60 Citations 9,407 247
65 Rank H-index 59 Citations 14,527 361
66 Rank H-index 59 Citations 12,978 253
67 Rank H-index 59 Citations 8,511 143
68 Rank H-index 59 Citations 10,061 169
69 Rank H-index 58 Citations 13,653 819
70 Rank H-index 58 Citations 21,088 246
71 Rank H-index 58 Citations 10,817 230
72 Rank H-index 58 Citations 18,167 156
73 Rank H-index 58 Citations 9,585 118
74 Rank H-index 57 Citations 10,081 294
75 Rank H-index 57 Citations 10,113 172
76 Rank H-index 56 Citations 9,678 98
77 Rank H-index 54 Citations 12,372 193
78 Rank H-index 54 Citations 14,854 209
79 Rank H-index 54 Citations 9,868 177
80 Rank H-index 53 Citations 12,136 252
81 Rank H-index 53 Citations 9,447 118
82 Rank H-index 52 Citations 10,508 191
83 Rank H-index 52 Citations 9,972 242
84 Rank H-index 52 Citations 10,880 160
85 Rank H-index 51 Citations 12,762 152
86 Rank H-index 50 Citations 7,545 236
87 Rank H-index 50 Citations 13,170 257
88 Rank H-index 50 Citations 10,583 395
89 Rank H-index 50 Citations 7,471 152
90 Rank H-index 50 Citations 9,366 194
91 Rank H-index 49 Citations 13,339 228
92 Rank H-index 49 Citations 7,742 143
93 Rank H-index 49 Citations 8,853 109
94 Rank H-index 48 Citations 7,824 97
95 Rank H-index 48 Citations 8,209 460
96 Rank H-index 48 Citations 6,571 278
97 Rank H-index 48 Citations 13,995 157
98 Rank H-index 47 Citations 9,339 117
99 Rank H-index 47 Citations 7,470 304
100 Rank H-index 47 Citations 17,582 96