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Heidelberg University

Heidelberg University

Germany
Established: 1386
Scholars: 286
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What Are The Ranking Positions & Metrics for Heidelberg University in 2026?

Below you will find a detailed overview of Heidelberg 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 Heidelberg 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
53
Country Ranking
1
No. of Scientists
58
Total D-index
6836

Biology and Biochemistry

World Ranking
49
Country Ranking
1
No. of Scientists
50
Total D-index
3851

Neuroscience

World Ranking
56
Country Ranking
3
No. of Scientists
29
Total D-index
1921

Physics

World Ranking
45
Country Ranking
1
No. of Scientists
15
Total D-index
1560

Chemistry

World Ranking
182
Country Ranking
12
No. of Scientists
25
Total D-index
1491
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In which disciplines do the best scientists from Heidelberg University work?

The chart below shows the number of scientists affiliated with Heidelberg 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 Heidelberg 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 193 Citations 396,077 1,354
2 Rank H-index 168 Citations 145,191 887
3 Rank H-index 158 Citations 177,593 2,181
4 Rank H-index 151 Citations 121,969 1,167
5 Rank H-index 146 Citations 137,520 832
6 Rank H-index 142 Citations 92,689 1,510
7 Rank H-index 141 Citations 70,479 590
8 Rank H-index 140 Citations 90,740 941
9 Rank H-index 139 Citations 72,429 668
10 Rank H-index 138 Citations 82,991 1,036
11 Rank H-index 134 Citations 58,302 323
12 Rank H-index 130 Citations 101,985 1,044
13 Rank H-index 129 Citations 79,661 588
14 Rank H-index 128 Citations 54,265 808
15 Rank H-index 126 Citations 57,877 768
16 Rank H-index 126 Citations 69,899 785
17 Rank H-index 125 Citations 42,804 317
18 Rank H-index 123 Citations 52,306 690
19 Rank H-index 122 Citations 51,384 383
20 Rank H-index 121 Citations 74,508 576
21 Rank H-index 120 Citations 66,536 895
22 Rank H-index 119 Citations 46,561 424
23 Rank H-index 117 Citations 59,724 1,096
24 Rank H-index 114 Citations 85,277 599
25 Rank H-index 114 Citations 46,618 1,050
26 Rank H-index 114 Citations 40,567 341
27 Rank H-index 112 Citations 55,130 911
28 Rank H-index 108 Citations 41,963 437
29 Rank H-index 108 Citations 50,239 897
30 Rank H-index 108 Citations 37,292 912
31 Rank H-index 105 Citations 60,073 503
32 Rank H-index 104 Citations 38,338 1,005
33 Rank H-index 104 Citations 42,191 574
34 Rank H-index 103 Citations 40,046 575
35 Rank H-index 103 Citations 47,051 703
36 Rank H-index 103 Citations 47,196 1,055
37 Rank H-index 102 Citations 34,582 389
38 Rank H-index 102 Citations 58,075 426
39 Rank H-index 101 Citations 36,659 502
40 Rank H-index 101 Citations 35,081 550
41 Rank H-index 101 Citations 65,266 708
42 Rank H-index 101 Citations 41,470 834
43 Rank H-index 100 Citations 37,961 307
44 Rank H-index 99 Citations 34,080 364
45 Rank H-index 98 Citations 29,717 367
46 Rank H-index 98 Citations 40,806 344
47 Rank H-index 98 Citations 29,747 435
48 Rank H-index 97 Citations 44,832 280
49 Rank H-index 97 Citations 29,079 492
50 Rank H-index 96 Citations 35,456 583
51 Rank H-index 96 Citations 34,723 323
52 Rank H-index 95 Citations 31,740 280
53 Rank H-index 94 Citations 29,569 375
54 Rank H-index 93 Citations 44,136 688
55 Rank H-index 93 Citations 29,532 808
56 Rank H-index 92 Citations 41,494 439
57 Rank H-index 92 Citations 40,651 388
58 Rank H-index 91 Citations 36,373 580
59 Rank H-index 91 Citations 37,009 338
60 Rank H-index 91 Citations 38,773 350
61 Rank H-index 90 Citations 37,456 349
62 Rank H-index 90 Citations 30,790 271
63 Rank H-index 90 Citations 126,600 349
64 Rank H-index 90 Citations 27,367 299
65 Rank H-index 89 Citations 27,107 338
66 Rank H-index 88 Citations 26,645 645
67 Rank H-index 87 Citations 38,500 196
68 Rank H-index 87 Citations 29,865 409
69 Rank H-index 87 Citations 40,378 639
70 Rank H-index 86 Citations 25,786 357
71 Rank H-index 86 Citations 30,720 203
72 Rank H-index 85 Citations 26,278 291
73 Rank H-index 85 Citations 24,473 556
74 Rank H-index 85 Citations 33,995 333
75 Rank H-index 85 Citations 32,198 374
76 Rank H-index 84 Citations 25,390 312
77 Rank H-index 84 Citations 37,654 159
78 Rank H-index 83 Citations 28,673 311
79 Rank H-index 83 Citations 24,381 755
80 Rank H-index 83 Citations 21,473 232
81 Rank H-index 81 Citations 22,819 305
82 Rank H-index 80 Citations 26,451 311
83 Rank H-index 80 Citations 26,551 459
84 Rank H-index 80 Citations 24,513 632
85 Rank H-index 79 Citations 26,982 262
86 Rank H-index 79 Citations 31,508 627
87 Rank H-index 78 Citations 23,827 529
88 Rank H-index 78 Citations 21,327 415
89 Rank H-index 78 Citations 27,301 285
90 Rank H-index 78 Citations 28,231 379
91 Rank H-index 78 Citations 19,353 389
92 Rank H-index 78 Citations 18,185 574
93 Rank H-index 78 Citations 21,494 497
94 Rank H-index 78 Citations 30,068 456
95 Rank H-index 77 Citations 18,772 291
96 Rank H-index 77 Citations 21,107 328
97 Rank H-index 77 Citations 21,197 386
98 Rank H-index 77 Citations 18,815 403
99 Rank H-index 77 Citations 20,017 533
100 Rank H-index 77 Citations 26,619 303

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