Heidelberg University

Heidelberg University

- Medicine Ranking

Germany Established: 1386 Scholars: 55
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Medicine
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2023
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Best scientists

Position in the ranking is based on each scientist’s D-index using data compiled from OpenAlex and CrossRef by December 21st 2022.

This ranking lists all the best researchers from the Medicine discipline and affiliated with Heidelberg University. There are a total of 55 researchers included with 4 of them also being included in the global ranking. The total sum for the D-index values for the best scientists in Heidelberg University is 5,305 with a mean value for the h-index of 96.45. The total sum of publications for the best scientists in Heidelberg University is 35,395 with the mean value for publications per scientist of 643.55.

Overview

Heidelberg University

Heidelberg University is a public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was established in 1386 through Pope Urban IV. Its official name is the Ruprecht Karl University of Heidelberg or Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg in German. The third university founded during the days of the Roman Empire, it is the oldest university in Germany and one of the oldest surviving institutions of higher learning in the world. It is ranked number one in Germany and 42nd globally.

Heidelberg University Key Statistics

The university has 12 faculties and offers degree programs in over 100 disciplines at the undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral levels. The faculties include the Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of BioSciences, and the Faculty of Law.

Heidelberg University has a total of 28,649 students, including undergraduates and postgraduates. It also employs 8,377 administrative staff and 6,072 academic staff. The university has three campuses, namely, the Old Town Campus, the New Campus, and Burgheim Campus.

The university’s library contains approximately 3.2 million books, 500,000 other media, such as microfilms and videotapes, and 10,732 scientific periodicals. It also has 6,600 manuscripts on display, including the Codex Manesse, 1,800 incunabula, 110,500 autographs, and an ancient map, painting, and picture collection.

Other Heidelberg University key statistics include 699 Erasmus arrangements with European universities and partnerships with 27 countries abroad. It has also produced a wealth of prominent and influential personalities, including 11 Nobel laureates and 19 Leibniz awardees.

Heidelberg University Research

Heidelberg is committed to its systematic research university plan. The university receives research grants from the German Research Foundation, the European Research Council, and third parties, such as the State of Baden-Württemberg. In 2019, it received 460.2 million euros in state grants.

Its top three research fields are medicine, physics, and biology. The university's researchers' works have been published in The Lancet, Nature, and The New England Journal of Medicine. The top conferences where the university's researchers have presented papers/attended are Web Science, Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition, and Meeting of the Association of Computer Linguistics.

The most cited research output produced by researchers at Heidelberg University is Aad et al.’s (2012) “Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs Boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC,” published in Physics Letters B. This paper received 19,697 citations. The second most cited article is Ade et al.’s (2016) “Planck 2015 results - XIII. Cosmological parameters.” This article was published in Astronomy and Astrophysics and has generated 17,560 citations. The third is Amsler et al.’s (1996) “Review of Particle Physics,” published in Physics Letters B. This paper received 16,007 citations.

The university has 27 collaborative research centers and 10 research training groups. Some of these centers are the Center for Advanced Materials, the Center for Molecular Biology of Heidelberg University, and the Center for Organismal Studies.

The Heidelberg University Hospital is part of the National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT) Heidelberg, a collaborative research facility operated by the university with the German Cancer Aid and the German Cancer Research Center.
World
National
Scholar
D-index D-index (Discipline H-index) only includes papers and citation values for an examined discipline in contrast to General H-index which accounts for publications across all disciplines.
Citations
Publications
206 World 3 National
Markus W. Büchler

Markus W. Büchler

University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany
D-index 179 Citations 124,798 1,679
340 World 14 National
Jost B. Jonas

Jost B. Jonas

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 165 Citations 247,850 1,329
849 World 35 National
Andreas von Deimling

Andreas von Deimling

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 142 Citations 93,177 748
874 World 37 National
Werner Hacke

Werner Hacke

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 141 Citations 121,632 757
1136 World 49 National
Eberhard Ritz

Eberhard Ritz

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 135 Citations 80,261 1,226
1223 World 53 National
Marcella Rietschel

Marcella Rietschel

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 133 Citations 84,632 1,018
1378 World 62 National
Hugo A. Katus

Hugo A. Katus

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 130 Citations 100,239 1,960
1514 World 70 National
John P. Neoptolemos

John P. Neoptolemos

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 128 Citations 70,915 829
1597 World 77 National
Herta Flor

Herta Flor

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 127 Citations 62,402 656
1606 World 78 National
Ralf Bartenschlager

Ralf Bartenschlager

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 127 Citations 59,317 507
2165 World 98 National
Peter P. Nawroth

Peter P. Nawroth

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 119 Citations 60,462 713
3329 World 152 National
Rolf-Detlef Treede

Rolf-Detlef Treede

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 109 Citations 56,208 494
3924 World 187 National
Peter Schirmacher

Peter Schirmacher

University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany
D-index 105 Citations 50,327 946
3991 World 192 National
Wolfgang Stremmel

Wolfgang Stremmel

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 105 Citations 40,298 945
4176 World 201 National
Albert Schömig

Albert Schömig

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 104 Citations 38,826 438
4358 World 218 National
Jürgen Debus

Jürgen Debus

University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany
D-index 103 Citations 37,266 1,372
4580 World 235 National
Georg F. Hoffmann

Georg F. Hoffmann

University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany
D-index 102 Citations 32,230 773
4927 World 248 National
Anthony D. Ho

Anthony D. Ho

University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany
D-index 100 Citations 36,096 778
5311 World 268 National
Tobias Banaschewski

Tobias Banaschewski

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 98 Citations 40,433 721
5333 World 271 National
Michael G. Hennerici

Michael G. Hennerici

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 98 Citations 37,590 558
6045 World 318 National
Hartmut Goldschmidt

Hartmut Goldschmidt

University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany
D-index 95 Citations 42,519 829
6163 World 328 National
Rainer Spanagel

Rainer Spanagel

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 95 Citations 31,108 439
6452 World 348 National
Uwe Haberkorn

Uwe Haberkorn

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 94 Citations 30,339 556
6651 World 356 National
Martin Bendszus

Martin Bendszus

University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany
D-index 93 Citations 34,540 726
7203 World 377 National
Till Bärnighausen

Till Bärnighausen

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 91 Citations 41,358 589
7550 World 391 National
Angelika Bierhaus

Angelika Bierhaus

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 90 Citations 36,236 315
7658 World 396 National
Hans-Ulrich Kauczor

Hans-Ulrich Kauczor

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 90 Citations 29,480 817
7758 World 400 National
Felix J.F. Herth

Felix J.F. Herth

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 90 Citations 25,192 787
7910 World 407 National
Christel Herold-Mende

Christel Herold-Mende

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 89 Citations 34,030 405
8083 World 416 National
Hellmut G. Augustin

Hellmut G. Augustin

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 89 Citations 26,305 235
8310 World 429 National
Andreas Voss

Andreas Voss

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 88 Citations 31,325 762
8798 World 455 National
Karl Mann

Karl Mann

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 87 Citations 26,315 405
9034 World 468 National
Michel Wensing

Michel Wensing

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 86 Citations 35,272 642
9325 World 490 National
Thomas L. Diepgen

Thomas L. Diepgen

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 86 Citations 22,439 431
10058 World 525 National
Martin Schmelz

Martin Schmelz

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 84 Citations 24,570 337
10146 World 530 National
Franz Schaefer

Franz Schaefer

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 84 Citations 22,454 636
10733 World 560 National
Alexander Enk

Alexander Enk

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 82 Citations 33,962 567
11723 World 600 National
Andreas E. Kulozik

Andreas E. Kulozik

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 80 Citations 29,616 357
11822 World 604 National
Wilhelm Kriz

Wilhelm Kriz

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 80 Citations 24,836 218
12186 World 619 National
Richard F. Schlenk

Richard F. Schlenk

University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany
D-index 79 Citations 32,382 446
12192 World 620 National
Andreas Unterberg

Andreas Unterberg

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 79 Citations 31,332 454
12297 World 626 National
Barbara Burwinkel

Barbara Burwinkel

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 79 Citations 25,263 293
12530 World 643 National
Peter Bärtsch

Peter Bärtsch

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 79 Citations 18,957 271
12965 World 663 National
Walter E. Haefeli

Walter E. Haefeli

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 78 Citations 20,139 538
12980 World 664 National
Wolfgang Kübler

Wolfgang Kübler

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 78 Citations 19,839 423
13146 World 675 National
Marcus E. Kleber

Marcus E. Kleber

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 77 Citations 32,500 323
13193 World 678 National
Peter A. Ringleb

Peter A. Ringleb

University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany
D-index 77 Citations 27,970 399
13398 World 692 National
Thomas Giese

Thomas Giese

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 77 Citations 21,075 287
13926 World 722 National
Carsten Müller-Tidow

Carsten Müller-Tidow

University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany
D-index 76 Citations 21,640 547
14521 World 748 National
Jens Rassweiler

Jens Rassweiler

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 75 Citations 20,345 565
14671 World 754 National
Gerhard Opelz

Gerhard Opelz

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 75 Citations 18,089 530
14936 World 766 National
Peter Hohenberger

Peter Hohenberger

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 74 Citations 24,835 329
15156 World 780 National
Reinhard Ziegler

Reinhard Ziegler

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 74 Citations 19,189 368
15236 World 786 National
Frederik Wenz

Frederik Wenz

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 74 Citations 18,275 574
15441 World 791 National
Ben Schöttker

Ben Schöttker

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 73 Citations 79,505 272
16008 World 825 National
Christian Herfarth

Christian Herfarth

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 73 Citations 15,683 401
16450 World 839 National
Stefan O. Schoenberg

Stefan O. Schoenberg

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 72 Citations 17,290 630
16873 World 854 National
Evangelos Giannitsis

Evangelos Giannitsis

University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany
D-index 71 Citations 19,650 518
17121 World 866 National
Eike Martin

Eike Martin

Heidelberg University, Germany
D-index 71 Citations 16,209 357

Our research was coordinated by Imed Bouchrika, PhD, a computer scientist with a well-established record of collaboration on a number of international research projects with different partners from the academic community. His role was to make sure all data remained unbiased, accurate, and up-to-date.

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