Nature Germany Index: TU9 Alliance in 2nd Place

Date: December 7, 2020 TU9 Universities are significant contributors to Germany's position as a location for top-class research The nine leading Technical Universities of the TU9 Alliance are in second place in the overall ranking of the Nature Index Germany - with a total of 2,502 publications in international top journals. As a university alliance, TU9 ranks between two large non-university research alliances, the Max Planck Society in first place (2,707 publications) and the Helmholtz Association in third place (2,367 publications). Publications in 82 internationally renowned journals for life sciences and natural sciences provide the data basis for measuring the strength of research institutions worldwide. The journals are selected by a panel of international researchers. The number of publications is an indicator of which institutions particularly strengthen Germany's position as an outstanding research location. The Nature Index Germany also breaks down the overall result into four research areas. In the subject areas of Physical Sciences and Chemistry, the TU9 Universities rank first, ahead of the MPG and Helmholtz.