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Name of the University (sorted in alphabetical order) Mark and compare universities	Total number of students (F)	Research profile (F)
RWTH Aachen	1280	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 3.5% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 18.1% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 36.6% Particle Physics: 18.1% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 5.6% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 18.1%
Uni Augsburg	180	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 29.8% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 14.9% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 34% Particle Physics: 0% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 0% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 21.3%
Uni Bayreuth	200	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 35.6% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 11.1% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 24.4% Particle Physics: 0% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 0% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 28.9%
FU Berlin	560	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 20% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 13.4% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 37.1% Particle Physics: 0% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 0% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 29.5%
HU Berlin	800	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 17.6% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 3.1% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 15.7% Particle Physics: 28.3% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 5.7% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 29.6%
TU Berlin	1390	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 29.8% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 25.4% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 25.4% Particle Physics: 0% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 5.2% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 14.2%
Uni Bielefeld	290	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 9.8% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 36.4% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 9.8% Particle Physics: 9.8% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 17.1% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 17.1%
Uni Bochum	590	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 19.8% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 1.2% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 24.7% Particle Physics: 21% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 28.4% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 4.9%
Uni Bonn	1130	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 8% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 2.9% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 7.3% Particle Physics: 36.1% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 42.8% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 2.9%
TU Braunschweig	220	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 12.5% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 20.8% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 20.8% Particle Physics: 12.5% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 33.4% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 0%
Jacobs Univ. Bremen (priv.)	50	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 22.7% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 13.6% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 22.7% Particle Physics: 13.6% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 0% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 27.4%
Uni Bremen	250	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 9.1% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 9.1% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 12.1% Particle Physics: 6% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 7.7% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 56%
TU Chemnitz	470	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 25% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 45% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 20% Particle Physics: 0% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 0% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 10%
BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg/Cottbus	70	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 0% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 16% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 64% Particle Physics: 12% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 0% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 8%
TU Darmstadt	640	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 17.9% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 2.6% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 9% Particle Physics: 52.5% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 3.9% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 14.1%
TU Dortmund	1290	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 11% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 14.6% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 15.9% Particle Physics: 22% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 9.8% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 26.7%
TU Dresden	740	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 11.5% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 16.4% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 41.3% Particle Physics: 13.4% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 0% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 17.4%
Uni Düsseldorf	790	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 35.1% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 7% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 10.5% Particle Physics: 0% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 0% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 47.4%
Uni Duisburg-Essen/Duisb.	570	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 19.2% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 26% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 27.4% Particle Physics: 0% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 8.2% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 19.2%
Uni Erl.-Nürnb./Erlangen	640	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 31.5% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 2.6% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 18% Particle Physics: 5.1% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 23.1% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 19.7%
Europa-Uni Flensburg	30
Uni Frankfurt a.M.	1030	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 36.5% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 2.6% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 9.6% Particle Physics: 39.1% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 4.4% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 7.8%
Uni Freiburg	300	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 17.7% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 5.2% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 16.7% Particle Physics: 27.1% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 5.2% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 28.1%
Uni Gießen	250	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 3.4% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 6.8% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 42.3% Particle Physics: 39% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 0% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 8.5%
Uni Göttingen	850	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 4% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 1.1% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 23.9% Particle Physics: 8.5% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 13.6% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 48.9%
Uni Greifswald	140	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 70% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 3.3% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 6.7% Particle Physics: 0% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 0% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 20%
Uni Halle-Wittenberg	360	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 0% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 25.3% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 56% Particle Physics: 0% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 0% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 18.7%
Uni Hamburg	1840
Uni Hannover	690	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 32.8% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 8% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 23.2% Particle Physics: 0% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 20% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 16%
Uni Heidelberg	1800	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 23.4% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 0.6% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 0.9% Particle Physics: 20.1% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 24% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 31%
Uni Hildesheim	40
TU Ilmenau	120	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 16% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 32% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 16% Particle Physics: 0% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 0% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 36%
Uni Jena	460	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 33% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 18.1% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 24.1% Particle Physics: 6% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 17.3% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 1.5%
TU Kaiserslautern	420	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 22.4% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 32.9% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 19.7% Particle Physics: 0% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 0% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 25%
Karlsruher Inst. f. Technologie KIT	1110	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 7.6% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 10.4% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 19% Particle Physics: 32.7% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 14.2% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 16.1%
Uni Kassel	160	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 28.6% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 28.6% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 33.3% Particle Physics: 0% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 9.5% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 0%
Uni Kiel	670	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 16% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 22% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 24% Particle Physics: 0% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 30% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 8%
Uni Kobl.-Land./Koblenz	90	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 0% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 50% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 0% Particle Physics: 0% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 0% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 50%
Uni Kobl.-Land./Landau	40
Uni Köln	1450	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 4% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 6.1% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 25.2% Particle Physics: 7.1% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 35.4% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 22.2%
Uni Konstanz	300	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 25.8% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 18.3% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 19.4% Particle Physics: 0% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 0% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 36.5%
Uni Leipzig	770
Uni Lübeck	80	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 0% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 0% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 0% Particle Physics: 0% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 0% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 100%
Uni Magdeburg	70	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 5.9% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 11.8% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 11.8% Particle Physics: 0% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 0% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 70.5%
Uni Mainz	550	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 9.2% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 3.7% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 21.1% Particle Physics: 53.2% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 1.8% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 11%
Uni Marburg	460	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 5.3% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 8.8% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 54.3% Particle Physics: 0% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 0% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 31.6%
LMU München	1780	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 21.5% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 8.1% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 4.4% Particle Physics: 15.2% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 28.9% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 21.9%
TU München/Garching	1260	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 11.3% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 6.4% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 28.7% Particle Physics: 21.1% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 8.3% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 24.2%
Uni Münster	2080	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 13.3% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 22.5% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 25.4% Particle Physics: 27.6% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 0% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 11.2%
Uni Oldenburg	1190	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 14.3% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 7.1% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 51.8% Particle Physics: 0% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 5.4% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 21.4%
Uni Osnabrück	270
Uni Paderborn	200	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 36.8% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 15.8% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 47.4% Particle Physics: 0% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 0% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 0%
Uni Potsdam	430	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 11.6% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 2.1% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 14.7% Particle Physics: 3.2% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 30.5% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 37.9%
Uni Regensburg	820	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 4.5% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 40.9% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 30.3% Particle Physics: 18.2% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 0% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 6.1%
Uni Rostock	500	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 30.9% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 9.5% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 19.1% Particle Physics: 7.1% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 4.8% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 28.6%
Uni des Saarlandes/Saarbrücken	310	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 23.5% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 13.8% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 7.8% Particle Physics: 0% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 0% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 54.9%
Uni Siegen	260	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 15.4% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 0% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 19.2% Particle Physics: 50% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 3.9% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 11.5%
Uni Stuttgart	420	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 31.3% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 11.5% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 43.7% Particle Physics: 0% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 0% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 13.5%
Uni Tübingen	650	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 11.9% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 11.9% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 14.9% Particle Physics: 14.9% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 23.9% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 22.5%
Uni Ulm	300	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 46% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 14% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 16% Particle Physics: 0% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 0% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 24%
Uni Würzburg	630	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 9.7% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 13.6% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 39.8% Particle Physics: 8.7% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 9.7% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 18.5%
Uni Wuppertal	680	Research profile (F), unranked Optical, Quantum Optical, Atomic, Molecular and Plasma Physics: 5.7% Surface Physics and Nanostructures: 5.7% Solid-state and Materials Physics: 11.3% Particle Physics: 26.4% Astrophysics and Astronomy: 13.2% Soft matter physics, Biological and Chemical Physics, interdisciplinary works: 37.7%

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