10 Best universities for Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics in Lower Saxony

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Below is a list of best universities in Lower Saxony ranked based on their research performance in Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 351K citations received by 11.5K academic papers made by 10 universities in Lower Saxony was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Gottingen

For Earth science and Geophysics

#1 in Germany
#33 in Europe
Enrollment
31,619
Founded
1734

2. Leibniz University of Hanover

For Earth science and Geophysics

#25 in Germany
#123 in Europe
Enrollment
28,817
Founded
1831

3. Braunschweig University of Technology

For Earth science and Geophysics

#29 in Germany
#176 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
51%
Enrollment
17,794
Founded
1745

4. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#32 in Germany
#211 in Europe
Enrollment
15,899
Founded
1973

5. Clausthal University of Technology

For Earth science and Geophysics

#37 in Germany
#231 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
3,446
Founded
1775

6. Hannover Medical School

For Earth science and Geophysics

#48 in Germany
#304 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
3,843
Founded
1965

7. Osnabruck University

For Earth science and Geophysics

#61 in Germany
#409 in Europe
Enrollment
13,628
Founded
1974

8. Leuphana University of Luneburg

For Earth science and Geophysics

#75 in Germany
#651 in Europe
Enrollment
9,620
Founded
1946

9. University of Vechta

For Earth science and Geophysics

#76 in Germany
#658 in Europe
Enrollment
4,540
Founded
1830

10. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

For Earth science and Geophysics

#89 in Germany
#812 in Europe
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
2,274
Founded
1778

Closest to Lower Saxony states to learn Earth science and Geophysics

State
Universities
Unis
Best university country rank
Best uni Germany Flag rank
Hamburg 4 7
North Rhine-Westphalia 17 5
Thuringia 3 30
Hesse 6 14
Brandenburg 8 10
Saxony 4 26
Rhineland-Palatinate 5 16
Bavaria 13 9
Baden-Wurttemberg 11 2