The Leibniz Association unites 97 institutions throughout Germany which are legally, scientifically and economically independent entities. They include both research institutes and facilities that mainly provide infrastructure for research and society. One special feature of the Leibniz Association is its eight research museums.
Section A - Humanities and Educational Research
- Section A - Humanities and Educational Research
- Deutsches Bergbau-Museum Bochum – Leibniz-Forschungsmuseum für Georessourcen (DBM)
- Deutsches Museum (DM)
- Deutsches Schifffahrtsmuseum - Leibniz-Institut für Maritime Geschichte (DSM)
- DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education (DIPF)
- German Institute for Adult Education - Leibniz Centre for Lifelong Learning (DIE)
- Germanisches Nationalmuseum (GNM)
- Herder Institute for Historical Research on East Central Europe - Institute of the Leibniz Association (HI)
- Leibniz-Centre General Linguistics (ZAS)
- Leibniz-Institut für Wissensmedien (IWM)
- Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie (LEIZA)
- Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient (ZMO)
- Leibniz Centre for Contemporary History Potsdam (ZZF)
- Leibniz Centre for Literary and Cultural Research (ZfL)
- Leibniz Institute for Contemporary History (IfZ)
- Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies (IOS)
- Leibniz Institute for Educational Media | Georg Eckert Institute (GEI)
- Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories (LIfBi)
- Leibniz Institute for Jewish History and Culture – Simon Dubnow (DI)
- Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID)
- Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education at the University of Kiel (IPN)
- Leibniz Institute for the German Language (IDS)
- Leibniz Institute for the History and Culture of Eastern Europe (GWZO)
- Leibniz Institute of European History Mainz (IEG)
Section B - Economics, Social Sciences, Spatial Research
- Section B - Economics, Social Sciences, Spatial Research
- ARL – Academy for Territorial Development in the Leibniz Association (ARL)
- German Institute for Economic Research Berlin (DIW)
- German Institute for Global and Area Studies / Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien (GIGA)
- GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences (GESIS)
- Halle Institute for Economic Research – Member of the Leibniz Association (IWH)
- ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich (ifo)
- Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW)
- Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE (SAFE)
- Leibniz Institute for Media Research | Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI)
- Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography (IfL)
- Leibniz Institute for Research on Society and Space (IRS)
- Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO)
- Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IÖR)
- Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (HSFK)
- RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research (RWI)
- WZB Berlin Social Science Center (WZB)
- ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (ZBW)
- ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)
Section C - Life Sciences
- Section C - Life Sciences
- Bernhard Nocht Institute for Tropical Medicine (BNITM)
- Deutsches Primatenzentrum - Leibniz-Institut für Primatenforschung (DPZ)
- German Diabetes Center - Leibniz Center for Diabetes Research at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (DDZ)
- German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke (DIfE)
- German Rheumatism Research Centre Berlin (DRFZ)
- IUF – Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine (IUF)
- Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP)
- Leibniz-Institute DSMZ–German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures (DSMZ)
- Leibniz-Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich (LSB)
- Leibniz Institute for Immunotherapy (LIT)
- Leibniz Institute for Natural Product Research and Infection Biology - Hans Knöll Institute (HKI)
- Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology (LIN)
- Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology (BIPS)
- Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research (LIR)
- Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change (LIB)
- Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (IZW)
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB)
- Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK)
- Leibniz Institute of Virology (LIV)
- Leibniz Institute on Aging - Fritz Lipmann Institute (FLI)
- Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors (IfADo)
- Museum für Naturkunde - Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science (MfN)
- Research Center Borstel - Leibniz Lung Center (FZB)
- Senckenberg Society for Nature Research (SGN)
Section D - Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Engineering
- Section D - Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Engineering
- DWI – Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials (DWI)
- Ferdinand-Braun-Institut, Leibniz-Institut für Höchstfrequenztechnik (FBH)
- FIZ Karlsruhe – Leibniz Institute for Information Infrastructure (FIZ KA)
- INM – Leibniz Institute for New Materials (INM)
- Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften – ISAS – e.V. (ISAS)
- Leibniz-Institut für Kristallzüchtung (IKZ)
- Leibniz-Institut für Verbundwerkstoffe (IVW)
- Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP)
- Leibniz Institute for Catalysis e.V. (LIKAT)
- Leibniz Institute for High Performance Microelectronics (IHP)
- Leibniz Institute for Materials Engineering — IWT (IWT)
- Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP)
- Leibniz Institute for Solar Physics (KIS)
- Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (IFW)
- Leibniz Institute of Atmospheric Physics at the University of Rostock (IAP)
- Leibniz Institute of Photonic Technology (IPHT)
- Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (IPF)
- Leibniz Institute of Surface Engineering (IOM)
- Mathematisches Forschungsinstitut Oberwolfach (MFO)
- Max-Born-Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy (MBI)
- Paul Drude Institute for Solid State Electronics (PDI)
- Schloss Dagstuhl - Leibniz Center for Informatics (LZI)
- TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology (TIB)
- Weierstrass Institute for Applied Analysis and Stochastics (WIAS)
Section E - Environmental Sciences
- Section E - Environmental Sciences
- Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF)
- Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT)
- Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB)
- Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research (IOW)
- Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS)
- Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB)
- Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ)
- Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)