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Research in Munich

Science Explorer records 221 research institutions in Munich, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Max Planck Society, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Technical University of Munich.

Research institutions
221
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
504k
▼ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
11.9M
23.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
18.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Munich

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Munich?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Max Planck SocietyNonprofit 353,587 #7
2Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenUniversity 139,517 #48
3Technical University of MunichUniversity 112,038 #51
4Fraunhofer-GesellschaftGovernment institution 78,740 #588
5Siemens (Germany)Company 30,143 #1,603
6München KlinikHospital / health system 19,413 #1,401
7Munich University of Applied SciencesUniversity 12,374 #2,250
8Universität der Bundeswehr MünchenUniversity 10,744 #1,382
9Infineon Technologies (Germany)Company 6,606 #8,001
10BMW Group (Germany)Company 3,386 #4,459
11Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Germany)Company 2,436 #19,223
12München Klinik BogenhausenHospital / health system 1,719 #18,548
13Central Institute for Art HistoryResearch facility 1,690 #24,947 all time
14Institut für Urheber- und MedienrechtResearch facility 1,592 #19,119
15Ukrainian Free UniversityUniversity 1,455 #8,759
16Bavarian Natural History CollectionsResearch facility 1,398 #12,537
17Munich School of PhilosophyUniversity 1,386 #7,264
18München Klinik SchwabingHospital / health system 1,299 #18,188
19AcatechUniversity 1,139 #11,605 all time
20German Center for Diabetes ResearchResearch facility 1,107 #2,455
21Universität BayernUniversity 1,041 #4,327
22Munich Security ConferenceNonprofit 987 #14,396 all time
23Munich Leukemia Laboratory (Germany)Company 824 #17,626
24Linde (Germany)Company 790 #20,047
25MTU Aero Engines (Germany)Company 783 #20,342
26Deutsches JugendinstitutResearch facility 777 #12,058
27Rohde & Schwarz (Germany)Company 770 #14,891
28Electro Optical Systems (Germany)Company 728 #21,658
29München Klinik HarlachingHospital / health system 726 #12,012 all time
30Bavarian Academy of Sciences and HumanitiesUniversity 721 #10,660
31Medical Genetics CenterHospital / health system 676 #22,056
32OSRAM (Germany)Company 673 #9,180 all time
33GP ForschungsgruppeNonprofit 660 #22,104
34Baum ConsultNonprofit 581 #10,184 all time
35Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und GeologieArchive 572 #10,435 all time
36Sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung und BeratungNonprofit 550 #16,438
37Institut für Sozialwissenschaftliche ForschungNonprofit 516 #12,589 all time
38München Klinik NeuperlachHospital / health system 497 #14,483 all time
39FortissNonprofit 485 #18,394
40Munich Business SchoolUniversity 436 #14,026
41Supply Chain Competence Center (Germany)Institution 433 #11,661
42European Patent OrganisationInstitution 405 #19,762
43IFT Institut für TherapieforschungResearch facility 399 #20,493 all time
44Goethe InstitutNonprofit 376 #12,992 all time
45Berufsverband der FrauenärzteInstitution 359 #19,298
46Bavarian Research Institute for Digital TransformationResearch facility 340 #9,083
47Bundeswehr Medical Service AcademyHospital / health system 338 #22,449 all time
48Five Continents MuseumArchive 327 #22,962 all time
49Schön Klinik München HarlachingHospital / health system 319 #21,193
50ADVA Optical Networking (Germany)Company 271 #26,046 all time
51Fahrenheit (Germany)Company 255 #13,282 all time
52Pharmalog (Germany)Hospital / health system 249 #27,415 all time
53Nomor Research (Germany)Company 243 #18,001 all time
54Huawei German Research CenterResearch facility 238 #20,869
55Katholische Stiftungshochschule MünchenUniversity 236 #17,492
56Bauhaus LuftfahrtCompany 219 #21,700 all time
57Rotkreuzklinikum MünchenNonprofit 215 #23,763 all time
58Bavarian State LibraryArchive 213 #25,274 all time
59Deutsche Gesellschaft für HolzforschungNonprofit 202 #26,347 all time
60Institut für RundfunktechnikResearch facility 200 #26,016 all time

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Max Planck Society: 44.1%Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München: 17.4%Technical University of Munich: 14.0%Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft: 9.8%56 others listed: 14.7%44%largest
Max Planck Society354k · 44.1%Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München140k · 17.4%Technical University of Munich112k · 14.0%Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft79k · 9.8%56 others listed118k · 14.7%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Munich work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research in Munich is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (19%), Engineering (17%), Social Sciences (12%).

Physical Sciences: 26k fractional works · 40.2% of its workEngineering: 11k fractional works · 17.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2,409 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1,396 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1,249 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1,119 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 871 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 802 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 715 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 677 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 576 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 404 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 372 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 210 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 161 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedia Technology: 156 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 5,871 fractional works · 8.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2,101 fractional works · 3.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 906 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 705 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 687 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 461 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 245 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 224 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 184 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 150 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 141 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 67 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2,442 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 797 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 522 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 448 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 274 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 178 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 163 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2,227 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 504 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 337 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 329 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 259 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 214 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 209 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 375 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 1,305 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 796 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 160 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiomaterials: 143 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 206 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1,154 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPaleontology: 314 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 259 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 184 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 397 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 959 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 433 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 196 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 172 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 158 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 733 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 182 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 551 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnergy: 368 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 287 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 81 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 217 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 17k fractional works · 25.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 7,798 fractional works · 11.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2,795 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1,632 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEducation: 719 fractional works · 1.1% of its workTransportation: 670 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLaw: 407 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 246 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 222 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 166 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 162 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDemography: 154 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnthropology: 153 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 471 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 2,561 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPhilosophy: 473 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 436 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 337 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 286 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 233 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 225 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 139 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 432 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2,358 fractional works · 3.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 722 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 488 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 464 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 273 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 214 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 168 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 2,162 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 740 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 669 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 379 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 215 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 142 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1,382 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 938 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 242 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 202 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 715 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 328 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 178 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 177 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 15k fractional works · 22.3% of its workMedicine: 13k fractional works · 19.5% of its workSurgery: 1,878 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1,184 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 894 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 873 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 846 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 836 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 752 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 550 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 417 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 395 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 321 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 314 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 282 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 280 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 277 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 233 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 215 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 200 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 195 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 183 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 168 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 145 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 139 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 135 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,099 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 1,341 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 793 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 177 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 371 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 243 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 148 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 139 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 118 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 7,655 fractional works · 11.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3,854 fractional works · 5.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 2,278 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGenetics: 607 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 268 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 199 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 132 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 370 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 1,568 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 780 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 256 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 248 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 285 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1,397 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPlant Science: 443 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 281 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 199 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 473 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 702 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 557 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 145 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 134 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMunich66kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences26%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering11k17.0%
    2. Computer Science5,8718.9%
    3. Physics and Astronomy2,4423.7%
    4. Environmental Science2,2273.4%
    5. Materials Science1,3052.0%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1,1541.8%
    7. Chemistry9591.5%
    8. Mathematics7331.1%
    9. Energy3680.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering2170.3%
    1. Social Sciences7,79811.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities2,5613.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting2,3583.6%
    4. Psychology2,1623.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1,3822.1%
    6. Decision Sciences7151.1%
    1. Medicine13k19.5%
    2. Health Professions1,3412.0%
    3. Dentistry2430.4%
    4. Nursing1480.2%
    5. Veterinary1180.2%
  4. Life Sciences7,65511.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3,8545.9%
    2. Neuroscience1,5682.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1,3972.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology7021.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1340.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Munich strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Munich is most concentrated in Theoretical Computer Science, Software and Classics (4.8× the world share in Theoretical Computer Science).

  1. Theoretical Computer ScienceSubfield · 47.7 works4.8×
  2. SoftwareSubfield · 139.9 works3.8×
  3. ClassicsSubfield · 107.9 works3.1×
  4. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 203.2 works3.1×
  5. TransportationSubfield · 584.8 works3.0×
  6. General Decision SciencesSubfield · 30.9 works2.8×
  7. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 469.3 works2.6×
  8. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 443.3 works2.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 1,203 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.08× its world share, 3,336 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.05× its world share, 607 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.45× its world share, 1,362 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.55× its world share, 112 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.98× its world share, 197 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.93× its world share, 846 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.16× its world share, 5,205 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 760 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.61× its world share, 325 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.17× its world share, 10k worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 1,895 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 1,136 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.93× its world share, 632 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.68× its world share, 2,155 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.75× its world share, 209 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 1,186 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.00× its world share, 11k worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 129 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.30× its world share, 102 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.38× its world share, 2,300 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.16× its world share, 2,152 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 633 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.03× its world share, 1,266 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.07× its world share, 1,882 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 6,848 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 1.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy1.68×2,155 works
  2. Neuroscience1.45×1,362 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.38×2,300 works
  4. Veterinary1.30×102 works
  5. Engineering1.17×10k works
  6. Computer Science1.16×5,205 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.16×2,152 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.13×633 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.08×3,336 works
  10. Psychology1.07×1,882 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology1.05×607 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.03×1,266 works
  13. Medicine1.00×11k works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.98×197 works
  15. Social Sciences0.94×6,848 works
  16. Chemistry0.93×846 works
  17. Mathematics0.93×632 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.84×760 works
  19. Health Professions0.78×1,186 works
  20. Dentistry0.75×209 works
  21. Environmental Science0.66×1,895 works
  22. Energy0.61×325 works
  23. Materials Science0.56×1,136 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.55×112 works
  25. Nursing0.46×129 works
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.44×1,203 works

Which keywords describe research in Munich?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Legal Regulation, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Epidemiology, Philosophy, Big Data, History and Literature.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning2,304◆ 1.02×85 topics
  2. Machine Learning2,222◆ 1.02×94 topics
  3. Epidemiology2,142▼ 0.82×139 topics
  4. Sustainability1,579◆ 0.98×129 topics
  5. Climate Change1,453▼ 0.81×127 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence1,237▲ 1.32×65 topics
  7. Inflammation1,236◆ 0.88×83 topics
  8. Sustainable Development1,222▲ 1.19×102 topics
  9. Big Data1,142▲ 1.82×35 topics
  10. Human Rights1,063▲ 1.58×89 topics
  11. History1,008▲ 2.2×66 topics
  12. Neural Networks996◆ 0.98×42 topics
  13. Renewable Energy982◆ 1.03×58 topics
  14. Legal Regulation952▲ 6.5×8 topics
  15. Philosophy904▲ 3.1×46 topics
  16. Literature885▲ 2.5×62 topics
  17. Digital Transformation784▲ 2.2×31 topics
  18. Culture709▲ 2.1×38 topics
  19. Ethnicity617▲ 2.5×25 topics
  20. Ethics612▲ 1.84×58 topics
  21. Science599▲ 3.7×12 topics
  22. Economic Security585▲ 4.2×7 topics
  23. Thermal Management561▲ 2.6×8 topics
  24. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles536▲ 4.3×5 topics
  25. Social Influence531▲ 3.8×3 topics
  26. Modernization514▲ 4.3×5 topics
  27. International Trade Law511▲ 5.9×2 topics
  28. Foresight501▲ 5.8×2 topics
  29. Public Oversight501▲ 6.2×1 topic
  30. Transport Policy501▲ 6.2×1 topic
  31. Design499▲ 4.7×6 topics
  32. Islam498▲ 3.7×5 topics
  33. Strategic Planning490▲ 5.1×5 topics
  34. Sharia Law484▲ 5.2×2 topics
  35. Air Force483▲ 6.2×1 topic
  36. Warfare483▲ 6.2×1 topic
  37. Malay Language482▲ 5.2×1 topic
  38. Autonomous Vehicles438▲ 3.2×5 topics
  39. Fluid Dynamics414▲ 4.4×6 topics
  40. Qualitative Inhaltsanalyse291▲ 11×2 topics

What research is done in Munich?

Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 431 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 415 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…415Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 415 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering …259Physics and Engineering Research Articles: 259 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 256 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 235 fractional worksSociology and Education …201Sociology and Education Studies: 201 fractional worksCorporate Management and Leadership: 189 fractional worksHealth and Medical Studies: 183 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 182 fractional works
TransportationAerospace EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceComputational Mechanics5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 431 works
  2. 2 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 415 works
  3. 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 415 works
  4. 4 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 259 works
  5. 5 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 256 works
  6. 6 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 235 works
  7. 7 Sociology and Education Studies Sociology and Political Science 201 works
  8. 8 Corporate Management and Leadership Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 189 works
  9. 9 Health and Medical Studies General Health Professions 183 works
  10. 10 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 182 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Munich16.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.8% in 2013.

Questions people ask

What are the best universities in Munich for research?

Science Explorer records 221 research institutions in Munich, Germany. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Max Planck Society, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Technical University of Munich.

Which research institutions are in Munich?

What is Munich strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Munich is most concentrated in Theoretical Computer Science, Software and Classics (4.8× the world share in Theoretical Computer Science).

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