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Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München vs Technical University of Munich

On research quality in 2022-now, Technical University of Munich ranks #45 in the world and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München #103, of 28,054 institutions. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München stands higher in 8 of the 17 fields both publish in, Technical University of Munich in 9.

Research profiles alike: -0.34different shapes of research, whatever their size. How it is measured

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Germany · Munich

World rank, 2022-now
#103
#77 all time
Works, 2022-now
13k
fractional
Top-10% rate
21.1%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
38%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Classics, Equine, General Decision Sciences.

Technical University of Munich

Germany · Munich

World rank, 2022-now
#45
#42 all time
Works, 2022-now
16k
fractional
Top-10% rate
23.1%
share of its work among the world's most cited
Open access
38%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Theoretical Computer Science, Hardware and Architecture, Software.

Who leads in each field?

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München stands higher in 8 of 17 fields, Technical University of Munich in 9. Each bar is that side's standing among all institutions ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München 89 Technical University of Munich
  1. #363Agricultural and Biological Sciences#99
  2. #16Arts and Humanities-
  3. #115Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#83
  4. #342Computer Science#40
  5. #14Dentistry-
  6. -Earth and Planetary Sciences#25
  7. -Engineering#103
  8. #355Environmental Science#77
  9. -Health Professions#151
  10. #48Immunology and Microbiology-
  11. #217Materials Science-
  12. -Mathematics#10
  13. #69Medicine#104
  14. #84Neuroscience#99
  15. #48Physics and Astronomy#44
  16. #63Psychology#152
  17. #85Social Sciences#271

Standing is the percentile of world rank within each field, 2022-now; the printed number is the rank itself. A dash means the field is too small there to rank. How sides are compared.

Where does each put its research?

Not who is better, but what each side chooses to work on. A country or institution that puts twice the world's share of its research into a field sits at 2×, whatever its size.

  1. Arts and Humanities2.8× 0.2×
  2. Dentistry1.7× 0.1×
  3. Veterinary3.9× 0.8×
  4. Social Sciences1.1× 0.4×
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.8× 0.7×
  6. Neuroscience2.4× 1.0×
  7. Medicine1.4× 0.6×
  8. Psychology1.5× 0.7×
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.9× 0.5×
  10. Health Professions0.8× 0.5×
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.5× 1.0×
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.8× 0.6×
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.2× 1.0×
  14. Nursing0.5× 0.5×
  15. Physics and Astronomy1.9× 2.2×
  16. Mathematics1.1× 1.4×
  17. Chemistry1.2× 1.6×
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.5× 0.6×
  19. Decision Sciences1.0× 1.4×
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.6× 0.9×
  21. Materials Science0.5× 0.8×
  22. Environmental Science0.5× 1.0×
  23. Computer Science0.7× 1.8×
  24. Energy0.3× 1.0×
  25. Engineering0.3× 1.9×
  26. Chemical Engineering0.2× 2.0×
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenTechnical University of Munich

Location quotient in 2022-now: the share of each side's research in the field over the world's share. 1× is the world's balance; the axis runs from a quarter of it to four times. Fields where Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München leans further are at the top, Technical University of Munich's at the bottom. How research profiles are compared.

How has their output grown?

2k4k6kTechnical University of Munich3,839 in 2025Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München3,151 in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works per year. The latest, partial year is left off.

Which publishes more research, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München or Technical University of Munich?

Technical University of Munich publishes 1.3× as much research as Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in 2022-now (16k against 13k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München or Technical University of Munich?

23.1% of Technical University of Munich's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 21.1% for Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

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Which is stronger in research, TUM or LMU Munich?

On research quality in 2022-now, Technical University of Munich ranks #45 in the world and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München #103, of 28,054 institutions. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München stands higher in 8 of the 17 fields both publish in, Technical University of Munich in 9.

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