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Computer Science research in Germany

Max Planck Society ranks first in Germany for Computer Science research in 2022-now (#27 worldwide), followed by Technical University of Munich and Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres.

Germany's world rank
#3
of 128 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
48k
Top-10% rate
9.4%
Ranked institutions
60

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Computer Science in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Max Planck SocietyMunich #2760.716.3%1,413
2Technical University of MunichMunich #2860.313.1%2,286
3Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresBerlin #5153.29.5%2,982
4Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #9445.913.9%1,071
5Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #9945.211.0%998
6Universität HamburgHamburg #15539.99.2%792
7Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #17238.712.1%420
8RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #17338.69.0%1,442
9Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #18537.812.6%424
10Technische Universität DresdenDresden #18637.78.2%1,001
11Ruhr University BochumBochum #18937.512.0%665
12Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #19337.39.4%940
13University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #20036.912.3%362
14Leibniz AssociationBerlin #20336.79.8%818
15Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #20436.611.8%401
16University of MünsterMünster #21835.88.8%361
17Technische Universität DarmstadtDarmstadt #22535.510.9%987
18TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund #24634.48.7%552
19University of BonnBonn #25933.811.8%540
20University of TübingenTübingen #26233.712.0%503
21University of StuttgartStuttgart #27333.29.6%991
22University of CologneCologne #27433.112.6%258
23University of WürzburgWürzburg #29332.311.2%392
24University of SiegenSiegen #30431.99.0%328
25University of KonstanzKonstanz #32131.29.7%260
26University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #33930.611.1%483
27Leibniz University HannoverHanover #34830.310.3%578
28University of BremenBremen #37429.410.5%534
29Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #37929.311.7%243
30Fraunhofer-GesellschaftMunich #38629.08.5%2,045
31University of PotsdamPotsdam #39328.88.0%663
32Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #39828.78.2%402
33University of GöttingenGöttingen #39928.610.2%252
34Osnabrück UniversityOsnabrück #41528.210.1%196
35Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken #44027.511.1%447
36University of BayreuthBayreuth #49626.013.1%166
37Universität UlmUlm #59623.99.8%323
38University of RegensburgRegensburg #62923.28.8%234
39Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #64622.910.6%281
40University of MannheimMannheim #65922.711.2%238
41Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #67722.48.2%256
42German Research Centre for Artificial IntelligenceKaiserslautern #70221.98.1%497
43University of AugsburgAugsburg #70321.97.9%298
44Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #75921.07.8%300
45Constructor UniversityBremen #76420.914.6%69
46Universität der Bundeswehr MünchenMunich #77620.76.2%364
47Carl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgOldenburg #77720.76.3%314
48Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld #78120.612.1%318
49Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #82220.010.9%260
50Paderborn UniversityPaderborn #83119.97.9%412
51University of LübeckLübeck #86419.49.2%219
52Otto-von-Guericke-Universität MagdeburgMagdeburg #92618.66.3%409
53Robert Bosch (Germany)Stuttgart #99717.710.2%195
54Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen #1,02517.49.6%133
55Chemnitz University of TechnologyChemnitz #1,02717.46.5%274
56Technische Universität BraunschweigBraunschweig #1,04017.27.4%334
57University of KaiserslauternKaiserslautern #1,05417.17.8%309
58TH Bingen University of Applied SciencesBingen am Rhein #1,12116.322.5%92
59Hamburg University of TechnologyHamburg #1,12516.37.8%185
60Philipps University of MarburgMarburg #1,13316.210.5%155

Institutions in Germany above the floor of 40 fractional works in Computer Science, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Computer Science researchers in Germany?

Bernt Schiele, Jürgen Kurths and Christian Theobalt rank highest among researchers based in Germany, on their papers in Computer Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Bernt Schiele#2,535 worldwide overall179.4 of 361 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Jürgen Kurths#46,663 worldwide overall131.8 of 387 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Christian Theobalt#11,651 worldwide overall132.3 of 296 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Michael J. Black#2,480 worldwide overall104.0 of 171 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Bernhard Schölkopf#35,514 worldwide overall125.9 of 414 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6J. I. Cirac#1,583 worldwide overall104.1 of 214 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Hans‐Peter Seidel#54,600 worldwide overall121.4 of 414 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Wolfram Burgard#11,393 worldwide overall104.8 of 292 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Hermann Ney#219,755 worldwide overall164.0 of 821 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Ahmad‐Reza Sadeghi#123,410 worldwide overall128.8 of 413 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Daniel Cremers#36,381 worldwide overall99.0 of 320 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Thorsten Holz#31,431 worldwide overall95.4 of 237 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Andreas Zeller#58,078 worldwide overall92.7 of 260 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Sven Apel#93,338 worldwide overall107.9 of 294 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Gerhard Weikum#191,100 worldwide overall124.4 of 587 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Germany on their work in Computer Science alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

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What are the best universities for computer science in Germany?

Max Planck Society ranks first in Germany for Computer Science research in 2022-now (#27 worldwide), followed by Technical University of Munich and Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres.

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