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