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Computer Science research in Germany

Technical University of Munich ranks first in Germany for Computer Science research in 2022–2025 (#15 worldwide), followed by RWTH Aachen University and Max Planck Institute for Informatics.

Germany's world rank
#5
of 131 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
48k
Top-10% rate
18.3%
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
1Technical University of MunichMunich #1567.924.1%2,246
2RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #8447.517.4%1,398
3Max Planck Institute for InformaticsSaarbrücken #9646.030.9%231
4Max Planck Institute for Intelligent SystemsStuttgart #10744.744.9%102
5Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe #12043.318.8%1,356
6Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #13541.926.0%709
7University of StuttgartStuttgart #16239.816.5%991
8Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #17438.918.7%836
9Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #17838.719.5%983
10Technische Universität DarmstadtDarmstadt #21936.221.0%980
11University of TübingenTübingen #26434.021.9%487
12University of BonnBonn #27733.420.6%471
13LMU KlinikumMunich #29632.631.7%214
14Universität HamburgHamburg #35730.418.6%753
15Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken #36030.320.6%439
16Technische Universität DresdenDresden #39929.114.4%848
17TH Bingen University of Applied SciencesBingen am Rhein #40329.029.2%92
18Osnabrück UniversityOsnabrück #43128.218.3%196
19University of BremenBremen #46827.215.8%518
20Helmholtz Center for Information SecuritySaarbrücken #47227.131.2%365
21Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #47527.022.1%349
22Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #48326.922.1%397
23University of PassauPassau #49626.517.2%314
24TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund #50126.416.9%552
25Ruhr University BochumBochum #51226.223.2%643
26Leibniz University HannoverHanover #52425.920.9%478
27University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #62923.723.2%344
28University of CologneCologne #67322.924.2%231
29University of MünsterMünster #69922.519.5%346
30Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)Cologne #71222.316.9%541
31University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #71922.122.8%452
32University of KonstanzKonstanz #75321.619.6%260
33German Research Centre for Artificial IntelligenceKaiserslautern #77121.319.7%497
34Universität der Bundeswehr MünchenMunich #77721.218.7%364
35Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #78821.021.8%246
36Technische Universität BraunschweigBraunschweig #79521.013.4%334
37Clausthal University of TechnologyClausthal-Zellerfeld #79720.921.1%125
38Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #79820.925.0%292
39University of PotsdamPotsdam #83920.317.0%433
40Max Planck Institute for Software SystemsSaarbrücken #86020.026.3%143
41Otto-von-Guericke-Universität MagdeburgMagdeburg #87719.812.6%398
42University of AugsburgAugsburg #91619.316.3%280
43Paderborn UniversityPaderborn #94518.917.3%412
44University of RostockRostock #96718.612.1%240
45University of SiegenSiegen #1,01318.119.0%328
46Siemens (Germany)Munich #1,01918.014.8%241
47University of WürzburgWürzburg #1,07117.422.4%375
48University of RegensburgRegensburg #1,08317.323.7%228
49Max Planck Institute for Security and PrivacyBochum #1,10317.132.6%79
50Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz InstituteBerlin #1,10617.014.7%128
51University of MannheimMannheim #1,10817.026.3%230
52Chemnitz University of TechnologyChemnitz #1,12916.811.7%274
53Carl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgOldenburg #1,13716.716.9%313
54Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #1,16716.417.4%391
55Robert Bosch (Germany)Stuttgart #1,17616.319.5%195
56Universität UlmUlm #1,23715.718.9%311
57Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #1,28915.221.4%227
58Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld #1,30715.121.1%318
59Hasso Plattner InstitutePotsdam #1,31615.014.6%231
60University of BayreuthBayreuth #1,34214.824.8%166

Institutions in Germany above the floor of 40 fractional works in Computer Science, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Computer Science researchers in Germany?

Wolfram Burgard, Bernt Schiele and Hans‐Peter Kriegel rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

  1. 1Wolfram Burgard#103 worldwide overall6.3k citations · 147 works
  2. 2Bernt Schiele#159 worldwide overall6.9k citations · 217 works
  3. 3Hans‐Peter Kriegel#630 worldwide overall5.7k citations · 110 works
  4. 4Michael J. Black#699 worldwide overall3.4k citations · 99 works
  5. 5Thomas Wiegand#923 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 127 works
  6. 6Frank Hutter#1,078 worldwide overall3.8k citations · 111 works
  7. 7Thomas Brox#1,178 worldwide overall3.3k citations · 102 works
  8. 8Rudi Studer#2,365 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 100 works
  9. 9Rudolf Ahlswede#2,461 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 88 works
  10. 10Daniel Cremers#2,713 worldwide overall4.1k citations · 186 works
  11. 11Christof Paar#5,934 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 138 works
  12. 12Thorsten Holz#6,207 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 73 works
  13. 13Klaus‐Robert Müller#6,392 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 128 works
  14. 14Christof Fetzer#7,110 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 131 works
  15. 15Anja Feldmann#8,914 worldwide overall1k citations · 93 works

How Germany compares with other countries in Computer Science