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Energy research in Germany

Technische Universität Berlin ranks first in Germany for Energy research in 2022–2025 (#82 worldwide), followed by Technical University of Munich and RWTH Aachen University.

Germany's world rank
#8
of 73 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
4.9k
Top-10% rate
15.2%
Ranked institutions
13

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

What is the best university for Energy in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #8232.626.0%137
2Technical University of MunichMunich #21018.318.2%154
3RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #22717.110.9%245
4Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe #26314.815.1%142
5Technische Universität DarmstadtDarmstadt #30212.711.5%90
6Technische Universität DresdenDresden #31512.117.3%77
7Ruhr University BochumBochum #33111.316.1%103
8Forschungszentrum JülichJülich #3659.811.8%170
9Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)Cologne #4277.413.7%118
10Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #4476.714.7%99
11University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #5513.518.6%82
12Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy SystemsFreiburg im Breisgau #630148.013.6%65
13Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und EnergieBerlin #634138.014.2%62

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

Who are the top Energy researchers in Germany?

Markus Antonietti, Detlef W. Bahnemann and Peter Strasser rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

  1. 1Markus Antonietti#14,681 worldwide overall3.2k citations · 25 works
  2. 2Detlef W. Bahnemann#16,725 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 72 works
  3. 3Peter Strasser#18,947 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 34 works
  4. 4Gunnar Luderer#19,520 worldwide overall888 citations · 12 works
  5. 5Xinliang Feng#24,083 worldwide overall3k citations · 16 works
  6. 6U. Schwertmann#30,081 worldwide overall778 citations · 12 works
  7. 7Christoph J. Brabec#36,611 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 15 works
  8. 8Martin Wietschel#40,007 worldwide overall440 citations · 12 works
  9. 9Hubert A. Gasteiger#45,472 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 14 works
  10. 10André Bardow#47,052 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 13 works
  11. 11Thomas Klassen#47,060 worldwide overall806 citations · 10 works
  12. 12Beatriz Roldán Cuenya#48,132 worldwide overall794 citations · 18 works
  13. 13Patrik Schmuki#51,877 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 57 works
  14. 14Holger Dau#55,433 worldwide overall704 citations · 11 works
  15. 15R. Jürgen Behm#59,442 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 23 works

How Germany compares with other countries in Energy