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Engineering research in Germany

Technical University of Munich ranks first in Germany for Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#91 worldwide), followed by RWTH Aachen University and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.

Germany's world rank
#7
of 134 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
107k
Top-10% rate
12.5%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Engineering in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Technical University of MunichMunich #9148.717.3%4,701
2RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #18041.012.0%5,147
3Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe #19640.014.0%3,981
4Technische Universität DresdenDresden #28235.913.0%2,856
5University of StuttgartStuttgart #31034.811.8%3,147
6Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)Cologne #32434.321.0%2,704
7Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #33933.814.8%2,147
8Forschungszentrum JülichJülich #34833.517.1%1,137
9Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #34933.513.3%2,058
10Leibniz University HannoverHanover #35633.213.4%1,938
11Technische Universität DarmstadtDarmstadt #48529.713.3%2,429
12Ruhr University BochumBochum #52028.914.2%1,533
13Universität HamburgHamburg #67226.015.0%1,104
14Technische Universität BraunschweigBraunschweig #71225.411.8%1,743
15University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #71825.316.3%853
16University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #84823.412.0%1,148
17Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und EnergieBerlin #89922.720.7%284
18University of MünsterMünster #96621.916.4%463
19Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #97821.815.8%493
20University of BremenBremen #99521.613.3%713
21Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen #1,02121.320.7%284
22Institute for Advanced StudyBerlin #1,02321.227.7%218
23Universität der Bundeswehr MünchenMunich #1,03621.114.5%867
24Helmholtz-Institute UlmUlm #1,05420.928.7%183
25University of BayreuthBayreuth #1,06720.814.5%558
26TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund #1,07220.79.3%1,287
27Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #1,07320.716.3%478
28University of BonnBonn #1,07520.722.2%363
29Max Planck Institute for Intelligent SystemsStuttgart #1,10020.441.3%132
30Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #1,11920.213.9%592
31Technische Universität IlmenauIlmenau #1,20119.410.1%810
32TU Bergakademie FreibergFreiberg #1,24419.013.3%676
33Universität UlmUlm #1,24619.015.9%428
34University of SiegenSiegen #1,24819.013.3%602
35Federal Institute For Materials Research and TestingBerlin #1,26218.914.6%573
36Bauhaus-Universität WeimarWeimar #1,26718.817.3%332
37Chemnitz University of TechnologyChemnitz #1,33618.28.7%899
38German Research Centre for Artificial IntelligenceKaiserslautern #1,35518.018.8%285
39Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #1,35818.018.9%330
40Otto-von-Guericke-Universität MagdeburgMagdeburg #1,36218.012.3%888
41University of WürzburgWürzburg #1,43817.419.2%313
42Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy SystemsFreiburg im Breisgau #1,45017.312.8%319
43University of KaiserslauternKaiserslautern #1,45617.29.9%640
44Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #1,51516.813.1%434
45University of TübingenTübingen #1,55216.517.7%327
46Hamburg University of TechnologyHamburg #1,56316.412.5%644
47Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken #1,58616.312.2%506
48Max-Planck-Institut für Nachhaltige MaterialienDüsseldorf #1,59216.227.2%177
49Clausthal University of TechnologyClausthal-Zellerfeld #1,61116.111.5%516
50University of GöttingenGöttingen #1,64715.817.2%291
51Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #1,68315.613.8%297
52University of PotsdamPotsdam #1,71715.416.8%279
53University of WuppertalWuppertal #1,72915.38.2%532
54Max Planck Institute for Polymer ResearchMainz #1,75415.125.3%129
55University of RostockRostock #1,75715.19.1%594
56Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #1,76115.117.5%244
57Paderborn UniversityPaderborn #1,78014.99.1%707
58Helmholtz-Zentrum HereonGeesthacht #1,80314.818.3%286
59Helmholtz-Institute MünsterMünster #1,82214.727.5%129
60Robert Bosch (Germany)Stuttgart #1,84514.612.3%452

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

Who are the top Engineering researchers in Germany?

Wolfram Burgard, Marco Liserre and Wolfgang Menzel rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

  1. 1Wolfram Burgard#103 worldwide overall6.3k citations · 108 works
  2. 2Marco Liserre#2,193 worldwide overall4.6k citations · 334 works
  3. 3Wolfgang Menzel#12,463 worldwide overall844 citations · 110 works
  4. 4P. St. J. Russell#13,858 worldwide overall2.8k citations · 257 works
  5. 5Rainer Waser#14,645 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 130 works
  6. 6W. Freude#16,116 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 155 works
  7. 7Timon Rabczuk#16,225 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 203 works
  8. 8Alin Albu‐Schäffer#18,222 worldwide overall1k citations · 125 works
  9. 9Robert Schober#20,478 worldwide overall3.5k citations · 332 works
  10. 10C. Koos#22,532 worldwide overall1k citations · 148 works
  11. 11Steven X. Ding#34,441 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 223 works
  12. 12Giuseppe Caire#34,652 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 238 works
  13. 13Christoph J. Brabec#36,611 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 171 works
  14. 14Martin Winter#41,128 worldwide overall4.9k citations · 305 works
  15. 15Harald Gießen#41,571 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 119 works

How Germany compares with other countries in Engineering