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Mathematics research in Germany

Max Planck Society ranks first in Germany for Mathematics research in 2022-now (#8 worldwide), followed by Technical University of Munich and University of Bonn.

Germany's world rank
#4
of 80 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
9.1k
Top-10% rate
10.9%
Ranked institutions
43

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

What is the best university for Mathematics in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Max Planck SocietyMunich #870.117.2%506
2Technical University of MunichMunich #2354.910.9%266
3University of BonnBonn #3349.714.8%311
4Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #4345.914.6%227
5Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #7438.115.7%146
6Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresBerlin #7537.910.3%405
7University of MünsterMünster #8436.313.2%235
8Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #9334.812.4%122
9Universität HamburgHamburg #10333.411.3%201
10Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #11931.310.6%145
11University of CologneCologne #12231.012.3%169
12Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #13129.99.8%181
13Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #13929.111.4%127
14University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #14428.611.0%160
15RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #14928.16.7%209
16Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #18824.714.1%138
17University of GöttingenGöttingen #19124.512.0%137
18University of WürzburgWürzburg #20923.210.3%99
19Leibniz University HannoverHanover #22122.49.3%186
20TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund #22222.48.1%142
21University of TübingenTübingen #23321.614.4%114
22University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #24021.210.3%109
23Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #24520.911.7%176
24Ruhr University BochumBochum #25820.29.8%170
25Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #26319.911.7%113
26University of StuttgartStuttgart #27519.38.7%135
27Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld #27919.115.5%204
28University of AugsburgAugsburg #29118.58.7%97
29Technische Universität DresdenDresden #29418.39.4%129
30University of KonstanzKonstanz #32117.08.2%75
31Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #32217.014.7%82
32University of WuppertalWuppertal #32716.88.6%118
33Leibniz AssociationBerlin #34416.010.9%84
34Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken #36515.212.0%93
35University of RegensburgRegensburg #40113.911.1%113
36Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #40813.69.0%100
37Technische Universität DarmstadtDarmstadt #41613.39.2%118
38Paderborn UniversityPaderborn #42013.213.0%130
39University of PotsdamPotsdam #42513.012.9%95
40Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergHalle #50010.76.8%60
41Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #6028.05.7%87
42Carl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgOldenburg #6387.25.3%62
43Chemnitz University of TechnologyChemnitz #6536.88.1%83

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

Who are the top Mathematics researchers in Germany?

Ralf Metzler, Don Bernard Zagier and Jürgen Herzog rank highest among researchers based in Germany, on their papers in Mathematics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Ralf Metzler#9,068 worldwide overall50.3 of 92 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Don Bernard Zagier#81,150 worldwide overall45.9 of 125 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Jürgen Herzog#106,725 worldwide overall44.3 of 139 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Alexander Asaturovich Grigor'yan#156,279 worldwide overall35.7 of 90 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Yuri Luchko#54,581 worldwide overall31.8 of 55 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Herbert E. Spohn#45,706 worldwide overall32.1 of 76 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Valentin Blomer#139,884 worldwide overall31.1 of 98 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Michael A. Rapoport#82,867 worldwide overall25.0 of 53 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Stefan Weinzierl#46,181 worldwide overall23.2 of 37 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Michael Röckner#492,791 worldwide overall43.8 of 173 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Patrick Winkert#112,263 worldwide overall26.8 of 76 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Andreas Nieder#20,228 worldwide overall22.4 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Thomas Bartsch#246,177 worldwide overall29.2 of 76 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Christian Kanzow#27,094 worldwide overall23.1 of 53 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Lars Diening#136,284 worldwide overall28.0 of 60 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Germany on their work in Mathematics 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 Mathematics