Field · Mathematics · Germany
Mathematics research in Germany
University of Bonn ranks first in Germany for Mathematics research in 2022–2025 (#66 worldwide), followed by Technical University of Munich and University of Cologne.
- Germany's world rank
- #5 of 82 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 9.1k
- Top-10% rate
- 15.7%
- Ranked institutions
- 41
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Mathematics in Germany?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of BonnBonn | #66 | 39.8 | 21.6% | 290 |
| 2 | Technical University of MunichMunich | #73 | 38.3 | 18.4% | 262 |
| 3 | University of CologneCologne | #87 | 35.8 | 16.0% | 164 |
| 4 | Max Planck Institute for MathematicsBonn | #97 | 34.3 | 17.1% | 223 |
| 5 | Universität HamburgHamburg | #118 | 31.5 | 20.4% | 189 |
| 6 | RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen | #148 | 28.2 | 12.4% | 204 |
| 7 | Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz | #149 | 28.1 | 17.7% | 116 |
| 8 | University of WuppertalWuppertal | #207 | 23.4 | 12.3% | 118 |
| 9 | Technische Universität BerlinBerlin | #223 | 22.3 | 18.7% | 138 |
| 10 | University of StuttgartStuttgart | #242 | 21.1 | 14.3% | 135 |
| 11 | University of MünsterMünster | #244 | 21.0 | 17.4% | 232 |
| 12 | Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld | #250 | 20.7 | 20.8% | 204 |
| 13 | Leibniz University HannoverHanover | #284 | 18.8 | 15.0% | 184 |
| 14 | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich | #310 | 17.6 | 19.5% | 173 |
| 15 | Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the SciencesLeipzig | #312 | 17.5 | 17.9% | 92 |
| 16 | Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg | #337 | 16.4 | 12.5% | 161 |
| 17 | Paderborn UniversityPaderborn | #349 | 15.9 | 18.4% | 130 |
| 18 | Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin | #353 | 15.7 | 18.6% | 146 |
| 19 | Freie Universität BerlinBerlin | #354 | 15.7 | 13.2% | 119 |
| 20 | University of GöttingenGöttingen | #359 | 15.5 | 16.0% | 122 |
| 21 | University of TübingenTübingen | #376 | 14.8 | 16.5% | 110 |
| 22 | Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe | #385 | 14.5 | 15.2% | 231 |
| 23 | University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau | #410 | 13.6 | 12.3% | 154 |
| 24 | Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen | #414 | 13.4 | 17.9% | 142 |
| 25 | Technische Universität DarmstadtDarmstadt | #449 | 12.2 | 11.6% | 118 |
| 26 | Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main | #495 | 10.9 | 18.7% | 124 |
| 27 | University of Duisburg-EssenEssen | #504 | 10.6 | 15.4% | 102 |
| 28 | Ruhr University BochumBochum | #589 | 8.4 | 13.7% | 163 |
| 29 | Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken | #594 | 8.2 | 17.1% | 92 |
| 30 | Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena | #597 | 8.1 | 16.7% | 108 |
| 31 | Technische Universität DresdenDresden | #634 | 7.3 | 10.2% | 118 |
| 32 | University of WürzburgWürzburg | #659 | 6.7 | 13.7% | 96 |
| 33 | Chemnitz University of TechnologyChemnitz | #697 | 5.9 | 13.5% | 83 |
| 34 | TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund | #708 | 5.7 | 13.8% | 142 |
| 35 | University of PotsdamPotsdam | #727 | 5.3 | 17.7% | 90 |
| 36 | University of KonstanzKonstanz | #755 | 4.8 | 15.0% | 75 |
| 37 | University of AugsburgAugsburg | #768 | 4.5 | 11.6% | 96 |
| 38 | University of RegensburgRegensburg | #793 | 4.1 | 10.9% | 111 |
| 39 | Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf | #845 | 3.2 | 6.5% | 81 |
| 40 | Leipzig UniversityLeipzig | #855 | 3.0 | 12.4% | 98 |
| 41 | Carl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgOldenburg | #944 | 1.6 | 8.4% | 62 |
Institutions in Germany above the floor of 40 fractional works in Mathematics, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Mathematics researchers in Germany?
David Hilbert, Michael Winkler and Edmund Landau rank highest among researchers based in Germany.
- 1David Hilbert#2,136 worldwide overall666 citations · 41 works
- 2Michael Winkler#10,475 worldwide overall1k citations · 38 works
- 3Edmund Landau#13,166 worldwide overall350 citations · 29 works
- 4Hans Grauert#13,854 worldwide overall427 citations · 38 works
- 5Bernhard Schölkopf#15,770 worldwide overall4.7k citations · 44 works
- 6Christian Lubich#16,546 worldwide overall735 citations · 29 works
- 7Carl Ludwig Siegel#22,882 worldwide overall393 citations · 39 works
- 8Martin Burger#23,614 worldwide overall972 citations · 35 works
- 9Claus Michael Ringel#24,055 worldwide overall540 citations · 73 works
- 10Gitta Kutyniok#24,063 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 35 works
- 11Kai Diethelm#30,584 worldwide overall794 citations · 36 works
- 12Don Zagier#32,692 worldwide overall437 citations · 58 works
- 13Friedrich Hirzebruch#41,079 worldwide overall249 citations · 39 works
- 14Michaël Friedman#41,912 worldwide overall367 citations · 32 works
- 15Reinhold Baer#44,098 worldwide overall244 citations · 27 works