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Artificial Intelligence research in Germany

Max Planck Society ranks first in Germany for Artificial Intelligence research in 2022-now (#28 worldwide), followed by Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres and Technical University of Munich.

Germany's world rank
#3
of 87 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
17k
Top-10% rate
9.6%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Artificial Intelligence in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Max Planck SocietyMunich #2855.714.6%560
2Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresBerlin #4449.79.7%1,120
3Technical University of MunichMunich #6145.411.7%746
4Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #6444.813.2%530
5Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #12336.111.1%287
6Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #14134.314.1%169
7Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #14533.913.1%198
8Universität HamburgHamburg #14833.610.3%276
9Leibniz AssociationBerlin #15433.110.8%331
10University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #15533.014.0%135
11Ruhr University BochumBochum #16032.612.3%283
12University of TübingenTübingen #17731.211.8%240
13Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #20029.69.5%308
14Technische Universität DresdenDresden #20129.68.4%329
15RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #21029.08.7%509
16Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #22128.311.7%146
17University of MünsterMünster #22428.110.3%136
18Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #24726.811.9%117
19Technische Universität DarmstadtDarmstadt #25726.310.9%342
20University of SiegenSiegen #25926.210.7%94
21Leibniz University HannoverHanover #27225.510.7%246
22TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund #28924.79.2%197
23University of CologneCologne #29224.613.5%113
24University of KonstanzKonstanz #29424.58.0%96
25University of BonnBonn #29824.311.1%169
26University of WürzburgWürzburg #30124.28.1%124
27University of GöttingenGöttingen #33222.97.7%120
28University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #34622.410.7%166
29University of StuttgartStuttgart #34722.38.6%317
30Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #35122.27.9%148
31University of PotsdamPotsdam #35921.98.4%238
32Fraunhofer-GesellschaftMunich #36721.68.7%693
33University of BremenBremen #38620.911.9%157
34Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #41020.18.1%142
35University of BayreuthBayreuth #43719.214.9%65
36Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken #44918.98.5%206
37Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld #47318.210.0%159
38Universität UlmUlm #47718.19.5%117
39Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #49117.78.2%142
40University of MannheimMannheim #49317.610.9%118
41German Research Centre for Artificial IntelligenceKaiserslautern #51417.17.6%206
42University of RegensburgRegensburg #60015.08.4%85
43University of AugsburgAugsburg #62814.46.4%128
44Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #62914.410.8%112
45Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #70912.88.4%93
46Paderborn UniversityPaderborn #76111.96.4%160
47Carl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgOldenburg #79411.35.4%93
48University of KaiserslauternKaiserslautern #81311.09.8%85
49University of PassauPassau #86410.29.3%110
50University of BambergBamberg #8859.911.2%78
51University of LübeckLübeck #8869.98.9%78
52Otto-von-Guericke-Universität MagdeburgMagdeburg #8879.96.5%138
53Universität der Bundeswehr MünchenMunich #9069.66.6%95
54Robert Bosch (Germany)Stuttgart #9399.18.1%68
55Technische Universität BraunschweigBraunschweig #9888.48.7%78
56Technische Universität IlmenauIlmenau #1,1196.89.2%70
57FernUniversität in HagenHagen #1,1726.25.0%155
58University of KasselKassel #1,1786.15.6%82
59Siemens (Germany)Munich #1,2635.26.0%118
60University of RostockRostock #1,3424.33.8%68

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

Who are the top Artificial Intelligence researchers in Germany?

J. I. Cirac, Jens Eisert and Hermann Ney rank highest among researchers based in Germany, on their papers in Artificial Intelligence that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1J. I. Cirac#1,583 worldwide overall101.2 of 207 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Jens Eisert#5,405 worldwide overall68.5 of 138 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Hermann Ney#219,755 worldwide overall107.2 of 564 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Martin Bodo Plenio#10,673 worldwide overall58.5 of 141 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Bernhard Schölkopf#35,514 worldwide overall63.0 of 224 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Jakob Nikolas Kather#3,109 worldwide overall44.3 of 78 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Otfried Gühne#16,709 worldwide overall46.0 of 105 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Alfred Kröner#20,913 worldwide overall43.3 of 78 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Harald Weinfurter#59,615 worldwide overall42.9 of 122 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Bernt Schiele#2,535 worldwide overall40.0 of 88 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Jan Peters#111,786 worldwide overall41.8 of 145 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Gerhard Rempe#52,391 worldwide overall36.2 of 95 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Eike Kiltz#34,886 worldwide overall34.2 of 84 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Franz Josef Och#30,287 worldwide overall29.0 of 52 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Klaus‐Robert Müller#23,475 worldwide overall32.0 of 88 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Germany on their work in Artificial Intelligence alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

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What are the best universities for artificial intelligence in Germany?

Max Planck Society ranks first in Germany for Artificial Intelligence research in 2022-now (#28 worldwide), followed by Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres and Technical University of Munich.

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