Subfield · Artificial Intelligence · Germany
Artificial Intelligence research in Germany
Technical University of Munich ranks first in Germany for Artificial Intelligence research in 2022–2025 (#76 worldwide), followed by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and RWTH Aachen University.
- Germany's world rank
- #5 of 90 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 17k
- Top-10% rate
- 20.8%
- Ranked institutions
- 60
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Artificial Intelligence in Germany?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technical University of MunichMunich | #76 | 42.6 | 25.3% | 730 |
| 2 | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich | #120 | 36.5 | 25.9% | 348 |
| 3 | RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen | #173 | 31.7 | 18.1% | 484 |
| 4 | Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe | #205 | 29.4 | 19.3% | 458 |
| 5 | Technische Universität DarmstadtDarmstadt | #219 | 28.5 | 22.8% | 338 |
| 6 | Universität HamburgHamburg | #232 | 27.8 | 23.9% | 257 |
| 7 | University of TübingenTübingen | #274 | 25.6 | 22.9% | 233 |
| 8 | Technische Universität BerlinBerlin | #319 | 23.5 | 23.8% | 280 |
| 9 | Freie Universität BerlinBerlin | #342 | 22.6 | 30.7% | 141 |
| 10 | University of StuttgartStuttgart | #343 | 22.6 | 16.8% | 317 |
| 11 | Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen | #348 | 22.4 | 20.2% | 275 |
| 12 | Ruhr University BochumBochum | #364 | 21.8 | 23.3% | 276 |
| 13 | Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg | #409 | 20.2 | 22.5% | 160 |
| 14 | Leibniz University HannoverHanover | #445 | 19.1 | 23.1% | 188 |
| 15 | Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken | #492 | 17.8 | 17.6% | 201 |
| 16 | German Research Centre for Artificial IntelligenceKaiserslautern | #507 | 17.4 | 21.0% | 206 |
| 17 | Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin | #516 | 17.2 | 24.0% | 146 |
| 18 | University of Duisburg-EssenEssen | #522 | 17.0 | 24.7% | 147 |
| 19 | Helmholtz Center for Information SecuritySaarbrücken | #523 | 17.0 | 33.9% | 134 |
| 20 | University of MünsterMünster | #545 | 16.5 | 22.8% | 126 |
| 21 | Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld | #550 | 16.3 | 22.5% | 159 |
| 22 | University of MannheimMannheim | #574 | 15.8 | 28.5% | 112 |
| 23 | TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund | #581 | 15.6 | 18.7% | 197 |
| 24 | Technische Universität DresdenDresden | #585 | 15.5 | 15.6% | 266 |
| 25 | University of PotsdamPotsdam | #594 | 15.3 | 18.7% | 176 |
| 26 | University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau | #600 | 15.2 | 31.1% | 125 |
| 27 | Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main | #629 | 14.6 | 18.9% | 142 |
| 28 | University of BremenBremen | #635 | 14.4 | 20.5% | 152 |
| 29 | Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)Cologne | #639 | 14.3 | 18.4% | 181 |
| 30 | Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf | #703 | 13.1 | 21.2% | 136 |
| 31 | University of CologneCologne | #746 | 12.3 | 25.5% | 98 |
| 32 | Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz | #752 | 12.2 | 27.6% | 107 |
| 33 | Leipzig UniversityLeipzig | #766 | 11.9 | 16.3% | 138 |
| 34 | University of PassauPassau | #787 | 11.6 | 17.6% | 110 |
| 35 | Paderborn UniversityPaderborn | #805 | 11.3 | 19.1% | 160 |
| 36 | LMU KlinikumMunich | #808 | 11.2 | 28.2% | 88 |
| 37 | University of BonnBonn | #820 | 11.0 | 19.9% | 142 |
| 38 | Universität UlmUlm | #842 | 10.7 | 23.8% | 112 |
| 39 | University of WürzburgWürzburg | #862 | 10.4 | 22.5% | 117 |
| 40 | University of SiegenSiegen | #890 | 9.9 | 28.2% | 94 |
| 41 | Forschungszentrum JülichJülich | #895 | 9.9 | 19.6% | 110 |
| 42 | University of GöttingenGöttingen | #910 | 9.6 | 20.8% | 106 |
| 43 | University of BayreuthBayreuth | #941 | 9.2 | 29.1% | 65 |
| 44 | University of KonstanzKonstanz | #952 | 9.1 | 21.1% | 96 |
| 45 | University of RegensburgRegensburg | #971 | 8.8 | 22.4% | 82 |
| 46 | University of AugsburgAugsburg | #975 | 8.7 | 19.2% | 116 |
| 47 | Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena | #993 | 8.5 | 21.9% | 99 |
| 48 | Universität der Bundeswehr MünchenMunich | #1,079 | 7.4 | 19.9% | 95 |
| 49 | Otto-von-Guericke-Universität MagdeburgMagdeburg | #1,088 | 7.3 | 15.8% | 135 |
| 50 | Max Planck Institute for InformaticsSaarbrücken | #1,119 | 6.9 | 26.0% | 77 |
| 51 | Carl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgOldenburg | #1,199 | 6.0 | 16.8% | 92 |
| 52 | Amazon (Germany)Berlin | #1,204 | 5.9 | 20.2% | 84 |
| 53 | University of BambergBamberg | #1,226 | 5.7 | 17.7% | 78 |
| 54 | FernUniversität in HagenHagen | #1,267 | 5.3 | 11.3% | 155 |
| 55 | University of LübeckLübeck | #1,305 | 4.9 | 20.9% | 78 |
| 56 | Technische Universität IlmenauIlmenau | #1,310 | 4.8 | 22.4% | 70 |
| 57 | University of KaiserslauternKaiserslautern | #1,371 | 4.2 | 17.9% | 85 |
| 58 | Siemens (Germany)Munich | #1,381 | 4.1 | 17.6% | 72 |
| 59 | University of KasselKassel | #1,423 | 3.7 | 14.6% | 82 |
| 60 | X-Fab (Germany)Erfurt | #1,463 | 3.3 | 7.2% | 91 |
Institutions in Germany above the floor of 40 fractional works in Artificial Intelligence, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Artificial Intelligence researchers in Germany?
Wolfram Burgard, Bernt Schiele and Martin B. Plenio rank highest among researchers based in Germany.
- 1Wolfram Burgard#103 worldwide overall6.3k citations · 42 works
- 2Bernt Schiele#159 worldwide overall6.9k citations · 53 works
- 3Martin B. Plenio#415 worldwide overall3.6k citations · 43 works
- 4Frank Hutter#1,078 worldwide overall3.8k citations · 76 works
- 5J. I. Cirac#2,143 worldwide overall4.3k citations · 68 works
- 6Rudi Studer#2,365 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 46 works
- 7Daniel Cremers#2,713 worldwide overall4.1k citations · 38 works
- 8Gunnar Rätsch#2,761 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 29 works
- 9Martin Riedmiller#4,886 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 29 works
- 10Christof Paar#5,934 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 68 works
- 11Klaus‐Robert Müller#6,392 worldwide overall2.5k citations · 83 works
- 12Christian Bizer#9,690 worldwide overall910 citations · 30 works
- 13Anton Batliner#9,981 worldwide overall876 citations · 43 works
- 14Zeynep Akata#10,106 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 35 works
- 15Thomas Hofmann#10,717 worldwide overall3.5k citations · 78 works
How Germany compares with other countries in Artificial Intelligence