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Biomedical Engineering research in Germany

Technical University of Munich ranks first in Germany for Biomedical Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#104 worldwide), followed by RWTH Aachen University and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg.

Germany's world rank
#6
of 81 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
15k
Top-10% rate
12.7%
Ranked institutions
49

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

What is the best university for Biomedical Engineering in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Technical University of MunichMunich #10436.915.6%512
2RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #14832.110.7%516
3Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #19728.213.6%416
4Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe #23325.913.2%434
5Technische Universität DresdenDresden #33521.011.0%376
6Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #42017.917.0%194
7University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #44817.014.9%214
8University of StuttgartStuttgart #47816.110.1%280
9Technische Universität DarmstadtDarmstadt #48915.812.2%236
10Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #51315.217.7%146
11Universität HamburgHamburg #58313.413.2%188
12Ruhr University BochumBochum #61612.712.3%178
13Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #62612.511.3%202
14University of TübingenTübingen #68511.318.1%114
15Forschungszentrum JülichJülich #71810.611.3%160
16Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)Cologne #7699.716.2%142
17Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #7799.514.8%101
18Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlin #7839.416.1%108
19Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #8248.717.7%82
20University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #8608.213.2%137
21University of GöttingenGöttingen #8967.619.4%78
22Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken #9406.912.5%131
23University Hospital HeidelbergHeidelberg #9496.817.8%82
24Leibniz University HannoverHanover #9596.78.7%190
25Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #1,0245.819.6%77
26Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #1,0375.619.2%82
27University of MünsterMünster #1,0595.316.1%79
28University of BayreuthBayreuth #1,0625.314.8%77
29University of RostockRostock #1,0685.210.3%114
30Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-RossendorfDresden #1,1014.816.8%75
31Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #1,1304.413.3%86
32Otto-von-Guericke-Universität MagdeburgMagdeburg #1,1394.312.0%108
33Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #1,1544.216.8%76
34Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #1,1803.912.5%92
35TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund #1,1813.88.7%138
36Technische Universität BraunschweigBraunschweig #1,1883.88.0%153
37Universitätsklinikum ErlangenErlangen #1,2003.613.2%64
38Universität UlmUlm #1,2303.311.2%83
39Medizinische Hochschule HannoverHanover #1,2523.110.4%93
40Chemnitz University of TechnologyChemnitz #1,2932.610.1%98
41Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #1,3072.511.9%87
42University of WürzburgWürzburg #1,3222.316.0%61
43University of KaiserslauternKaiserslautern #1,3841.711.3%66
44Hamburg University of TechnologyHamburg #1,3851.710.5%75
45University of BremenBremen #1,4031.58.8%82
46University of LübeckLübeck #1,415140.010.2%75
47University of SiegenSiegen #1,441115.010.6%61
48Technische Universität IlmenauIlmenau #1,47781.06.3%91
49Physikalisch-Technische BundesanstaltBraunschweig #1,51349.06.5%64

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

Who are the top Biomedical Engineering researchers in Germany?

Hölger Thiele, A. Manz and Volkmar Falk rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

  1. 1Hölger Thiele#2,502 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 21 works
  2. 2A. Manz#2,972 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 31 works
  3. 3Volkmar Falk#4,350 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 24 works
  4. 4Ernst Helmut Brandt#8,907 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 19 works
  5. 5Udo Weimar#9,037 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 28 works
  6. 6Nicolae Bârsan#9,052 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 21 works
  7. 7F. Keilmann#12,833 worldwide overall798 citations · 20 works
  8. 8Rainer Waser#14,645 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 20 works
  9. 9Sami Haddadin#17,709 worldwide overall1k citations · 34 works
  10. 10Alin Albu‐Schäffer#18,222 worldwide overall1k citations · 49 works
  11. 11Robert Schober#20,478 worldwide overall3.5k citations · 29 works
  12. 12C. Koos#22,532 worldwide overall1k citations · 19 works
  13. 13Kurt Binder#22,752 worldwide overall3.5k citations · 21 works
  14. 14Stephanie Reich#26,000 worldwide overall1k citations · 21 works
  15. 15A. Loarte#34,734 worldwide overall1k citations · 30 works

How Germany compares with other countries in Biomedical Engineering