Subfield · Civil and Structural Engineering · Germany
Civil and Structural Engineering research in Germany
RWTH Aachen University ranks first in Germany for Civil and Structural Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#107 worldwide), followed by Technical University of Munich and Leibniz University Hannover.
- Germany's world rank
- #13 of 73 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 5.6k
- Top-10% rate
- 10.2%
- Ranked institutions
- 16
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Civil and Structural Engineering in Germany?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen | #107 | 31.3 | 15.2% | 350 |
| 2 | Technical University of MunichMunich | #134 | 28.0 | 14.9% | 277 |
| 3 | Leibniz University HannoverHanover | #154 | 25.9 | 18.4% | 185 |
| 4 | Technische Universität DresdenDresden | #165 | 24.9 | 12.5% | 300 |
| 5 | Technische Universität DarmstadtDarmstadt | #315 | 15.4 | 11.6% | 184 |
| 6 | Ruhr University BochumBochum | #336 | 14.4 | 14.1% | 169 |
| 7 | Bauhaus-Universität WeimarWeimar | #348 | 13.9 | 13.7% | 122 |
| 8 | Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe | #405 | 11.7 | 12.3% | 161 |
| 9 | Technische Universität BraunschweigBraunschweig | #447 | 10.2 | 10.5% | 124 |
| 10 | Technische Universität BerlinBerlin | #450 | 10.1 | 14.3% | 125 |
| 11 | University of StuttgartStuttgart | #480 | 9.2 | 9.2% | 185 |
| 12 | Federal Institute For Materials Research and TestingBerlin | #612 | 5.6 | 13.2% | 93 |
| 13 | Universität der Bundeswehr MünchenMunich | #652 | 4.7 | 10.5% | 68 |
| 14 | Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)Cologne | #666 | 4.4 | 13.2% | 64 |
| 15 | TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund | #681 | 4.0 | 10.2% | 86 |
| 16 | University of KasselKassel | #690 | 3.8 | 9.4% | 68 |
Institutions in Germany above the floor of 40 fractional works in Civil and Structural Engineering, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Civil and Structural Engineering researchers in Germany?
Rainer Horn, Timon Rabczuk and W. Winkler rank highest among researchers based in Germany.
- 1Rainer Horn#10,896 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 30 works
- 2Timon Rabczuk#16,225 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 23 works
- 3W. Winkler#18,078 worldwide overall756 citations · 18 works
- 4Hocine Oumeraci#60,275 worldwide overall359 citations · 22 works
- 5Ekkehard Ramm#67,853 worldwide overall445 citations · 20 works
- 6Mohsen Ben Haha#70,443 worldwide overall744 citations · 23 works
- 7R. Rackwitz#80,858 worldwide overall439 citations · 23 works
- 8Rolf Eligehausen#80,972 worldwide overall351 citations · 46 works
- 9Fabrice Cotton#107,710 worldwide overall364 citations · 18 works
- 10Lothar Gaul#128,466 worldwide overall268 citations · 18 works
- 11Johann Plank#129,349 worldwide overall629 citations · 43 works
- 12Michael Raupach#136,854 worldwide overall719 citations · 59 works
- 13Markus Feldmann#179,470 worldwide overall324 citations · 71 works
- 14Joško Ožbolt#206,825 worldwide overall251 citations · 22 works
- 15Dietmar Stephan#231,470 worldwide overall359 citations · 30 works
How Germany compares with other countries in Civil and Structural Engineering