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Computational Mechanics research in Germany

Technical University of Munich ranks first in Germany for Computational Mechanics research in 2022–2025 (#21 worldwide), followed by Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR) and RWTH Aachen University.

Germany's world rank
#4
of 54 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
8.4k
Top-10% rate
10.0%
Ranked institutions
20

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

What is the best university for Computational Mechanics in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Technical University of MunichMunich #2148.716.0%418
2Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)Cologne #5333.017.7%310
3RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #7527.214.0%319
4University of StuttgartStuttgart #7826.514.0%327
5Technische Universität DarmstadtDarmstadt #9223.716.2%243
6Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe #9822.710.6%294
7Otto-von-Guericke-Universität MagdeburgMagdeburg #15614.820.0%136
8Leibniz University HannoverHanover #16414.012.4%132
9Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #17313.113.2%147
10Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #18112.310.9%193
11Universität HamburgHamburg #2496.911.7%104
12Technische Universität BraunschweigBraunschweig #2606.210.3%127
13Technische Universität DresdenDresden #2725.510.1%125
14Universität der Bundeswehr MünchenMunich #2934.211.0%111
15University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #3033.612.1%92
16Ruhr University BochumBochum #3431.58.8%84
17Hamburg University of TechnologyHamburg #351116.09.2%71
18TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund #36169.03.7%118
19University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #36550.06.5%79
20FH MünsterMünster #3760.02.9%66

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

Who are the top Computational Mechanics researchers in Germany?

Michael J. Black, David Hilbert and Daniel Cremers rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

  1. 1Michael J. Black#699 worldwide overall3.4k citations · 14 works
  2. 2David Hilbert#2,136 worldwide overall666 citations · 15 works
  3. 3Daniel Cremers#2,713 worldwide overall4.1k citations · 31 works
  4. 4H. J. Bernstein#3,227 worldwide overall1.5k citations · 17 works
  5. 5Marc Alexa#12,554 worldwide overall963 citations · 22 works
  6. 6Timon Rabczuk#16,225 worldwide overall2.7k citations · 34 works
  7. 7Siegfried Großmann#21,779 worldwide overall647 citations · 33 works
  8. 8Martin Burger#23,614 worldwide overall972 citations · 15 works
  9. 9Gitta Kutyniok#24,063 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 23 works
  10. 10Reinhard Klein#24,209 worldwide overall874 citations · 19 works
  11. 11Walter Tollmien#24,374 worldwide overall238 citations · 20 works
  12. 12Holger Rauhut#26,086 worldwide overall658 citations · 17 works
  13. 13Hans‐Peter Seidel#27,080 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 60 works
  14. 14Hermann Schlichting#27,242 worldwide overall229 citations · 21 works
  15. 15W. Rodi#28,029 worldwide overall791 citations · 33 works

How Germany compares with other countries in Computational Mechanics