How does Germany rank in Mechanical Engineering research?

Germany ranks #6 of 76 countries on research quality in Mechanical Engineering (2022–2025), with 14k works.

Subfield · Mechanical Engineering · Germany

Mechanical Engineering research in Germany

RWTH Aachen University ranks first in Germany for Mechanical Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#98 worldwide), followed by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and Technical University of Munich.

Germany's world rank: #6
Works, 2022–2025: 14k
Top-10% rate: 9.3%
Ranked institutions: 40

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

What is the best university for Mechanical Engineering in Germany?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen	#98	36.4	9.1%	903
2	Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe	#157	29.9	11.0%	496
3	Technical University of MunichMunich	#182	27.8	12.5%	517
4	University of StuttgartStuttgart	#256	23.1	6.9%	466
5	Technische Universität DarmstadtDarmstadt	#267	22.5	10.6%	380
6	Max-Planck-Institut für Nachhaltige MaterialienDüsseldorf	#288	21.4	30.2%	84
7	Leibniz University HannoverHanover	#293	21.2	9.2%	339
8	Technische Universität DresdenDresden	#320	20.0	8.9%	367
9	Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen	#327	19.7	9.7%	320
10	Helmholtz-Zentrum HereonGeesthacht	#356	18.5	17.0%	149
11	Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)Cologne	#380	17.6	13.8%	264
12	Ruhr University BochumBochum	#399	16.9	13.0%	184
13	Technische Universität BerlinBerlin	#437	15.7	10.0%	246
14	TU Bergakademie FreibergFreiberg	#438	15.6	10.5%	240
15	Forschungszentrum JülichJülich	#518	13.3	15.2%	117
16	Technische Universität BraunschweigBraunschweig	#586	11.6	8.9%	238
17	Federal Institute For Materials Research and TestingBerlin	#629	10.6	12.1%	144
18	TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund	#696	9.2	8.2%	202
19	Chemnitz University of TechnologyChemnitz	#749	8.2	7.9%	191
20	University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau	#815	7.0	16.1%	96
21	University of SiegenSiegen	#825	6.8	11.9%	94
22	Clausthal University of TechnologyClausthal-Zellerfeld	#842	6.6	9.9%	128
23	University of BayreuthBayreuth	#852	6.4	11.1%	99
24	Universität HamburgHamburg	#854	6.4	10.8%	116
25	Universität der Bundeswehr MünchenMunich	#906	5.5	13.6%	92
26	University of BremenBremen	#927	5.2	10.0%	95
27	Paderborn UniversityPaderborn	#979	4.5	6.5%	153
28	Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken	#995	4.2	10.9%	88
29	Hamburg University of TechnologyHamburg	#1,017	3.9	9.9%	89
30	Otto-von-Guericke-Universität MagdeburgMagdeburg	#1,032	3.7	4.9%	142
31	University of Duisburg-EssenEssen	#1,067	3.3	7.0%	109
32	Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-SenftenbergSenftenberg	#1,112	2.7	9.1%	76
33	University of RostockRostock	#1,150	2.2	10.5%	67
34	University of KaiserslauternKaiserslautern	#1,160	2.1	6.2%	93
35	University of KasselKassel	#1,192	1.7	4.2%	118
36	Technische Universität IlmenauIlmenau	#1,194	1.7	5.4%	99
37	Siemens (Germany)Munich	#1,198	1.7	5.6%	93
38	Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming TechnologyChemnitz	#1,202	1.6	7.4%	80
39	Reutlingen UniversityReutlingen	#1,284	71.0	1.4%	85
40	FH MünsterMünster	#1,336	15.0	1.6%	64

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

Who are the top Mechanical Engineering researchers in Germany?

B. L. Mordike, H. Mughrabi and Claus Emmelmann rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

1B. L. Mordike#4,402 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 36 works
2H. Mughrabi#9,238 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 28 works
3Claus Emmelmann#21,414 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 23 works
4Robert Vaßen#23,434 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 23 works
5G. Frommeyer#24,605 worldwide overall698 citations · 42 works
6Dirk Ponge#24,664 worldwide overall1k citations · 40 works
7Eduard Arzt#25,390 worldwide overall966 citations · 24 works
8Franz Roters#27,321 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 47 works
9U. Kühn#34,070 worldwide overall531 citations · 28 works
10E. Brinksmeier#36,039 worldwide overall550 citations · 48 works
11Martin Winter#41,128 worldwide overall4.9k citations · 33 works
12Philip Eisenlohr#44,706 worldwide overall645 citations · 23 works
13André Bardow#47,052 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 40 works
14Walter Sextro#49,196 worldwide overall272 citations · 21 works
15H. Gleiter#49,488 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 22 works

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