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Ocean Engineering research in Germany

Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR) ranks first in Germany for Ocean Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#148 worldwide), followed by Technical University of Munich and RWTH Aachen University.

Germany's world rank
#7
of 56 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
2.1k
Top-10% rate
15.2%
Ranked institutions
4

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

What is the best university for Ocean Engineering in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)Cologne #14811.619.4%88
2Technical University of MunichMunich #2016.215.6%87
3RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #2333.614.3%70
4ExxonMobil (Germany)Hanover #2581.88.6%61

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

Who are the top Ocean Engineering researchers in Germany?

Johan Rockström, Claudia Pahl‐Wostl and Lutz Mädler rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

  1. 1Johan Rockström#967 worldwide overall3.9k citations · 9 works
  2. 2Claudia Pahl‐Wostl#4,493 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 13 works
  3. 3Lutz Mädler#10,056 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 7 works
  4. 4A. Sircar#11,423 worldwide overall1.4k citations · 13 works
  5. 5Bernhard M. Krooß#33,768 worldwide overall649 citations · 15 works
  6. 6Brian Horsfield#65,262 worldwide overall734 citations · 11 works
  7. 7Johan Alexander Huisman#71,679 worldwide overall584 citations · 13 works
  8. 8Christoph Clauser#73,365 worldwide overall445 citations · 8 works
  9. 9Martin Sommerfeld#76,255 worldwide overall689 citations · 26 works
  10. 10F. Durst#77,685 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 13 works
  11. 11Ralf Littke#80,806 worldwide overall944 citations · 13 works
  12. 12R. Hilfer#86,293 worldwide overall334 citations · 9 works
  13. 13Ernst Huenges#92,763 worldwide overall349 citations · 8 works
  14. 14Uwe Stilla#97,041 worldwide overall652 citations · 15 works
  15. 15Andreas Schadschneider#97,389 worldwide overall733 citations · 18 works

How Germany compares with other countries in Ocean Engineering