Universities by Research h-index in Germany
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional h-index, which combines publication volume and citation impact. This is a research metric, not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Heidelberg University252,698 works
1,342
2Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München329,109 works
1,219
3Technical University of Munich272,242 works
1,086
4University of Bonn192,974 works
1,063
5University of Freiburg173,270 works
1,062
6RWTH Aachen University222,212 works
956
7Goethe University Frankfurt158,639 works
955
8University of Göttingen201,039 works
949
9Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz127,291 works
946
10University of Tübingen175,036 works
937
11Leibniz University Hannover79,732 works
927
12Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg164,379 works
898
13University of Cologne142,140 works
874
14Universität Hamburg140,837 works
872
15Technische Universität Dresden143,873 works
870
16Karlsruhe Institute of Technology187,772 works
866
17University of Würzburg133,210 works
850
18University of Münster148,217 works
834
19Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin135,070 works
817
20Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf107,453 works
789
21Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel102,579 works
778
22Leipzig University127,916 works
759
23Freie Universität Berlin147,166 works
743
24Universität Ulm96,013 works
732
25Medizinische Hochschule Hannover92,334 works
729
26Ruhr University Bochum131,764 works
704
27University of Regensburg71,662 works
685
28University of Duisburg-Essen95,816 works
679
29Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen100,624 works
665
30Technische Universität Berlin115,021 works
659
31Philipps University of Marburg95,544 works
651
32Universität Greifswald47,002 works
626
33Friedrich Schiller University Jena129,768 works
624
34University of Stuttgart161,678 works
621
35University of Lübeck44,977 works
589
36Saarland University73,668 works
559
37University of Wuppertal32,097 works
556
38TU Dortmund University63,451 works
555
39University of Rostock59,786 works
537
40Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg84,043 works
525
41University of Konstanz48,081 works
525
42Technische Universität Darmstadt95,393 works
521
43Bielefeld University63,478 works
489
44University of Bremen73,965 works
488
45University of Potsdam59,212 works
485
46University of Bayreuth49,800 works
474
47Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg55,073 works
470
48Technische Universität Braunschweig63,571 works
424
49University of Hohenheim31,726 works
420
50University of Siegen30,120 works
417
Highlights
Within Germany, Heidelberg University ranks first in 2026 with 1,342, followed by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (1,219) and Technical University of Munich (1,086).
Across 50 entries, values run from 1,342 (Heidelberg University) to 417 (University of Siegen), with a median of 717.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.
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