Country profile · 2027
57 of Germany's universities are ranked in the global Research Collaboration Index, led by Heidelberg University. Together they anchor the nation's place in the world research network.
Provisional order shown; global ranks reveal at the 1 September 2026 launch.
| University | Partners | Countries |
|---|---|---|
| Heidelberg University | 517 | 64 |
| Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München | 433 | 54 |
| Universität Hamburg | 446 | 58 |
| Technical University of Munich | 296 | 44 |
| University of Bonn | 299 | 48 |
| RWTH Aachen University | 269 | 45 |
| Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz | 279 | 46 |
| Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin | 252 | 43 |
| Technische Universität Dresden | 240 | 43 |
| University of Freiburg | 242 | 44 |
| University of Göttingen | 238 | 39 |
| Karlsruhe Institute of Technology | 206 | 38 |
| Goethe University Frankfurt | 187 | 38 |
| Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen | 232 | 41 |
| University of Tübingen | 171 | 35 |
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