Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

🇩🇪 Germany 4-Year University

Global #8370 Germany #76

Institution Info

Founded: 1477
Type: 4-Year University
Students: 33,132 students
Website: https://www.uni-mainz.de/

About

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is a higher education institution in Germany, founded in 1477. It is an established higher education institution. The university has approximately 33K students, a member of German U15.

Rankings

Source	Year	Rank	Score
QS	2026	QS #452 · Ranked	34,20
THE	2026	THE #342 · Ranked	52,08
UNIRANKS	2026	UniRanks #8370 · Ranked	35,74
ARWU	2025	ARWU #151 · Top 200	—

Research Output via OpenAlex

892

h-index

14,965,169

Citations

136,089

Publications

202,312

i10-index

3,16

Mean Citedness

Tier Memberships

German U15

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Frequently Asked Questions

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz is ranked #8,370 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within Germany, it holds the #76 position.

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz was founded in 1477, making it 549 years old. It is one of the oldest institutions in Germany.

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz has a student body of approximately 33,132 students.

Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz has produced 136,089 research publications with 14,965,169 total citations and an h-index of 892, according to OpenAlex data.