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Social Sciences research in Germany

Max Planck Society ranks first in Germany for Social Sciences research in 2022-now (#9 worldwide), followed by Leibniz Association and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

Germany's world rank
#4
of 161 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
193k
Top-10% rate
10.6%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Social Sciences in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Max Planck SocietyMunich #976.013.9%5,772
2Leibniz AssociationBerlin #2365.816.5%5,583
3Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #3162.512.8%5,221
4Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #5356.713.2%3,140
5Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #5656.111.9%3,764
6Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #7153.511.3%2,910
7University of MünsterMünster #7353.211.2%3,083
8Universität HamburgHamburg #8152.112.1%4,258
9University of BonnBonn #9550.311.3%2,266
10University of TübingenTübingen #11348.412.4%2,753
11Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #11648.211.5%3,337
12Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #11848.012.2%2,114
13Ruhr University BochumBochum #11947.910.5%2,551
14University of CologneCologne #12047.811.6%3,046
15Technical University of MunichMunich #12247.615.2%2,162
16University of GöttingenGöttingen #13046.911.5%2,017
17University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #14245.912.3%2,076
18Technische Universität DresdenDresden #15345.110.7%1,976
19TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund #15545.011.7%1,910
20Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresBerlin #16644.212.6%2,405
21Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #16944.012.4%2,266
22Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #17143.912.9%1,396
23University of BremenBremen #17243.811.5%1,998
24University of KonstanzKonstanz #19142.714.8%1,173
25Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #20541.911.8%2,195
26University of PotsdamPotsdam #20941.713.2%1,986
27University of WürzburgWürzburg #21941.211.2%1,324
28University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #22041.211.8%2,213
29Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #22540.912.7%1,573
30University of SiegenSiegen #23640.49.4%1,178
31Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld #24640.011.2%2,401
32Philipps University of MarburgMarburg #24839.99.4%1,785
33Leibniz University HannoverHanover #28538.311.4%1,400
34Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #31137.410.4%1,703
35RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #32836.810.5%2,042
36University of KasselKassel #36735.610.6%1,556
37Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen #38335.110.6%1,221
38Osnabrück UniversityOsnabrück #39434.814.0%1,032
39University of BayreuthBayreuth #40034.713.5%1,149
40Carl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgOldenburg #42034.110.7%1,043
41Technische Universität DarmstadtDarmstadt #42134.111.8%1,219
42University of MannheimMannheim #43033.915.5%1,315
43Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken #43633.710.6%1,149
44University of RegensburgRegensburg #44633.510.1%1,111
45University of AugsburgAugsburg #45533.29.9%1,186
46Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #46133.113.2%1,489
47Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergHalle #48432.69.7%1,331
48University of BambergBamberg #52831.610.3%1,459
49Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlin #55531.110.4%837
50University of WuppertalWuppertal #59730.39.0%1,299
51University of Koblenz and LandauMainz #60330.212.3%485
52University of ErfurtErfurt #62529.811.5%936
53Leuphana University of LüneburgLüneburg #69728.616.5%951
54Technische Universität BraunschweigBraunschweig #72028.210.4%806
55University of StuttgartStuttgart #72128.210.1%996
56University of KaiserslauternKaiserslautern #84826.511.1%481
57Paderborn UniversityPaderborn #86026.39.9%1,106
58LVR-Klinik KölnCologne #90725.72.5%849
59München KlinikMunich #92125.52.9%1,129
60Universität GreifswaldGreifswald #96125.113.9%564

Institutions in Germany above the floor of 40 fractional works in Social Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in Germany?

Michael Tomasello, Christian Montag and Reinhard H. Pekrun rank highest among researchers based in Germany, on their papers in Social Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Michael Tomasello#1,841 worldwide overall289.3 of 633 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Christian Montag#9,705 worldwide overall159.7 of 347 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Reinhard H. Pekrun#4,957 worldwide overall133.0 of 273 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Jean‐Jacques Hublin#5,974 worldwide overall123.9 of 247 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Walter Leal Filho#3,822 worldwide overall125.0 of 291 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Ulrich Trautwein#20,808 worldwide overall127.0 of 348 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Hannes Zacher#8,796 worldwide overall128.8 of 290 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Matthias Brand#28,713 worldwide overall110.7 of 297 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Dmitry Ivanov#19,225 worldwide overall123.0 of 205 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Oliver Lüdtke#26,122 worldwide overall130.1 of 282 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11David Daniel Ebert#10,849 worldwide overall105.2 of 270 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Michael D. Petraglia#9,526 worldwide overall90.1 of 164 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Hans‐Ulrich Wïttchen#89,332 worldwide overall123.7 of 513 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Ulrich Beck#32,387 worldwide overall97.0 of 259 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Christian M. Ringle#2,552 worldwide overall85.6 of 151 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Germany on their work in Social Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Germany compares with other countries in Social Sciences