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