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Arts and Humanities research in Germany

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München ranks first in Germany for Arts and Humanities research in 2022-now (#7 worldwide), followed by Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Freie Universität Berlin.

Germany's world rank
#2
of 103 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
34k
Top-10% rate
10.2%
Ranked institutions
60

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

What is the best university for Arts and Humanities in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #774.211.8%1,154
2Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #1069.511.9%793
3Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #1663.39.9%928
4Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #1961.011.8%542
5Max Planck SocietyMunich #2060.314.6%669
6Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #2358.511.9%595
7University of TübingenTübingen #2457.912.5%753
8Leibniz AssociationBerlin #2955.416.4%863
9University of GöttingenGöttingen #3353.710.2%538
10University of BonnBonn #4250.59.2%574
11Ruhr University BochumBochum #5946.011.5%619
12Universität HamburgHamburg #6045.810.5%863
13University of MünsterMünster #6145.511.0%746
14University of CologneCologne #9340.011.8%762
15University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #10138.810.7%570
16Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #10538.312.0%520
17University of PotsdamPotsdam #11936.712.0%438
18Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #12136.512.3%690
19Technische Universität DresdenDresden #12536.08.6%297
20Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #12935.613.2%202
21Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #13235.38.8%488
22University of KonstanzKonstanz #14634.015.2%210
23University of WürzburgWürzburg #14733.912.7%333
24Philipps University of MarburgMarburg #15333.37.7%408
25Leibniz University HannoverHanover #17131.910.9%262
26University of WuppertalWuppertal #17931.39.6%354
27Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel #19030.511.3%359
28Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #20129.710.8%450
29Osnabrück UniversityOsnabrück #20229.714.5%191
30Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld #20929.210.4%413
31Carl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgOldenburg #22228.49.6%228
32TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund #23627.610.1%271
33Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen #24926.97.6%252
34University of KasselKassel #25726.510.4%204
35Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergHalle #26226.28.0%374
36Technical University of MunichMunich #26825.915.4%118
37University of SiegenSiegen #27025.810.5%234
38Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken #31323.95.9%274
39University of AugsburgAugsburg #31923.67.5%225
40University of ErfurtErfurt #32223.510.3%252
41RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #32623.310.7%234
42Technische Universität DarmstadtDarmstadt #35322.310.9%208
43University of BayreuthBayreuth #36221.99.6%216
44Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlin #36421.99.2%118
45University of MannheimMannheim #37321.59.9%166
46Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena #37421.513.0%362
47University of RegensburgRegensburg #38121.39.5%228
48Technische Universität BraunschweigBraunschweig #38321.28.0%166
49University of BremenBremen #40820.49.9%304
50University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #42219.911.2%271
51University of BambergBamberg #42319.99.9%285
52LVR-Klinik KölnCologne #44119.33.3%218
53Paderborn UniversityPaderborn #46418.68.7%288
54Helmholtz Association of German Research CentresBerlin #47018.510.8%211
55Catholic University of Eichstätt-IngolstadtEichstätt #47518.311.2%170
56University of HildesheimHildesheim #49617.88.2%158
57Leuphana University of LüneburgLüneburg #55716.212.6%130
58University of Koblenz and LandauMainz #55916.210.9%100
59European University ViadrinaFrankfurt #57515.88.7%96
60LiteraturarchivSulzbach-Rosenberg #59115.411.0%152

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

Who are the top Arts and Humanities researchers in Germany?

Jean‐Jacques Hublin, Michael Tomasello and Steffen Moritz rank highest among researchers based in Germany, on their papers in Arts and Humanities that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Jean‐Jacques Hublin#5,974 worldwide overall49.2 of 100 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Michael Tomasello#1,841 worldwide overall42.7 of 71 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Steffen Moritz#276,237 worldwide overall46.1 of 61 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Juliane House#29,891 worldwide overall45.4 of 102 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Johannes Krause#265 worldwide overall36.2 of 64 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Michael D. Petraglia#9,526 worldwide overall32.9 of 50 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Andreas Schmeling#112,823 worldwide overall29.6 of 52 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Martín Haspelmath#43,753 worldwide overall29.6 of 74 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Thomas A. E. Fuchs#76,353 worldwide overall28.3 of 67 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Arnulf Deppermann#58,414 worldwide overall26.3 of 58 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Heiner Fangerau#728,435 worldwide overall27.1 of 70 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Joachim Klosterkötter#438,919 worldwide overall25.9 of 59 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Wolfgang Gäebel#456,706 worldwide overall28.5 of 50 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Svante Pääbo#381 worldwide overall23.1 of 33 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Wolfgang Iser#115,848 worldwide overall25.5 of 60 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Germany on their work in Arts and Humanities 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 Arts and Humanities