How does Germany rank in Arts and Humanities research?

Germany ranks #4 of 106 countries on research quality in Arts and Humanities (2022–2025), with 34k works.

Arts and Humanities research in Germany

University of Tübingen ranks first in Germany for Arts and Humanities research in 2022–2025 (#56 worldwide), followed by University of Münster and Universität Hamburg.

Germany's world rank: #4
Works, 2022–2025: 34k
Top-10% rate: 12.6%
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?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	University of TübingenTübingen	#56	47.0	16.3%	723
2	University of MünsterMünster	#67	44.7	13.6%	740
3	Universität HamburgHamburg	#74	43.4	13.3%	843
4	Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg	#81	42.2	14.8%	516
5	Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin	#91	40.7	14.7%	749
6	Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich	#92	40.5	13.2%	1,042
7	University of CologneCologne	#105	38.8	14.6%	753
8	Ruhr University BochumBochum	#117	37.3	16.3%	576
9	Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main	#126	36.4	13.8%	680
10	Freie Universität BerlinBerlin	#133	35.7	11.7%	918
11	Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz	#138	35.2	15.1%	577
12	University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau	#170	32.4	13.1%	552
13	Leipzig UniversityLeipzig	#184	31.4	14.2%	510
14	Leibniz University HannoverHanover	#192	30.8	15.1%	258
15	DIPF \| Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in EducationFrankfurt am Main	#218	29.1	57.8%	108
16	University of GöttingenGöttingen	#251	27.3	15.1%	457
17	Institut Für Angewandte KulturforschungGöttingen	#252	27.2	16.0%	73
18	Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld	#253	27.2	14.0%	413
19	Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen	#275	26.1	11.9%	438
20	University of PotsdamPotsdam	#295	25.2	15.3%	430
21	University of BonnBonn	#298	25.0	11.5%	555
22	TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund	#344	23.1	13.9%	271
23	Catholic University of Eichstätt-IngolstadtEichstätt	#367	22.3	14.8%	170
24	Osnabrück UniversityOsnabrück	#397	21.3	15.4%	191
25	Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena	#401	21.1	15.2%	315
26	Universität TrierTrier	#436	20.0	15.8%	227
27	University of AugsburgAugsburg	#437	20.0	12.9%	222
28	University of WürzburgWürzburg	#452	19.6	14.9%	325
29	Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf	#457	19.4	12.5%	441
30	Philipps University of MarburgMarburg	#458	19.4	9.3%	398
31	University of Duisburg-EssenEssen	#463	19.2	15.0%	257
32	Paderborn UniversityPaderborn	#496	18.3	9.5%	288
33	University of KonstanzKonstanz	#551	17.0	21.5%	210
34	Technische Universität BerlinBerlin	#564	16.6	21.2%	202
35	University of BremenBremen	#571	16.5	12.3%	300
36	Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel	#600	15.8	12.9%	346
37	University of WuppertalWuppertal	#620	15.4	10.7%	354
38	University of ErfurtErfurt	#631	15.2	11.0%	252
39	Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergHalle	#656	14.6	8.4%	352
40	Carl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgOldenburg	#708	13.6	10.4%	227
41	University of BambergBamberg	#750	12.9	10.5%	276
42	University of BayreuthBayreuth	#804	12.0	13.5%	216
43	University of SiegenSiegen	#814	11.8	12.4%	234
44	Technische Universität DresdenDresden	#841	11.4	11.9%	268
45	Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen	#842	11.4	11.8%	252
46	Leuphana University of LüneburgLüneburg	#848	11.3	18.2%	130
47	Technische Universität DarmstadtDarmstadt	#861	11.1	14.1%	208
48	Max Planck SocietyMunich	#862	11.1	8.4%	175
49	University of VechtaVechta	#869	10.9	10.8%	77
50	FernUniversität in HagenHagen	#879	10.8	7.3%	133
51	University of KasselKassel	#888	10.7	13.2%	204
52	University of RostockRostock	#896	10.6	9.2%	174
53	University of RegensburgRegensburg	#939	9.9	10.2%	222
54	Munich School of PhilosophyMunich	#951	9.8	20.5%	84
55	University of Koblenz and LandauMainz	#976	9.4	17.2%	100
56	Technical University of MunichMunich	#986	9.3	19.8%	106
57	Leibniz Institute for the German LanguageMannheim	#1,002	9.1	36.2%	98
58	University of MannheimMannheim	#1,027	8.8	12.9%	165
59	RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen	#1,046	8.5	11.5%	221
60	Chemnitz University of TechnologyChemnitz	#1,069	8.2	18.7%	90

Institutions in Germany above the floor of 40 fractional works in Arts and Humanities, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Arts and Humanities researchers in Germany?

Martín Haspelmath, Jürgen Osterhammel and Alan H. Gardiner rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

1Martín Haspelmath#2,398 worldwide overall900 citations · 55 works
2Jürgen Osterhammel#5,719 worldwide overall286 citations · 37 works
3Alan H. Gardiner#7,961 worldwide overall371 citations · 57 works
4Hans‐Georg Gadamer#9,009 worldwide overall283 citations · 44 works
5Juliane House#11,264 worldwide overall491 citations · 50 works
6Werner Eck#16,388 worldwide overall153 citations · 89 works
7Peter Steinbach#22,948 worldwide overall797 citations · 35 works
8Peter Adamson#26,310 worldwide overall197 citations · 61 works
9Lorraine Daston#29,273 worldwide overall243 citations · 48 works
10Bernard Comrie#37,205 worldwide overall390 citations · 60 works
11Jan Assmann#37,735 worldwide overall158 citations · 137 works
12Aleida Assmann#40,573 worldwide overall110 citations · 82 works
13Arnulf Deppermann#43,273 worldwide overall264 citations · 61 works
14Peter Stein#45,316 worldwide overall113 citations · 52 works
15Otto Eißfeldt#46,963 worldwide overall122 citations · 38 works

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