How does Germany rank in Psychology research?

Germany ranks #4 of 109 countries on research quality in Psychology (2022–2025), with 27k works.

Psychology research in Germany

Universität Hamburg ranks first in Germany for Psychology research in 2022–2025 (#50 worldwide), followed by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Heidelberg University.

Germany's world rank: #4
Works, 2022–2025: 27k
Top-10% rate: 22.9%
Ranked institutions: 60

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

What is the best university for Psychology in Germany?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	Universität HamburgHamburg	#50	49.1	27.4%	520
2	Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich	#55	47.9	26.5%	580
3	Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg	#76	43.7	24.5%	481
4	University of WürzburgWürzburg	#83	42.5	26.6%	270
5	Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin	#99	40.2	26.7%	442
6	Freie Universität BerlinBerlin	#110	38.9	23.7%	382
7	Friedrich Schiller University JenaJena	#128	36.9	28.9%	191
8	Leipzig UniversityLeipzig	#140	35.7	32.4%	348
9	University of TübingenTübingen	#141	35.6	31.4%	415
10	University of GöttingenGöttingen	#168	33.3	26.7%	166
11	University Medical Center Hamburg-EppendorfHamburg	#198	31.2	29.4%	224
12	Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main	#203	30.9	21.9%	385
13	University of CologneCologne	#206	30.7	24.2%	372
14	Ruhr University BochumBochum	#247	28.3	28.4%	442
15	Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlin	#264	27.5	17.5%	422
16	University of RegensburgRegensburg	#270	27.2	25.8%	184
17	TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund	#281	26.7	27.3%	229
18	Philipps University of MarburgMarburg	#282	26.6	23.5%	330
19	Universität UlmUlm	#301	25.8	34.2%	252
20	Martin Luther University Halle-WittenbergHalle	#304	25.6	29.8%	134
21	University of KonstanzKonstanz	#315	25.2	26.8%	197
22	Technical University of MunichMunich	#326	24.7	30.2%	351
23	University of MünsterMünster	#382	22.7	24.7%	366
24	Technische Universität DresdenDresden	#386	22.5	24.4%	312
25	Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz	#397	22.2	27.4%	282
26	University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau	#401	22.0	29.1%	262
27	University of LübeckLübeck	#404	21.9	22.9%	144
28	University of PotsdamPotsdam	#407	21.8	27.3%	305
29	Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen	#429	21.1	24.3%	276
30	Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld	#440	20.8	24.0%	374
31	Universitätsmedizin GreifswaldGreifswald	#465	20.1	32.1%	73
32	Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken	#467	20.0	26.2%	182
33	Leibniz University HannoverHanover	#490	19.4	23.6%	86
34	University of Duisburg-EssenEssen	#503	19.1	27.9%	314
35	Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen	#587	17.1	26.3%	196
36	Carl von Ossietzky Universität OldenburgOldenburg	#633	16.1	30.1%	154
37	MSB Medical School BerlinBerlin	#654	15.7	26.4%	76
38	University of BonnBonn	#659	15.6	24.0%	179
39	Universität TrierTrier	#667	15.4	27.8%	181
40	Osnabrück UniversityOsnabrück	#683	15.1	33.6%	172
41	University of KasselKassel	#696	14.9	22.3%	188
42	Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe	#702	14.8	28.3%	148
43	DIPF \| Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in EducationFrankfurt am Main	#710	14.6	45.9%	76
44	University of BremenBremen	#718	14.4	25.4%	211
45	Leuphana University of LüneburgLüneburg	#770	13.5	29.4%	122
46	University of MannheimMannheim	#775	13.5	30.3%	145
47	Chemnitz University of TechnologyChemnitz	#783	13.3	22.7%	128
48	University Hospital HeidelbergHeidelberg	#784	13.3	26.1%	188
49	Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf	#800	13.1	21.4%	248
50	Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics EducationKiel	#803	13.0	52.7%	77
51	University of WuppertalWuppertal	#825	12.6	19.6%	156
52	University of ErfurtErfurt	#826	12.6	24.6%	77
53	Witten/Herdecke UniversityWitten	#856	12.2	19.3%	168
54	RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen	#864	12.1	21.4%	237
55	University of Koblenz and LandauMainz	#879	11.8	31.2%	105
56	Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain SciencesLeipzig	#932	11.1	34.1%	76
57	Technische Universität BraunschweigBraunschweig	#934	11.0	20.7%	124
58	Hologic (Germany)Wiesbaden	#940	10.9	22.4%	144
59	University of AugsburgAugsburg	#951	10.8	30.2%	169
60	Otto-von-Guericke-Universität MagdeburgMagdeburg	#973	10.5	25.4%	116

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

Who are the top Psychology researchers in Germany?

Paul B. Baltes, Willem J. M. Levelt and Frank Fischer rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

1Paul B. Baltes#783 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 57 works
2Willem J. M. Levelt#1,937 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 27 works
3Frank Fischer#4,027 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 53 works
4Harald Walach#4,900 worldwide overall973 citations · 29 works
5Wilhelm Wundt#5,594 worldwide overall363 citations · 20 works
6Matthias C. Angermeyer#7,773 worldwide overall903 citations · 34 works
7Antje S. Meyer#9,132 worldwide overall1k citations · 33 works
8Anton Batliner#9,981 worldwide overall876 citations · 22 works
9Reinhard Pekrun#13,249 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 60 works
10Anne C. Frenzel#13,817 worldwide overall686 citations · 27 works
11Isabell M. Welpe#14,102 worldwide overall908 citations · 25 works
12Thomas Goetz#14,254 worldwide overall1k citations · 42 works
13Michael Tomasello#14,436 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 80 works
14Beatrice Rammstedt#14,610 worldwide overall858 citations · 30 works
15Clemens Kirschbaum#17,463 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 34 works

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