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Munich School of Philosophy

In research, Munich School of Philosophy stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,615 of 10,521 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#951 of 1,998 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,628 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Philosophy, Arts and Humanities and Cognitive Neuroscience — Philosophy is 28.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,887
of 28,054 · #5,467 all time
Rank in Germany
#212
of 1,178
Research works
1.4k
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
8.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Munich School of Philosophy known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #2,615 of 10,521 17.7%240 #1296
Arts and HumanitiesField #951 of 1,998 20.5%84 #844
Social SciencesField #3,628 of 6,365 14.8%105 #4476

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Munich School of Philosophy sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#1,296 #2,615
  2. Arts and Humanities#844 #951
  3. Social Sciences#4,476 #3,628
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Munich School of Philosophy specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Philosophy takes 28.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PhilosophySubfield · 41.2 works28×
  2. Arts and HumanitiesField · 84.4 works8.6×
  3. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 20.3 works8.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.83× its world share, 21 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.12× its world share, 29 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.18× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 8.63× its world share, 84 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.91× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.17× its world share, 33 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.46× its world share, 105 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Munich School of Philosophy?

Ranked on the composite score, Günther Wenz, Michael Reder and Thomas Ricklin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Munich School of Philosophy.

  1. 1 Günther Wenz Germany · #348,431 worldwide 2 citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Michael Reder Germany · #406,040 worldwide 40 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Thomas Ricklin Germany · #426,615 worldwide 0 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Alexander Filipović Germany · #604,532 worldwide 6 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Matthias Schirn Germany · #605,290 worldwide 27 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Eckhard Frick Germany · #666,790 worldwide 52 citations · 73 works
  7. 7 Barbara Schellhammer Germany · #849,097 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Wolfgang Stegmüller Germany · #1,085,627 worldwide 42 citations · 143 works
  9. 9 W. Büchel Germany · #1,182,827 worldwide 7 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Munich School of Philosophy

Which keywords describe research at Munich School of Philosophy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Philosophy, Identity, Human Rights, Aesthetics, Literature, History and Gender.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Ethics41▲ 25×33 topics
  2. Philosophy34▲ 23×26 topics
  3. Human Rights20▲ 5.6×17 topics
  4. Identity19▲ 7.6×16 topics
  5. Aesthetics16▲ 63×6 topics
  6. History16▲ 6.7×17 topics
  7. Literature15▲ 8.4×11 topics
  8. Gender15▲ 8.0×12 topics
  9. Equality14▲ 67×2 topics
  10. Religion14▲ 8.5×15 topics
  11. Democracy13▲ 11×8 topics
  12. Responsibility13▲ 90×4 topics
  13. Truth13▲ 118×3 topics
  14. Bildung13▲ 115×3 topics
  15. Neuroscience12▲ 12×10 topics
  16. Politics12▲ 13×7 topics
  17. Psychology11▲ 24×7 topics
  18. Metaphysics10▲ 71×5 topics
  19. Perception10▲ 45×3 topics
  20. Capitalism10▲ 45×3 topics
  21. Social Theory10▲ 108×4 topics
  22. Empathy10▲ 26×8 topics
  23. Modal Logic10▲ 101×2 topics
  24. Sovereignty9▲ 30×5 topics
  25. Biopolitics9▲ 40×4 topics
  26. Philosophy of Science9▲ 84×3 topics
  27. Governance9▲ 8.2×6 topics
  28. Memory9▲ 11×6 topics
  29. Autorschaft9▲ 125×1 topic
  30. Literaturkritik9▲ 125×1 topic
  31. International Law8▲ 8.0×7 topics
  32. Multiculturalism8▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Cosmopolitanism8▲ 21×3 topics
  34. Human Dignity8▲ 55×2 topics
  35. Ethical Issues8▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Cognitive Enhancement7▲ 47×1 topic
  37. Neuroenhancement7▲ 113×1 topic
  38. Violence7▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Judgment7▲ 389×1 topic
  40. Sociology7▲ 16×8 topics

Which research topics does Munich School of Philosophy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: German Literature and Culture Studies, Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations, Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy and Critical Theory and Political Philosophy.

German Literature and Cu…9German Literature and Culture Studies: 9 fractional worksNeuroethics, Human Enhan…7Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations: 7 fractional worksHannah Arendt's Political Philosophy: 7 fractional worksCritical Theory and Poli…7Critical Theory and Political Philosophy: 7 fractional worksPolitical Philosophy and…7Political Philosophy and Ethics: 7 fractional worksCritical Theory and Philosophy: 7 fractional worksPhilosophy and History of Science: 6 fractional worksPhilosophical Ethics and…5Philosophical Ethics and Theory: 5 fractional worksPhilosophy and Theoretical Science: 5 fractional worksReligion, Theology, and Education: 5 fractional works
Literature and Literary TheoryCognitive NeurosciencePolitical Science and International RelationsEducation5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 9 works
  2. 2 Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations Cognitive Neuroscience 7 works
  3. 3 Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  4. 4 Critical Theory and Political Philosophy Education 7 works
  5. 5 Political Philosophy and Ethics Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  6. 6 Critical Theory and Philosophy Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  7. 7 Philosophy and History of Science History and Philosophy of Science 6 works
  8. 8 Philosophical Ethics and Theory Philosophy 5 works
  9. 9 Philosophy and Theoretical Science Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 5 works
  10. 10 Religion, Theology, and Education Religious studies 5 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available33.1%not open66.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.1%domestic only86.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Munich School of Philosophy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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