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Anthropology research in Germany

Max Planck Society ranks first in Germany for Anthropology research in 2022-now (#5 worldwide), followed by University of Tübingen and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

Germany's world rank
#4
of 43 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
2.1k
Top-10% rate
12.4%
Ranked institutions
8

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

What is the best university for Anthropology in Germany?

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

Who are the top Anthropology researchers in Germany?

Jean‐Jacques Hublin, Michael D. Petraglia and Hervé Bocherens rank highest among researchers based in Germany, on their papers in Anthropology that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Jean‐Jacques Hublin#5,974 worldwide overall67.5 of 107 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Michael D. Petraglia#9,526 worldwide overall49.6 of 84 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Hervé Bocherens#30,731 worldwide overall46.7 of 81 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Nicholas J. Conard#31,423 worldwide overall46.4 of 82 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Nicole L. Boivin#2,375 worldwide overall42.5 of 59 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Katerina Harvati#17,421 worldwide overall32.2 of 51 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Patrick Roberts#13,368 worldwide overall29.0 of 38 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Michael P. Richards#33,035 worldwide overall29.0 of 50 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Shannon Patrick McPherron#19,963 worldwide overall26.3 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Sahra Talamo#17,991 worldwide overall26.0 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Philipp Gunz#13,977 worldwide overall25.3 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Pavel E. Tarasov#54,563 worldwide overall25.1 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Matthew M. Skinner#83,264 worldwide overall24.1 of 38 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Huw S. Groucutt#17,274 worldwide overall23.1 of 29 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Svante Pääbo#381 worldwide overall20.8 of 31 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Germany on their work in Anthropology 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 Anthropology