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Cultural Studies research in Germany

Max Planck Society ranks first in Germany for Cultural Studies research in 2022-now (#4 worldwide), followed by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Freie Universität Berlin.

Germany's world rank
#3
of 47 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
2.4k
Top-10% rate
10.4%
Ranked institutions
3

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

What is the best university for Cultural Studies in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Max Planck SocietyMunich #474.920.0%88
2Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #862.314.0%61
3Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #2244.011.7%67

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

Who are the top Cultural Studies researchers in Germany?

Johann‐Mattis List, Michael Tomasello and Søren Wichmann rank highest among researchers based in Germany, on their papers in Cultural Studies that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Johann‐Mattis List#88,181 worldwide overall20.2 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Michael Tomasello#1,841 worldwide overall18.5 of 24 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Søren Wichmann#200,038 worldwide overall13.0 of 21 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Ulrike Buhlmann#260,126 worldwide overall10.9 of 14 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Claudio Tennie#66,314 worldwide overall10.5 of 12 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Wolfgang Bäumler#345,540 worldwide overall10.3 of 16 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Ines Schreiver#191,877 worldwide overall10.4 of 17 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Anne Kandler#132,060 worldwide overall8.3 of 9 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Gerhard Jäger#374,588 worldwide overall8.5 of 15 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Laurel Fogarty#110,781 worldwide overall6.6 of 8 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Michael Landthaler#573,876 worldwide overall6.5 of 9 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Alexander Koplenig#361,193 worldwide overall6.2 of 8 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13James Winters#368,734 worldwide overall6.2 of 8 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Paul Heggarty#115,799 worldwide overall5.7 of 7 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Robert Forkel#185,868 worldwide overall5.7 of 9 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Germany on their work in Cultural Studies 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 Cultural Studies