History research in Germany
Freie Universität Berlin ranks first in Germany for History research in 2022-now (#12 worldwide), followed by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and Leibniz Association.
- Germany's world rank
- #5 of 37 countries, 2022-now
- Works, 2022-now
- 3.6k
- Top-10% rate
- 9.3%
- Ranked institutions
- 17
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for History in Germany?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freie Universität BerlinBerlin | #12 | 53.8 | 9.9% | 115 |
| 2 | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich | #13 | 52.4 | 11.5% | 129 |
| 3 | Leibniz AssociationBerlin | #39 | 32.0 | 12.9% | 128 |
| 4 | Max Planck SocietyMunich | #42 | 30.6 | 10.8% | 115 |
| 5 | University of MünsterMünster | #49 | 27.7 | 14.4% | 76 |
| 6 | Universität HamburgHamburg | #61 | 23.6 | 8.2% | 89 |
| 7 | University of GöttingenGöttingen | #62 | 23.4 | 8.6% | 60 |
| 8 | University of BonnBonn | #69 | 21.4 | 10.3% | 75 |
| 9 | Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin | #79 | 18.9 | 8.6% | 100 |
| 10 | Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz | #87 | 17.1 | 9.3% | 61 |
| 11 | University of TübingenTübingen | #89 | 16.6 | 11.1% | 87 |
| 12 | University of CologneCologne | #93 | 15.8 | 9.3% | 84 |
| 13 | Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg | #108 | 13.0 | 8.9% | 72 |
| 14 | Philipps University of MarburgMarburg | #111 | 12.5 | 9.1% | 65 |
| 15 | Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf | #127 | 10.0 | 11.8% | 64 |
| 16 | Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main | #152 | 6.7 | 8.7% | 83 |
| 17 | Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen | #163 | 5.4 | 6.1% | 67 |
Institutions in Germany above the floor of 40 fractional works in History, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.
Who are the top History researchers in Germany?
Heiner Fangerau, Axel Karenberg and Dominik Groß rank highest among researchers based in Germany, on their papers in History that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.
- 1Heiner Fangerau#728,435 worldwide overall24.6 of 54 papers here in the top 10%
- 2Axel Karenberg#568,147 worldwide overall18.2 of 39 papers here in the top 10%
- 3Dominik Groß#916,430 worldwide overall17.5 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
- 4Hermann Behling#225,057 worldwide overall14.7 of 17 papers here in the top 10%
- 5Michael E Martin#1,081,028 worldwide overall12.0 of 18 papers here in the top 10%
- 6Michael Stolberg#339,122 worldwide overall10.2 of 18 papers here in the top 10%
- 7Nils Hansson#1,155,563 worldwide overall10.6 of 29 papers here in the top 10%
- 8Werner Eck#954,531 worldwide overall13.0 of 58 papers here in the top 10%
- 9Margrit Pernau#560,661 worldwide overall8.5 of 20 papers here in the top 10%
- 10Thorsten Halling#1,053,671 worldwide overall9.7 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
- 11Matthis C. Krischel#1,188,046 worldwide overall9.0 of 26 papers here in the top 10%
- 12Friedrich Moll#1,921,898 worldwide overall10.8 of 35 papers here in the top 10%
- 13Volker Roelcke#1,048,680 worldwide overall7.0 of 17 papers here in the top 10%
- 14Patrick Roberts#13,368 worldwide overall6.4 of 12 papers here in the top 10%
- 15Hans Belting#199,443 worldwide overall6.6 of 16 papers here in the top 10%
Ranked among researchers based in Germany on their work in History alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.