- Germany's world rank
- #4 of 38 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 3.6k
- Top-10% rate
- 11.4%
- Ranked institutions
- 12
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 | University of MünsterMünster | #49 | 26.8 | 15.5% | 75 |
| 2 | Freie Universität BerlinBerlin | #59 | 23.3 | 14.1% | 115 |
| 3 | Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf | #101 | 13.2 | 15.0% | 61 |
| 4 | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich | #120 | 10.0 | 12.6% | 114 |
| 5 | University of TübingenTübingen | #129 | 8.6 | 12.1% | 85 |
| 6 | Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin | #131 | 8.3 | 10.4% | 84 |
| 7 | University of CologneCologne | #137 | 7.5 | 8.9% | 81 |
| 8 | Philipps University of MarburgMarburg | #149 | 5.9 | 12.5% | 62 |
| 9 | Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main | #151 | 5.7 | 8.4% | 81 |
| 10 | Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg | #161 | 4.4 | 10.9% | 67 |
| 11 | Universität HamburgHamburg | #174 | 3.0 | 8.6% | 85 |
| 12 | University of BonnBonn | #175 | 2.9 | 10.2% | 71 |
Institutions in Germany above the floor of 40 fractional works in History, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top History researchers in Germany?
Jürgen Osterhammel, Werner Eck and Stefan Berger rank highest among researchers based in Germany.
- 1Jürgen Osterhammel#5,719 worldwide overall286 citations · 14 works
- 2Werner Eck#16,388 worldwide overall153 citations · 29 works
- 3Stefan Berger#18,817 worldwide overall344 citations · 21 works
- 4Peter Steinbach#22,948 worldwide overall797 citations · 22 works
- 5Wolfgang Reinhard#31,985 worldwide overall105 citations · 14 works
- 6Jan Assmann#37,735 worldwide overall158 citations · 11 works
- 7Aleida Assmann#40,573 worldwide overall110 citations · 15 works
- 8Péter Müller#49,916 worldwide overall461 citations · 10 works
- 9Jürgen Kocka#54,182 worldwide overall224 citations · 16 works
- 10Wolfram Brandes#70,267 worldwide overall113 citations · 12 works
- 11Marc Bloch#71,740 worldwide overall104 citations · 25 works
- 12David Hiley#72,894 worldwide overall94 citations · 12 works
- 13Michael Richter#74,671 worldwide overall207 citations · 10 works
- 14Robert Jütte#75,833 worldwide overall61 citations · 14 works
- 15Hagen Keller#81,753 worldwide overall66 citations · 11 works