How does Germany rank in Language and Linguistics research?

Germany ranks #4 of 67 countries on research quality in Language and Linguistics (2022–2025), with 5.7k works.

Subfield · Language and Linguistics · Germany

Language and Linguistics research in Germany

University of Potsdam ranks first in Germany for Language and Linguistics research in 2022–2025 (#33 worldwide), followed by Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Universität Hamburg.

Germany's world rank: #4
Works, 2022–2025: 5.7k
Top-10% rate: 15.1%
Ranked institutions: 28

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

What is the best university for Language and Linguistics in Germany?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	University of PotsdamPotsdam	#33	38.8	23.4%	107
2	Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin	#46	33.0	20.3%	125
3	Universität HamburgHamburg	#52	30.9	16.0%	165
4	University of MünsterMünster	#54	30.2	20.0%	114
5	Leibniz Institute for the German LanguageMannheim	#55	29.9	36.8%	83
6	DIPF \| Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in EducationFrankfurt am Main	#57	29.2	60.8%	60
7	University of CologneCologne	#58	28.9	21.1%	144
8	University of TübingenTübingen	#67	26.4	23.6%	89
9	University of GöttingenGöttingen	#85	22.2	20.3%	85
10	Leipzig UniversityLeipzig	#86	22.0	18.2%	127
11	Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf	#90	21.2	26.3%	76
12	Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich	#91	21.0	14.0%	132
13	Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main	#97	19.9	16.6%	105
14	University of Duisburg-EssenEssen	#114	17.1	17.5%	85
15	Freie Universität BerlinBerlin	#122	15.9	16.7%	96
16	University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau	#123	15.8	21.7%	71
17	Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz	#126	15.4	15.5%	129
18	Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld	#128	15.1	18.1%	78
19	Ruhr University BochumBochum	#141	13.4	17.6%	96
20	Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen	#162	11.0	12.6%	87
21	University of BremenBremen	#197	7.5	15.3%	65
22	University of WuppertalWuppertal	#208	6.6	10.1%	72
23	TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund	#215	6.0	10.9%	75
24	Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu KielKiel	#224	5.3	13.4%	64
25	Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg	#229	4.9	13.0%	72
26	Saarland UniversitySaarbrücken	#250	3.4	9.7%	64
27	Philipps University of MarburgMarburg	#265	2.3	11.0%	64
28	Paderborn UniversityPaderborn	#296	41.0	6.7%	61

Institutions in Germany above the floor of 40 fractional works in Language and Linguistics, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Language and Linguistics researchers in Germany?

Willem J. M. Levelt, Martín Haspelmath and Jürgen Baumert rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

1Willem J. M. Levelt#1,937 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 18 works
2Martín Haspelmath#2,398 worldwide overall900 citations · 49 works
3Jürgen Baumert#4,606 worldwide overall1k citations · 18 works
4Alan H. Gardiner#7,961 worldwide overall371 citations · 9 works
5Juliane House#11,264 worldwide overall491 citations · 34 works
6Ernst Fraenkel#12,479 worldwide overall218 citations · 20 works
7Reinhard Pekrun#13,249 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 8 works
8Hubert Knoblauch#14,387 worldwide overall372 citations · 9 works
9Michael Tomasello#14,436 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 15 works
10Peter Koch#16,048 worldwide overall251 citations · 17 works
11Michael Kerres#23,082 worldwide overall264 citations · 12 works
12Reiner Keller#24,927 worldwide overall211 citations · 11 works
13Hans Kamp#27,523 worldwide overall662 citations · 12 works
14Johannes Wagner#29,510 worldwide overall453 citations · 11 works
15Christiane Nord#30,541 worldwide overall166 citations · 23 works

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