Law research in Germany
Max Planck Society ranks first in Germany for Law research in 2022-now (#5 worldwide), followed by Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and Freie Universität Berlin.
- Germany's world rank
- #2 of 46 countries, 2022-now
- Works, 2022-now
- 4.4k
- Top-10% rate
- 9.4%
- Ranked institutions
- 12
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Law in Germany?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Planck SocietyMunich | #5 | 73.6 | 12.1% | 266 |
| 2 | Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin | #6 | 70.6 | 18.0% | 85 |
| 3 | Freie Universität BerlinBerlin | #12 | 59.2 | 16.0% | 76 |
| 4 | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich | #22 | 49.3 | 11.3% | 94 |
| 5 | Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main | #39 | 39.9 | 10.5% | 79 |
| 6 | University of CologneCologne | #58 | 33.4 | 10.8% | 64 |
| 7 | Leibniz AssociationBerlin | #66 | 31.3 | 13.8% | 86 |
| 8 | Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg | #69 | 30.6 | 6.5% | 74 |
| 9 | Universität HamburgHamburg | #80 | 28.1 | 14.0% | 66 |
| 10 | University of MünsterMünster | #85 | 27.1 | 9.5% | 100 |
| 11 | Bergmann und Partner RechtsanwälteHamm | #186 | 14.3 | 3.5% | 100 |
| 12 | Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld | #250 | 9.5 | 12.0% | 62 |
Institutions in Germany above the floor of 40 fractional works in Law, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.
Who are the top Law researchers in Germany?
Robert Alexy, Günther Teubner and Stefan Voigt rank highest among researchers based in Germany, on their papers in Law that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.
- 1Robert Alexy#173,036 worldwide overall25.7 of 60 papers here in the top 10%
- 2Günther Teubner#165,521 worldwide overall16.1 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
- 3Stefan Voigt#54,277 worldwide overall12.6 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
- 4Christophe Geiger#1,518,631 worldwide overall11.2 of 38 papers here in the top 10%
- 5Susanne K. Schmidt#85,465 worldwide overall7.8 of 12 papers here in the top 10%
- 6Franz von Benda‐Beckmann#532,177 worldwide overall8.3 of 17 papers here in the top 10%
- 7Fritz W. Scharpf#99,687 worldwide overall7.6 of 14 papers here in the top 10%
- 8Niklas Luhmann#88,003 worldwide overall9.2 of 20 papers here in the top 10%
- 9Thomas König#321,959 worldwide overall6.5 of 9 papers here in the top 10%
- 10Thomas Scheffer#608,326 worldwide overall7.0 of 15 papers here in the top 10%
- 11Dieter Grimm#662,057 worldwide overall8.3 of 30 papers here in the top 10%
- 12Arthur Benz#224,843 worldwide overall6.7 of 15 papers here in the top 10%
- 13Keebet von Benda-Beckmann#306,929 worldwide overall6.0 of 9 papers here in the top 10%
- 13Armin von Bogdandy#477,213 worldwide overall11.0 of 59 papers here in the top 10%
- 15Sujit Choudhry#1,668,185 worldwide overall6.7 of 21 papers here in the top 10%
Ranked among researchers based in Germany on their work in Law alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.