- Germany's world rank
- #4 of 48 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 4.4k
- Top-10% rate
- 12.1%
- Ranked institutions
- 11
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 | Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin | #125 | 20.4 | 20.1% | 84 |
| 2 | Freie Universität BerlinBerlin | #158 | 16.5 | 16.2% | 74 |
| 3 | Universität HamburgHamburg | #194 | 13.2 | 19.4% | 64 |
| 4 | University of MünsterMünster | #199 | 12.7 | 13.7% | 100 |
| 5 | Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main | #241 | 9.6 | 17.9% | 79 |
| 6 | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich | #250 | 9.0 | 10.4% | 83 |
| 7 | University of CologneCologne | #289 | 6.6 | 15.6% | 64 |
| 8 | Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld | #348 | 3.5 | 8.0% | 62 |
| 9 | Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg | #389 | 1.7 | 10.7% | 63 |
| 10 | Max Planck SocietyMunich | #412 | 74.0 | 4.7% | 63 |
| 11 | Bergmann und Partner RechtsanwälteHamm | #429 | 8.0 | 1.3% | 100 |
Institutions in Germany above the floor of 40 fractional works in Law, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Law researchers in Germany?
Niklas Luhmann, Fritz W. Scharpf and Günther Teubner rank highest among researchers based in Germany.
- 1Niklas Luhmann#53 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 19 works
- 2Fritz W. Scharpf#718 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 10 works
- 3Günther Teubner#5,716 worldwide overall465 citations · 18 works
- 4Reinhard Zimmermann#15,316 worldwide overall246 citations · 90 works
- 5Martin Schmidt-Kessel#24,444 worldwide overall135 citations · 34 works
- 6Ulrich Magnus#25,288 worldwide overall264 citations · 20 works
- 7Ralf Michaels#27,954 worldwide overall135 citations · 30 works
- 8Robert Alexy#31,441 worldwide overall199 citations · 20 works
- 9Andreas Pfitzmann#32,127 worldwide overall546 citations · 14 works
- 10Keebet von Benda-Beckmann#32,709 worldwide overall142 citations · 21 works
- 11Hein Kötz#35,352 worldwide overall242 citations · 16 works
- 12F. A. Mann#37,021 worldwide overall142 citations · 14 works
- 13Marit Hansen#39,897 worldwide overall240 citations · 11 works
- 14Franz von Benda‐Beckmann#51,324 worldwide overall165 citations · 27 works
- 15Arthur Benz#54,500 worldwide overall210 citations · 14 works