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Philosophy research in Germany

Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München ranks first in Germany for Philosophy research in 2022-now (#10 worldwide), followed by Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

Germany's world rank
#2
of 47 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
5.3k
Top-10% rate
10.4%
Ranked institutions
23

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

What is the best university for Philosophy in Germany?

Institutions in Germany above the floor of 40 fractional works in Philosophy, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Philosophy researchers in Germany?

Steffen Moritz, Joachim Klosterkötter and Thomas A. E. Fuchs rank highest among researchers based in Germany, on their papers in Philosophy that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Steffen Moritz#276,237 worldwide overall45.8 of 60 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Joachim Klosterkötter#438,919 worldwide overall25.9 of 58 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Thomas A. E. Fuchs#76,353 worldwide overall24.3 of 46 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Wolfgang Gäebel#456,706 worldwide overall28.2 of 49 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Tania M. Lincoln#250,339 worldwide overall21.9 of 30 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Stephan Ruhrmann#256,896 worldwide overall22.2 of 41 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Winfried Rief#243,387 worldwide overall22.8 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Hans‐Jürgen Möller#228,187 worldwide overall16.8 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Andreas Heinz#103,639 worldwide overall16.6 of 37 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Andreas Bechdolf#291,304 worldwide overall13.8 of 24 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Johannes Zimmermann#51,607 worldwide overall13.0 of 16 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Dieter Naber#1,114,436 worldwide overall14.1 of 38 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Peter Falkai#267,913 worldwide overall14.7 of 49 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Martin Brüne#1,252,995 worldwide overall13.6 of 25 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Martin Bohus#42,783 worldwide overall10.3 of 14 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Germany on their work in Philosophy alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Germany compares with other countries in Philosophy