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Social Psychology research in Germany

Universität Hamburg ranks first in Germany for Social Psychology research in 2022–2025 (#110 worldwide), followed by Technical University of Munich and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.

Germany's world rank
#4
of 76 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
9.1k
Top-10% rate
21.2%
Ranked institutions
40

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

What is the best university for Social Psychology in Germany?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Universität HamburgHamburg #11027.727.1%139
2Technical University of MunichMunich #11227.426.7%148
3Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenMunich #11826.626.4%158
4Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinBerlin #12525.725.8%140
5Ruhr University BochumBochum #13025.126.8%136
6University of TübingenTübingen #13125.034.3%106
7Leipzig UniversityLeipzig #15622.334.5%100
8University of WürzburgWürzburg #19219.126.9%97
9University of Duisburg-EssenEssen #23016.325.4%96
10Freie Universität BerlinBerlin #23216.220.6%128
11Bielefeld UniversityBielefeld #26014.421.4%127
12Technische Universität BerlinBerlin #26614.128.2%84
13University of CologneCologne #26814.025.9%94
14Heidelberg UniversityHeidelberg #27013.922.5%113
15Technische Universität DresdenDresden #27213.726.1%100
16Johannes Gutenberg University MainzMainz #27813.427.6%73
17Goethe University FrankfurtFrankfurt am Main #28313.120.9%109
18Universität UlmUlm #31111.738.5%67
19University of PotsdamPotsdam #31511.524.3%89
20University of MünsterMünster #31911.320.6%127
21Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergErlangen #32810.922.9%85
22TU Dortmund UniversityDortmund #33010.827.3%84
23Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e. V. (DLR)Cologne #3489.934.0%72
24Philipps University of MarburgMarburg #3549.721.7%89
25Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyKarlsruhe #3579.626.1%70
26University of FreiburgFreiburg im Breisgau #3719.025.5%71
27RWTH Aachen UniversityAachen #3828.520.0%98
28Technische Universität DarmstadtDarmstadt #3838.520.9%65
29University of RegensburgRegensburg #3888.327.2%64
30University of BremenBremen #4197.122.4%72
31German Sport University CologneCologne #4217.031.0%63
32University of BambergBamberg #4545.821.3%70
33Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinBerlin #4555.811.0%106
34Universität TrierTrier #4605.724.6%62
35Justus-Liebig-Universität GießenGiessen #4625.625.0%63
36Chemnitz University of TechnologyChemnitz #5064.222.6%63
37University of BonnBonn #5143.922.8%63
38Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfDüsseldorf #5263.619.6%63
39University of KasselKassel #5343.316.9%67
40München KlinikMunich #65912.03.7%71

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

Who are the top Social Psychology researchers in Germany?

Niklas Luhmann, Harald Walach and Wilhelm Wundt rank highest among researchers based in Germany.

  1. 1Niklas Luhmann#53 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 7 works
  2. 2Harald Walach#4,900 worldwide overall973 citations · 12 works
  3. 3Wilhelm Wundt#5,594 worldwide overall363 citations · 10 works
  4. 4Matthias C. Angermeyer#7,773 worldwide overall903 citations · 14 works
  5. 5Ingwer Borg#11,831 worldwide overall1k citations · 9 works
  6. 6Reinhard Pekrun#13,249 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 26 works
  7. 7Anne C. Frenzel#13,817 worldwide overall686 citations · 15 works
  8. 8Mareike Kunter#13,870 worldwide overall942 citations · 7 works
  9. 9Isabell M. Welpe#14,102 worldwide overall908 citations · 16 works
  10. 10Thomas Goetz#14,254 worldwide overall1k citations · 18 works
  11. 11Michael Tomasello#14,436 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 18 works
  12. 12Beatrice Rammstedt#14,610 worldwide overall858 citations · 7 works
  13. 13Clemens Kirschbaum#17,463 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 9 works
  14. 14Ralf Schwarzer#17,725 worldwide overall684 citations · 8 works
  15. 15Albrecht Schmidt#21,513 worldwide overall2.2k citations · 9 works

How Germany compares with other countries in Social Psychology