World Scientist and University Rankings 2025
Germany History, Philosophy, Theology / Philosophy 179 Scientists Subject Rankings - 2025
The AD Scientific Index (Alper-Doger Scientific Index) provides the most comprehensive analysis across 13 main fields and 197 sub-branches at global, national, and regional levels. These analyses are based on indicators such as the H-index, i10-index, and citation count, including their values from the last 6 years. As of Jan 29, 2025, the rankings are determined according to the Total H Index. BETA VERSION: The subject field rankings for the world, regions, countries, and universities are currently in their Beta phase. This is due to the exclusion of (873.688) scientists categorized under ‘Others’, whose profiles have yet to be determined, edited, or classified. As updates are made to these fields, the rankings will be adjusted accordingly. Note: Please keep this in mind while reviewing the rankings. For further details, explore our [University Subject Rankings].
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
ethics
technology assessment
sustainable development
energy transformation
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
59
212
14,372
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Decision Theory
Social Choice Theory
Philosophy of Social Science
Philosophy of Mind
Political Philosophy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
55
110
14,252
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Cognitives Science
Philosophy of Mind
Consciousness
Self-consciousness
Applied Ethics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
51
96
15,235
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Philosophie der Medien
Erkenntnistheorie
Digitalisierung
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
49
132
10,432
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Philosophy of Mind
Phenomenology
Philosophy of Emotion
Social Philosophy
Philosophy of Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
60
5,268
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Philosophiy of Science
Logic
Epistemology
Cognitive Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
36
118
6,093
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Physics
Formal Epistemology
Social Epistemology
(Bayesian) Cognitive Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
69
6,628
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
theory change
science and society
science in the context of application
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
35
91
3,813
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Philosophie
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
33
64
5,404
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
philosophy
simulation
computational social science
opinion dynamics
social epistemology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
31
58
8,282
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* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Philosophie
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
102
4,471
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Wirtschaftsphilosophie
institutional economics
Theoriegeschichte der Ökonomie
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
142
4,175
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Philosophie
Rationalität
Psychoanalyse
Kulturtheorie
Diskursethik
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
30
81
2,860
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Economics
Thomas Kuhn
Incommensurability
Systematicity
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
28
60
4,798
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
24
46
2,371
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Philosophy of Technology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
46
3,832
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Philosophy
Phenomenology
Environmental Humanities
Environmental Science
Philosophy of Science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
43
2,288
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Philosophy
Philosophy of Science
Applied Ethics
Argumentation Theory
Logic
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
36
2,879
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
logic
philosophy of mathematics
paradox
metaphysics
epistemology
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
45
2,283
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Philosophy of Science and Technology
Epistemology
History of Western Philosophy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
36
2,687
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Language & Logic // Metaphysics // Early Analytic Philosophy
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
23
37
4,956
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Philosophy of Biology - Theoretical Biology - Philosophy of Science - Research Ethics
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
42
1,496
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Philosophie
Kulturphilosophie
Geschichtsphilosophie
Ethik
Nietzsche
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
54
2,526
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ethics
media ethics
machine ethics
media education research
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
67
2,033
* Total H IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
philosophy of science
philosophy of physics
philosophy of climate science
Metrics
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
21
35
1,295
Armin Grunwald
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
59
212
14,372
ethics
technology assessment
sustainable development
energy transformation
Christian List
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
55
110
14,252
Decision Theory
Social Choice Theory
Philosophy of Social Science
Philosophy of Mind
Political Philosophy
Thomas Metzinger
Helmholtz Institut Mainz
Mainz, Germany
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
51
96
15,235
Cognitives Science
Philosophy of Mind
Consciousness
Self-consciousness
Applied Ethics
Sybille Krämer
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
49
132
10,432
Philosophie der Medien
Erkenntnistheorie
Digitalisierung
Jan Slaby
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
36
60
5,268
Philosophy of Mind
Phenomenology
Philosophy of Emotion
Social Philosophy
Philosophy of Science
Gerhard Schurz
Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf
Düsseldorf, Germany
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
36
118
6,093
Philosophiy of Science
Logic
Epistemology
Cognitive Science
Stephan Hartmann
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
35
69
6,628
Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Physics
Formal Epistemology
Social Epistemology
(Bayesian) Cognitive Science
Martin Carrier
Universität Bielefeld
Bielefeld, Germany
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
35
91
3,813
theory change
science and society
science in the context of application
Wolfgang Spohn
Universität Konstanz
Konstanz, Germany
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
33
64
5,404
Rainer Hegselmann
Universität Bayreuth
Bayreuth, Germany
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
31
58
8,282
philosophy
simulation
computational social science
opinion dynamics
social epistemology
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Michael Quante
Universität Münster
Münster, Germany
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
30
102
4,471
Birger P Priddat
Universität Witten Herdecke
Witten, Germany
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
30
142
4,175
Wirtschaftsphilosophie
institutional economics
Theoriegeschichte der Ökonomie
Matthias Kettner
Universität Witten Herdecke
Witten, Germany
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
30
81
2,860
Philosophie
Rationalität
Psychoanalyse
Kulturtheorie
Diskursethik
Paul Hoyningen Huene
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
28
60
4,798
Philosophy of Science
Philosophy of Economics
Thomas Kuhn
Incommensurability
Systematicity
Stefan Gosepath
Freie Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
24
46
2,371
Yuk Hui
Leuphana Universität Lüneburg
Lüneburg, Germany
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
23
46
3,832
Jens Soentgen
Universität Augsburg
Augsburg, Germany
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
23
43
2,288
Philosophy
Phenomenology
Environmental Humanities
Environmental Science
Philosophy of Science
Gregor Betz
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
23
36
2,879
Philosophy
Philosophy of Science
Applied Ethics
Argumentation Theory
Logic
Leon Horsten
Universität Konstanz
Konstanz, Germany
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
23
45
2,283
logic
philosophy of mathematics
paradox
metaphysics
epistemology
Axel Gelfert
Technische Universität Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
23
36
2,687
Philosophy of Science and Technology
Epistemology
History of Western Philosophy
Benjamin Schnieder
Universität Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
23
37
4,956
Language & Logic // Metaphysics // Early Analytic Philosophy
Thomas Reydon
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
21
42
1,496
Philosophy of Biology - Theoretical Biology - Philosophy of Science - Research Ethics
Andreas Urs Sommer
Universität Freiburg
Freiburg, Germany
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
21
54
2,526
Philosophie
Kulturphilosophie
Geschichtsphilosophie
Ethik
Nietzsche
Matthias Rath
Pädagogische Hochschule Ludwigsburg
Ludwigsburg, Germany
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
21
67
2,033
Ethics
media ethics
machine ethics
media education research
Mathias Frisch
Universität Hannover
Hannover, Germany
Metrics
H-Index
i10-Index
Citation Counts
21
35
1,295
philosophy of science
philosophy of physics
philosophy of climate science