Trending Academic Disciplines in Germany — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed academic disciplines on Wikipedia, September 2026 (German-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: music. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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Ranked
417,012
Total Views (September 2026)
1
music
art using sound
18,445
views
views
2
photography
art, science, and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation
11,946
views
views
3
obesity
medical condition in which individuals have an excess of body fat
10,188
views
views
4
philosophy
study of questions concerning being, thought, knowledge, and conduct for which no objective answers have been established, using logical reasoning
9,577
views
views
5
Deutschlandticket
subscription model ticket for local and regional transport in Germany
9,266
views
views
6
anthropology
scientific study of humans, human behavior, and societies
8,526
views
views
7
human evolution
evolutionary process leading up to the appearance of anatomically modern humans
7,276
views
views
8
Stone Age
broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make implements
6,547
views
views
9
game theory
branch of mathematics focused on strategic decision making
6,320
views
views
10
ontology
study of the nature of being, becoming, existence or reality, as well as the basic categories of being and their relations (philosophy)
6,253
views
views
11
computer science
study of computation
6,179
views
views
12
history of Germany
overview of German history
6,126
views
views
13
mathematics
field of study
5,495
views
views
14
hermeneutics
theory and methodology of text interpretation
5,409
views
views
15
religion
social-cultural system
5,242
views
views
16
physics
study of matter and its motion, along with related concepts such as energy and force
5,233
views
views
17
sharia
Islamic law
5,142
views
views
18
metaphysics
branch of philosophy dealing with the nature, structure, components and fundamental principles of reality
5,039
views
views
19
ethics
branch of philosophy that systematizes, defends, and recommends concepts of right and wrong conduct
5,011
views
views
20
forensic science
application of science to criminal and civil laws
4,852
views
views
21
theory of knowledge
branch of philosophy
4,844
views
views
22
pathology
study and diagnosis of disease
4,800
views
views
23
esotericism
wide range of loosely related ideas and movements associated with the occult or secrets
4,788
views
views
24
application programming interface
software interface between computers and/or programs
4,766
views
views
25
semantics
study of meaning in language
4,641
views
views
26
history of Israel (1948–present)
State of Israel since its independence
4,574
views
views
27
legal science
academic discipline
4,511
views
views
28
science
systematic study of the world through testable explanations, empirical evidence, and independent verification
4,419
views
views
29
modern period
era from ca. 1500 until present
4,334
views
views
30
thermodynamics
branch of physics concerned with heat, work, temperature, and thermal or internal energy
4,212
views
views
31
theodicy
philosophical and/or theological theory which attempts to explain how a good God could create a world containing so much evil
4,134
views
views
32
history of Austria
aspect of history
4,115
views
views
33
linguistics
scientific study of language
4,078
views
views
34
history of Poland
account of past events in Poland since 966
4,076
views
views
35
psychology
study of mental functions and behaviours
4,053
views
views
36
politics
activities associated with group decisions
4,036
views
views
37
history of Berlin
history of the capital city of Germany
4,001
views
views
38
emotion
biological states associated with the nervous system
3,999
views
views
39
cybernetics
theory of communication and control based on regulatory feedback
3,971
views
views
40
integral calculus
subfield of calculus
3,922
views
views
41
sociology
social science that studies human society and its development
3,915
views
views
42
biology
scientific study of living things, especially their structure, function, growth, evolution, and distribution
3,846
views
views
43
history of South Africa
South African history
3,673
views
views
44
art
general concept that creates expressive work for its emotional power (use Q838948 for the resulting work, use Q2018526 for the group of creative disciplines)
3,669
views
views
45
communication
act of conveying intended meaning
3,659
views
views
46
chemistry
branch of physical science concerned with the composition, structure and properties of matter
3,645
views
views
47
natural science
branch of science that uses empirical evidence to describe, explain, and test phenomena and regularities in the natural world
3,635
views
views
48
eschatology
theological view of end of world
3,626
views
views
49
differential calculus
subfield of calculus
3,618
views
views
50
health
desirable level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being
3,582
views
views
51
history of Switzerland
aspect of history
3,573
views
views
52
geography
science that studies the terrestrial surface, the societies that inhabit it and the territories, landscapes, places or regions that form it when interacting with each other
3,543
views
views
53
neurology
medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system
3,423
views
views
54
blockchain
distributed data store for digital transactions
3,372
views
views
55
machine learning
scientific study of algorithms and statistical models that computer systems use to perform tasks without explicit instructions
3,371
views
views
56
early modern period
the era from ca. 1500 to ca. 1800
3,367
views
views
57
philology
study of language in written historical sources
3,349
views
views
58
history of the United States
occurrences and people in the USA throughout history
3,326
views
views
59
hypnosis
a state of increased receptivity to suggestion and direction
3,295
views
views
60
critical sociology
philosophy that sociological understanding's primarily use should be social reform
3,256
views
views
61
endocrinology
medical specialty; branch of science concerned with the study of hormones
3,242
views
views
62
heraldry
study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning arms and ruling on questions of rank or protocol
3,234
views
views
63
history of Ukraine
aspect of history, focusing on Ukraine
3,222
views
views
64
algebra
part of mathematics in which letters and other symbols are used to represent numbers and quantities in formulae and equations
3,221
views
views
65
medicine
field of study for diagnosing, treating and preventing disease
3,190
views
views
66
history of China
account of past events in the Chinese civilisation
3,150
views
views
67
human rights
inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled
3,118
views
views
68
geriatrics
specialty that focuses on health care of elderly people
3,026
views
views
69
aesthetics
branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of art, beauty, and taste
3,001
views
views
70
phenomenology
early 20th century philosophical movement that seeks to describe the universal features of consciousness without assumptions about the external world, aiming to describe phenomena as they appear and exploring the significance of lived experience
2,980
views
views
71
peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian war
negotiations during hostilities for peace between Ukraine and Russia
2,893
views
views
72
business economics
field in applied economics which uses economic theory and quantitative methods to analyze business enterprises
2,881
views
views
73
history
past events and their documentation, studied through historiography, archaeology, and related disciplines
2,876
views
views
74
history of photography
the invention and development of the camera and the creation of permanent images
2,848
views
views
75
Unified Modeling Language
software system design modeling tool
2,834
views
views
76
international law
regulations governing international relations
2,830
views
views
77
astronomy
natural science studying celestial objects and phenomena in the cosmos
2,827
views
views
78
cognition
mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses
2,827
views
views
79
oncology
branch of medicine dealing with cancer
2,812
views
views
80
set theory
branch of mathematics that studies sets, which are collections of objects
2,802
views
views
81
semiotics
the study of signs and symbols and sign processes, where the signs and symbols may include non-linguistic ones
2,755
views
views
82
Duolingo
American online platform for language learning
2,755
views
views
83
acupuncture
form of alternative medicine
2,754
views
views
84
information technology
development, management, and use of computer-based information systems
2,713
views
views
85
history of Bavaria
aspect of history
2,692
views
views
86
political science
scientific study of politics
2,686
views
views
87
history of England
history of an area
2,644
views
views
88
history of Albania
aspect of history
2,636
views
views
89
electrical engineering
field of engineering that deals with electricity (its control and processing as information in electronic form, or during the control and generation of mechanical, magnetic, or other forms of energy; compare Q988785)
2,599
views
views
90
management control system
system which gathers and uses information to evaluate the performance of different organizational resources like human, physical, financial and also the organization as a whole in light of the organizational strategies pursued
2,582
views
views
91
pedagogy
theory and practice of teaching and learning, shaped by social, political, and cultural contexts; encompasses how knowledge and skills are imparted and the interactions between teachers and learners in educational settings
2,575
views
views
92
German studies
field of humanities that researches, documents, and disseminates German language and literature
2,569
views
views
93
physiotherapy
is a medical specialty that aims to address the illnesses or injuries that limit a person's abilities to function in everyday lives
2,568
views
views
94
trigonometry
branch of mathematics that studies triangles and the relationships between their sides and the angles between these sides
2,557
views
views
95
rhetoric
art of persuasion, one of the three ancient arts of discourse
2,544
views
views
96
history of the bicycle
aspect of history
2,534
views
views
97
history of Ireland
Island of Ireland history
2,495
views
views
98
topology
branch of mathematics
2,493
views
views
99
history of Norway
aspect of history
2,489
views
views
100
marketing
study and process of promoting, distributing, and selling products or services to customers
2,469
views
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