Trending Academic Disciplines in Germany — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed academic disciplines on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (German-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: music. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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Ranked
445,231
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
music
art using sound
18,693
views
views
2
photography
art, science, and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation
12,239
views
views
3
obesity
medical condition in which individuals have an excess of body fat
10,591
views
views
4
philosophy
study of questions concerning being, thought, knowledge, and conduct for which no objective answers have been established, using logical reasoning
10,243
views
views
5
Deutschlandticket
subscription model ticket for local and regional transport in Germany
9,859
views
views
6
anthropology
scientific study of humans, human behavior, and societies
9,106
views
views
7
human evolution
evolutionary process leading up to the appearance of anatomically modern humans
7,809
views
views
8
Stone Age
broad prehistoric period during which stone was widely used to make implements
7,028
views
views
9
ontology
study of the nature of being, becoming, existence or reality, as well as the basic categories of being and their relations (philosophy)
6,812
views
views
10
history of Germany
overview of German history
6,556
views
views
11
game theory
branch of mathematics focused on strategic decision making
6,555
views
views
12
computer science
study of computation
6,429
views
views
13
mathematic
field of study
5,992
views
views
14
hermeneutics
theory and methodology of text interpretation
5,784
views
views
15
religion
social-cultural system
5,586
views
views
16
physics
study of matter and its motion, along with related concepts such as energy and force
5,533
views
views
17
sharia
Islamic law
5,458
views
views
18
metaphysics
branch of philosophy dealing with the nature, structure, components and fundamental principles of reality
5,438
views
views
19
theory of knowledge
branch of philosophy
5,338
views
views
20
ethics
branch of philosophy that systematizes, defends, and recommends concepts of right and wrong conduct
5,305
views
views
21
esotericism
wide range of loosely related ideas and movements associated with the occult or secrets
5,126
views
views
22
forensic science
application of science to criminal and civil laws
5,115
views
views
23
application programming interface
software interface between computers and/or programs
5,112
views
views
24
pathology
study and diagnosis of disease
5,006
views
views
25
semantics
study of meaning in language
4,999
views
views
26
history of Israel (1948–present)
State of Israel since its independence
4,925
views
views
27
science
systematic study of the world through testable explanations, empirical evidence, and independent verification
4,866
views
views
28
legal science
academic discipline
4,810
views
views
29
thermodynamics
branch of physics concerned with heat, work, temperature, and thermal or internal energy
4,629
views
views
30
modern period
era from ca. 1500 until present
4,604
views
views
31
linguistics
scientific study of language
4,519
views
views
32
theodicy
philosophical and/or theological theory which attempts to explain how a good God could create a world containing so much evil
4,489
views
views
33
cybernetics
theory of communication and control based on regulatory feedback
4,427
views
views
34
history of Poland
account of past events in Poland since 966
4,414
views
views
35
history of Austria
aspect of history
4,398
views
views
36
emotion
biological states associated with the nervous system
4,345
views
views
37
psychology
study of mental functions and behaviours
4,299
views
views
38
integral calculus
subfield of calculus
4,281
views
views
39
history of Berlin
history of the capital city of Germany
4,274
views
views
40
politics
activities associated with group decisions
4,256
views
views
41
sociology
social science that studies human society and its development
4,217
views
views
42
biology
scientific study of living things, especially their structure, function, growth, evolution, and distribution
4,071
views
views
43
eschatology
theological view of end of world
3,940
views
views
44
communication
act of conveying intended meaning
3,911
views
views
45
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)
3,909
views
views
46
natural science
branch of science that uses empirical evidence to describe, explain, and test phenomena and regularities in the natural world
3,897
views
views
47
chemistry
branch of physical science concerned with the composition, structure and properties of matter
3,895
views
views
48
differential calculus
subfield of calculus
3,849
views
views
49
history of Switzerland
aspect of history
3,847
views
views
50
health
desirable level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being
3,792
views
views
51
history of South Africa
South African history
3,783
views
views
52
machine learning
scientific study of algorithms and statistical models that computer systems use to perform tasks without explicit instructions
3,736
views
views
53
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
3,728
views
views
54
early modern period
the era from ca. 1500 to ca. 1800
3,652
views
views
55
neurology
medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system
3,646
views
views
56
blockchain
distributed data store for digital transactions
3,644
views
views
57
history of the United States
occurrences and people in the USA throughout history
3,609
views
views
58
philology
study of language in written historical sources
3,573
views
views
59
critical sociology
philosophy that sociological understanding's primarily use should be social reform
3,533
views
views
60
heraldry
study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning arms and ruling on questions of rank or protocol
3,529
views
views
61
hypnosis
a state of increased receptivity to suggestion and direction
3,509
views
views
62
history of China
account of past events in the Chinese civilisation
3,484
views
views
63
endocrinology
medical specialty; branch of science concerned with the study of hormones
3,473
views
views
64
algebra
part of mathematics in which letters and other symbols are used to represent numbers and quantities in formulae and equations
3,446
views
views
65
history of Ukraine
aspect of history, focusing on Ukraine
3,444
views
views
66
medicine
field of study for diagnosing, treating and preventing disease
3,414
views
views
67
human rights
inalienable fundamental rights to which a person is inherently entitled
3,390
views
views
68
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
3,229
views
views
69
geriatrics
specialty that focuses on health care of elderly people
3,221
views
views
70
aesthetics
branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of art, beauty, and taste
3,190
views
views
71
international law
regulations governing international relations
3,089
views
views
72
peace negotiations in the Russo-Ukrainian war
negotiations during hostilities for peace between Ukraine and Russia
3,063
views
views
73
astronomy
natural science studying celestial objects and phenomena in the cosmos
3,049
views
views
74
cognition
mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses
3,046
views
views
75
history
past events and their documentation, studied through historiography, archaeology, and related disciplines
3,043
views
views
76
business economics
field in applied economics which uses economic theory and quantitative methods to analyze business enterprises
3,037
views
views
77
Unified Modeling Language
software system design modeling tool
3,032
views
views
78
history of photography
the invention and development of the camera and the creation of permanent images
3,030
views
views
79
set theory
branch of mathematics that studies sets, which are collections of objects
2,998
views
views
80
semiotics
the study of signs and symbols and sign processes, where the signs and symbols may include non-linguistic ones
2,972
views
views
81
acupuncture
form of alternative medicine
2,968
views
views
82
Duolingo
American online platform for language learning
2,957
views
views
83
oncology
branch of medicine dealing with cancer
2,946
views
views
84
history of France
aspect of history
2,936
views
views
85
political science
scientific study of politics
2,876
views
views
86
information technology
development, management, and use of computer-based information systems
2,862
views
views
87
history of Albania
aspect of history
2,852
views
views
88
history of Bavaria
aspect of history
2,827
views
views
89
history of England
history of an area
2,816
views
views
90
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)
2,794
views
views
91
German studies
field of humanities that researches, documents, and disseminates German language and literature
2,770
views
views
92
trigonometry
branch of mathematics that studies triangles and the relationships between their sides and the angles between these sides
2,763
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
2,758
views
views
94
history of the bicycle
aspect of history
2,737
views
views
95
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
2,720
views
views
96
anatomy
study of the internal structure of organisms and their parts
2,707
views
views
97
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
2,703
views
views
98
rhetoric
art of persuasion, one of the three ancient arts of discourse
2,698
views
views
99
topology
branch of mathematics
2,692
views
views
100
history of Ireland
Island of Ireland history
2,681
views
views