Trending Scientific Theories in Germany — September 2026
The 100 most-viewed scientific theories on Wikipedia, September 2026 (German-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: flat Earth. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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107,786
Total Views (September 2026)
1
flat Earth
archaic conception of the Earth's shape
7,562
views
views
2
Big Bang
hypothetical begin of the Universe through expansion out of an infinitely small and infinitely dense state
7,023
views
views
3
anarchism
a philosophy, movement, and political ideology that holds that any government, like the state, is undesirable, unnecessary, and harmful
6,984
views
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4
Fermi paradox
apparent contradiction between the lack of evidence and high probability estimates for the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations
6,417
views
views
5
theory of relativity
two interrelated physics theories by Albert Einstein
5,784
views
views
6
uncertainty principle
fundamental principle in quantum physics
4,213
views
views
7
Coriolis force
apparent or fictitious force on objects moving within a reference frame that rotates with respect to an inertial frame
3,988
views
views
8
general relativity
standard and classical physics theory of gravity and space
3,784
views
views
9
race
nonscientific human classification system primarily based on physical appearance
3,592
views
views
10
meritocracy
political system in which capital is assigned on the basis of competence
3,483
views
views
11
heliocentrism
astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around a relatively stationary Sun at the center of the Solar System
2,843
views
views
12
special relativity
physical theory of measurement in an inertial frame of reference proposed in 1905 by Albert Einstein
2,749
views
views
13
accelerationism
political philosophy that the prevailing system of capitalism should be expanded in order to generate radical social change
2,354
views
views
14
Lamarckism
hypothesis that an organism can pass on characteristics that it has acquired through use or disuse during its lifetime to its offspring
2,182
views
views
15
miasma theory
obsolete medical theory about the transmission of disease through bad air
2,113
views
views
16
infrared radiation
electromagnetic radiation with longer wavelengths than those of visible light
2,052
views
views
17
Bose–Einstein condensate
state of matter of a dilute gas of bosons cooled to temperatures very near absolute zero
1,876
views
views
18
trickle-down economics
economic theory
1,757
views
views
19
Dyson sphere
hypothetical megastructure, originally described by Freeman Dyson
1,672
views
views
20
continental drift
movement of Earth's continents relative to each other
1,578
views
views
21
boson
quantum system invariant by exchange of two identical instances
1,538
views
views
22
History of atomic theory
history of scientific theory that views matter as made up of atoms of chemical elements
1,424
views
views
23
Einstein field equations
field equations in general relativity
1,337
views
views
24
insanity
abnormal mental or behavioral patterns
1,284
views
views
25
von Mises yield criterion
concept in continuum mechanics
1,175
views
views
26
Darwinism
theory of biological evolution driven by natural selection
1,130
views
views
27
big lie
gross distortion or misrepresentation of the truth
1,108
views
views
28
spherical Earth
assertion that the Earth is (at least approximately) spherical
1,003
views
views
29
principal–agent problem
conflict of interest when one agent makes decisions on another's behalf
905
views
views
30
band theory
model of electronic structure in solids
854
views
views
31
contractualism
moral theory
722
views
views
32
Fermi–Dirac statistics
behaviour of many identical fermions, particles with half-integer spin
706
views
views
33
devolution
process of evolving from a complex organism to a simpler organism
702
views
views
34
Josephinism
collective domestic policies of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
701
views
views
35
iron law of oligarchy
Political theory claiming that all organizations will eventually become oligarchic
651
views
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36
HIV/AIDS denialism
unsubstantiated denial of the scientific fact that HIV causes AIDS
565
views
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37
neorealism
concept in international relations
559
views
views
38
modern evolutionary synthesis
early-20th-century scientific theory combining Darwinian evolution and Mendelian inheritance
544
views
views
39
vitalism
discredited scientific hypothesis
536
views
views
40
Bose-Einstein statistics
statistical description for the behaviour of bosons
530
views
views
41
Fresnel zone
region of space involved in radio propagation between a transmitting and receiving antenna
504
views
views
42
capability approach
economic theory
497
views
views
43
spontaneous generation
disproven theory of life arising from nonliving matter
494
views
views
44
bricolage
construction or creation of a work from a diverse range of things that happen to be available, or a work created by such a process.
486
views
views
45
technofeudalism
political theory
481
views
views
46
Jahn–Teller effect
mechanism of spontaneous symmetry breaking in molecular and solid-state systems
475
views
views
47
Realism
international relations theory
457
views
views
48
cell theory
scientific theory that living organisms are made up of cells, that they are the basic structural/organizational unit of all organisms, and that all cells come from pre-existing cells
449
views
views
49
perturbation theory
quantum mechanics
442
views
views
50
domino theory
theory concerning the influence of Communism
423
views
views
51
optical aberration
phenomenon in astronomy
423
views
views
52
Kelvin–Helmholtz instability
fluid instability that occurs when there is velocity shear in a single continuous fluid or a velocity difference across the interface between two fluids
407
views
views
53
Pauli effect
supposed tendency of technical equipment to fail in the presence of certain people
398
views
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54
palingenetic ultranationalism
theory concerning generic fascism
378
views
views
55
Bethe formula
moving charge energy loss formula found by Hans Bethe
376
views
views
56
Madman theory
feature of Richard Nixon's foreign policy
359
views
views
57
kinetic theory
mathematical model explaining macroscopic properties of gases in microscopic terms
317
views
views
58
Socialism in One Country
political theory by Joseph Stalin
313
views
views
59
Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era
a political theory attributed to Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party
309
views
views
60
Young–Helmholtz theory
postulated existence of three photoreceptor types in the eye
293
views
views
61
Gallicanism
the belief that popular civil authority—often represented by the monarchs' authority or the state's authority—over the Catholic Church is comparable to that of the Pope's
283
views
views
62
Stokes shift
difference between positions of the band maxima of the absorption and emission spectra of the same electronic transition
277
views
views
63
agonism
political theory that emphasizes the potentially positive aspects of certain forms of political conflict
276
views
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64
"Bethe-Tait" accident
274
views
views
65
nutation
type of motion in astronomy. A component of the rotating motion of a planet under the influence of gravitational pull by moons, other planets or the central star
264
views
views
66
isospin
quantum number related to the weak interaction
260
views
views
67
dromomania
a desire for frequent traveling or wanderlust
258
views
views
68
Bell test experiments
experiments in quantum mechanics
254
views
views
69
Penrose diagram
two-dimensional diagram that captures the causal relations between different points in spacetime
234
views
views
70
Cassini Division
gap in the rings of Saturn
230
views
views
71
voting paradox (Condorcet)
Marquis de Condorcet's observation regarding times when voters' collective preferences are cyclic, even when voters' individual preferences are not
220
views
views
72
Two-state theory
notion in Taiwan-China relations
209
views
views
73
SIR model
Compartmental model in epidemiology
208
views
views
74
transition state theory
scientific theory
206
views
views
75
Dirac sea
ground state of a fermionic field; thought of as a "sea" of negative-energy states that have been all filled in, thus rendering the vaccum stable
203
views
views
76
libertarian communalism
libertarian socialist theory
195
views
views
77
elite theory
theory of the state
193
views
views
78
Duverger's law
principle in political science
182
views
views
79
post-Marxism
trend in political philosophy and social theory
177
views
views
80
germ theory of disease
prevailing theory about the cause of infectious diseases
174
views
views
81
Law of Requisite Variety
scientific theory
171
views
views
82
Sears–Haack body
most aerodynamic shape for supersonic vehicles
170
views
views
83
Turing pattern
how patterns in nature, such as stripes and spots, can arise naturally and autonomously from a homogeneous, uniform state
170
views
views
84
Nascent state
superseded chemical theory
168
views
views
85
Stokes parameters
168
views
views
86
biogenesis
biological term that shows the view that living beings can develop only from other living beings
163
views
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87
Lorentz ether theory
defunct theory of electromagnetism
160
views
views
88
Schoenflies notation
notation to represent symmetry in point groups
156
views
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89
elliptic filter
signal processing filter
147
views
views
90
liberalism
school of thought within international relations theory
146
views
views
91
Le Sage's theory of gravitation
obsolete kinetic theory of gravity that explained Newton’s gravitational force in terms of streams of unseen particles impacting material objects from all directions
142
views
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92
N ray
hypothesized form of radiation, described by Prosper-René Blondlot in 1903 but subsequently found to be illusory
142
views
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93
Bell state
quantum state of two qubits that exhibits maximal quantum entanglement
139
views
views
94
land bridge hypothesis
obsolete scientific hypothesis that land bridges existed to allow fauna to cross over, prior to the acceptance of continental drift
136
views
views
95
tooth worm
erroneous theory that small worms resident within the tooth caused dental caries, periodontitis and toothaches
135
views
views
96
Garbage can model
theory of organizational decison-making
131
views
views
97
free energy principle
hypothesis in neuroscience proposed by Karl Friston
129
views
views
98
Fermi's interaction
mechanism of beta decay proposed in 1933 involving a non-renormalizable four-fermion term in the action
128
views
views
99
expanding Earth
hypothesis
124
views
views
100
adenoma-carcinoma sequence
scientific theory
123
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