Trending Scientific Theories in Germany — the 12 months to October 2026
The 100 most-viewed scientific theories on Wikipedia, the 12 months to October 2026 (German-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: flat Earth. Data as of 24 October 2026.
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116,447
Total Views (the 12 months to October 2026)
1
flat Earth
archaic conception of the Earth's shape
8,292
views
views
2
Big Bang
hypothetical begin of the Universe through expansion out of an infinitely small and infinitely dense state
7,581
views
views
3
anarchism
a philosophy, movement, and political ideology that holds that any government, like the state, is undesirable, unnecessary, and harmful
7,354
views
views
4
Fermi paradox
apparent contradiction between the lack of evidence and high probability estimates for the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations
7,057
views
views
5
theory of relativity
two interrelated physics theories by Albert Einstein
6,231
views
views
6
uncertainty principle
fundamental principle in quantum physics
4,605
views
views
7
Coriolis force
apparent or fictitious force on objects moving within a reference frame that rotates with respect to an inertial frame
4,330
views
views
8
general relativity
standard and classical physics theory of gravity and space
4,072
views
views
9
race
nonscientific human classification system primarily based on physical appearance
3,845
views
views
10
meritocracy
political system in which capital is assigned on the basis of competence
3,812
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
3,068
views
views
12
special relativity
physical theory of measurement in an inertial frame of reference proposed in 1905 by Albert Einstein
2,968
views
views
13
accelerationism
political philosophy that the prevailing system of capitalism should be expanded in order to generate radical social change
2,547
views
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14
miasma theory
obsolete medical theory about the transmission of disease through bad air
2,271
views
views
15
Lamarckism
hypothesis that an organism can pass on characteristics that it has acquired through use or disuse during its lifetime to its offspring
2,249
views
views
16
infrared radiation
electromagnetic radiation with longer wavelengths than those of visible light
2,205
views
views
17
Bose–Einstein condensate
state of matter of a dilute gas of bosons cooled to temperatures very near absolute zero
2,054
views
views
18
Dyson sphere
hypothetical megastructure, originally described by Freeman Dyson
1,865
views
views
19
trickle-down economics
economic theory
1,806
views
views
20
continental drift
movement of Earth's continents relative to each other
1,699
views
views
21
boson
quantum system invariant by exchange of two identical instances
1,655
views
views
22
History of atomic theory
history of scientific theory that views matter as made up of atoms of chemical elements
1,514
views
views
23
Einstein field equations
field equations in general relativity
1,443
views
views
24
insanity
abnormal mental or behavioral patterns
1,377
views
views
25
von Mises yield criterion
concept in continuum mechanics
1,282
views
views
26
Darwinism
theory of biological evolution driven by natural selection
1,216
views
views
27
big lie
gross distortion or misrepresentation of the truth
1,201
views
views
28
spherical Earth
assertion that the Earth is (at least approximately) spherical
1,072
views
views
29
principal–agent problem
conflict of interest when one agent makes decisions on another's behalf
1,005
views
views
30
band theory
model of electronic structure in solids
920
views
views
31
contractualism
moral theory
780
views
views
32
Fermi–Dirac statistics
behaviour of many identical fermions, particles with half-integer spin
778
views
views
33
Josephinism
collective domestic policies of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
772
views
views
34
devolution
process of evolving from a complex organism to a simpler organism
747
views
views
35
iron law of oligarchy
Political theory claiming that all organizations will eventually become oligarchic
687
views
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36
HIV/AIDS denialism
unsubstantiated denial of the scientific fact that HIV causes AIDS
604
views
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37
neorealism
concept in international relations
597
views
views
38
modern evolutionary synthesis
early-20th-century scientific theory combining Darwinian evolution and Mendelian inheritance
593
views
views
39
Bose-Einstein statistics
statistical description for the behaviour of bosons
575
views
views
40
vitalism
discredited scientific hypothesis
571
views
views
41
Fresnel zone
region of space involved in radio propagation between a transmitting and receiving antenna
545
views
views
42
capability approach
economic theory
543
views
views
43
spontaneous generation
disproven theory of life arising from nonliving matter
532
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.
531
views
views
45
technofeudalism
political theory
528
views
views
46
Jahn–Teller effect
mechanism of spontaneous symmetry breaking in molecular and solid-state systems
527
views
views
47
Realism
international relations theory
487
views
views
48
perturbation theory
quantum mechanics
483
views
views
49
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
464
views
views
50
optical aberration
phenomenon in astronomy
457
views
views
51
domino theory
theory concerning the influence of Communism
451
views
views
52
Pauli effect
supposed tendency of technical equipment to fail in the presence of certain people
443
views
views
53
Madman theory
feature of Richard Nixon's foreign policy
423
views
views
54
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
422
views
views
55
Bethe formula
moving charge energy loss formula found by Hans Bethe
411
views
views
56
palingenetic ultranationalism
theory concerning generic fascism
409
views
views
57
kinetic theory
mathematical model explaining macroscopic properties of gases in microscopic terms
363
views
views
58
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
354
views
views
59
Socialism in One Country
political theory by Joseph Stalin
350
views
views
60
Young–Helmholtz theory
postulated existence of three photoreceptor types in the eye
318
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
304
views
views
62
agonism
political theory that emphasizes the potentially positive aspects of certain forms of political conflict
302
views
views
63
Stokes shift
difference between positions of the band maxima of the absorption and emission spectra of the same electronic transition
299
views
views
64
"Bethe-Tait" accident
299
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
280
views
views
66
dromomania
a desire for frequent traveling or wanderlust
274
views
views
67
Bell test experiments
experiments in quantum mechanics
273
views
views
68
isospin
quantum number related to the weak interaction
273
views
views
69
Penrose diagram
two-dimensional diagram that captures the causal relations between different points in spacetime
255
views
views
70
voting paradox (Condorcet)
Marquis de Condorcet's observation regarding times when voters' collective preferences are cyclic, even when voters' individual preferences are not
242
views
views
71
Cassini Division
gap in the rings of Saturn
234
views
views
72
SIR model
Compartmental model in epidemiology
230
views
views
73
transition state theory
scientific theory
228
views
views
74
Two-state theory
notion in Taiwan-China relations
221
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
219
views
views
76
libertarian communalism
libertarian socialist theory
209
views
views
77
elite theory
theory of the state
208
views
views
78
Duverger's law
principle in political science
195
views
views
79
post-Marxism
trend in political philosophy and social theory
189
views
views
80
Sears–Haack body
most aerodynamic shape for supersonic vehicles
187
views
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81
Turing pattern
how patterns in nature, such as stripes and spots, can arise naturally and autonomously from a homogeneous, uniform state
186
views
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82
germ theory of disease
prevailing theory about the cause of infectious diseases
185
views
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83
Law of Requisite Variety
scientific theory
185
views
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84
Stokes parameters
184
views
views
85
Nascent state
superseded chemical theory
182
views
views
86
biogenesis
biological term that shows the view that living beings can develop only from other living beings
178
views
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87
Lorentz ether theory
defunct theory of electromagnetism
170
views
views
88
Schoenflies notation
notation to represent symmetry in point groups
167
views
views
89
elliptic filter
signal processing filter
160
views
views
90
Bell state
quantum state of two qubits that exhibits maximal quantum entanglement
152
views
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91
liberalism
school of thought within international relations theory
151
views
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92
Fermi's interaction
mechanism of beta decay proposed in 1933 involving a non-renormalizable four-fermion term in the action
151
views
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93
N ray
hypothesized form of radiation, described by Prosper-René Blondlot in 1903 but subsequently found to be illusory
148
views
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94
tooth worm
erroneous theory that small worms resident within the tooth caused dental caries, periodontitis and toothaches
147
views
views
95
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
145
views
views
96
land bridge hypothesis
obsolete scientific hypothesis that land bridges existed to allow fauna to cross over, prior to the acceptance of continental drift
145
views
views
97
Garbage can model
theory of organizational decison-making
142
views
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98
expanding Earth
hypothesis
137
views
views
99
adenoma-carcinoma sequence
scientific theory
137
views
views
100
free energy principle
hypothesis in neuroscience proposed by Karl Friston
133
views
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