University of Cologne: #73 in the world for Social Sciences collaboration

University of Cologne stands at #73 of 1,195 universities worldwide on the Social Sciences collaboration index, the strongest of its 26 subject standings in the 2026 Research Collaboration Index, published today.

The standing rests on the open scholarly record: 1,944 co-authored works in the field over 2021 to 2025, built with 525 collaborating institutions across 64 countries, with a field-weighted citation impact of 6.21.

University of Cologne holds Gold standing overall, at #192 in the world.

The full index, all 26 subject rankings and complete methodology are now public.

Every figure derives from the open global research record and is checkable at source.