Trending Scientific Theories in Germany — the 12 months to November 2026
The 100 most-viewed scientific theories on Wikipedia, the 12 months to November 2026 (German-language edition). Ranked by real-world attention. Top: Big Bang. Data as of 1 November 2026.
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238,022
Total Views (the 12 months to November 2026)
1
Big Bang
hypothetical begin of the Universe through expansion out of an infinitely small and infinitely dense state
15,828
views
views
2
anarchism
a philosophy, movement, and political ideology that holds that any government, like the state, is undesirable, unnecessary, and harmful
15,688
views
views
3
flat Earth
archaic conception of the Earth's shape
15,070
views
views
4
theory of relativity
two interrelated physics theories by Albert Einstein
12,926
views
views
5
Fermi paradox
apparent contradiction between the lack of evidence and high probability estimates for the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations
12,726
views
views
6
uncertainty principle
fundamental principle in quantum physics
10,121
views
views
7
Coriolis force
apparent or fictitious force on objects moving within a reference frame that rotates with respect to an inertial frame
8,960
views
views
8
general relativity
standard and classical physics theory of gravity and space
8,501
views
views
9
meritocracy
political system in which capital is assigned on the basis of competence
7,766
views
views
10
race
nonscientific human classification system primarily based on physical appearance
7,614
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
6,092
views
views
12
special relativity
physical theory of measurement in an inertial frame of reference proposed in 1905 by Albert Einstein
5,679
views
views
13
accelerationism
political philosophy that the prevailing system of capitalism should be expanded in order to generate radical social change
5,005
views
views
14
miasma theory
obsolete medical theory about the transmission of disease through bad air
4,731
views
views
15
Bose–Einstein condensate
state of matter of a dilute gas of bosons cooled to temperatures very near absolute zero
4,556
views
views
16
infrared radiation
electromagnetic radiation with longer wavelengths than those of visible light
4,531
views
views
17
Minkowski diagram
graph of space and time in special relativity
3,707
views
views
18
Dyson sphere
hypothetical megastructure, originally described by Freeman Dyson
3,597
views
views
19
boson
quantum system invariant by exchange of two identical instances
3,442
views
views
20
continental drift
movement of Earth's continents relative to each other
3,306
views
views
21
Pauli effect
supposed tendency of technical equipment to fail in the presence of certain people
3,276
views
views
22
trickle-down economics
economic theory
3,132
views
views
23
Lamarckism
hypothesis that an organism can pass on characteristics that it has acquired through use or disuse during its lifetime to its offspring
2,950
views
views
24
History of atomic theory
history of scientific theory that views matter as made up of atoms of chemical elements
2,769
views
views
25
insanity
abnormal mental or behavioral patterns
2,739
views
views
26
Einstein field equations
field equations in general relativity
2,706
views
views
27
von Mises yield criterion
concept in continuum mechanics
2,671
views
views
28
big lie
gross distortion or misrepresentation of the truth
2,327
views
views
29
Darwinism
theory of biological evolution driven by natural selection
2,256
views
views
30
principal–agent problem
conflict of interest when one agent makes decisions on another's behalf
2,032
views
views
31
spherical Earth
assertion that the Earth is (at least approximately) spherical
1,884
views
views
32
band theory
model of electronic structure in solids
1,880
views
views
33
contractualism
moral theory
1,659
views
views
34
Josephinism
collective domestic policies of Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
1,605
views
views
35
devolution
process of evolving from a complex organism to a simpler organism
1,572
views
views
36
Fermi–Dirac statistics
behaviour of many identical fermions, particles with half-integer spin
1,540
views
views
37
episcopal polity
form of church governance consisting of a hierarchy of bishops
1,325
views
views
38
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.
1,294
views
views
39
Bose-Einstein statistics
statistical description for the behaviour of bosons
1,280
views
views
40
neorealism
concept in international relations
1,213
views
views
41
iron law of oligarchy
Political theory claiming that all organizations will eventually become oligarchic
1,208
views
views
42
vitalism
discredited scientific hypothesis
1,198
views
views
43
Jahn–Teller effect
mechanism of spontaneous symmetry breaking in molecular and solid-state systems
1,160
views
views
44
Fresnel zone
region of space involved in radio propagation between a transmitting and receiving antenna
1,151
views
views
45
modern evolutionary synthesis
early-20th-century scientific theory combining Darwinian evolution and Mendelian inheritance
1,104
views
views
46
technofeudalism
political theory
1,103
views
views
47
spontaneous generation
disproven theory of life arising from nonliving matter
1,091
views
views
48
capability approach
economic theory
1,054
views
views
49
Realism
international relations theory
1,028
views
views
50
optical aberration
phenomenon in astronomy
923
views
views
51
perturbation theory
quantum mechanics
912
views
views
52
domino theory
theory concerning the influence of Communism
881
views
views
53
Bethe formula
moving charge energy loss formula found by Hans Bethe
866
views
views
54
Socialism in One Country
political theory by Joseph Stalin
797
views
views
55
palingenetic ultranationalism
theory concerning generic fascism
790
views
views
56
Madman theory
feature of Richard Nixon's foreign policy
782
views
views
57
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
781
views
views
58
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
732
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
711
views
views
60
kinetic theory
mathematical model explaining macroscopic properties of gases in microscopic terms
685
views
views
61
Young–Helmholtz theory
postulated existence of three photoreceptor types in the eye
683
views
views
62
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
675
views
views
63
Stokes shift
difference between positions of the band maxima of the absorption and emission spectra of the same electronic transition
615
views
views
64
agonism
political theory that emphasizes the potentially positive aspects of certain forms of political conflict
600
views
views
65
dromomania
a desire for frequent traveling or wanderlust
577
views
views
66
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
574
views
views
67
isospin
quantum number related to the weak interaction
545
views
views
68
"Bethe-Tait" accident
543
views
views
69
Bell test experiments
experiments in quantum mechanics
502
views
views
70
Cassini Division
gap in the rings of Saturn
495
views
views
71
constitutionalism
political and legal thought holding that government authority derives from and is limited by fundamental law, emphasizing the protection of rights
494
views
views
72
Penrose diagram
two-dimensional diagram that captures the causal relations between different points in spacetime
482
views
views
73
voting paradox (Condorcet)
Marquis de Condorcet's observation regarding times when voters' collective preferences are cyclic, even when voters' individual preferences are not
475
views
views
74
transition state theory
scientific theory
468
views
views
75
elite theory
theory of the state
438
views
views
76
germ theory of disease
prevailing theory about the cause of infectious diseases
438
views
views
77
post-Marxism
trend in political philosophy and social theory
423
views
views
78
SIR model
Compartmental model in epidemiology
415
views
views
79
Sears–Haack body
most aerodynamic shape for supersonic vehicles
410
views
views
80
libertarian communalism
libertarian socialist theory
402
views
views
81
Turing pattern
how patterns in nature, such as stripes and spots, can arise naturally and autonomously from a homogeneous, uniform state
394
views
views
82
Law of Requisite Variety
scientific theory
394
views
views
83
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
394
views
views
84
Conciliarism
14th-16th cent. movement for supremacy of church councils over popes
390
views
views
85
Two-state theory
notion in Taiwan-China relations
385
views
views
86
Stokes parameters
367
views
views
87
biogenesis
biological term that shows the view that living beings can develop only from other living beings
366
views
views
88
Bell state
quantum state of two qubits that exhibits maximal quantum entanglement
355
views
views
89
Nascent state
superseded chemical theory
355
views
views
90
Lorentz ether theory
defunct theory of electromagnetism
351
views
views
91
Fermi's interaction
mechanism of beta decay proposed in 1933 involving a non-renormalizable four-fermion term in the action
345
views
views
92
Schoenflies notation
notation to represent symmetry in point groups
342
views
views
93
adenoma-carcinoma sequence
scientific theory
340
views
views
94
Duverger's law
principle in political science
337
views
views
95
N ray
hypothesized form of radiation, described by Prosper-René Blondlot in 1903 but subsequently found to be illusory
319
views
views
96
tooth worm
erroneous theory that small worms resident within the tooth caused dental caries, periodontitis and toothaches
292
views
views
97
free energy principle
hypothesis in neuroscience proposed by Karl Friston
286
views
views
98
land bridge hypothesis
obsolete scientific hypothesis that land bridges existed to allow fauna to cross over, prior to the acceptance of continental drift
284
views
views
99
expanding Earth
hypothesis
282
views
views
100
Garbage can model
theory of organizational decison-making
277
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