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The Charite - Medical University of Berlin ranked 22nd in Germany, 267th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 38 research topics. The Charite - Medical University of Berlin ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 135,563 academic publications and 4,849,196 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 6 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#267 of 14,131 In the World
#102 of 2,785 In Europe
#22 of 369 In Germany
#4 of 46 In Brandenburg
#4 of 36 In Berlin
#3 of 2,534 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#11 of 1,950 For Dermatology
#12 of 1,026 For Cosmetology
#4766 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#241 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 35 other topics

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Medicine rankings

The Charite - Medical University of Berlin ranked 2nd for Medicine in Germany and 50th in the World with 116,840 publications made and 4,392,804 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Immunology, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 170 In Germany
#10 of 1,437 In Europe
#50 of 6,793 In the World

Charite - Medical University of Berlin
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 172 543
1994 245 655
1995 248 902
1996 415 1330
1997 516 2262
1998 778 3503
1999 1007 5514
2000 1224 9016
2001 1207 12705
2002 1415 17360
2003 1741 22770
2004 2916 28915
2005 3280 37020
2006 3499 47683
2007 3475 57768
2008 3777 71647
2009 3838 84337
2010 3825 99049
2011 3923 114856
2012 4075 130958
2013 4281 146176
2014 4320 161398
2015 4543 173039
2016 4602 184191
2017 4890 200701
2018 5169 213295
2019 5747 242800
2020 6793 328781
2021 7093 379923
2022 7141 371222
2023 7049 379314
2024 6324 368326
2025 5953 336175

The following table provides academic rankings for The Charite - Medical University of Berlin in various areas of Medicine.

Biology rankings

The Charite - Medical University of Berlin ranked 4th for Biology in Germany and 117th in the World with 95,559 publications made and 4,180,013 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Immunology, Neuroscience, Oncology and Cancer research.

Biology ranking Location
#4 of 170 In Germany
#28 of 1,449 In Europe
#117 of 6,841 In the World

Charite - Medical University of Berlin
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 140 623
1994 237 787
1995 241 1106
1996 360 1571
1997 472 2636
1998 704 4028
1999 927 6169
2000 1096 9451
2001 1091 13393
2002 1251 18241
2003 1461 23729
2004 2333 29176
2005 2585 37251
2006 2843 47552
2007 2890 57285
2008 3090 70132
2009 3166 82587
2010 3101 96517
2011 3219 111696
2012 3333 127002
2013 3504 140637
2014 3594 154873
2015 3765 164305
2016 3818 173701
2017 3956 187345
2018 4148 199959
2019 4647 225894
2020 5493 305531
2021 5861 352716
2022 5934 342001
2023 5763 346602
2024 5065 334262
2025 4662 301039

The following table provides academic rankings for The Charite - Medical University of Berlin in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Immunology 2 6 36
Oncology and Cancer research 2 8 59
Pharmacology 2 12 67
Virology 3 17 73
Molecular Biology 4 15 78
Neuroscience 4 19 82
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 22 84
Genetics 3 20 91
Biotechnology 4 24 98
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 27 103
Biochemistry 5 32 127
Biophysics 10 39 128
Microbiology 5 38 133
Toxicology 11 74 231
Astrobiology 23 105 267
Paleontology 24 123 333
Evolutionary Biology 29 137 359
Botany 27 138 383
Zoology 30 157 415
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 21 150 440
Nutrition and Food Science 23 178 536
Animal Science 17 168 565
Entomology 42 206 579
Horticulture 33 213 690
Nanotechnology 55 292 929
Agricultural Science 45 317 1049
Forestry 62 516 1894

Chemistry rankings

The Charite - Medical University of Berlin ranked 17th for Chemistry in Germany and 223rd in the World with 56,637 publications made and 2,619,311 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#17 of 166 In Germany
#68 of 1,417 In Europe
#223 of 6,561 In the World

Charite - Medical University of Berlin
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 103 501
1994 166 656
1995 175 954
1996 262 1298
1997 332 2120
1998 505 3271
1999 706 4939
2000 797 7403
2001 811 10526
2002 888 13969
2003 1005 18050
2004 1560 21733
2005 1725 27031
2006 1882 33755
2007 1911 40366
2008 1960 47896
2009 2030 56056
2010 1968 65212
2011 2032 75470
2012 2049 83872
2013 2150 91697
2014 2157 100447
2015 2214 104680
2016 2218 109335
2017 2286 117301
2018 2321 124907
2019 2606 140005
2020 3006 184602
2021 3050 213824
2022 3156 208326
2023 3060 210820
2024 2576 194505
2025 2340 170448

The following table provides academic rankings for The Charite - Medical University of Berlin in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemistry 5 32 127
Organic Chemistry 40 162 440
Radiochemistry 26 118 523
Nutrition and Food Science 23 178 536
Materials Science 50 238 671
Biochemical Engineering 47 290 706
Nanotechnology 55 292 929
Inorganic Chemistry 58 336 1050
Chemical Engineering 58 327 1100
Physical chemistry 63 398 1322
Petrology and Geochemistry 62 475 1449
Environmental Chemistry 65 446 1455
Pharmacy 67 454 1540
Computational Chemistry 66 467 1557

Psychology rankings

The Charite - Medical University of Berlin ranked 3rd for Psychology in Germany and 108th in the World with 44,676 publications made and 1,787,507 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 169 In Germany
#27 of 1,424 In Europe
#108 of 6,663 In the World

Charite - Medical University of Berlin
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 48 215
1994 79 237
1995 95 350
1996 141 516
1997 180 836
1998 257 1191
1999 353 1935
2000 424 3240
2001 401 4554
2002 495 6235
2003 561 8376
2004 883 10768
2005 962 13731
2006 1065 17797
2007 1164 21968
2008 1262 26777
2009 1355 32496
2010 1361 37643
2011 1464 44491
2012 1577 51628
2013 1701 58256
2014 1628 65217
2015 1790 71040
2016 1842 76898
2017 1967 83647
2018 2027 92093
2019 2329 104966
2020 2809 138997
2021 3090 162058
2022 2984 159730
2023 3001 164683
2024 2694 158992
2025 2569 146449

The following table provides academic rankings for The Charite - Medical University of Berlin in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Psychiatry 3 16 74
Neuroscience 4 19 82
Occupational Therapy 3 29 103
Clinical Psychology 4 32 127
Cognitive Science 16 71 230
Child Psychology 8 79 279
Special Education 6 107 321
Sexology 2 94 347
Social Psychology 24 145 419
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 24 206 749
Education Majors 52 369 1100

Computer Science rankings

The Charite - Medical University of Berlin ranked 16th for Computer Science in Germany and 264th in the World with 42,077 publications made and 1,812,977 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cognitive Science.

Computer Science ranking Location
#16 of 172 In Germany
#85 of 1,470 In Europe
#264 of 6,855 In the World

Charite - Medical University of Berlin
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 43 236
1994 80 241
1995 102 332
1996 119 533
1997 159 873
1998 218 1253
1999 301 1981
2000 353 3161
2001 371 4412
2002 454 6212
2003 517 8024
2004 790 10491
2005 866 13526
2006 981 17276
2007 1026 21257
2008 1142 25977
2009 1238 31657
2010 1257 37472
2011 1305 43694
2012 1436 51589
2013 1476 57585
2014 1494 64280
2015 1657 70753
2016 1756 76966
2017 1847 84654
2018 1989 93288
2019 2259 106997
2020 2729 144008
2021 3008 169311
2022 3104 167836
2023 2996 174708
2024 2591 168737
2025 2360 155561

The following table provides academic rankings for The Charite - Medical University of Berlin in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Neuroscience 4 19 82
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 4 22 84
Cognitive Science 16 71 230
Game Design and Development 24 141 331
Data Science 26 167 396
Library and Information science 30 156 396
Computer Vision 35 180 486
Machine Learning 27 169 505
UX/UI Desgin 49 251 600
Computational Linguistics 45 241 606
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 43 228 613
Human-Computer Interaction 52 320 761
Multimedia 50 318 806
Computer Graphics 67 357 889
Telecommunications 55 323 912
Cyber Security 57 386 1107
Software Engineering 72 492 1219
Robotics 56 401 1229
Computer Networking 63 420 1231
Management Information Systems 73 550 1402
Computer Engineering 69 501 1650

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Charite - Medical University of Berlin ranked 31st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 409th in the World with 35,491 publications made and 1,239,194 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#31 of 178 In Germany
#171 of 1,502 In Europe
#409 of 7,088 In the World

Charite - Medical University of Berlin
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 35 145
1994 62 168
1995 48 224
1996 84 292
1997 90 448
1998 148 661
1999 213 1176
2000 214 1840
2001 244 2566
2002 293 3381
2003 373 4599
2004 582 5828
2005 673 7862
2006 746 10227
2007 781 13178
2008 935 16712
2009 938 20286
2010 983 23976
2011 1118 29127
2012 1277 34321
2013 1220 39026
2014 1228 43682
2015 1352 48102
2016 1424 52667
2017 1546 59661
2018 1618 65109
2019 1889 74017
2020 2421 106320
2021 2499 122685
2022 2600 120659
2023 2697 127023
2024 2197 114891
2025 2039 100831

The following table provides academic rankings for The Charite - Medical University of Berlin in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Forensic Science 1 7 15
Sports / Exercise science 3 40 155
Demography 4 68 209
Publishing 3 70 224
Special Education 6 107 321
Genealogy 15 132 363
Library and Information science 30 156 396
Art History 24 170 397
Occupational Safety and Health 6 111 399
Sociology 13 146 408
Political Science 33 176 409
Linguistics 31 161 411
Archaeology 23 159 416
History 24 163 426
Philosophy 38 182 426
Aesthetics 22 176 442
Classics and Ancient History 23 188 474
Anthropology 16 185 489
Criminology and Criminal Justice 11 164 514
Law 28 203 525
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 33 247 602
Military science 22 216 697
Public Policy / Administration 31 279 758
Gender Studies 24 258 766
Human Rights Law 35 351 906
Education Majors 52 369 1100
Journalism and Digital Media 57 428 1261
Communications and Public Relations 61 480 1359

Engineering rankings

The Charite - Medical University of Berlin ranked 40th for Engineering in Germany and 500th in the World with 26,901 publications made and 1,025,391 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#40 of 169 In Germany
#187 of 1,466 In Europe
#500 of 6,795 In the World

Charite - Medical University of Berlin
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 44 174
1994 76 192
1995 81 282
1996 106 445
1997 136 636
1998 217 931
1999 253 1406
2000 289 2107
2001 352 2971
2002 368 4155
2003 416 5510
2004 612 6900
2005 720 8963
2006 809 11562
2007 781 14476
2008 886 17778
2009 898 21447
2010 945 25075
2011 948 29591
2012 968 33399
2013 1033 36925
2014 999 40558
2015 1109 43557
2016 1115 46578
2017 1160 50213
2018 1145 53251
2019 1309 61168
2020 1541 80296
2021 1620 91878
2022 1507 89623
2023 1490 92080
2024 1367 87973
2025 1300 80305

The following table provides academic rankings for The Charite - Medical University of Berlin in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biomedical Engineering 1 9 49
Biotechnology 4 24 98
Acoustical Engineering 23 120 340
Operations Research 12 111 344
Aerospace Engineering 24 120 351
Architectural Engineering 10 156 416
Mechanical Engineering 29 149 417
Optical Engineering 37 161 418
Technical Drawing 25 190 527
Civil Engineering 28 188 546
Materials Science 50 238 671
Metallurgical Engineering 48 233 677
Biochemical Engineering 47 290 706
Structural Engineering 45 268 743
Human-Computer Interaction 52 320 761
Petroleum Engineering 37 258 786
Systems Engineering 56 353 840
Electronic Engineering 51 305 905
Telecommunications 55 323 912
Nanotechnology 55 292 929
Chemical Engineering 58 327 1100
Electrical Engineering 58 365 1105
Robotics 56 401 1229
Computer Networking 63 420 1231
Geotechnical Engineering 52 397 1276
Remote Sensing 66 472 1440
Environmental Engineering 60 448 1544
Engineering Management 51 478 1557
Reliability and Quality Engineering 64 509 1642
Computer Engineering 69 501 1650
Automation and Control engineering 64 523 1772
Automotive Engineering 63 535 1810

Physics rankings

The Charite - Medical University of Berlin ranked 43rd for Physics in Germany and 540th in the World with 24,433 publications made and 929,158 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#43 of 168 In Germany
#205 of 1,460 In Europe
#540 of 6,729 In the World

Charite - Medical University of Berlin
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 50 190
1994 78 186
1995 92 293
1996 123 444
1997 135 615
1998 199 931
1999 264 1472
2000 279 2054
2001 296 2924
2002 343 3989
2003 380 5135
2004 564 6439
2005 647 8296
2006 709 10442
2007 694 13133
2008 790 15845
2009 810 19116
2010 803 22766
2011 833 25974
2012 862 29775
2013 965 32712
2014 918 35693
2015 965 38618
2016 1044 40877
2017 1023 43699
2018 1024 46723
2019 1167 52892
2020 1344 68128
2021 1378 78269
2022 1346 76691
2023 1370 79509
2024 1328 79822
2025 1259 72458

The following table provides academic rankings for The Charite - Medical University of Berlin in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Medical Physics 2 15 60
Biophysics 10 39 128
Astrobiology 23 105 267
Acoustical Engineering 23 120 340
Optical Engineering 37 161 418
Astrophysics and Astronomy 45 214 507
Nuclear Physics 52 249 618
Materials Science 50 238 671
Quantum and Particle physics 53 296 790
Nanotechnology 55 292 929
Atomic and Molecular physics 68 454 1369
Condensed Matter Physics 68 499 1798

Environmental Science rankings

The Charite - Medical University of Berlin ranked 33rd for Environmental Science in Germany and 513th in the World with 21,436 publications made and 819,414 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#33 of 170 In Germany
#184 of 1,464 In Europe
#513 of 6,888 In the World

Charite - Medical University of Berlin
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 22 127
1994 64 134
1995 46 195
1996 77 319
1997 84 463
1998 146 679
1999 190 1032
2000 204 1515
2001 237 2416
2002 218 3087
2003 265 4020
2004 427 4989
2005 497 6656
2006 546 8545
2007 596 10049
2008 670 13168
2009 704 15991
2010 646 18989
2011 675 22342
2012 729 25191
2013 718 28033
2014 794 31583
2015 784 33445
2016 872 36401
2017 905 39316
2018 974 42314
2019 1086 47749
2020 1359 68777
2021 1402 77600
2022 1450 73924
2023 1432 76852
2024 1332 72011
2025 1112 63883

The following table provides academic rankings for The Charite - Medical University of Berlin in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Paleontology 24 123 333
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 21 150 440
Geology 34 176 484
Geography and Cartography 34 213 560
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 38 219 597
Ecology 45 267 745
Earth science and Geophysics 51 329 977
Agricultural Science 45 317 1049
Oceanography 61 408 1177
Geotechnical Engineering 52 397 1276
Petrology and Geochemistry 62 475 1449
Environmental Chemistry 65 446 1455
Environmental Engineering 60 448 1544
Forestry 62 516 1894
Environmental Management 70 647 2295

Mathematics rankings

The Charite - Medical University of Berlin ranked 16th for Mathematics in Germany and 322nd in the World with 17,927 publications made and 699,728 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#16 of 163 In Germany
#107 of 1,406 In Europe
#322 of 6,434 In the World

Charite - Medical University of Berlin
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 7 24
1994 14 36
1995 7 45
1996 30 113
1997 32 120
1998 35 188
1999 44 324
2000 70 507
2001 86 739
2002 97 1079
2003 138 1390
2004 190 1870
2005 225 2803
2006 289 3574
2007 320 4689
2008 387 6173
2009 433 8074
2010 472 9876
2011 474 11733
2012 561 14081
2013 570 16700
2014 613 19852
2015 694 22771
2016 792 25398
2017 814 28559
2018 887 31764
2019 1141 38399
2020 1349 53285
2021 1638 66134
2022 1578 66369
2023 1610 69218
2024 1248 57701
2025 1193 51475

The following table provides academic rankings for The Charite - Medical University of Berlin in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Statistics 11 92 277
Operations Research 12 111 344
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 45 290 726
Actuarial Science 51 361 972
Math Teachers 59 460 1593
Applied Mathematics 81 694 2502

Economics rankings

The Charite - Medical University of Berlin ranked 32nd for Economics in Germany and 601st in the World with 5,305 publications made and 195,417 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Finance, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#32 of 162 In Germany
#229 of 1,391 In Europe
#601 of 6,188 In the World

Charite - Medical University of Berlin
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 2 14
1994 5 14
1995 2 11
1996 5 27
1997 4 33
1998 16 59
1999 16 86
2000 29 183
2001 20 222
2002 27 321
2003 49 305
2004 56 481
2005 78 708
2006 86 1006
2007 88 1206
2008 108 1834
2009 125 2238
2010 119 2475
2011 151 3282
2012 180 3923
2013 146 4505
2014 153 5448
2015 183 5997
2016 221 6974
2017 226 8234
2018 250 9138
2019 292 10515
2020 449 15303
2021 432 18134
2022 473 17654
2023 474 18802
2024 437 18092
2025 440 16220

The following table provides academic rankings for The Charite - Medical University of Berlin in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Development Studies 9 116 376
International Economics 41 313 514
International Trade 37 323 557
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 45 290 726
Actuarial Science 51 361 972
Finance 71 553 1505

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Charite - Medical University of Berlin

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 9 98 258
Performing arts 16 156 360
Human Resource Management 26 240 604
Literature 38 276 647
Management 39 250 668
International Business 49 367 675
Art & Design 39 284 680
Fashion Design 45 290 689
Graphic Design 50 273 718
Music 41 294 755
Business 51 321 811
Marketing 55 343 883
Advertising 50 357 953
Accounting 57 419 1137
Creative Writing 55 475 1327
Project Management 74 581 1409