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The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces ranked 65th in Germany, 1163rd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 114 research topics. The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 13,242 academic publications and 164,360 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 13 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1163 of 14,131 In the World
#433 of 2,785 In Europe
#65 of 369 In Germany
#9 of 45 In Bavaria
#232 of 1,020 For Aviation
#370 of 1,696 For Transportation Engineering
#375 of 1,498 For Robotics
#1351 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1145 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 111 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces ranked 63rd for Engineering in Germany and 1041st in the World with 7,795 publications made and 103,274 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#63 of 168 In Germany
#379 of 1,453 In Europe
#1041 of 6,684 In the World

Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 41 265
1992 73 310
1993 62 290
1994 81 347
1995 95 396
1996 91 382
1997 70 412
1998 87 486
1999 68 513
2000 94 566
2001 93 619
2002 217 1401
2003 144 928
2004 127 1024
2005 140 2872
2006 130 1375
2007 172 1560
2008 200 1634
2009 188 1866
2010 265 2249
2011 242 2600
2012 269 3089
2013 300 3391
2014 292 3793
2015 295 4298
2016 319 4683
2017 315 4816
2018 400 5635
2019 422 6653
2020 455 8626
2021 503 10391
2022 505 10422
2023 558 11350

The following table provides academic rankings for The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Aviation 10 78 232
Transportation Engineering 15 135 370
Robotics 20 122 375
Electronic Engineering 27 158 462
Human-Computer Interaction 37 213 503
Aerospace Engineering 33 186 506
Automotive Engineering 15 156 507
Architecture 37 260 567
Remote Sensing 34 225 597
Operations Research 30 225 637
Electrical Engineering 48 233 659
Automation and Control engineering 29 219 672
Nuclear Engineering 29 235 677
Computer Networking 47 262 710
Structural Engineering 46 266 716
Systems Engineering 52 307 739
Telecommunications 48 282 772
Computer Engineering 47 282 803
Product and Industrial Design 40 305 820
Construction Management 36 327 829
Industrial Engineering 44 340 837
Civil Engineering 45 308 851
Mechanical Engineering 59 332 880
Architectural Engineering 38 338 900
Engineering Management 30 318 940
Applied/Engineering Physics 61 358 993
Reliability and Quality Engineering 42 336 995
Acoustical Engineering 63 408 1144
Optical Engineering 65 399 1162
Materials Science 64 399 1169
Nanotechnology 62 367 1175
Chemical Engineering 65 446 1579
Geotechnical Engineering 69 497 1622
Metallurgical Engineering 68 501 1689
Environmental Engineering 73 594 2303
Biotechnology 66 607 2503

Physics rankings

The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces ranked 65th for Physics in Germany and 1139th in the World with 6,704 publications made and 93,118 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#65 of 167 In Germany
#404 of 1,446 In Europe
#1139 of 6,603 In the World

Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 38 278
1992 60 285
1993 59 274
1994 72 335
1995 90 345
1996 85 377
1997 77 407
1998 70 421
1999 61 477
2000 85 514
2001 82 566
2002 181 1190
2003 118 797
2004 116 919
2005 97 2644
2006 123 1241
2007 141 1394
2008 156 1435
2009 167 1683
2010 217 2030
2011 197 2350
2012 230 2791
2013 262 3136
2014 251 3469
2015 271 3982
2016 273 4366
2017 275 4441
2018 357 5271
2019 347 6162
2020 387 7552
2021 419 8934
2022 413 8959
2023 471 9606

The following table provides academic rankings for The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Medical Physics 45 280 704
Astrobiology 49 296 773
Nuclear Physics 64 356 961
Applied/Engineering Physics 61 358 993
Quantum and Particle physics 63 388 1064
Astrophysics and Astronomy 66 402 1068
Acoustical Engineering 63 408 1144
Condensed Matter Physics 64 389 1153
Optical Engineering 65 399 1162
Materials Science 64 399 1169
Nanotechnology 62 367 1175
Atomic and Molecular physics 66 417 1180
Theoretical Physics 68 508 1511
Biophysics 64 489 1544

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces ranked 68th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 1056th in the World with 6,039 publications made and 63,289 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#68 of 175 In Germany
#415 of 1,492 In Europe
#1056 of 7,020 In the World

Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 42 119
1992 74 153
1993 31 138
1994 44 163
1995 43 192
1996 54 183
1997 21 157
1998 100 198
1999 46 201
2000 69 267
2001 66 254
2002 94 673
2003 80 372
2004 98 425
2005 63 1094
2006 85 623
2007 121 674
2008 164 849
2009 126 1028
2010 192 1135
2011 169 1517
2012 181 1545
2013 238 1885
2014 219 2092
2015 240 2216
2016 257 2408
2017 314 2420
2018 308 2917
2019 388 3417
2020 423 5457
2021 432 6537
2022 408 6532
2023 495 7405

The following table provides academic rankings for The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Military science 16 195 629
International Law 33 264 643
Human Rights Law 36 318 816
Philosophy 69 364 886
Political Science 66 375 909
Journalism and Digital Media 52 393 1105
Linguistics 67 449 1235
Education Majors 56 410 1263
Archaeology 65 470 1297
Library and Information science 70 453 1302
Law 70 486 1337
Communications and Public Relations 62 468 1340
Classics and Ancient History 62 478 1361
History 66 496 1364
Aesthetics 71 578 1630
Sociology 70 555 1733
Anthropology 75 604 1903
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 76 627 1922
Demography 68 616 2260

Computer Science rankings

The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces ranked 61st for Computer Science in Germany and 1057th in the World with 5,740 publications made and 77,628 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#61 of 172 In Germany
#389 of 1,459 In Europe
#1057 of 6,752 In the World

Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 24 153
1992 42 194
1993 33 195
1994 42 223
1995 53 281
1996 38 236
1997 35 257
1998 47 307
1999 42 294
2000 56 368
2001 49 321
2002 156 1031
2003 116 606
2004 82 622
2005 97 1384
2006 103 910
2007 144 929
2008 160 1067
2009 167 1268
2010 219 1523
2011 199 1947
2012 212 2188
2013 254 2522
2014 228 2858
2015 219 3010
2016 244 3287
2017 238 3456
2018 280 3984
2019 313 4538
2020 344 6534
2021 372 7899
2022 393 7668
2023 456 8419

The following table provides academic rankings for The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Robotics 20 122 375
Web Design and Development 33 169 430
UX/UI Desgin 35 207 471
Human-Computer Interaction 37 213 503
Game Design and Development 38 231 516
Computer Networking 47 262 710
Computer Vision 52 285 760
Software Engineering 56 341 765
Telecommunications 48 282 772
Animation 54 304 791
Computer Engineering 47 282 803
Computer Graphics 68 351 852
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 58 353 918
Multimedia 56 368 938
Management Information Systems 59 413 964
Cyber Security 53 353 971
Data Science 63 404 983
Computational Linguistics 62 371 1022
Blockchain and Cryptography 60 361 1052
Cognitive Science 64 404 1238
Library and Information science 70 453 1302
Neuroscience 69 497 1531
Machine Learning 69 510 1640
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 69 562 1955

Chemistry rankings

The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces ranked 67th for Chemistry in Germany and 1523rd in the World with 5,152 publications made and 86,464 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#67 of 165 In Germany
#478 of 1,401 In Europe
#1523 of 6,447 In the World

Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 27 241
1992 61 317
1993 42 292
1994 58 343
1995 67 336
1996 65 355
1997 68 399
1998 58 424
1999 43 478
2000 59 510
2001 63 568
2002 134 941
2003 79 775
2004 90 904
2005 90 2117
2006 102 1247
2007 119 1523
2008 112 1567
2009 124 1799
2010 177 2302
2011 168 2608
2012 168 2826
2013 182 3271
2014 180 3384
2015 191 3923
2016 210 4290
2017 203 4181
2018 271 4916
2019 257 5486
2020 308 7552
2021 342 8601
2022 307 8648
2023 320 9025

The following table provides academic rankings for The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Materials Science 64 399 1169
Nanotechnology 62 367 1175
Pharmacy 67 413 1272
Petrology and Geochemistry 64 469 1409
Physical chemistry 66 437 1458
Environmental Chemistry 69 477 1549
Chemical Engineering 65 446 1579
Organic Chemistry 69 532 1818
Inorganic Chemistry 70 518 1926
Biochemistry 71 540 1949
Radiochemistry 66 500 2103

Environmental Science rankings

The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces ranked 66th for Environmental Science in Germany and 1370th in the World with 4,992 publications made and 79,780 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Ecology, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#66 of 170 In Germany
#465 of 1,458 In Europe
#1370 of 6,798 In the World

Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 26 165
1992 29 189
1993 41 186
1994 46 214
1995 56 241
1996 60 246
1997 43 265
1998 47 367
1999 48 342
2000 56 379
2001 56 391
2002 92 800
2003 64 664
2004 66 704
2005 81 1063
2006 92 1049
2007 112 1218
2008 105 1282
2009 116 1540
2010 161 1920
2011 146 2188
2012 160 2493
2013 183 2882
2014 174 3145
2015 177 3507
2016 208 3867
2017 214 3972
2018 275 4457
2019 290 5070
2020 347 6831
2021 374 8128
2022 363 7894
2023 401 8591

The following table provides academic rankings for The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 42 229 618
Geography and Cartography 57 376 988
Earth science and Geophysics 57 386 1154
Oceanography 65 436 1241
Petrology and Geochemistry 64 469 1409
Geology 67 477 1411
Environmental Chemistry 69 477 1549
Geotechnical Engineering 69 497 1622
Paleontology 70 525 1660
Agricultural Science 61 481 1746
Ecology 72 555 1815
Forestry 67 580 2259
Environmental Engineering 73 594 2303
Environmental Management 74 660 2327

Biology rankings

The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces ranked 70th for Biology in Germany and 1715th in the World with 4,346 publications made and 96,025 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#70 of 170 In Germany
#513 of 1,445 In Europe
#1715 of 6,770 In the World

Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 15 181
1992 31 245
1993 23 259
1994 39 302
1995 58 328
1996 53 311
1997 44 312
1998 34 401
1999 42 427
2000 38 433
2001 44 481
2002 91 811
2003 54 746
2004 52 794
2005 83 1245
2006 95 1159
2007 103 1434
2008 107 1487
2009 110 1778
2010 156 2239
2011 142 2580
2012 146 2884
2013 145 3282
2014 134 3530
2015 157 3975
2016 179 4420
2017 183 4412
2018 226 5040
2019 244 5573
2020 282 8787
2021 327 10197
2022 301 9497
2023 338 9593

The following table provides academic rankings for The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Virology 40 244 746
Astrobiology 49 296 773
Evolutionary Biology 63 378 1016
Nanotechnology 62 367 1175
Microbiology 51 401 1306
Immunology 55 407 1416
Zoology 58 425 1436
Neuroscience 69 497 1531
Biophysics 64 489 1544
Molecular Biology 67 454 1556
Genetics 65 488 1647
Paleontology 70 525 1660
Agricultural Science 61 481 1746
Pharmacology 59 476 1845
Biochemistry 71 540 1949
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 69 562 1955
Forestry 67 580 2259
Oncology and Cancer research 69 607 2427
Botany 73 620 2437
Biotechnology 66 607 2503

Mathematics rankings

The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces ranked 64th for Mathematics in Germany and 1205th in the World with 2,806 publications made and 29,677 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#64 of 163 In Germany
#438 of 1,388 In Europe
#1205 of 6,305 In the World

Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 8 48
1992 11 61
1993 6 60
1994 20 81
1995 22 86
1996 16 88
1997 13 92
1998 17 122
1999 23 126
2000 28 128
2001 28 149
2002 65 419
2003 58 231
2004 31 246
2005 38 654
2006 58 445
2007 70 426
2008 84 519
2009 96 607
2010 108 712
2011 103 941
2012 107 980
2013 128 1152
2014 107 1293
2015 111 1285
2016 129 1533
2017 127 1475
2018 135 1737
2019 158 2063
2020 179 2979
2021 183 3762
2022 188 3544
2023 234 3988

The following table provides academic rankings for The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 30 225 637
Applied Mathematics 53 313 756
Blockchain and Cryptography 60 361 1052
Statistics 65 440 1232
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 70 479 1266
Math Teachers 60 461 1569

Business rankings

The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces ranked 65th for Business in Germany and 1183rd in the World with 2,553 publications made and 23,287 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#65 of 164 In Germany
#455 of 1,414 In Europe
#1183 of 6,187 In the World

Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 6 29
1992 11 40
1993 12 50
1994 12 60
1995 21 79
1996 14 67
1997 10 65
1998 22 67
1999 21 82
2000 27 111
2001 19 97
2002 50 318
2003 49 168
2004 41 204
2005 41 244
2006 39 264
2007 61 314
2008 67 377
2009 72 366
2010 108 518
2011 85 651
2012 96 792
2013 123 1026
2014 97 1096
2015 101 1208
2016 115 1354
2017 126 1388
2018 133 1647
2019 160 1926
2020 169 2585
2021 181 3308
2022 184 3350
2023 187 3972

The following table provides academic rankings for The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 30 225 637
Construction Management 36 327 829
Project Management 52 375 876
Engineering Management 30 318 940
Management Information Systems 59 413 964
Advertising 55 378 972
Management 61 384 1011
Marketing 72 499 1353
International Trade 81 659 1439
Finance 75 546 1454
International Business 82 664 1531
Accounting 76 538 1573

Economics rankings

The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces ranked 77th for Economics in Germany and 1685th in the World with 1,082 publications made and 9,520 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#77 of 161 In Germany
#579 of 1,366 In Europe
#1685 of 5,995 In the World

Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 1 16
1992 4 24
1993 2 22
1994 7 41
1995 6 51
1996 4 37
1997 5 34
1998 10 36
1999 8 37
2000 12 52
2001 5 59
2002 8 118
2003 15 56
2004 17 63
2005 13 90
2006 19 127
2007 27 128
2008 36 135
2009 29 166
2010 38 194
2011 39 300
2012 27 293
2013 54 375
2014 37 401
2015 44 430
2016 51 459
2017 58 574
2018 46 649
2019 70 720
2020 83 1276
2021 87 1497
2022 83 1409
2023 76 1639

The following table provides academic rankings for The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 70 479 1266
International Economics 77 624 1272
International Trade 81 659 1439
Finance 75 546 1454
Development Studies 69 596 1988

Art & Design rankings

The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces ranked 67th for Art & Design in Germany and 1192nd in the World with 988 publications made and 11,366 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Computer Graphics, Literature, Multimedia, Aesthetics.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#67 of 159 In Germany
#470 of 1,349 In Europe
#1192 of 5,720 In the World

Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 2 18
1992 8 33
1993 6 27
1994 9 46
1995 10 46
1996 8 42
1997 6 45
1998 11 48
1999 11 46
2000 10 61
2001 7 29
2002 37 203
2003 16 112
2004 17 140
2005 8 355
2006 15 164
2007 15 153
2008 28 169
2009 21 210
2010 30 259
2011 31 337
2012 30 339
2013 32 410
2014 32 431
2015 29 420
2016 41 467
2017 45 517
2018 51 590
2019 60 653
2020 82 941
2021 92 1179
2022 76 1313
2023 78 1692

The following table provides academic rankings for The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
UX/UI Desgin 35 207 471
Game Design and Development 38 231 516
Graphic Design 43 227 553
Architecture 37 260 567
Animation 54 304 791
Computer Graphics 68 351 852
Multimedia 56 368 938
Fashion Design 59 429 1067
Aesthetics 71 578 1630
Literature 74 595 1773

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 70 238 588
Veterinary 26 203 690
Radiation Therapy 48 361 1258
Social Psychology 70 471 1352
Anatomy and Physiology 61 441 1406
Sports Medicine 58 487 1443
Orthodontics 67 501 1551
Psychology 70 500 1560
Surgery 59 465 1580
Medicine 66 489 1616
Child Psychology 70 506 1631
Dentistry 67 527 1681
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 69 522 1692
Pathology 63 507 1738
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 54 507 1776
Anesthesiology 64 504 1810
Physical Therapy 65 566 1881
Psychiatry 70 551 1927
Public Health 68 604 2203
Cardiology 77 657 2311
Clinical Psychology 79 632 2365
Nursing 82 694 2856
Health Science 77 755 3167