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The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces ranked 65th in Germany, 1172nd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 115 research topics. The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 14,938 academic publications and 229,758 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 14 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1172 of 14,131 In the World
#436 of 2,785 In Europe
#65 of 369 In Germany
#9 of 45 In Bavaria
#195 of 1,052 For Aviation
#357 of 1,845 For Transportation Engineering
#412 of 1,602 For Robotics
#1315 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#1145 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 112 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces ranked 62nd for Engineering in Germany and 1060th in the World with 8,592 publications made and 140,444 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#62 of 169 In Germany
#373 of 1,465 In Europe
#1060 of 6,782 In the World

Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 74 416
1993 69 408
1994 84 433
1995 101 529
1996 96 482
1997 85 520
1998 92 628
1999 67 628
2000 98 731
2001 99 767
2002 224 1810
2003 151 1282
2004 129 1339
2005 151 3267
2006 126 1745
2007 159 1859
2008 200 2039
2009 200 2344
2010 287 2833
2011 243 3318
2012 279 3702
2013 296 4210
2014 302 4753
2015 317 5295
2016 337 5838
2017 329 6273
2018 423 7163
2019 453 8349
2020 483 10950
2021 513 12828
2022 527 12588
2023 598 14319
2024 445 13222

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 9 70 195
Transportation Engineering 16 128 357
Robotics 25 138 412
Electronic Engineering 27 161 477
Automotive Engineering 16 153 502
Nuclear Engineering 22 165 505
Aerospace Engineering 35 192 517
Human-Computer Interaction 37 217 517
Remote Sensing 34 229 602
Operations Research 33 224 631
Architecture 43 293 658
Automation and Control engineering 28 217 666
Electrical Engineering 50 241 688
Telecommunications 43 260 721
Systems Engineering 52 307 746
Structural Engineering 48 277 756
Computer Networking 45 271 758
Product and Industrial Design 40 286 779
Industrial Engineering 46 340 818
Computer Engineering 48 291 835
Construction Management 36 332 852
Civil Engineering 44 313 881
Mechanical Engineering 59 346 924
Architectural Engineering 42 369 980
Engineering Management 32 338 1004
Applied/Engineering Physics 63 372 1073
Reliability and Quality Engineering 49 381 1130
Acoustical Engineering 63 409 1149
Materials Science 64 393 1180
Optical Engineering 63 407 1198
Nanotechnology 62 375 1237
Geotechnical Engineering 54 406 1289
Biomedical Engineering 67 516 1647
Chemical Engineering 65 452 1678
Metallurgical Engineering 68 509 1753
Environmental Engineering 74 605 2382
Biotechnology 67 607 2493

Physics rankings

The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces ranked 65th for Physics in Germany and 1179th in the World with 7,319 publications made and 124,530 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nanotechnology.

Physics ranking Location
#65 of 168 In Germany
#408 of 1,457 In Europe
#1179 of 6,713 In the World

Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 62 338
1993 65 355
1994 74 402
1995 94 432
1996 88 470
1997 90 500
1998 76 528
1999 64 568
2000 89 656
2001 87 700
2002 189 1528
2003 124 1079
2004 118 1176
2005 108 2848
2006 118 1577
2007 132 1647
2008 159 1794
2009 179 2084
2010 230 2537
2011 199 2969
2012 237 3314
2013 256 3838
2014 263 4352
2015 288 4881
2016 286 5324
2017 287 5647
2018 383 6597
2019 356 7562
2020 413 9415
2021 431 10878
2022 430 10649
2023 489 11550
2024 342 10459

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
Astrobiology 49 288 747
Medical Physics 43 305 830
Nuclear Physics 64 365 1002
Applied/Engineering Physics 63 372 1073
Quantum and Particle physics 62 390 1096
Astrophysics and Astronomy 65 407 1099
Acoustical Engineering 63 409 1149
Materials Science 64 393 1180
Optical Engineering 63 407 1198
Condensed Matter Physics 64 394 1201
Atomic and Molecular physics 66 422 1204
Nanotechnology 62 375 1237
Biophysics 63 483 1555
Theoretical Physics 70 517 1573

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces ranked 66th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 1115th in the World with 6,677 publications made and 100,448 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#66 of 178 In Germany
#418 of 1,500 In Europe
#1115 of 7,081 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
1992 80 214
1993 33 216
1994 45 261
1995 45 288
1996 61 274
1997 25 257
1998 107 281
1999 53 277
2000 82 411
2001 66 374
2002 92 978
2003 82 626
2004 105 631
2005 78 1335
2006 93 877
2007 121 957
2008 159 1212
2009 142 1408
2010 218 1608
2011 168 1999
2012 194 1994
2013 253 2464
2014 247 2690
2015 264 2951
2016 275 3242
2017 323 3460
2018 331 3949
2019 417 4758
2020 444 7280
2021 449 8616
2022 421 8359
2023 502 10230
2024 304 8691

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
International Law 27 235 575
Military science 21 208 665
Human Rights Law 32 320 809
Political Science 65 391 957
Philosophy 70 384 978
Journalism and Digital Media 51 379 1084
Archaeology 62 420 1130
Political Economy 59 417 1134
History 63 438 1199
Communications and Public Relations 54 446 1257
Linguistics 69 463 1283
Library and Information science 71 460 1317
Education Majors 59 437 1375
Classics and Ancient History 61 488 1408
Law 71 517 1455
Public Policy / Administration 69 545 1640
Aesthetics 71 608 1728
Sociology 71 575 1813
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 74 629 1930
Anthropology 78 633 2069
Demography 70 646 2442

Computer Science rankings

The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces ranked 61st for Computer Science in Germany and 1084th in the World with 6,323 publications made and 110,037 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#61 of 172 In Germany
#391 of 1,469 In Europe
#1084 of 6,845 In the World

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

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 43 280
1993 36 288
1994 44 343
1995 62 419
1996 39 325
1997 42 356
1998 41 408
1999 43 397
2000 60 516
2001 51 433
2002 165 1394
2003 120 893
2004 80 869
2005 101 1757
2006 103 1195
2007 132 1213
2008 150 1420
2009 180 1691
2010 238 2057
2011 206 2569
2012 222 2754
2013 249 3224
2014 230 3637
2015 221 3923
2016 265 4333
2017 244 4849
2018 299 5220
2019 336 6023
2020 346 8619
2021 388 9986
2022 401 9560
2023 489 11352
2024 373 9507

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 25 138 412
Web Design and Development 32 175 446
Game Design and Development 31 197 449
Human-Computer Interaction 37 217 517
UX/UI Desgin 43 232 553
Telecommunications 43 260 721
Computer Vision 50 280 756
Computer Networking 45 271 758
Blockchain and Cryptography 47 270 800
Software Engineering 60 360 811
Computer Graphics 64 331 815
Computer Engineering 48 291 835
Animation 56 317 845
Multimedia 54 359 930
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 59 359 960
Management Information Systems 60 421 992
Cyber Security 50 358 1016
Data Science 61 406 1020
Computational Linguistics 64 386 1116
Cognitive Science 64 403 1250
Library and Information science 71 460 1317
Neuroscience 68 490 1550
Machine Learning 69 492 1632
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 68 560 2021

Chemistry rankings

The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces ranked 67th for Chemistry in Germany and 1562nd in the World with 5,627 publications made and 113,585 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#67 of 166 In Germany
#480 of 1,417 In Europe
#1562 of 6,545 In the World

Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 64 396
1993 44 386
1994 60 425
1995 69 436
1996 66 428
1997 80 506
1998 66 532
1999 43 561
2000 62 638
2001 69 683
2002 139 1163
2003 83 986
2004 94 1091
2005 100 2132
2006 109 1521
2007 108 1718
2008 118 1874
2009 156 2323
2010 181 2686
2011 154 3032
2012 182 3277
2013 178 3653
2014 194 3939
2015 213 4505
2016 218 4894
2017 213 5138
2018 272 5800
2019 267 6509
2020 327 9128
2021 343 10142
2022 309 10065
2023 341 10371
2024 258 9638

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 64 393 1180
Nanotechnology 62 375 1237
Pharmacy 66 417 1313
Physical chemistry 66 434 1476
Petrology and Geochemistry 65 488 1495
Environmental Chemistry 69 483 1619
Chemical Engineering 65 452 1678
Organic Chemistry 69 524 1826
Biochemistry 70 539 1987
Radiochemistry 64 478 2040
Inorganic Chemistry 70 542 2049

Environmental Science rankings

The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces ranked 66th for Environmental Science in Germany and 1381st in the World with 5,493 publications made and 114,606 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, Paleontology.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#66 of 170 In Germany
#459 of 1,464 In Europe
#1381 of 6,876 In the World

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

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 31 246
1993 42 253
1994 50 293
1995 65 330
1996 62 318
1997 53 370
1998 50 485
1999 48 445
2000 58 485
2001 59 516
2002 97 1036
2003 68 811
2004 64 926
2005 99 1322
2006 92 1303
2007 102 1461
2008 109 1609
2009 121 2039
2010 177 2315
2011 144 2690
2012 159 2935
2013 190 3410
2014 189 3841
2015 189 4276
2016 220 4691
2017 221 5031
2018 292 5536
2019 302 6228
2020 355 8662
2021 392 10106
2022 382 9497
2023 405 10826
2024 292 9188

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 42 233 622
Geography and Cartography 53 371 993
Earth science and Geophysics 57 387 1194
Oceanography 63 439 1279
Geotechnical Engineering 54 406 1289
Geology 66 465 1412
Petrology and Geochemistry 65 488 1495
Environmental Chemistry 69 483 1619
Paleontology 68 530 1754
Ecology 71 554 1872
Agricultural Science 62 518 1986
Environmental Engineering 74 605 2382
Forestry 70 617 2441
Environmental Management 74 676 2442
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 75 740 3287

Biology rankings

The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces ranked 70th for Biology in Germany and 1810th in the World with 4,800 publications made and 124,294 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#70 of 170 In Germany
#520 of 1,448 In Europe
#1810 of 6,833 In the World

Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 34 337
1993 26 368
1994 43 426
1995 59 453
1996 53 402
1997 51 432
1998 36 518
1999 43 531
2000 40 589
2001 51 593
2002 90 1071
2003 60 898
2004 53 961
2005 89 1465
2006 102 1424
2007 98 1662
2008 109 1846
2009 127 2341
2010 169 2737
2011 133 3088
2012 155 3288
2013 143 3819
2014 151 4224
2015 181 4664
2016 186 5317
2017 189 5628
2018 225 6031
2019 247 6810
2020 308 11087
2021 335 12195
2022 317 11116
2023 341 11496
2024 258 9657

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 37 227 716
Astrobiology 49 288 747
Evolutionary Biology 64 396 1110
Nanotechnology 62 375 1237
Microbiology 52 410 1428
Zoology 57 424 1483
Neuroscience 68 490 1550
Biophysics 63 483 1555
Molecular Biology 65 449 1569
Immunology 59 465 1708
Paleontology 68 530 1754
Genetics 66 507 1803
Agricultural Science 62 518 1986
Biochemistry 70 539 1987
Pharmacology 58 499 2019
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 68 560 2021
Forestry 70 617 2441
Biotechnology 67 607 2493
Oncology and Cancer research 67 618 2554
Botany 73 637 2621
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 75 740 3287

Mathematics rankings

The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces ranked 65th for Mathematics in Germany and 1247th in the World with 3,002 publications made and 42,263 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#65 of 163 In Germany
#437 of 1,401 In Europe
#1247 of 6,418 In the World

Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 11 98
1993 8 92
1994 19 119
1995 23 120
1996 19 115
1997 19 125
1998 18 162
1999 21 171
2000 27 201
2001 32 200
2002 67 580
2003 59 351
2004 30 383
2005 38 793
2006 60 573
2007 60 597
2008 76 674
2009 93 816
2010 121 977
2011 104 1205
2012 104 1250
2013 125 1494
2014 107 1631
2015 115 1728
2016 137 1983
2017 134 2061
2018 144 2247
2019 162 2715
2020 177 3840
2021 193 4766
2022 192 4384
2023 247 5064
2024 137 3494

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 33 224 631
Applied Mathematics 55 324 778
Blockchain and Cryptography 47 270 800
Statistics 65 440 1259
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 72 485 1307
Math Teachers 68 656 2620

Medicine rankings

The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces ranked 65th for Medicine in Germany and 1731st in the World with 2,905 publications made and 65,271 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Virology, Immunology, Psychiatry, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#65 of 170 In Germany
#506 of 1,433 In Europe
#1731 of 6,775 In the World

Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 22 128
1993 9 192
1994 21 211
1995 28 226
1996 25 210
1997 21 214
1998 35 225
1999 24 236
2000 26 282
2001 26 255
2002 43 411
2003 34 379
2004 32 393
2005 55 564
2006 58 626
2007 58 777
2008 61 955
2009 81 1391
2010 89 1448
2011 72 1777
2012 90 1826
2013 75 2099
2014 95 2281
2015 112 2729
2016 129 2991
2017 120 3154
2018 116 3249
2019 151 3654
2020 175 7501
2021 225 8302
2022 201 7108
2023 225 7078
2024 176 5849

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

Medicine subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 66 242 669
Virology 37 227 716
Veterinary 26 200 741
Medical Physics 43 305 830
Ophthalmology 56 371 1132
Radiation Therapy 48 368 1300
Pharmacy 66 417 1313
Orthodontics 67 479 1490
Audiology 68 462 1511
Sports Medicine 59 514 1587
Biomedical Engineering 67 516 1647
Dentistry 67 513 1676
Immunology 59 465 1708
Pathology 62 488 1717
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 68 547 1816
Anesthesiology 63 511 1890
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 56 527 1927
Physical Therapy 65 585 1966
Anatomy and Physiology 67 565 1970
Pharmacology 58 499 2019
Surgery 70 602 2160
Psychiatry 73 622 2320
Clinical Psychology 75 615 2349
Cardiology 78 660 2368
Public Health 70 631 2377
Oncology and Cancer research 67 618 2554
Healthcare Management (MHA) 77 741 2883
Nursing 81 726 3085
Health Science 82 818 3478

Business rankings

The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces ranked 65th for Business in Germany and 1262nd in the World with 2,768 publications made and 36,531 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Operations Research.

Business ranking Location
#65 of 166 In Germany
#476 of 1,433 In Europe
#1262 of 6,339 In the World

Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 10 64
1993 12 74
1994 13 97
1995 23 120
1996 14 106
1997 15 93
1998 20 96
1999 20 115
2000 30 165
2001 19 149
2002 46 466
2003 54 279
2004 39 292
2005 36 340
2006 39 408
2007 61 433
2008 58 545
2009 74 527
2010 121 768
2011 90 913
2012 103 1055
2013 120 1361
2014 102 1486
2015 103 1621
2016 122 1861
2017 126 2094
2018 148 2308
2019 162 2674
2020 173 3613
2021 191 4393
2022 191 4366
2023 205 5557
2024 117 4557

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 33 224 631
Construction Management 36 332 852
Project Management 50 388 886
Management Information Systems 60 421 992
Engineering Management 32 338 1004
Management 61 387 1045
Advertising 58 394 1059
Marketing 72 528 1468
International Trade 80 703 1544
Finance 76 570 1570
International Business 82 692 1598
Public Policy / Administration 69 545 1640
Accounting 75 567 1671

Economics rankings

The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces ranked 76th for Economics in Germany and 1806th in the World with 1,191 publications made and 15,392 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#76 of 162 In Germany
#601 of 1,388 In Europe
#1806 of 6,167 In the World

Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 5 36
1993 2 30
1994 6 62
1995 8 65
1996 4 47
1997 8 54
1998 10 50
1999 8 47
2000 14 83
2001 4 87
2002 9 177
2003 17 102
2004 18 100
2005 17 145
2006 22 178
2007 23 184
2008 33 218
2009 28 235
2010 45 270
2011 40 389
2012 28 423
2013 50 509
2014 40 507
2015 49 605
2016 51 646
2017 58 786
2018 59 883
2019 71 1053
2020 87 1640
2021 91 2030
2022 93 1925
2023 87 2250
2024 44 1624

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
Political Economy 59 417 1134
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 72 485 1307
International Economics 78 652 1347
International Trade 80 703 1544
Finance 76 570 1570
Development Studies 71 631 2209

Art & Design rankings

The Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces ranked 69th for Art & Design in Germany and 1310th in the World with 1,077 publications made and 17,802 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
#69 of 162 In Germany
#502 of 1,381 In Europe
#1310 of 5,966 In the World

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

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 7 40
1993 5 35
1994 11 70
1995 10 62
1996 8 52
1997 8 63
1998 11 51
1999 10 64
2000 9 83
2001 6 60
2002 38 285
2003 16 152
2004 14 188
2005 14 417
2006 15 204
2007 14 194
2008 27 233
2009 17 275
2010 35 347
2011 29 450
2012 32 450
2013 31 516
2014 37 558
2015 27 546
2016 43 662
2017 48 723
2018 54 772
2019 65 908
2020 91 1207
2021 91 1559
2022 87 1715
2023 82 2737
2024 43 2579

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
Game Design and Development 31 197 449
UX/UI Desgin 43 232 553
Graphic Design 47 247 642
Architecture 43 293 658
Computer Graphics 64 331 815
Animation 56 317 845
Multimedia 54 359 930
Fashion Design 64 468 1201
Aesthetics 71 608 1728
Literature 77 654 2065

Other rankings

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

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
Social Psychology 70 461 1345
Psychology 69 523 1730
Child Psychology 71 553 1888