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The Technical University of Berlin ranked 19th in Germany, 223rd in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 17 research topics. The Technical University of Berlin ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 94,691 academic publications and 2,124,586 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 228 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#223 of 14,131 In the World
#77 of 2,785 In Europe
#19 of 369 In Germany
#3 of 46 In Brandenburg
#3 of 36 In Berlin
#20 of 2,335 For Pharmacy
#40 of 1,014 For Product and Industrial Design
#58 of 2,968 For Environmental Engineering
#312 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#169 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 14 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Technical University of Berlin ranked 9th for Engineering in Germany and 170th in the World with 57,485 publications made and 1,467,263 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#9 of 169 In Germany
#45 of 1,465 In Europe
#170 of 6,782 In the World

Technical University of Berlin
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 523 4354
1993 638 4854
1994 643 5390
1995 636 6285
1996 747 7348
1997 758 7629
1998 763 8819
1999 799 9180
2000 786 9944
2001 756 10920
2002 1131 14126
2003 1016 16128
2004 1026 16930
2005 1086 20468
2006 1158 22544
2007 1280 24426
2008 1362 27166
2009 1523 29322
2010 1899 34023
2011 1761 39166
2012 2067 44557
2013 1991 49989
2014 2124 56306
2015 2296 60268
2016 2536 65163
2017 2360 70441
2018 2491 78963
2019 2575 89363
2020 2993 105438
2021 3058 121224
2022 2762 117534
2023 2789 124593
2024 1943 113465

The following table provides academic rankings for The Technical University of Berlin in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Product and Industrial Design 3 12 40
Environmental Engineering 1 10 58
Biochemical Engineering 3 22 60
Industrial Engineering 5 26 67
Architecture 6 29 80
Systems Engineering 4 24 84
Human-Computer Interaction 4 27 85
Renewable Energy Engineering 3 32 93
Construction Management 5 37 95
Transportation Engineering 3 23 100
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 12 40 108
Computer Networking 2 18 110
Landscape Architecture 5 51 115
Computer Engineering 9 32 124
Mining Engineering 3 28 124
Telecommunications 5 33 141
Agricultural Engineering 3 38 142
Automation and Control engineering 6 38 143
Optical Engineering 11 41 154
Electrical Engineering 6 35 155
Aerospace Engineering 8 44 156
Materials Science 7 33 156
Marine Engineering 7 55 157
Aviation 6 57 159
Nanotechnology 7 35 171
Electronic Engineering 6 39 171
Engineering Management 6 45 174
Metallurgical Engineering 11 41 176
Mechanical Engineering 10 51 177
Automotive Engineering 8 60 177
Operations Research 5 55 180
Chemical Engineering 7 35 189
Applied/Engineering Physics 13 52 192
Robotics 11 65 204
Acoustical Engineering 12 62 208
Structural Engineering 11 54 208
Nuclear Engineering 8 71 217
Geotechnical Engineering 6 58 218
Technical Drawing 12 81 219
Civil Engineering 12 80 261
Remote Sensing 12 88 275
Reliability and Quality Engineering 10 80 278
Architectural Engineering 7 102 279
Petroleum Engineering 15 95 336
Biomedical Engineering 39 203 570
Biotechnology 42 272 815
Firefighting and Fire Science 19 246 845

Physics rankings

The Technical University of Berlin ranked 12th for Physics in Germany and 188th in the World with 53,032 publications made and 1,393,350 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#12 of 168 In Germany
#58 of 1,457 In Europe
#188 of 6,713 In the World

Technical University of Berlin
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 551 4801
1993 667 5262
1994 659 5920
1995 684 7101
1996 794 8067
1997 775 8379
1998 792 9573
1999 798 9904
2000 773 10628
2001 724 11681
2002 1049 14371
2003 971 16463
2004 973 17381
2005 1013 20698
2006 1086 22022
2007 1195 23983
2008 1218 26504
2009 1398 28141
2010 1702 32000
2011 1602 37094
2012 1844 41499
2013 1746 45822
2014 1870 51549
2015 2022 55224
2016 2051 59501
2017 2072 64326
2018 2195 72784
2019 2273 81424
2020 2665 96676
2021 2646 109266
2022 2390 105823
2023 2445 112758
2024 1689 103104

The following table provides academic rankings for The Technical University of Berlin in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 14 37 100
Condensed Matter Physics 12 36 123
Optical Engineering 11 41 154
Materials Science 7 33 156
Quantum and Particle physics 10 47 167
Nanotechnology 7 35 171
Applied/Engineering Physics 13 52 192
Astrobiology 13 72 196
Nuclear Physics 26 87 202
Theoretical Physics 26 99 204
Astrophysics and Astronomy 16 84 204
Acoustical Engineering 12 62 208
Biophysics 40 183 478
Medical Physics 39 257 648

Chemistry rankings

The Technical University of Berlin ranked 24th for Chemistry in Germany and 274th in the World with 46,733 publications made and 1,324,516 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#24 of 166 In Germany
#91 of 1,417 In Europe
#274 of 6,545 In the World

Technical University of Berlin
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 577 5618
1993 640 5745
1994 688 6479
1995 677 7584
1996 780 8813
1997 733 9105
1998 775 10102
1999 781 10504
2000 737 11038
2001 711 12279
2002 941 14521
2003 809 17080
2004 859 17779
2005 854 21044
2006 933 22234
2007 974 23859
2008 967 26155
2009 1134 27730
2010 1369 31024
2011 1290 35455
2012 1491 39232
2013 1458 43189
2014 1493 48788
2015 1604 51720
2016 1900 55802
2017 1622 60301
2018 1771 65940
2019 1800 74290
2020 2042 88380
2021 2041 100047
2022 1882 98560
2023 1924 102979
2024 1360 97655

The following table provides academic rankings for The Technical University of Berlin in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Pharmacy 9 9 20
Biochemical Engineering 3 22 60
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 12 40 108
Computational Chemistry 11 40 113
Environmental Chemistry 4 31 120
Inorganic Chemistry 9 30 132
Physical chemistry 6 29 153
Materials Science 7 33 156
Nanotechnology 7 35 171
Chemical Engineering 7 35 189
Organic Chemistry 19 67 208
Nutrition and Food Science 6 87 249
Petrology and Geochemistry 25 115 317
Biochemistry 33 148 405
Radiochemistry 21 103 452

Biology rankings

The Technical University of Berlin ranked 33rd for Biology in Germany and 415th in the World with 37,323 publications made and 1,139,911 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#33 of 170 In Germany
#155 of 1,448 In Europe
#415 of 6,833 In the World

Technical University of Berlin
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 385 4151
1993 417 4073
1994 477 4661
1995 469 5445
1996 520 6344
1997 504 6840
1998 509 7422
1999 535 8014
2000 531 8512
2001 495 9729
2002 668 11560
2003 567 13575
2004 632 14283
2005 640 16590
2006 716 18241
2007 806 19978
2008 834 22342
2009 933 23576
2010 1154 26927
2011 1120 31389
2012 1237 34721
2013 1293 39311
2014 1261 44001
2015 1437 47303
2016 1705 51579
2017 1416 55785
2018 1533 62420
2019 1631 70707
2020 1875 84738
2021 1951 97687
2022 1763 94813
2023 1772 100231
2024 1213 90001

The following table provides academic rankings for The Technical University of Berlin in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 7 35 171
Astrobiology 13 72 196
Nutrition and Food Science 6 87 249
Botany 17 88 253
Paleontology 28 137 371
Biochemistry 33 148 405
Entomology 35 158 416
Evolutionary Biology 34 160 418
Agricultural Science 17 129 418
Forestry 22 160 476
Biophysics 40 183 478
Neuroscience 37 201 520
Horticulture 24 167 535
Zoology 40 202 562
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 44 233 592
Genetics 41 216 606
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 30 222 619
Microbiology 40 210 620
Molecular Biology 47 220 644
Biotechnology 42 272 815
Toxicology 40 258 879
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 46 300 942
Animal Science 41 315 1129
Virology 46 327 1134
Pharmacology 48 339 1240
Immunology 55 430 1522
Oncology and Cancer research 58 471 1755

Computer Science rankings

The Technical University of Berlin ranked 13th for Computer Science in Germany and 241st in the World with 35,857 publications made and 817,774 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#13 of 172 In Germany
#74 of 1,469 In Europe
#241 of 6,845 In the World

Technical University of Berlin
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 201 1565
1993 271 1763
1994 303 2014
1995 279 2326
1996 345 2742
1997 364 3026
1998 322 3119
1999 325 3547
2000 343 3776
2001 349 4246
2002 684 7034
2003 559 6879
2004 562 7596
2005 700 9340
2006 710 11122
2007 853 12187
2008 914 14168
2009 1102 15910
2010 1304 19446
2011 1169 21896
2012 1348 25121
2013 1291 28077
2014 1374 31530
2015 1492 33427
2016 1698 35699
2017 1669 38676
2018 1654 45604
2019 1781 52298
2020 2112 62627
2021 2281 73758
2022 1909 67342
2023 1953 74206
2024 1278 61255

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Technical University of Berlin ranked 16th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 270th in the World with 34,932 publications made and 657,183 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#16 of 178 In Germany
#106 of 1,500 In Europe
#270 of 7,081 In the World

Technical University of Berlin
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 249 1534
1993 269 1419
1994 289 1634
1995 252 1928
1996 314 2042
1997 316 2121
1998 305 2220
1999 373 2591
2000 374 2882
2001 390 3129
2002 535 4431
2003 497 5006
2004 595 5334
2005 542 6331
2006 584 7428
2007 635 8473
2008 778 9869
2009 974 11244
2010 1002 13315
2011 970 15472
2012 1123 17861
2013 1121 20588
2014 1127 23124
2015 1349 25046
2016 1562 26732
2017 1405 29162
2018 1439 34635
2019 1592 40041
2020 1977 50148
2021 2087 60055
2022 1840 58017
2023 1853 63785
2024 1100 52097

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 2 58 121
Philosophy 15 76 190
Political Science 18 101 256
Library and Information science 21 104 275
Aesthetics 11 110 301
Linguistics 22 123 322
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 8 102 331
Archaeology 19 129 358
History 20 136 364
Law 14 133 372
Broadcast Journalism 11 139 427
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 17 174 440
Art History 29 194 454
Publishing 18 186 485
Sociology 25 193 531
Journalism and Digital Media 31 201 556
Public Policy / Administration 20 217 574
Anthropology 25 230 607
Communications and Public Relations 14 222 615
Education Majors 26 205 629
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 35 258 642
Media Studies 19 247 654
Demography 39 241 677
Law Enforcement 30 266 776
Classics and Ancient History 40 308 797
Political Economy 46 326 856
Gender Studies 43 359 1093
Criminology and Criminal Justice 41 367 1167

Environmental Science rankings

The Technical University of Berlin ranked 14th for Environmental Science in Germany and 285th in the World with 33,048 publications made and 899,271 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#14 of 170 In Germany
#96 of 1,464 In Europe
#285 of 6,876 In the World

Technical University of Berlin
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 281 2745
1993 319 2649
1994 358 3065
1995 315 3365
1996 386 3803
1997 363 4000
1998 366 4266
1999 391 4771
2000 374 5053
2001 354 5706
2002 531 7010
2003 502 8316
2004 556 9188
2005 531 10537
2006 592 12343
2007 670 13560
2008 718 15724
2009 807 17059
2010 1004 19605
2011 1002 22792
2012 1083 25680
2013 1129 29810
2014 1172 33400
2015 1302 35634
2016 1529 39131
2017 1325 42116
2018 1436 48394
2019 1573 55349
2020 1894 67455
2021 2099 80977
2022 1823 79851
2023 1897 84382
2024 1291 75062

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

Mathematics rankings

The Technical University of Berlin ranked 13th for Mathematics in Germany and 267th in the World with 16,637 publications made and 386,876 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#13 of 163 In Germany
#88 of 1,401 In Europe
#267 of 6,418 In the World

Technical University of Berlin
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 80 607
1993 92 698
1994 109 723
1995 112 928
1996 103 1051
1997 129 1055
1998 126 1263
1999 138 1425
2000 153 1762
2001 156 2014
2002 305 2975
2003 293 3145
2004 295 3723
2005 299 4285
2006 345 5405
2007 412 6049
2008 480 7285
2009 506 7773
2010 630 9329
2011 575 10652
2012 629 12019
2013 622 13810
2014 673 15529
2015 789 16438
2016 709 17610
2017 756 18825
2018 823 21835
2019 862 24840
2020 1083 30249
2021 1141 35075
2022 937 31823
2023 953 34298
2024 521 23833

The following table provides academic rankings for The Technical University of Berlin in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 18 77
Applied Mathematics 3 25 96
Operations Research 5 55 180
Statistics 15 105 302
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 20 132 325
Actuarial Science 23 158 432
Math Teachers 16 159 517

Business rankings

The Technical University of Berlin ranked 7th for Business in Germany and 254th in the World with 13,574 publications made and 314,450 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#7 of 166 In Germany
#82 of 1,433 In Europe
#254 of 6,339 In the World

Technical University of Berlin
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 78 423
1993 82 444
1994 112 518
1995 97 667
1996 73 668
1997 105 738
1998 115 870
1999 107 950
2000 108 989
2001 119 1266
2002 208 2040
2003 197 1999
2004 172 2216
2005 249 2753
2006 312 3795
2007 342 4442
2008 335 4871
2009 443 5687
2010 490 6773
2011 470 7706
2012 506 8798
2013 547 10455
2014 538 11805
2015 623 12671
2016 610 13987
2017 648 14962
2018 654 17647
2019 696 20192
2020 910 23780
2021 913 28748
2022 820 27221
2023 734 29652
2024 419 21786

The following table provides academic rankings for The Technical University of Berlin in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Construction Management 5 37 95
Project Management 3 46 109
Engineering Management 6 45 174
Operations Research 5 55 180
Management 3 51 188
Supply Chain Management 7 59 192
Management Information Systems 5 78 202
Marketing 5 69 219
Finance 13 97 251
Risk Management 10 102 271
International Trade 21 200 339
Advertising 11 117 372
International Business 23 207 388
Entrepreneurship 20 188 406
Actuarial Science 23 158 432
Accounting 13 153 458
Investment Banking and Stock trading 21 166 479
Entertainment Industry Business 14 190 495
Human Resource Management 18 204 530
Public Policy / Administration 20 217 574
Tax Law 35 225 600
Real Estate 14 214 664
Hospitality and Hotel Management 16 465 1213

Psychology rankings

The Technical University of Berlin ranked 37th for Psychology in Germany and 604th in the World with 9,038 publications made and 252,865 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#37 of 169 In Germany
#219 of 1,423 In Europe
#604 of 6,645 In the World

Technical University of Berlin
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 53 453
1993 70 518
1994 60 563
1995 68 584
1996 79 756
1997 73 766
1998 56 872
1999 75 1015
2000 76 1063
2001 74 1266
2002 120 1683
2003 100 1711
2004 116 1827
2005 135 2115
2006 156 2657
2007 179 2949
2008 213 3421
2009 240 4038
2010 326 4890
2011 299 5850
2012 342 6905
2013 331 8227
2014 353 9162
2015 397 10202
2016 409 11282
2017 451 12189
2018 476 14441
2019 487 17173
2020 585 21578
2021 576 25447
2022 553 23597
2023 614 25888
2024 433 21676

The following table provides academic rankings for The Technical University of Berlin in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 24 112 317
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 17 174 440
Social Psychology 27 164 460
Neuroscience 37 201 520
Education Majors 26 205 629
Occupational Therapy 35 260 659
Child Psychology 48 295 853
Psychiatry 46 294 853
Clinical Psychology 56 419 1291

Economics rankings

The Technical University of Berlin ranked 14th for Economics in Germany and 346th in the World with 7,476 publications made and 196,347 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#14 of 162 In Germany
#123 of 1,388 In Europe
#346 of 6,167 In the World

Technical University of Berlin
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 31 247
1993 36 237
1994 46 278
1995 45 381
1996 35 375
1997 50 390
1998 64 407
1999 41 476
2000 47 574
2001 56 673
2002 70 806
2003 100 985
2004 93 1028
2005 98 1258
2006 130 1595
2007 151 1841
2008 184 2351
2009 189 2586
2010 226 3183
2011 240 3880
2012 281 4535
2013 315 5263
2014 291 6293
2015 369 7246
2016 350 7747
2017 335 8598
2018 349 10378
2019 393 11883
2020 553 15128
2021 539 18412
2022 489 18091
2023 466 19930
2024 292 15097

The following table provides academic rankings for The Technical University of Berlin in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 3 25 48
Finance 13 97 251
International Economics 24 201 325
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 20 132 325
International Trade 21 200 339
Actuarial Science 23 158 432
Development Studies 15 148 459
Investment Banking and Stock trading 21 166 479
Agricultural Economics 11 142 498
Political Economy 46 326 856

Art & Design rankings

The Technical University of Berlin ranked 11th for Art & Design in Germany and 276th in the World with 6,674 publications made and 136,480 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, Multimedia.

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
#11 of 162 In Germany
#104 of 1,381 In Europe
#276 of 5,966 In the World

Technical University of Berlin
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 39 274
1993 52 325
1994 72 422
1995 50 465
1996 65 476
1997 69 503
1998 69 662
1999 40 670
2000 78 701
2001 60 731
2002 122 1236
2003 109 1298
2004 130 1363
2005 123 1529
2006 147 1810
2007 172 2136
2008 206 2564
2009 231 2771
2010 243 3315
2011 238 3942
2012 257 4496
2013 278 5065
2014 302 5527
2015 295 5945
2016 271 6163
2017 296 6417
2018 287 7317
2019 309 7904
2020 390 9932
2021 386 11448
2022 353 10995
2023 338 11970
2024 210 10051

The following table provides academic rankings for The Technical University of Berlin in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
UX/UI Desgin 4 19 61
Architecture 6 29 80
Computer Graphics 8 28 113
Landscape Architecture 5 51 115
Multimedia 5 39 140
Graphic Design 7 48 144
Game Design and Development 10 64 180
Animation 13 57 180
Singing and Vocal Performance 6 84 231
Interior Design 7 109 246
Fashion Design 12 101 263
Aesthetics 11 110 301
Photography 10 122 313
Music 18 141 367
Literature 22 166 402
Art History 29 194 454
Entertainment Industry Business 14 190 495
Performing arts 27 224 504
Cinematography 15 238 562
Painting and Drawing 24 287 671
Sculpture 24 287 671
Illustration and Concept Art 22 290 707
Creative Writing 35 344 895

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Technical University of Berlin

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 40 104 229
Healthcare Management (MHA) 16 154 464
Orthodontics 36 190 529
Audiology 41 202 551
Dentistry 36 209 590
Sports Medicine 39 256 639
Public Health 39 241 700
Medicine 42 244 703
Physical Therapy 41 289 766
Ophthalmology 42 278 819
Sonography and Ultrasound 41 286 856
Pathology 42 285 862
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 43 291 868
Anatomy and Physiology 48 304 898
Nursing 41 333 971
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 41 318 979
Cardiology 44 339 1027
Surgery 45 356 1152
Anesthesiology 46 360 1204
Family medicine 41 347 1220
Dermatology 43 368 1279
Health Science 46 421 1442
Critical Care Nursing 48 458 1475
Gerontology 53 496 1633