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The University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg ranked 80th in Germany, 1609th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 77 research topics. The University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 8,937 academic publications and 102,213 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 13 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1609 of 14,131 In the World
#595 of 2,785 In Europe
#80 of 369 In Germany
#3 of 18 In Hamburg State
#3 of 18 In Hamburg City
#404 of 1,017 For International Relations and Diplomacy
#560 of 1,114 For Military science
#579 of 1,007 For Industrial Engineering
#1134 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1898 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 74 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg ranked 73rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Germany and 1358th in the World with 5,012 publications made and 51,862 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Sociology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#73 of 178 In Germany
#496 of 1,502 In Europe
#1358 of 7,088 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 22 32
1994 37 46
1995 11 35
1996 27 61
1997 30 60
1998 34 80
1999 36 83
2000 42 85
2001 15 81
2002 42 132
2003 35 306
2004 51 302
2005 45 268
2006 51 290
2007 69 396
2008 92 485
2009 121 574
2010 115 681
2011 172 793
2012 197 963
2013 226 1208
2014 263 1419
2015 240 1584
2016 316 1819
2017 320 2242
2018 319 2545
2019 242 3065
2020 272 3801
2021 268 4978
2022 402 5060
2023 381 6727
2024 235 5378
2025 152 4457

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 15 154 404
Military science 16 175 560
Political Economy 40 298 742
Public Policy / Administration 34 296 800
International Law 42 342 856
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 49 360 903
Political Science 68 402 984
Philosophy 74 444 1190
Communications and Public Relations 51 435 1203
Aesthetics 72 612 1727
Classics and Ancient History 67 578 1766
Law 76 598 1805
Anthropology 74 594 1871
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 73 627 1920
Gender Studies 69 564 1938
Archaeology 77 633 1976
History 78 649 2022
Sociology 75 638 2103
Linguistics 82 662 2159
Library and Information science 88 658 2174
Demography 68 644 2433
Education Majors 77 725 2811

Engineering rankings

The University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg ranked 71st for Engineering in Germany and 1864th in the World with 4,086 publications made and 59,265 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Telecommunications.

Engineering ranking Location
#71 of 169 In Germany
#571 of 1,466 In Europe
#1864 of 6,795 In the World

University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 20 57
1994 9 45
1995 16 55
1996 16 63
1997 25 97
1998 26 97
1999 13 78
2000 17 71
2001 13 78
2002 34 180
2003 45 276
2004 56 246
2005 60 319
2006 90 475
2007 83 607
2008 112 745
2009 93 898
2010 146 1171
2011 173 1503
2012 163 1698
2013 176 1948
2014 156 2087
2015 168 2312
2016 165 2495
2017 201 2937
2018 190 3391
2019 196 3620
2020 204 4138
2021 237 5171
2022 294 5233
2023 373 5959
2024 246 5682
2025 192 5029

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

Engineering subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Industrial Engineering 35 236 579
Aviation 32 250 667
Nuclear Engineering 40 306 909
Systems Engineering 59 374 914
Construction Management 37 356 918
Technical Drawing 46 373 1091
Automation and Control engineering 44 334 1109
Automotive Engineering 42 355 1128
Computer Engineering 59 392 1205
Structural Engineering 64 406 1205
Operations Research 62 426 1251
Electronic Engineering 65 414 1297
Mechanical Engineering 67 470 1349
Aerospace Engineering 67 472 1359
Petroleum Engineering 49 415 1394
Robotics 64 462 1461
Nanotechnology 66 421 1483
Electrical Engineering 66 481 1516
Acoustical Engineering 72 520 1564
Reliability and Quality Engineering 63 492 1574
Telecommunications 69 513 1656
Transportation Engineering 68 550 1660
Materials Science 69 512 1707
Human-Computer Interaction 86 601 1753
Renewable Energy Engineering 66 526 1813
Computer Networking 75 571 1889
Chemical Engineering 70 518 1960
Metallurgical Engineering 70 564 1984
Optical Engineering 73 592 2013
Geotechnical Engineering 70 567 2037
Remote Sensing 80 611 2083
Civil Engineering 81 721 2561

Physics rankings

The University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg ranked 71st for Physics in Germany and 1862nd in the World with 3,732 publications made and 56,144 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#71 of 168 In Germany
#571 of 1,460 In Europe
#1862 of 6,729 In the World

University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 16 50
1994 10 41
1995 18 62
1996 14 51
1997 21 96
1998 28 99
1999 12 73
2000 19 77
2001 17 81
2002 32 177
2003 43 263
2004 52 265
2005 60 330
2006 89 470
2007 82 607
2008 96 757
2009 122 882
2010 127 1165
2011 166 1437
2012 145 1624
2013 174 1874
2014 150 1968
2015 146 2121
2016 148 2362
2017 177 2689
2018 151 3044
2019 194 3379
2020 178 3813
2021 209 4655
2022 271 4876
2023 326 5353
2024 208 5115
2025 162 4462

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

Physics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 65 436 1244
Nanotechnology 66 421 1483
Acoustical Engineering 72 520 1564
Astrophysics and Astronomy 72 562 1707
Materials Science 69 512 1707
Atomic and Molecular physics 71 520 1713
Quantum and Particle physics 70 534 1720
Condensed Matter Physics 69 500 1801
Optical Engineering 73 592 2013
Nuclear Physics 81 707 2723

Computer Science rankings

The University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg ranked 79th for Computer Science in Germany and 2031st in the World with 3,386 publications made and 43,594 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#79 of 172 In Germany
#616 of 1,470 In Europe
#2031 of 6,855 In the World

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

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 15 42
1994 10 39
1995 10 33
1996 6 52
1997 12 52
1998 9 53
1999 13 65
2000 8 45
2001 11 66
2002 20 106
2003 17 197
2004 37 148
2005 37 191
2006 63 259
2007 63 288
2008 85 436
2009 72 451
2010 95 617
2011 145 774
2012 140 958
2013 145 1143
2014 127 1302
2015 158 1479
2016 157 1633
2017 175 2033
2018 179 2308
2019 172 2653
2020 190 3116
2021 207 4134
2022 273 4119
2023 310 4963
2024 204 4103
2025 162 3517

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

Computer Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Software Engineering 66 414 971
Computer Engineering 59 392 1205
Management Information Systems 75 559 1430
Robotics 64 462 1461
Cognitive Science 68 468 1559
Data Science 78 558 1570
Computer Graphics 78 550 1595
Telecommunications 69 513 1656
Computational Linguistics 72 524 1731
Human-Computer Interaction 86 601 1753
Blockchain and Cryptography 74 536 1820
Computer Networking 75 571 1889
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 77 605 1968
Computer Vision 75 581 1970
Machine Learning 74 591 2070
Library and Information science 88 658 2174
Neuroscience 78 633 2211
Cyber Security 79 664 2321

Environmental Science rankings

The University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg ranked 76th for Environmental Science in Germany and 2201st in the World with 2,939 publications made and 46,004 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#76 of 170 In Germany
#635 of 1,464 In Europe
#2201 of 6,888 In the World

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

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 7 19
1994 10 20
1995 9 26
1996 7 32
1997 15 37
1998 13 40
1999 13 46
2000 12 46
2001 6 42
2002 19 72
2003 24 154
2004 25 154
2005 39 231
2006 47 337
2007 41 417
2008 50 524
2009 64 661
2010 87 834
2011 98 1106
2012 99 1146
2013 115 1352
2014 146 1485
2015 133 1750
2016 151 1937
2017 147 2157
2018 158 2509
2019 153 2859
2020 178 3427
2021 194 4401
2022 246 4352
2023 293 5088
2024 180 4379
2025 130 3610

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

Environmental Science subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 62 408 1169
Oceanography 68 509 1567
Petrology and Geochemistry 68 512 1601
Earth science and Geophysics 67 481 1611
Geography and Cartography 71 567 1722
Geotechnical Engineering 70 567 2037
Geology 75 615 2062
Paleontology 75 656 2415
Ecology 78 709 2623
Environmental Management 84 767 2918
Environmental Chemistry 95 807 3570
Agricultural Science 86 890 3975

Chemistry rankings

The University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg ranked 75th for Chemistry in Germany and 2415th in the World with 2,461 publications made and 41,699 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Physical chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#75 of 166 In Germany
#641 of 1,417 In Europe
#2415 of 6,561 In the World

University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 14 42
1994 8 25
1995 15 47
1996 11 44
1997 19 74
1998 21 69
1999 8 41
2000 12 49
2001 10 60
2002 22 110
2003 36 191
2004 41 179
2005 50 270
2006 64 385
2007 50 488
2008 71 571
2009 55 706
2010 90 920
2011 87 1166
2012 93 1277
2013 106 1457
2014 101 1494
2015 89 1644
2016 82 1805
2017 91 2080
2018 106 2309
2019 108 2516
2020 119 2786
2021 143 3417
2022 181 3609
2023 236 4113
2024 148 3974
2025 118 3648

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

Chemistry subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 66 421 1483
Petrology and Geochemistry 68 512 1601
Materials Science 69 512 1707
Computational Chemistry 70 537 1906
Chemical Engineering 70 518 1960
Physical chemistry 71 589 2195
Organic Chemistry 75 644 2513
Inorganic Chemistry 78 734 3144
Environmental Chemistry 95 807 3570
Biochemistry 104 919 4127

Business rankings

The University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg ranked 72nd for Business in Germany and 1426th in the World with 2,235 publications made and 32,002 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, International Business, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#72 of 166 In Germany
#519 of 1,436 In Europe
#1426 of 6,366 In the World

University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 9 31
1994 4 27
1995 5 15
1996 3 30
1997 8 21
1998 9 34
1999 11 39
2000 5 31
2001 5 28
2002 8 55
2003 24 173
2004 21 82
2005 25 109
2006 32 163
2007 37 217
2008 48 259
2009 63 290
2010 56 361
2011 84 476
2012 110 620
2013 84 680
2014 101 915
2015 111 991
2016 119 1069
2017 129 1297
2018 142 1541
2019 117 1733
2020 126 2254
2021 145 3002
2022 197 3046
2023 191 3590
2024 116 3094
2025 62 2456

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

Business subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Business 57 414 768
Public Policy / Administration 34 296 800
International Trade 56 447 809
Construction Management 37 356 918
Investment Banking and Stock trading 49 367 1023
Project Management 54 449 1043
Operations Research 62 426 1251
Management 67 466 1281
Management Information Systems 75 559 1430
Finance 70 541 1443
Marketing 74 551 1560
Accounting 78 590 1779
Advertising 85 680 2180

Mathematics rankings

The University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg ranked 76th for Mathematics in Germany and 1848th in the World with 2,118 publications made and 28,063 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#76 of 163 In Germany
#580 of 1,406 In Europe
#1848 of 6,434 In the World

University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 12 26
1994 11 30
1995 6 25
1996 3 37
1997 5 39
1998 9 34
1999 12 38
2000 6 27
2001 5 38
2002 15 73
2003 14 131
2004 22 110
2005 22 126
2006 31 163
2007 40 218
2008 39 255
2009 36 265
2010 47 365
2011 64 442
2012 102 516
2013 85 650
2014 109 795
2015 117 876
2016 104 997
2017 94 1191
2018 127 1424
2019 118 1669
2020 122 2010
2021 159 2798
2022 178 2817
2023 181 3268
2024 120 2584
2025 62 2056

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

Mathematics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 50 338 848
Applied Mathematics 63 417 1103
Operations Research 62 426 1251
Statistics 74 569 1783
Blockchain and Cryptography 74 536 1820
Math Teachers 82 839 3502

Biology rankings

The University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg ranked 80th for Biology in Germany and 2972nd in the World with 2,043 publications made and 41,963 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Nanotechnology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#80 of 170 In Germany
#734 of 1,449 In Europe
#2972 of 6,841 In the World

University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 6 17
1994 9 24
1995 4 11
1996 7 28
1997 4 26
1998 3 35
1999 7 28
2000 8 33
2001 4 39
2002 13 64
2003 26 143
2004 18 144
2005 33 179
2006 38 305
2007 33 393
2008 40 498
2009 46 618
2010 42 854
2011 50 1073
2012 72 1201
2013 90 1409
2014 79 1535
2015 82 1628
2016 100 1796
2017 103 2137
2018 109 2296
2019 115 2545
2020 111 2992
2021 159 3735
2022 172 3859
2023 215 4529
2024 136 3838
2025 97 3270

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

Biology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nanotechnology 66 421 1483
Evolutionary Biology 74 561 1754
Neuroscience 78 633 2211
Paleontology 75 656 2415
Genetics 97 858 3798
Agricultural Science 86 890 3975
Biochemistry 104 919 4127
Botany 96 915 4150

Economics rankings

The University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg ranked 68th for Economics in Germany and 1376th in the World with 1,621 publications made and 23,081 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Development Studies, International Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#68 of 162 In Germany
#500 of 1,391 In Europe
#1376 of 6,188 In the World

University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 6 14
1994 8 12
1995 3 15
1996 2 17
1997 5 12
1998 1 19
1999 3 23
2000 8 14
2001 7 17
2002 9 28
2003 18 126
2004 13 78
2005 12 84
2006 18 80
2007 24 121
2008 20 144
2009 53 186
2010 32 235
2011 55 260
2012 80 345
2013 73 423
2014 86 552
2015 102 673
2016 94 752
2017 100 839
2018 105 1053
2019 90 1271
2020 81 1661
2021 119 2275
2022 128 2321
2023 138 2663
2024 67 2232
2025 47 1820

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

Economics subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Relations and Diplomacy 15 154 404
International Economics 46 341 569
Political Economy 40 298 742
International Trade 56 447 809
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 50 338 848
Investment Banking and Stock trading 49 367 1023
Finance 70 541 1443
Development Studies 63 502 1598

Psychology rankings

The University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg ranked 78th for Psychology in Germany and 2505th in the World with 1,263 publications made and 21,981 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#78 of 169 In Germany
#671 of 1,424 In Europe
#2505 of 6,663 In the World

University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 4 9
1994 1 14
1995 0 6
1996 3 24
1997 2 12
1998 3 16
1999 2 15
2000 6 9
2001 1 20
2002 8 41
2003 9 75
2004 11 63
2005 15 94
2006 18 94
2007 21 122
2008 17 173
2009 29 223
2010 25 270
2011 35 372
2012 46 452
2013 50 533
2014 53 680
2015 52 730
2016 55 753
2017 79 1072
2018 68 1101
2019 73 1350
2020 82 1653
2021 80 2135
2022 127 2327
2023 116 2744
2024 99 2553
2025 78 2252

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

Psychology subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 49 360 903
Cognitive Science 68 468 1559
Social Psychology 75 542 1693
Clinical Psychology 71 576 2066
Neuroscience 78 633 2211
Child Psychology 74 618 2246
Psychiatry 77 683 2610
Education Majors 77 725 2811

Art & Design rankings

The University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg ranked 78th for Art & Design in Germany and 1896th in the World with 669 publications made and 10,123 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics.

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
#78 of 162 In Germany
#641 of 1,385 In Europe
#1896 of 6,010 In the World

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

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 2 10
1994 0 5
1995 1 4
1996 1 5
1997 3 9
1998 3 9
1999 1 8
2000 2 6
2001 3 8
2002 1 6
2003 5 46
2004 9 23
2005 6 33
2006 11 38
2007 11 67
2008 22 61
2009 11 69
2010 28 137
2011 30 140
2012 32 167
2013 32 219
2014 22 276
2015 30 312
2016 33 306
2017 44 457
2018 36 594
2019 41 655
2020 37 717
2021 36 983
2022 57 943
2023 47 1090
2024 41 936
2025 22 695

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

Art & Design subfield Germany ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computer Graphics 78 550 1595
Aesthetics 72 612 1727
Fashion Design 78 610 1749
Literature 75 638 1993

Other rankings

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

Speciality Germany Europe World Rank
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 83 329 939
Audiology 70 481 1590
Physical Therapy 77 746 2861
Medicine 90 789 3181
Public Health 75 765 3221
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 94 835 3237
Anatomy and Physiology 88 814 3246
Nursing 89 793 3448
Surgery 109 927 3976
Pathology 107 957 4253