QS subject ranking: University of Hohenheim remains Germany's No. 1 in agricultural research

1st place in Germany, 8th place in Europe, 19th place worldwide

08-Apr-2022 - Germany

Germany's top university in agricultural sciences: The University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart remains unchallenged in first place in the QS World University Ranking by Subject 2022, which was published yesterday. In Europe, it is among the top ten in this field with 8th place. It is also one of the leading universities in the field of agricultural sciences worldwide, ranking 19th out of 410 universities listed. The QS World University Ranking by Subject thus confirms the other renowned international research rankings.

The QS World University Ranking by Subject of the British education provider QS Quacquarelli Symonds focuses on research strength. It surveys factors such as academic standing, publications and citations of individual publications, and the reputation of graduates among employers. In total, the ranking examined 51 subjects this year.

Agricultural research in Hohenheim also in first place in Germany in other rankings

The University of Hohenheim's top position in Germany is also confirmed by all other renowned international rankings:

The renowned NTU Ranking of the National Taiwan University lists the University of Hohenheim as No. 1 in Germany, No. 8 in Europe and No. 27 in the world in the field of agricultural research and food sciences. For the globally respected ranking, NTU annually evaluates international scientific publications and examines their number and quality. The most recent edition was published in September 2021.

The current Best Global Universities Ranking 2021 sees the agricultural research incl. food and nutrition science of the University of Hohenheim in 1st place in Germany, 7th place in Europe and 34th place in the world. The subject ranking by U.S. News & World Report magazine is based on analysis by Clarivate Analytics InCites and captures research performance and international reputation. It was published in November 2021.

With its Life Sciences division, the University of Hohenheim also makes it into the top 300 universities worldwide in the THE Ranking by Subject 2021 of the Times Higher Education (THE) magazine. With the group ranking #251-300, the University of Hohenheim is in the top third of the 972 ranked life sciences universities. The THE ranking defines life sciences as the subjects of agricultural sciences, biology, veterinary medicine and sports science.

Top places also for partners of the University of Hohenheim

The environment in which the University of Hohenheim is among the best in agricultural research is also pleasing. Together with five leading European universities in the field of bioeconomy, it has joined forces in the European Bioeconomy University (EBU) network. Three of the partners - Wageningen University in the Netherlands, the University of Bologna in Italy and the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna in Austria - are the best in their respective countries in the field of agricultural research.

In addition to Wageningen University (Netherlands) and the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences in Vienna (Austria), the top ten in Europe also include the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (Sweden) and the University of Copenhagen (Denmark). The University of Hohenheim is closely linked to these universities through the Euroleague for Life Sciences (ELLS). This network focuses on joint study programs and intensive exchange of students and teachers.

The non-European ELLS partner China Agricultural University (CAU, China) is ranked 5th in the world. The University of Hohenheim has around 40 years of cooperation with CAU, including in the form of a German-Chinese research training group since 2018.

Top lists of agricultural research in Germany, Europe and the world according to the QS Ranking 2022

GERMANY

1. University of Hohenheim
2. TU Munich
3. University of Göttingen
4. University of Bonn
5. University of Freiburg
Worldwide ranking 101 to 150 (alphabetical): University of Kiel, HU Berlin, TU Berlin,
Worldwide ranking 151 to 200 (alphabetical): TU Dresden
Worldwide ranking 201 to 250 (alphabetical): Universities of Hannover and Halle-Wittenberg

Europe

1. Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands
2. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
3. ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland
4. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway
5. Ghent University, Belgium
6. University of Reading, United Kingdom
7. University of Copenhagen, Denmark
8. University of Hohenheim, Germany
9. University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Austria
10. Institut Montpellier SupAgro, France

World

1. Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands
2. University of California, Davis, USA
3. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
4. Cornell University, USA
5. China Agricultural University (CAU), China
6. ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland
7. University of California, Berkeley (UCB), USA
8. Purdue University, Lafayette, USA
9. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway
10. Michigan State University, USA
...
19. University of Hohenheim, Germany

Explanation: From world ranking position 100, the QS ranking no longer shows exact rankings. Instead, it groups universities into clusters for ranks 101-150, 151-200, etc., in which universities are sorted alphabetically.

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