QS Subject Ranking: Agricultural Research
No. 1 in Germany, No. 18 Worldwide [09.03.21]
The renowned QS World University Ranking by Subject ranks the University of Hohenheim among the top universities worldwide in the field of agricultural research including food sciences. In the current edition, Hohenheim is ranked 18th worldwide, 8th in Europe, and 1st in Germany.
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, as well as the reputation of graduates among employers. In total, the ranking examined 51 subjects this year.
The University of Hohenheim traditionally scores well in the field of agricultural and forest sciences. On the 400-university world ranking list, Hohenheim is in 18th place (previous year: 16th place), and in a European comparison it is once again in 8th place.
In Germany, the University of Hohenheim has been at the top of all renowned rankings in the field of agricultural research for several years.
Top lists of agricultural research in Germany, Europe, and the world according to the QS Ranking 2021
Germany
1. University of Hohenheim
2. University of Göttingen
3. TU Munich
4. University of Freiburg
5. University of Bonn
Worldwide ranking 101 to 150 (alphabetical): University of Kiel, HU Berlin, TU Berlin,
Worldwide ranking 151 to 200 (alphabetical): Universities of Gießen and Halle-Wittenberg, TU Dresden
Worldwide ranking 201 to 250 (alphabetical): University of Hannover Worldwide ranking 301 to 350 (alphabetical): University of Regensburg
Europe
1. Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands
2. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
3. AgroParisTech, France
4. ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland
5. Ghent University, Belgium
6. University of Reading, Great Britain
7. University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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8. University of Hohenheim, Germany
9. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway
10. University of Göttingen, Germany
World
1. Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands
2. University of California, Davis, USA
3. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
4. AgroParisTech, France
5. Cornell University, USA
6. ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland
7. China Agricultural University (CAU), China
8. University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
9. University of California, Berkeley (UCB), USA
10. Michigan State University, USA
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18. University of Hohenheim, Germany
Explanation: From world ranking position 50, the QS Ranking no longer shows exact rankings. Instead, it groups universities into clusters for places 51-100, 101-150, etc., in which universities are sorted alphabetically.
Partner universities also receive top places
The environment in which the University of Hohenheim finds itself in the ranking is also encouraging. It has joined forces with five leading European universities in the field of bioeconomy in the European Bioeconomy University (EBU) network. Four of the partners - Wageningen University in the Netherlands, AgroParisTech in France, 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.
The seven best in Europe include Wageningen University (Netherlands), 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 lecturers.
The non-European ELLS partner China Agricultural University (CAU, China) is ranked 7th in the world. The University of Hohenheim has been cooperating with CAU for around 40 years, including in the form of a German-Chinese research training group since 2018.
