THE World University Ranking 2024: University of Hohenheim remains one of the best 300 universities worldwide  [27.09.23]

University of Hohenheim continues to be in the league of the world's best 16 percent, mainly due to its high level of research / Still no. 1 in Agricultural, Nutritional, and Food Science

Small and excellent: The University of Hohenheim is among the top 16 percent of the world’s universities in the current World University Ranking. The British magazine “Times Higher Education” (THE) publishes this ranking each year, and this time it included nearly 1,904 top universities from 166 countries. It is an evaluation of the entire university. The outstanding research conducted at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart is particularly significant for its placement. The main contributors to the group ranking of #251-300 were the disciplines that are very strong in research, such as agricultural sciences, nutritional science, and food sciences. This is confirmed by three other rankings that named the University of Hohenheim no. 1 in Germany in these subjects. See details at www.uni-hohenheim.de/en/rankings

The basis of the Times Higher Education World University Ranking is the overall performance of an entire university. The most important factor is strength and quality of research (59%), followed by quality of teaching (29.5%). In addition, there are other criteria such as internationality (7.5%) as well as patents and third-party funds from industry (2% each).

The THE ranking uses statistical data and bibliometric data from Elsevier's Scopus database as its source. These are supplemented by the results of a worldwide survey of researchers.


Germany’s no. 1 in agriculture, nutrition, and food sciences:

In addition to the THE World University Ranking, a number of international rankings were published this year that assess the top position of individual subjects. These once again confirm the top position of the University of Hohenheim as Germany's no. 1 in agricultural sciences, nutrition, and food science.

1. The current Best Global Universities Ranking 2023 places the University of Hohenheim’s agricultural research including food and nutrition science 1st in Germany, 9th in Europe, and 39th in the world. The subject ranking of the U.S. News & World Report magazine is based on the analysis of Clarivate and takes into account research performance and international reputation. It was published in November 2022.
2. The renowned Research Ranking of the National Taiwan University (NTU Ranking) listed the university as no. 1 in Germany, no. 16 in Europe, and no. 52 in the world. Each year, the NTU evaluates all international scientific publications for the globally respected ranking, assessing their number and quality. The latest issue was published in September 2023.
3. The influential QS World University Ranking by Subject lists the University of Hohenheim’s agricultural research including food science 1st in Germany, 8th in Europe, and 19th worldwide. The analysis by QS Quacquarelli Symonds, a British education provider, annually ranks the best universities primarily by research strength and examines factors such as academic reputation, publications, and citations of individual publications. The most recent subject ranking was published in March 2023.

BACKGROUND: Times Higher Education World University Ranking
In its latest edition, the THE evaluates 18 individual factors for the first time instead of the previous 13. The complete presentation of the methodology can be found here