U-Multirank 2022:
University of Hohenheim achieves top position in research [23.06.22]
With 9 top rankings, the University of Hohenheim leads the list of German universities in research. Top ratings even with international orientation.
The University of Hohenheim is top in Germany when it comes to research: This is shown by the U-Multirank published on 21 June 2022. It received the most top rankings in this area of all 106 participating universities – with 9 above-average ratings (group A and B). It also leads the field in agricultural sciences, with 9 top ratings there, as well – including 7 in the top group A – in the areas of research, knowledge transfer, and international orientation. Biology scores particularly well at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart in terms of the international orientation of teaching.
The ranking considers the 9 research indicators scientific publications, research publications per capita, interdisciplinary publications, third-party funds raised, citation rate, top cited publications, proportion of female authors, proportion of postdocs, and open access publications to be "above average" at the University of Hohenheim.
The ratings in the area of international orientation are also excellent: All 4 indicators evaluated for the University of Hohenheim in this dimension reached group A or B: This means that student mobility, the proportion of international employees in the academic sector, the number of publications produced jointly with foreign partners, and the proportion of international doctoral students are all above average.
Overall, the University of Hohenheim achieved an "above-average" score for 17 indicators: 6 A and 11 B ratings in the dimensions of research, international orientation, knowledge transfer, and study and teaching.
Top grades for agricultural sciences and biology
Hohenheim's agricultural sciences in particular performed excellently: They received 5 top ratings (including 4 rankings in the top group A) in research, 2 top ratings (group A) in knowledge transfer, and 2 top ratings (group A and B) in international orientation.
Biology also shows strength in research at the University of Hohenheim, with three top ratings in this area. In the indicator co-publications with industry partners, it achieved a top score. Biology in Hohenheim also did particularly well in terms of international orientation in the Bachelor's (group B) and Master's (group A) programs.
BACKGROUND: U-Multirank
An international consortium developed U-Multirank in 2014 at the initiative of the European Commission. The lead institutions are the Centre for Higher Education Development (CHE) in Germany, the Center for Higher Education Policy Studies (CHEPS) at the University of Twente, and the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University, both in the Netherlands, and the Foundation for Knowledge and Development (Fundación CYD) in Spain.
With its multi-dimensional approach, U-Multirank captures numerous indicators in five performance dimensions: Study and teaching, research, knowledge transfer, international orientation, and regional commitment. The ranking places universities into 5 ranking groups for each indicator: From A "very good" to E “weak." C is considered “average." U-Multirank does not calculate rankings with individual rankings. Instead, the U-Multirank website allows users to interactively generate a picture of universities' strengths and weaknesses based on personal preferences.
The U-Multirank data is based on a variety of data sources: information provided by the universities themselves, data from international bibliometric and patent databases, national databases, and a survey of more than 100,000 students at participating universities.
The 2022 edition includes 2,202 institutions from 96 countries and a set of 30 subject rankings. U-Multirank is funded by the European Commission, the Bertelsmann Foundation, and Santander Bank.
Text: Elsner
