THE World University Ranking 2022:
University of Hohenheim among the best 200 universities worldwide [09.09.21]
The University of Hohenheim has moved up into the league of the world's best 12 percent, mainly due to its high level of research influence / Still No. 1 in Agricultural Science and Food Science
Small and excellent: The University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart continues to move up in the league of the world's best universities - in this year's World University Ranking, it is ranked 197th worldwide. The British magazine “Times Higher Education” (THE) publishes this ranking annually and included 1,662 top universities this year. It is an evaluation of the entire university. The University of Hohenheim’s research influence plays a significant role, measured by the particularly high number of scientific citations. In this criterion it ranks 48th worldwide. In contrast, the THE ranking did not consider special research strengths, such as agricultural and food sciences. In this area, three separate rankings placed the University of Hohenheim as no. 1 in Germany and among the top ten in Europe. See details at www.uni-hohenheim.de/en/rankings
The current THE World University Ranking places the University of Hohenheim in 197th place out of 1,662 universities worldwide - and thus among the top 12 percent.
In a nationwide comparison, the University of Hohenheim is in 24th place - out of a total of 108 universities in Germany. This means that it retains its position in the top quarter of German universities. Only 50 German universities made it into the ranking.
No. 1 in agricultural research & food science
The leading position of the University of Hohenheim in Germany has recently been confirmed by all the well-known international rankings:
- The current Best Global Universities Ranking 2021 places the University of Hohenheim’s agricultural research including food and nutrition science 1st in Germany, 7th in Europe, and 28th in the world. The subject ranking of the U.S. News & World Report magazine is based on the analysis of Clarivate Analytics InCites and takes into account research performance and international reputation. It was published in October 2020.
- The renowned research ranking of the National Taiwan University (NTU Ranking) listed the university as no. 1 in Germany, no. 6 in Europe, and no. 22 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 October 2020.
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 18th 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 2021.
BACKGROUND: Times Higher Education World University Ranking
For 2022, the Times Higher Education World University Ranking ranked the 1,662 best universities in the world according to their strengths in research (30%), teaching (30%), scientific citations (30%), internationalization (7.5%), and external funding from the private sector (2.5%). The THE ranking is based on statistical and bibliometric data in Elsevier’s Scopus database and on a worldwide survey of scientists.
Text: Elsner
