QS Subject Ranking:
#1 in Germany, 10-Place Improvement for Agricultural Research Globally [09.03.17]
1st Place in Germany, 8th in Europe and 31st Worldwide In international ranking, the University of Hohenheim gets points with Agricultural Sciences
In the Agricultural Sciences, the University of Hohenheim is once again at the top of the list - despite growing competition. That was confirmed by the QS World University Ranking by Subject 2017, published on Thursday. According to the Imboden expert commission, the renowned international ranking is one of the three best-known international rankings. The detailed results can be seen at: www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2017/agriculture-forestry
Agricultural research from Hohenheim holds its own - internationally, as well: In comparison to the previous year, the University of Hohenheim improved its global ranking by 10 spots. Together with the Australian universities the University of Melbourne and the University of Western Australia, it made it to 31st place.
In Europe, it went from 9th to 8th place. The University of Hohenheim was once again able to defend its top position in Germany for Agricultural Sciences.
University of Hohenheim’s partner universities in the network Euroleague for Life Sciences are also among Europe’s top ten: The Universities of Wageningen (Netherlands) and Copenhagen (Denmark) as well as the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences in Vienna, Austria (BOKU).
Additional Rankings Confirm Success for Agricultural Research
Other international rankings also place the University of Hohenheim in the top position in Germany with its internationally recognized research achievements in agricultural sciences: According to the National Taiwan University Ranking, in the area of agricultural research and food science, the University of Hohenheim is no. 1 in Germany, no. 5 in Europe, and no. 16 worldwide.
In these areas, the American Best Global Universities Ranking lists the University of Hohenheim as no. 3 in Europe and no. 9 worldwide and also gives it the top position in Germany. According to the list of “Highly Cited Researchers” by Thomson Reuters, besides Prof. Dr. Frank Schurr a Hohenheim agricultural scientists is also one of the most frequently cited researchers in the world.
Top Lists for Agricultural Research in Germany, Europe, and the World according to the QS Ranking
Germany
1. University of Hohenheim
Starting with place 50, the QS ranking does not give exact placements. Instead, it groups the universities into clusters for places 51-100, 101-150, etc. in which the universities are sorted alphabetically.
- Cluster 51 – 100: Universities of Kiel, Göttingen, HU Berlin, Bonn, TU Munich, Freiburg
- Cluster 101 – 150: Universities Halle-Wittenberg, TU Berlin
- Cluster 151 – 200: University of Hannover, TU Dresden
- Cluster 201 – 250: Universities of Gießen, Regensburg
Europe
1. Wageningen University, Netherlands
2. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
3. Agro, ParisTech, France
4. University of Reading, Great Britain
5. ETH Zurich - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland
6. University of Copenhagen, Denmark
7. Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Norway
8. University of Hohenheim, Germany
9. Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW (WULS-SGGW)
10. University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences Vienna, Austria
World
1. Wageningen University, Netherlands
2. University of California, Davis, USA
3. Cornell University, USA
4. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden
5. University of California, Berkeley (UCB), USA
6. University of Wisconsin- Madison, USA
7. Michigan State University, USA
8. Purdue University, USA
9. Agro, ParisTech, France
10. University of Reading, Great Britain
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31. University of Hohenheim, Germany
The University of Melbourne, Australia
The University of Western Australia, Australia
Text: Barsch / Klebs
