NTU Ranking 2021:
University of Hohenheim Remains No. 1 in Agricultural Research & Food Sciences [23.09.21]
1st place in Germany, 8th in Europe, and 27th worldwide: Every year the National Taiwan University (NTU) ranks the best research universities in the world.
In agricultural research and food sciences, the University of Hohenheim makes its mark with the highest level of research in Germany. This has been confirmed for the eighth time in a row by the current National Taiwan University Ranking, which was published in August 2021. The University of Hohenheim ranks 8th in this subject in Europe and 27th worldwide. The Best Global Universities Ranking from the magazine U.S. News & World Report and the QS Ranking by Subject also placed the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart as Germany’s current no. 1 in agricultural research. All rankings can be found at www.uni-hohenheim.de/en/rankings
Germany's No. 1 in agricultural research, food science, and nutrition science: The three most important international research rankings all agree on this place for the University of Hohenheim.
This was once again confirmed by the current ranking of National Taiwan University. Each year, the NTU evaluates all international scientific publications for the globally respected ranking and weights the publications according to scientific productivity, excellence, and influence. Only the top 500 universities in the world are included in the ranking.
For the subject of Agricultural Sciences, the NTU ranking includes Food Science and Technology, Horticulture, and Nutritional Science and Dietetics.
All three renowned world rankings confirm the top position
For years, the classification as Germany’s no. 1 has been confirmed by all renowned international rankings. In addition to the NTU ranking, these are the Best Global Universities Ranking and the QS World University Ranking by Subject.
- 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.
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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.
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- In the area of life sciences, the University also made it into the top 300 universities in the world in the THE Ranking by Subject 2022 of the magazine "Times Higher Education" (THE). With the group placement #251-300 the University of Hohenheim is in the top third of the 972 life sciences universities ranked. According to the THE Ranking, the life sciences include agricultural sciences, biology, veterinary medicine, and sports science.
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World’s Top Universities Cooperate Closely
Together you are even better: The University of Hohenheim has cooperated closely with the Universities of Wageningen and Copenhagen as the best universities in the Netherlands and Denmark, respectively, within the Euroleague of Life Sciences. The world's No. 1 university, China Agricultural University, also belongs to the network, which is made up of joint degree programs and intensive exchange of students and instructors.
The University of Hohenheim also cooperates with the University of Wageningen in the European Bioeconomy University (EBU). This initiative brings together six leading universities in the bioeconomy to promote this sustainable economy in Europe.
The partnership with the global leaders is also close. For example, the University of Hohenheim and the China Agricultural University have cooperated for several decades in numerous projects, for example in the German-Chinese research training group AMAIZE-P: https://amaize-p.uni-hohenheim.de
Top Universities in Agricultural Research & Food Sciences in Germany, Europe, and the World 2021 (Source: NTU Ranking by Subject - Agricultural Sciences):
GERMANY
1. University of Hohenheim
2. Technical University of Munich
3. Georg August University of Göttingen
4. University of Bonn
5. Free University Berlin
EUROPE
1. University of Wageningen (Netherlands)
2. University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
3. University of Ghent (Belgium)
4. University College Dublin (Ireland)
5. University of Aarhus (Denmark)
6. University of Naples Federico II (Italy)
7. University of Valencia (Spain)
8. University of Hohenheim (Germany)
WORLD
1. China Agricultural University (China)
2. University of Wageningen (Netherlands)
3. Jiangnan University (China)
4. North West Agriculture and Forestry University (China)
5. Zhejiang University (China)
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27. University of Hohenheim
BACKGROUND: NTU - National Taiwan University Ranking
The Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers for World Universities, also known as NTU Ranking, has been published annually by National Taiwan University since 2012.
The NTU Ranking evaluates the research performance of universities based on objective indicators. The focus is primarily on scientific publications. A total of eight indicators with different weightings are used for the overall evaluation, providing information on research productivity (25%), research impact (35%), and research excellence (40%).
Text: Elsner
