CWUR World University Ranking 2021-22:
University of Hohenheim in top 4.1 percent worldwide [30.04.21]
The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) lists the University of Hohenheim in 794th place out of a total of almost 20,000 universities.
Above all, the university scored well with its research achievements: The University of Hohenheim is one of the top 4.1 percent of universities worldwide. That was the result of the CWUR World University Ranking for 2021-22 published on 26 April 2021. In a global comparison, it lists the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart in 794th place out of around 20,000 universities. In comparison to the previous year, the University of Hohenheim has improved by 38 places. Details on the CWUR World University Ranking 2021-22: cwur.org/2021-22.php
The ranking is not based on surveys or information provided by the universities to be evaluated, but on objective indicators such as research performance, the quality of teaching and faculties, and on how many alumni are in top positions. The evaluation is calculated according to a point system from 0 to 100. The University of Hohenheim received 71.6 points.
All nine universities in Baden-Württemberg perform well in a global comparison: Eight made it into the top 1,000, with one just missing that mark at 1,009th place.
Best ratings in other leading rankings, as well
The University of Hohenheim has also placed highly in other renowned international rankings:
- In the global THE World University Ranking 2021, the University of Hohenheim is among the top 20 percent. The British magazine “Times Higher Education” (THE) publishes this ranking each year, evaluating 1,500 top universities worldwide and assessing the university as a whole. The University of Hohenheim’s research influence plays a significant role, measured by the particularly high number of scientific citations.
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The University of Hohenheim occupies top positions in leading subject rankings, particularly in the areas of agricultural research and food sciences:
- In the area of Life Sciences, the University made it into the top 250 universities in the world in the THE Ranking by Subject 2020 of the magazine "Times Higher Education" (THE). With the group placement #201-250, the University of Hohenheim is in the top third of the 821 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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- The current Best Global Universities Ranking 2020 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.
Press release: www.uni-hohenheim.de/en/press-release
- 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.
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- In its subject ranking, the influential QS World University Ranking 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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BACKGROUND: CWUR World University Ranking
The Center for World University Rankings CWUR in the United Arab Emirates has been publishing academic rankings since 2012. The World University Ranking evaluates universities on the basis of seven indicators. The quality of teaching and the question of how many alumni are in high positions are each included in the evaluation with 25 percent, the quality of the faculties with 10 percent.
Research performance is evaluated according to four different criteria and counts for a total of 40 percent (total number of publications, number of publications in high-ranking journals, number of publications in particularly influential journals, number of citations). A total of 19,788 universities were evaluated in the current ranking.
Text: Jung
