THE World University Ranking 2021:
University of Hohenheim maintains its position in the top segment [15.09.20]
University of Hohenheim continues to be in the league of the world's best 20 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 remains in the top fifth in the worldwide World University Ranking. The British magazine “Times Higher Education” (THE) publishes this ranking each year. In 2020, over 1,500 top universities from 93 countries were ranked. It is an evaluation of the entire university, and 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 third in Germany. 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 placed the University of Hohenheim in the class of the world’s best 201 to 250 universities. The THE ranking does not show an exact placement in international comparison.
In a nationwide comparison, the University of Hohenheim is in 24th place - out of a total of 107 universities in Germany. This means that it retains its position in the top quarter of German universities. Only 48 German universities made it into the ranking.
No. 1 in agricultural research & food science
The leading position of the University of Hohenheim in Germany is currently being confirmed by all the well-known international rankings:
- 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 27th 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 2019.
- 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. 20 in the world in 2019. 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 June 2019.
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 16th 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 2020.
BACKGROUND: Times Higher Education World University Ranking
In 2020, the Times Higher Education World University Ranking ranked the 1,527 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
