THE World University Ranking 2026:
The University of Hohenheim remains among the best 16 percent in the world [09.10.25]
The University of Hohenheim continues to be in the league of the world’s best 350 universities, mainly due to its high level of research / Particular strength in agricultural, nutritional, and food sciences
Strong in research: The University of Hohenheim is among the top 16 percent of the world’s universities in the current World University Ranking. The British magazine “Times Higher Education” (THE) publishes this ranking each year; this time it included 2,191 top universities from 115 countries. It is an evaluation of the entire university with a focus on research strength. The main contributors to the group ranking of #301-350 were the disciplines that are very strong in research, such as agricultural, nutritional, and food sciences. This is also confirmed by three other rankings this year placing the University of Hohenheim in very high positions for these subjects. See details at www.uni-hohenheim.de/en/rankings
The basis of the Times Higher Education World University Ranking is the overall performance of an entire university. The most important factor is the quality of research and the research environment (together 59%), followed by quality of teaching (29.5%). In addition, there are other criteria such as internationality (7.5%) as well as patents and third-party funds from industry (4% each).
The THE ranking uses statistical data and bibliometric data provided by Elsevier's Scopus database as its source.
Stellar position in Germany in agricultural, nutritional, and food sciences
In addition to the THE World University Ranking, a number of international rankings were published this year assessing the positions of individual subjects. These once again confirm the University of Hohenheim’s stellar position when it comes to agricultural, nutritional, and food sciences.
> September 2025:
The renowned research ranking of the National Taiwan University (NTU Ranking) listed the university as no. 2 in Germany, no. 18 in Europe, and no. 61 in the world. Each year, the NTU evaluates all international scientific publications for the globally respected ranking, assessing their number and quality.
> March 2025:
The influential QS World University Ranking by Subject lists the University of Hohenheim’s agricultural research including food science 2nd in Germany, 10th in Europe, and 26th 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.
> June 2025:
The current Best Global Universities Ranking 2025-2026 places the University of Hohenheim’s food science and technology 2nd in Germany, 38th in Europe, and 145th in the world. Agricultural research is ranked 3rd in Germany, 17th in Europe, and 70th worldwide. The subject ranking of the U.S. News & World Report journal is based on the analysis of Clarivate and takes into account research performance and international reputation.
BACKGROUND: Times Higher Education World University Ranking
In its latest edition, the THE evaluates 18 individual factors. The methodology is presented in full at: https://t1p.de/z82a4
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