Agricultural Research & Food Sciences: University of Hohenheim Germany’s No. 2 in the NTU ranking [16.09.25]
Research ranking from National Taiwan University (NTU ranking) has confirmed one of the top positions in Germany since 2014 / 18th place in Europe and 61st worldwide
In agricultural sciences – including food and nutritional sciences as well as horticultural sciences – the ranking of the National Taiwan University (NTU) once again certifies the particularly high level of research at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart. It ranks 2nd in Germany, 18th in Europe, and 61st worldwide. The NTU subject ranking for 2025 was published on 10 September 2025. It assesses the research performance of universities. All rankings can be found at www.uni-hohenheim.de/en/rankings
The NTU Ranking by Subjects ranks the University of Hohenheim second in Germany in agricultural research and food sciences in 2025. | Photo credits: University of Hohenheim / Max Kovalenko
Second place in Germany for the University of Hohenheim: With a score of 44.0 in the NTU ranking, it came in just behind the Technical University of Munich with 44.3 points in the subject of agricultural sciences this year. It has consistently been among the top performers in the ranking since 2014.
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. This year’s ranking included 2,025 of the world’s top universities.
For the subject of Agricultural Sciences, the NTU ranking includes Food Science and Technology, Horticulture, and Nutritional Science and Dietetics.
International cooperation links the top universities
The university maintains long-standing partnerships with the global leaders in agricultural research.
Through the Euroleague for Life Sciences (ELLS), the University of Hohenheim has been closely linked to Wageningen University in the Netherlands – the No. 1 in Europe – and many other leading universities in their respective countries for decades. Other members of the alliance include L'Institut Agro in France, the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU) in Vienna, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), and the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague (CZU). ELLS is made up of joint study programs and intensive exchange of students and lecturers.
In the European Bioeconomy University (EBU), the University of Hohenheim cooperates with Wageningen University and seven other leading European universities on the topic of the bioeconomy. They have joined forces in this initiative to promote the bioeconomy as a sustainable way of doing business in Europe.
The world’s No. 1 – China Agricultural University – and the University of Hohenheim have been working together on numerous projects for decades. Currently, for example, in the German-Chinese DFG Research Training Group AMAIZE-P on the sustainable use of phosphorus.
Top Universities in Agricultural Research & Food Sciences in Germany, Europe, and the World 2025 (Source: NTU Ranking by Subject) – Agricultural Sciences
GERMANY
1. Technical University of Munich
2. University of Hohenheim
3. Georg August University of Göttingen
4. University of Bonn
5. Free University Berlin
EUROPE
1. Wageningen University & Research (Netherlands)
2. University of Copenhagen (Denmark)
3. University College Dublin (Ireland)
4. University of Vigo (Spain)
5. Ghent University (Belgium)
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18. University of Hohenheim (together with Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium)
WORLD
1. China Agricultural University (China)
2. Jiangnan University (China)
3. North West Agriculture and Forestry University (China)
4. Wageningen University & Research (Netherlands)
5. Zhejiang University (China)
61. 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 2007. In 2011, the NTU Ranking by Subject was added. The selection of the 2,025 universities included in the 2025 ranking was once again based on strict criteria.
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%).
Further details
Text: Elsner
