Top Agricultural and Biological Sciences Research Institutions
Chinese Academy of Sciences ranks first in 2022–2025, out of 3,409 ranked institutions.
Composite score: field-normalised excellence, output and total citations weighted 50 / 30 / 20, each as a percentile so no single heavy-tailed measure dominates. Floor: 40 fractional works in this field.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | Score | Top-10% rate | Works | Citations | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Academy of Sciences China · Beijing | 100.0 | 39.4% | 3k | 39k | #2 |
| 2 | China Agricultural University China · Beijing | 91.5 | 46.1% | 3.5k | 51k | #7 |
| 3 | Northwest A&F University China · Yangling | 86.5 | 50.0% | 2.6k | 39k | #16 |
| 4 | Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs China · Beijing | 83.0 | 44.3% | 3.3k | 42k | #69 |
| 5 | Wageningen University & Research Netherlands · Wageningen | 80.2 | 40.9% | 2k | 26k | #1 |
| 6 | University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China · Beijing | 78.0 | 43.2% | 1.5k | 21k | #24 |
| 7 | Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences China · Beijing | 76.1 | 42.7% | 2.6k | 35k | #36 |
| 8 | Northeast Agricultural University China · Harbin | 74.4 | 50.1% | 1.8k | 30k | #58 |
| 9 | Nanjing Agricultural University China · Nanjing | 73.0 | 44.0% | 2.8k | 37k | #28 |
| 10 | Huazhong Agricultural University China · Wuhan | 71.7 | 45.6% | 2.1k | 30k | #27 |
| 11 | Zhejiang University China · Hangzhou | 70.5 | 46.5% | 1.5k | 23k | #44 |
| 12 | Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Ghana · Kumasi | 69.5 | 27.0% | 489 | 2.9k | #97 |
| 13 | University of Göttingen Germany · Göttingen | 68.5 | 43.3% | 539 | 6.5k | #11 |
| 14 | University of Florida United States · Gainesville | 67.6 | 20.4% | 2.3k | 14k | #6 |
| 15 | Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement France · Paris | 66.7 | 22.2% | 2k | 13k | — |
| 16 | Jiangsu University China · Zhenjiang | 65.9 | 52.3% | 1k | 18k | — |
| 17 | Beijing Forestry University China · Beijing | 65.2 | 32.4% | 1.2k | 12k | — |
| 18 | Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University China · Fuzhou | 64.5 | 40.0% | 1.5k | 17k | — |
| 19 | ETH Zurich Switzerland · Zurich | 63.8 | 46.1% | 462 | 8.1k | #42 |
| 20 | Shandong Agricultural University China · Tai’an | 63.2 | 39.9% | 1.4k | 17k | — |
| 21 | South China Agricultural University China · Guangzhou | 62.6 | 40.2% | 1.9k | 22k | — |
| 22 | Lanzhou University China · Lanzhou | 62.0 | 40.9% | 737 | 8.4k | — |
| 23 | King Saud University Saudi Arabia · Riyadh | 61.5 | 35.5% | 1.6k | 17k | — |
| 24 | Peking University China · Beijing | 60.9 | 43.2% | 420 | 6.5k | — |
| 25 | Aarhus University Denmark · Aarhus | 60.4 | 32.2% | 918 | 8.4k | #66 |
| 26 | Sichuan Agricultural University China · Ya'an | 59.9 | 38.5% | 1.7k | 18k | — |
| 27 | Indian Agricultural Research Institute India · New Delhi | 59.5 | 22.3% | 1.8k | 10k | — |
| 28 | Institute of Soil and Water Conservation China · Yangling | 59.0 | 42.7% | 311 | 4.2k | — |
| 29 | Lovely Professional University India · Phagwāra | 58.6 | 20.3% | 1.4k | 6.9k | — |
| 30 | The University of Western Australia Australia · Perth | 58.2 | 44.1% | 639 | 8.7k | #20 |
| 31 | Yangzhou University China · Yangzhou | 57.8 | 37.7% | 1.7k | 18k | — |
| 32 | Guizhou University China · Guiyang | 57.4 | 38.8% | 1.6k | 16k | — |
| 33 | Cornell University United States · Ithaca | 57.0 | 31.7% | 1.2k | 12k | #3 |
| 34 | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Sweden · Uppsala | 56.6 | 39.5% | 934 | 9.8k | #25 |
| 35 | Guangxi University China · Nanning | 56.3 | 36.7% | 957 | 10k | — |
| 36 | Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France · Paris | 55.9 | 28.8% | 1.4k | 12k | #14 |
| 37 | Nanjing Forestry University China · Nanjing | 55.6 | 39.5% | 1.3k | 15k | — |
| 38 | University of Copenhagen Denmark · Copenhagen | 55.3 | 35.8% | 835 | 9.1k | #41 |
| 39 | Addis Ababa University Ethiopia · Addis Ababa | 55.0 | 30.6% | 534 | 4.2k | — |
| 40 | Henan Agricultural University China · Zhengzhou | 54.6 | 41.7% | 1.1k | 12k | — |
| 41 | Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation Brazil · Brasília | 54.3 | 14.7% | 1.7k | 7.3k | #31 |
| 42 | Universidade de São Paulo Brazil · São Paulo | 54.0 | 18.7% | 2.2k | 12k | #23 |
| 43 | University of California, Davis United States · Davis | 53.8 | 30.9% | 1.2k | 12k | #4 |
| 44 | IPB University Indonesia · Bogor | 53.5 | 6.5% | 3.9k | 6.5k | — |
| 45 | Gansu Agricultural University China · Lanzhou | 53.2 | 42.8% | 1.4k | 14k | — |
| 46 | Southwest University China · Chongqing | 52.9 | 38.6% | 1.2k | 14k | — |
| 47 | Hainan University China · Haikou | 52.7 | 39.3% | 1.1k | 12k | — |
| 48 | Indian Council of Agricultural Research India · New Delhi | 52.4 | 20.2% | 1k | 5.2k | — |
| 49 | World Agroforestry Centre Kenya · Nairobi | 52.2 | 37.8% | 95 | 807 | #13 |
| 50 | Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement France · Paris | 51.9 | 22.0% | 488 | 2.5k | #40 |
| 51 | National Research and Innovation Agency Indonesia · Jakarta | 51.7 | 10.3% | 1.8k | 4.3k | — |
| 52 | University of Bamenda Cameroon · Bamenda | 51.4 | 13.7% | 190 | 438 | — |
| 53 | Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research China · Beijing | 51.2 | 44.2% | 269 | 3.7k | — |
| 54 | University of Johannesburg South Africa · Johannesburg | 51.0 | 33.3% | 451 | 4.3k | — |
| 55 | Bahir Dar University Ethiopia · Bahir Dar | 50.7 | 30.6% | 442 | 3.1k | — |
| 56 | Université de Montpellier France · Montpellier | 50.5 | 30.5% | 456 | 3.5k | — |
| 57 | Beijing Normal University China · Beijing | 50.3 | 40.3% | 417 | 4.9k | — |
| 58 | Banaras Hindu University India · Varanasi | 50.1 | 24.0% | 1.1k | 7.2k | — |
| 59 | Agricultural Research Service United States · Washington | 49.9 | 25.4% | 1.2k | 9.6k | #12 |
| 60 | University of Agriculture Faisalabad Pakistan · Faisalabad | 49.7 | 22.7% | 1.2k | 8.3k | — |
| 61 | Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning China · Beijing | 49.5 | 50.5% | 206 | 3.3k | — |
| 62 | Michigan State University United States · East Lansing | 49.3 | 30.2% | 1k | 8.4k | #9 |
| 63 | Punjab Agricultural University India · Ludhiana | 49.1 | 14.1% | 2k | 8.4k | — |
| 64 | Agriculture and Food Australia · Canberra | 48.9 | 34.7% | 599 | 7k | — |
| 65 | Université d'Abomey-Calavi Benin · Cotonou | 48.7 | 16.8% | 513 | 1.7k | #93 |
| 66 | Wuhan University China · Wuhan | 48.5 | 40.6% | 376 | 4.8k | — |
| 67 | North-West University South Africa · Potchefstroom | 48.3 | 31.4% | 467 | 5.3k | — |
| 68 | University of Bonn Germany · Bonn | 48.1 | 38.8% | 550 | 5.8k | #72 |
| 69 | Hawassa University Ethiopia · Awasa | 47.9 | 26.0% | 386 | 2.4k | — |
| 70 | Shihezi University China · Shihezi | 47.8 | 39.3% | 755 | 8.4k | — |
| 71 | Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana Ghana · Tafo | 47.6 | 25.8% | 65 | 321 | #80 |
| 72 | Tamil Nadu Agricultural University India · Coimbatore | 47.4 | 9.7% | 3k | 7.4k | — |
| 73 | The University of Sydney Australia · Sydney | 47.3 | 31.9% | 546 | 5k | #77 |
| 74 | Pennsylvania State University United States · State College | 47.1 | 29.5% | 813 | 7.2k | #18 |
| 75 | University of Nebraska–Lincoln United States · Lincoln | 46.9 | 25.1% | 750 | 5.8k | #51 |
| 76 | Colorado State University United States · Fort Collins | 46.8 | 28.2% | 632 | 5.9k | #37 |
| 77 | Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo Burkina Faso · Ouagadougou | 46.6 | 13.9% | 310 | 725 | — |
| 78 | Universidade Federal de Viçosa Brazil · Viçosa | 46.4 | 16.4% | 1.4k | 7k | #91 |
| 79 | Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry India · Solan | 46.3 | 15.9% | 714 | 2.9k | — |
| 80 | Shenyang Agricultural University China · Shenyang | 46.1 | 42.6% | 1.1k | 12k | — |
| 81 | Ghent University Belgium · Ghent | 46.0 | 35.1% | 821 | 9k | #19 |
| 82 | Northeast Forestry University China · Harbin | 45.8 | 32.3% | 812 | 8k | — |
| 83 | Zhejiang A & F University China · Lin’an Shi | 45.7 | 39.2% | 790 | 8.8k | — |
| 84 | Hunan Agricultural University China · Changsha | 45.5 | 38.5% | 866 | 9.4k | — |
| 85 | Universidade Federal do Pará Brazil · Belém | 45.4 | 12.8% | 566 | 2k | — |
| 86 | Sanya University China · Sanya | 45.2 | 45.6% | 513 | 5.8k | — |
| 87 | Jiangnan University China · Wuxi | 45.1 | 44.8% | 1.1k | 17k | — |
| 88 | Anhui Agricultural University China · Hefei | 45.0 | 43.0% | 1k | 12k | — |
| 89 | Padjadjaran University Indonesia · Bandung | 44.8 | 6.4% | 2.5k | 5k | — |
| 90 | Technical University of Munich Germany · Munich | 44.7 | 37.1% | 482 | 5.8k | — |
| 91 | University for Development Studies Ghana · Tamale | 44.5 | 25.2% | 335 | 1.9k | — |
| 92 | Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) Brazil · São Paulo | 44.4 | 13.4% | 2.2k | 9.9k | #76 |
| 93 | Assam University India · Silchar | 44.3 | 30.6% | 194 | 1.3k | — |
| 94 | Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research Germany · Müncheberg | 44.1 | 28.9% | 226 | 1.9k | — |
| 95 | United States Department of Agriculture United States · Washington | 44.0 | 27.4% | 642 | 5.1k | #38 |
| 96 | 4210088176 | 43.9 | 46.0% | 583 | 6.3k | — |
| 97 | Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research Ethiopia · Addis Ababa | 43.8 | 9.0% | 1.8k | 4.4k | — |
| 98 | University of California, Berkeley United States · Berkeley | 43.6 | 35.0% | 404 | 4.9k | #5 |
| 99 | The Ohio State University United States · Columbus | 43.5 | 25.5% | 782 | 5.8k | #29 |
| 100 | Council for Scientific and Industrial Research Ghana · Accra | 43.4 | 27.7% | 200 | 1.4k | — |
institutions ranked worldwide in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (3,409). rank on the composite score within the stated pool. The score track runs 0 to 100; the rate track carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field.
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Ranked by volume, 2022–2025
- 1 IPB University Indonesia 3.9k works
- 2 China Agricultural University China 3.5k works
- 3 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs China 3.3k works
- 4 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 3k works
- 5 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University India 3k works
- 6 Nanjing Agricultural University China 2.8k works
- 7 University of Brawijaya Indonesia 2.7k works
- 8 Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences China 2.6k works
- 9 Northwest A&F University China 2.6k works
- 10 University of Mataram Indonesia 2.6k works
- 11 Padjadjaran University Indonesia 2.5k works
- 12 Agricultural Research Center Egypt 2.5k works
- 13 University of Florida United States 2.3k works
- 14 Universidade de São Paulo Brazil 2.2k works
- 15 Universitas Gadjah Mada Indonesia 2.2k works
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