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University of Hohenheim

In research, University of Hohenheim stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#134 of 3,409 worldwide), Plant Science (#154 of 1,395 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,231 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Animal Science and Zoology, Agronomy and Crop Science and Food Science — Animal Science and Zoology is 10.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,828
of 28,054 · #1,370 all time
Rank in Germany
#92
of 1,178
Research works
17k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
505k
30.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is University of Hohenheim known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #134 of 3,409 32.9%635 #81
Plant ScienceSubfield #154 of 1,395 37.7%253 #114
Social SciencesDomain #1,231 of 10,521 29.1%486 #970
Life SciencesDomain #1,166 of 7,800 29.2%934 #788
Environmental ScienceField #624 of 3,551 28.7%217 #533
Physical SciencesDomain #2,667 of 12,888 22.1%534 #2092
Social SciencesField #1,492 of 6,365 30.9%146 #1104
Health SciencesDomain #3,460 of 11,982 19.4%218 #2161
Business, Management and AccountingField #759 of 2,578 26.8%166 #699
Food ScienceSubfield #155 of 492 22.8%125 #94

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Hohenheim sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#81 #134
  2. Plant Science#114 #154
  3. Social Sciences#970 #1,231
  4. Life Sciences#788 #1,166
  5. Environmental Science#533 #624
  6. Physical Sciences#2,092 #2,667
  7. Social Sciences#1,104 #1,492
  8. Health Sciences#2,161 #3,460
  9. Business, Management and Accounting#699 #759
  10. Food Science#94 #155
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does University of Hohenheim specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Animal Science and Zoology takes 10.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 49.0 works10×
  2. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 48.5 works9.4×
  3. Food ScienceSubfield · 125.4 works7.6×
  4. BiochemistrySubfield · 20.1 works7.5×
  5. Plant ScienceSubfield · 253.1 works6.7×
  6. Analytical ChemistrySubfield · 27.9 works6.7×
  7. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 635.1 works6.2×
  8. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 55.1 works5.4×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 6.16× its world share, 635 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.11× its world share, 245 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.11× its world share, 24 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 21 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.17× its world share, 9 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.65× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.63× its world share, 56 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 50 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 30 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.65× its world share, 13 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 126 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.01× its world share, 217 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 26 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 146 worksMedicineNursing: 3.98× its world share, 42 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.32× its world share, 13 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.37× its world share, 166 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 23 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.79× its world share, 83 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.67× its world share, 44 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 146 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Hohenheim?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael Friedrich, H.P.S. Makkar and Hans‐Michael Müller lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Hohenheim.

  1. 1 Michael Friedrich Germany · #20,324 worldwide 1.5k citations · 38 works
  2. 2 H.P.S. Makkar Germany · #23,987 worldwide 585 citations · 62 works
  3. 3 Hans‐Michael Müller Germany · #26,163 worldwide 466 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Reinhold Carle Germany · #27,638 worldwide 594 citations · 70 works
  5. 5 Frank M. Schurr Germany · #46,863 worldwide 840 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Martin Blum Germany · #50,458 worldwide 270 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Horst Marschner Germany · #51,497 worldwide 411 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Christian Lippert Germany · #60,052 worldwide 294 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Iris Lewandowski Germany · #61,226 worldwide 483 citations · 45 works
  10. 10 Pepijn Schreinemachers Germany · #65,934 worldwide 244 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at University of Hohenheim

Which keywords describe research at University of Hohenheim?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Biodiversity, Polyphenols, Antioxidants, Gut Microbiota, Consumer Perception and Antioxidant Activity.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change170▲ 2.9×76 topics
  2. Sustainability111▲ 2.1×57 topics
  3. Environmental Impact75▲ 2.0×41 topics
  4. Biodiversity69▲ 4.3×28 topics
  5. Antioxidants57▲ 5.9×11 topics
  6. Antioxidant Activity57▲ 4.1×25 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress55▲ 1.55×39 topics
  8. Polyphenols52▲ 14×6 topics
  9. Metabolism52▲ 4.7×29 topics
  10. Gut Microbiota51▲ 6.7×7 topics
  11. Consumer Perception44▲ 9.2×7 topics
  12. Genetic Diversity43▲ 4.4×19 topics
  13. Health Effects42▲ 3.2×21 topics
  14. Plant Breeding41▲ 19×4 topics
  15. Invasive Species41▲ 4.4×18 topics
  16. Sustainable Agriculture41▲ 5.9×14 topics
  17. Lipid Oxidation39▲ 18×2 topics
  18. Social Capital38▲ 3.3×15 topics
  19. Fermentation38▲ 13×6 topics
  20. Microbial Communities37▲ 4.0×9 topics
  21. Health Benefits35▲ 4.9×12 topics
  22. Global Change34▲ 6.0×6 topics
  23. QTL Mapping33▲ 13×6 topics
  24. Cancer Prevention33▲ 5.8×10 topics
  25. Genetic Improvement32▲ 16×4 topics
  26. Ecosystem Services32▲ 3.9×10 topics
  27. Greenhouse Gas Emissions32▲ 5.4×7 topics
  28. Probiotics32▲ 6.2×5 topics
  29. Marker-Assisted Selection31▲ 18×3 topics
  30. Bioavailability30▲ 6.9×5 topics
  31. Hydrocolloids29▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Habitat Fragmentation28▲ 5.8×5 topics
  33. Drought Tolerance27▲ 8.7×9 topics
  34. Customer Experience25▲ 7.7×4 topics
  35. Genome Sequencing25▲ 7.4×9 topics
  36. Modified Atmosphere Packaging24▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Crop Improvement24▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Heat Stress24▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Investment Decisions24▲ 8.8×3 topics
  40. Nitrogen Fixation24▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Hohenheim publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corporate Governance and Management, Proteins in Food Systems, Meat and Animal Product Quality and Animal Nutrition and Physiology.

Corporate Governance and…21Corporate Governance and Management: 21 fractional worksProteins in Food Systems20Proteins in Food Systems: 20 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 19 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 18 fractional worksPlant and animal studies18Plant and animal studies: 18 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 17 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 17 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen…17Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 17 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 15 fractional worksFermentation and Sensory Analysis: 14 fractional works
Strategy and ManagementFood ScienceAnimal Science and ZoologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 21 works
  2. 2 Proteins in Food Systems Food Science 20 works
  3. 3 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 19 works
  4. 4 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 18 works
  5. 5 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 18 works
  6. 6 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 17 works
  7. 7 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 17 works
  8. 8 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 17 works
  9. 9 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 15 works
  10. 10 Fermentation and Sensory Analysis Food Science 14 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available33.1%not open66.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.6%domestic only79.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Hohenheim's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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