Top Plant Science and Agronomy Universities

The university ranking for Plant Science and Agronomy was developed by Research.com, one of the prominent platforms for computer science research maintaining reliable data on scientific contributions since 2014, with the aim of answering the question of what is the best Plant Science and Agronomy university.

The ranking of universities is based on the h-index and bibliometric indicators compiled by December 6th, 2021. The ranking process involved a detailed examination of 166,880 researchers’ profiles from Google Scholar and Microsoft Academic Graph. For the discipline of Plant Science and Agronomy, over 2,575 profiles were examined. Scientists from more than 594 institutions and affiliations were analyzed. Show more

Position in the ranking is based on each scientist’s h-index using data compiled from Microsoft Academic Graph, which is the most prominent and well-established bibliometric database of this type available to the scientific community. A detailed definition of our research process can be found on our methodology page.

Please take into consideration that the research institution or university for a scientist is set based on the affiliation details featured on their Google Scholar profile.

World
National
University Details
Scholars
Σ Publications
Σ H-Index
1 World 1 National University of Western Australia

University of Western Australia

Australia Scholars 29 5,242 Σ H-Index 1,594
2 World 1 National University of California, Davis

University of California, Davis

United States Scholars 31 3,490 Σ H-Index 1,468
3 World 1 National Wageningen University & Research

Wageningen University & Research

Netherlands Scholars 28 3,695 Σ H-Index 1,277
4 World 2 National University of Florida

University of Florida

United States Scholars 24 3,821 Σ H-Index 1,066
5 World 1 National Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden Scholars 19 2,067 Σ H-Index 920
6 World 3 National University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

United States Scholars 15 2,218 Σ H-Index 839
7 World 2 National University of Sydney

University of Sydney

Australia Scholars 17 1,847 Σ H-Index 721
8 World 4 National Cornell University

Cornell University

United States Scholars 16 1,790 Σ H-Index 719
9 World 3 National University of Queensland

University of Queensland

Australia Scholars 14 2,527 Σ H-Index 678
10 World 1 National Nanjing Agricultural University

Nanjing Agricultural University

China Scholars 14 1,860 Σ H-Index 651
11 World 5 National Michigan State University

Michigan State University

United States Scholars 14 1,817 Σ H-Index 650
12 World 4 National Australian National University

Australian National University

Australia Scholars 9 1,284 Σ H-Index 630
13 World 1 National University of Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen

Denmark Scholars 13 1,520 Σ H-Index 628
14 World 5 National University of Tasmania

University of Tasmania

Australia Scholars 12 1,844 Σ H-Index 598
15 World 6 National University of Adelaide

University of Adelaide

Australia Scholars 14 1,780 Σ H-Index 594
16 World 6 National University of Nebraska–Lincoln

University of Nebraska–Lincoln

United States Scholars 15 1,635 Σ H-Index 592
17 World 1 National University of Sheffield

University of Sheffield

United Kingdom Scholars 10 1,164 Σ H-Index 573
18 World 7 National Oregon State University

Oregon State University

United States Scholars 13 1,527 Σ H-Index 570
19 World 2 National China Agricultural University

China Agricultural University

China Scholars 12 1,704 Σ H-Index 554
20 World 8 National University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley

United States Scholars 9 1,183 Σ H-Index 509
21 World 1 National University of Agriculture Faisalabad

University of Agriculture Faisalabad

Pakistan Scholars 9 2,239 Σ H-Index 458
22 World 2 National Utrecht University

Utrecht University

Netherlands Scholars 8 1,373 Σ H-Index 443
23 World 1 National University of Buenos Aires

University of Buenos Aires

Argentina Scholars 9 882 Σ H-Index 419
24 World 1 National University of Göttingen

University of Göttingen

Germany Scholars 8 1,438 Σ H-Index 418
25 World 3 National Zhejiang University

Zhejiang University

China Scholars 8 1,128 Σ H-Index 409
26 World 1 National Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Israel Scholars 10 984 Σ H-Index 408
27 World 9 National Colorado State University

Colorado State University

United States Scholars 9 864 Σ H-Index 407
28 World 1 National ETH Zurich

ETH Zurich

Switzerland Scholars 9 1,139 Σ H-Index 406
29 World 10 National Iowa State University

Iowa State University

United States Scholars 10 1,150 Σ H-Index 403
30 World 11 National Washington State University

Washington State University

United States Scholars 9 1,327 Σ H-Index 396
31 World 1 National Tohoku University

Tohoku University

Japan Scholars 10 751 Σ H-Index 393
32 World 2 National University of Hohenheim

University of Hohenheim

Germany Scholars 9 1,098 Σ H-Index 389
33 World 12 National Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania State University

United States Scholars 7 787 Σ H-Index 372
34 World 1 National University of Pretoria

University of Pretoria

South Africa Scholars 7 1,795 Σ H-Index 371
35 World 1 National University of Córdoba

University of Córdoba

Spain Scholars 7 904 Σ H-Index 369
36 World 1 National University of Alberta

University of Alberta

Canada Scholars 8 1,149 Σ H-Index 362
37 World 13 National North Carolina State University

North Carolina State University

United States Scholars 8 1,113 Σ H-Index 352
38 World 14 National Kansas State University

Kansas State University

United States Scholars 8 702 Σ H-Index 340
39 World 3 National Technical University of Munich

Technical University of Munich

Germany Scholars 7 949 Σ H-Index 340
40 World 1 National University of Turin

University of Turin

Italy Scholars 8 1,317 Σ H-Index 335
41 World 15 National The Ohio State University

The Ohio State University

United States Scholars 5 1,190 Σ H-Index 335
42 World 2 National University of Reading

University of Reading

United Kingdom Scholars 8 969 Σ H-Index 334
43 World 16 National University of Minnesota

University of Minnesota

United States Scholars 8 1,008 Σ H-Index 330
44 World 1 National University of Helsinki

University of Helsinki

Finland Scholars 8 777 Σ H-Index 311
45 World 2 National Miguel Hernandez University

Miguel Hernandez University

Spain Scholars 7 852 Σ H-Index 307
46 World 17 National University of Kentucky

University of Kentucky

United States Scholars 6 1,352 Σ H-Index 305
47 World 2 National University of Tokyo

University of Tokyo

Japan Scholars 7 803 Σ H-Index 300
48 World 18 National University of California, Riverside

University of California, Riverside

United States Scholars 6 693 Σ H-Index 295
49 World 2 National University of KwaZulu-Natal

University of KwaZulu-Natal

South Africa Scholars 6 1,341 Σ H-Index 291
50 World 2 National University of Guelph

University of Guelph

Canada Scholars 7 792 Σ H-Index 290
51 World 2 National University of Naples Federico II

University of Naples Federico II

Italy Scholars 6 1,010 Σ H-Index 289
52 World 3 National Lancaster University

Lancaster University

United Kingdom Scholars 5 697 Σ H-Index 282
53 World 3 National University of Saskatchewan

University of Saskatchewan

Canada Scholars 6 852 Σ H-Index 281
54 World 4 National University of Bonn

University of Bonn

Germany Scholars 6 670 Σ H-Index 279
55 World 19 National University of Missouri

University of Missouri

United States Scholars 6 563 Σ H-Index 279
56 World 20 National University of Wisconsin–Madison

University of Wisconsin–Madison

United States Scholars 7 649 Σ H-Index 278
57 World 2 National University of Eastern Finland

University of Eastern Finland

Finland Scholars 6 792 Σ H-Index 278
58 World 7 National Murdoch University

Murdoch University

Australia Scholars 7 1,200 Σ H-Index 273
59 World 3 National Kyoto University

Kyoto University

Japan Scholars 6 609 Σ H-Index 273
60 World 1 National Universidade de São Paulo

Universidade de São Paulo

Brazil Scholars 7 755 Σ H-Index 266
61 World 1 National University of Paris-Saclay

University of Paris-Saclay

France Scholars 7 565 Σ H-Index 257
62 World 2 National Lund University

Lund University

Sweden Scholars 5 491 Σ H-Index 256
63 World 21 National Oklahoma State University

Oklahoma State University

United States Scholars 6 755 Σ H-Index 255
64 World 3 National University of Lleida

University of Lleida

Spain Scholars 6 701 Σ H-Index 255
65 World 22 National Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University

United States Scholars 6 749 Σ H-Index 253
66 World 4 National University of the Balearic Islands

University of the Balearic Islands

Spain Scholars 4 520 Σ H-Index 247
67 World 23 National University of Idaho

University of Idaho

United States Scholars 5 588 Σ H-Index 245
68 World 4 National University of Dundee

University of Dundee

United Kingdom Scholars 4 706 Σ H-Index 245
69 World 1 National Aligarh Muslim University

Aligarh Muslim University

India Scholars 6 661 Σ H-Index 244
70 World 2 National University of Lorraine

University of Lorraine

France Scholars 6 563 Σ H-Index 240
71 World 2 National Aarhus University

Aarhus University

Denmark Scholars 5 693 Σ H-Index 231
72 World 8 National University of Melbourne

University of Melbourne

Australia Scholars 6 653 Σ H-Index 227
73 World 24 National Utah State University

Utah State University

United States Scholars 5 431 Σ H-Index 227
74 World 4 National Université Laval

Université Laval

Canada Scholars 6 486 Σ H-Index 226
75 World 5 National Autonomous University of Barcelona

Autonomous University of Barcelona

Spain Scholars 4 477 Σ H-Index 225
76 World 3 National University of Cape Town

University of Cape Town

South Africa Scholars 4 573 Σ H-Index 224
77 World 1 National Lincoln University

Lincoln University

New Zealand Scholars 5 643 Σ H-Index 221
78 World 5 National University of Giessen

University of Giessen

Germany Scholars 5 587 Σ H-Index 220
79 World 2 National University of Zurich

University of Zurich

Switzerland Scholars 4 435 Σ H-Index 215
80 World 5 National University of Nottingham

University of Nottingham

United Kingdom Scholars 4 607 Σ H-Index 209
81 World 3 National Montpellier SupAgro

Montpellier SupAgro

France Scholars 6 452 Σ H-Index 207
82 World 25 National University of Utah

University of Utah

United States Scholars 2 379 Σ H-Index 204
83 World 26 National Purdue University West Lafayette

Purdue University West Lafayette

United States Scholars 5 695 Σ H-Index 201
84 World 27 National University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

United States Scholars 5 804 Σ H-Index 200
85 World 4 National University of Montpellier

University of Montpellier

France Scholars 5 388 Σ H-Index 198
86 World 6 National University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge

United Kingdom Scholars 5 369 Σ H-Index 196
87 World 1 National University of Lisbon

University of Lisbon

Portugal Scholars 4 561 Σ H-Index 196
88 World 7 National University of Birmingham

University of Birmingham

United Kingdom Scholars 3 446 Σ H-Index 189
89 World 8 National University of Essex

University of Essex

United Kingdom Scholars 3 363 Σ H-Index 186
90 World 5 National University of Western Ontario

University of Western Ontario

Canada Scholars 4 454 Σ H-Index 183
91 World 2 National Banaras Hindu University

Banaras Hindu University

India Scholars 4 601 Σ H-Index 182
92 World 9 National University of Oxford

University of Oxford

United Kingdom Scholars 4 312 Σ H-Index 182
93 World 6 National University of Calgary

University of Calgary

Canada Scholars 4 512 Σ H-Index 180
94 World 28 National Auburn University

Auburn University

United States Scholars 3 395 Σ H-Index 180
95 World 2 National Universidade Federal de Viçosa

Universidade Federal de Viçosa

Brazil Scholars 5 800 Σ H-Index 179
96 World 3 National Panjab University

Panjab University

India Scholars 4 513 Σ H-Index 179
97 World 5 National Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées

Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées

France Scholars 5 401 Σ H-Index 178
98 World 3 National University of Pisa

University of Pisa

Italy Scholars 4 661 Σ H-Index 175
99 World 7 National University of Toronto

University of Toronto

Canada Scholars 4 345 Σ H-Index 173
100 World 9 National James Cook University

James Cook University

Australia Scholars 4 342 Σ H-Index 173

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