University of Hohenheim

Overview

University of Hohenheim

University of Hohenheim (Universität Hohenheim) is a campus university located in the south of Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was founded in 1818 as the Agricultural Institute by King William I of Württemberg. In 1968, it received university status and its present name. The oldest university in Stuttgart, the University of Hohenheim has long been recognized globally for its academic and research expertise in agriculture and natural sciences.

University of Hohenheim Key Statistics

The university comprises three faculties that administer to several departments and institutes. These faculties are the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, and Faculty of Business, Economics, and Social Sciences.

It offers a total of 40 degree programs, including 10 bachelor’s, 25 master's, and three doctorate programs, including one undergraduate and one postgraduate teacher programs.

University of Hohenheim's student population is approximately 9,759. It employs 2,113 staff composed of 991 academic and 1,122 administrative personnel.

The other University of Hohenheim key statistics include its various academic, cultural, and scientific units, including modern research facilities, numerous historical buildings, and large green areas. It is home to several significant German museums such as the Hohenheim History Museum, the German Agricultural Museum, and the Zoological and Veterinary Museum.

Some of its institutional affiliations include memberships in the Higher Education and Research in Management of European UniversitieS and the University of Hohenheim was co-founder of the Euroleague for Life Sciences.

University of Hohenheim Research

For decades, the university has been a renowned German research institution in the fields of food science, nutrition science, and agricultural research. Its third-party research funds totalled 33.7 million euros.

In terms of publications, the top fields of University of Hohenheim research are biology, chemistry, and medicine. Its research outputs have been published in prestigious journals like the Social Science Research Network, Clinical Nutrition, and Food Chemistry.

Its researchers have attended major scholarly conferences such as JCIS: Joint International Conference on Information Sciences, ECIS: European Conference on Information Systems, and PerCom: IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications.

The most cited University of Hohenheim research publication is Reimer et al.'s (2009) “Intcal09 and marine09 radiocarbon age calibration curves, 0–50,000 years cal bp.” This article was published in Radiocarbon and has received 12,959 citations.

The university’s second most cited publication is James et al.'s (2018) “Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017,” which appeared in The Lancet and has been cited 5,314 citations.

Moreover, the university’s third most cited publication is Forouzanfar et al.'s (2015) “Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks in 188 countries, 1990-2013: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013,” which was also featured in The Lancet and has received 4,695 citations.

In addition, the university is home to several research centers and institutes, especially in the fields of food and agricultural studies. These include the Food Security Center, the Center for Agriculture in the Tropics and Subtropics, the Competence Center for Plant Breeding, and Center for Bioenergy and Biobased Products.