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Press release: Good results for academic subjects

No. 172 - 12.11.2024

Ecology at the University of Göttingen top in Germany in the Shanghai Ranking

 

In the current Shanghai Ranking, Ecology at the University of Göttingen has once again been ranked first in Germany. The ranking also puts the Agricultural Sciences (which includes Forestry Sciences) in second place in Germany. The subjects of Statistics, Economics, and Business Administration at Göttingen have also made it into the top ten in Germany. In the global comparison, Ecology was ranked 17th and Agricultural Sciences 32nd.

 

A total of 55 subjects were evaluated. The selection is limited to subjects in the natural sciences, life sciences, medical sciences, social sciences and engineering. Subjects in the humanities are not evaluated for the ranking.

 

In addition to a comparison of the top 1,000 universities worldwide, since 2009 the Shanghai Ranking has also included rankings of individual subjects. Indicators are publications, highly cited researchers, international collaboration in publications and top journal papers. The number of international academic awards won in the subject is also included in the ranking. The current Shanghai Ranking is available here: www.shanghairanking.com/rankings/gras/2024.