WUR is once again the best agricultural university, according to the Shanghai rankings, but two Chinese universities are following
hard on its heels. Wageningen scored 302 points this year, which is eight more than last year. China Agricultural University got 267 points (up by 14) and Nanjing Agricultural University came third with 264 points (up by 20). The American universities that usually top the list with Wageningen are sliding down the ranking. UC Davis came fourth, Cornell came eighth. Last year, Wageningen was at the top of the ranking for Food Science & Technology. This year, WUR came second, behind Jiangnan University from China. Number three in the ranking is a Chinese university too. For ecological research, Wageningen went from fifth place to fourth. European
universities dominate this category, and Chinese institutions are missing from it. In the veterinary sciences, Wageningen is holding its own in the top 10 after its meteoric rise last year from place 27 to 8. This year, WUR is in ninth place.
Wageningen holds its own in ranking
China is climbing up the influential Shanghai Ranking, while the US is sliding downwards. Wageningen is holding its own as the best agricultural university and number two for the food sciences.
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