The scientific quality of Wageningen University & Research is affirmed by the prominent position we occupy in international rankings and citation indexes. This time line gives an overview of news items about grants, awards and rankings.
August 16, 2023
ShanghaiRanking 2023: WUR does not rise or fall
In the latest Academic Ranking of World Universities, better known as the ShanghaiRanking, Wageningen University & Research (WUR) does not change places. This edition, like last year's, WUR finishes in spots 151-200.Read more
April 6, 2022
WUR is best agricultural university in the world for seventh consecutive time
The QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022 were released on April 6. The influential ranking shows that Wageningen University & Research is the best agricultural university in the world for the seventh time in a row. Environmental sciences also scores a place in the top 10; WUR ends up in fifth place there.Read more
September 28, 2018
Wageningen rises five steps on world universities ranking
Wageningen University & Research has risen five steps at the Times Higher Education World University Rankings and holds #59 now. In the national rankings WUR rose from a third place to position 2. More than 1250 knowledge institutions were ranked worldwide.Read more
August 20, 2018
NTU ranking 2018: WUR best-ranked university in agriculture and environment/ ecology
Wageningen University & Research is in the top position worldwide regarding the research field of agriculture and the subject of environment/ ecology, According to the annual ranking of the National Taiwan University. In Plant and Animal Sciences, WUR is placed second best.Read more
July 20, 2018
Shanghai Ranking 2018: WUR ranks #1 in agricultural sciences and in food technology
According to the 2018 Shanghai subject ranking Wageningen University & Research (WUR) is the best university in the world in the fields of agricultural science and food technology. Wageningen also scores high in the categories ecology (#5) and veterinary sciences(#8).Read more
June 5, 2018
Wageningen back in Top 100 of THE international reputation ranking list
Ranked in the category 91-100, Wageningen University & Research has made its way back into the Top 100 of the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2018, an international list that ranks knowledge institutions based on their reputation. The reputation index published today counts towards the THE world ranking list.Read more
