| World Rank▲ | University | 11 years articles | Current articles | 11 years citations | Current citations | Ave. citations | H-Index | HiCi papers | Hi-Impact journal articles | Total score |
| 1 | University of California - Davis | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 24.91 | 80.00 | 100.00 | 98.72 | 88.30 |
| 2 | Wageningen University | 84.53 | 79.27 | 90.45 | 92.00 | 26.65 | 100.00 | 95.04 | 100.00 | 86.55 |
| 3 | Cornell University | 73.99 | 70.15 | 82.44 | 75.47 | 27.75 | 86.67 | 94.21 | 81.79 | 76.71 |
| 4 | University of California - Berkeley | 39.97 | 47.18 | 62.62 | 68.16 | 39.02 | 93.33 | 83.06 | 73.59 | 67.86 |
| 5 | University of Wisconsin - Madison | 57.18 | 56.80 | 62.31 | 64.41 | 27.14 | 86.67 | 73.97 | 76.41 | 66.67 |
| 6 | University of Florida | 86.05 | 87.06 | 58.42 | 74.53 | 16.91 | 73.33 | 40.50 | 59.23 | 61.92 |
| 7 | University of Georgia | 70.19 | 61.77 | 58.65 | 61.31 | 20.81 | 80.00 | 47.93 | 46.92 | 57.50 |
| 8 | University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | 51.08 | 54.48 | 49.70 | 59.19 | 24.23 | 73.33 | 61.57 | 61.28 | 56.96 |
| 9 | Michigan State University | 50.78 | 51.08 | 55.45 | 54.50 | 27.20 | 73.33 | 65.29 | 48.72 | 55.67 |
| 10 | The University of British Columbia | 38.53 | 50.75 | 36.28 | 57.13 | 23.45 | 93.33 | 40.91 | 57.18 | 53.99 |
| 11 | Harvard University | 23.55 | 39.39 | 36.69 | 61.17 | 38.81 | 93.33 | 57.02 | 42.05 | 53.49 |
| 12 | Pennsylvania State University | 34.57 | 40.13 | 35.05 | 52.09 | 25.25 | 100.00 | 47.93 | 43.59 | 52.44 |
| 13 | Duke University | 21.73 | 27.61 | 34.14 | 50.65 | 39.13 | 93.33 | 51.65 | 45.90 | 50.63 |
| 14 | Oregon State University | 54.40 | 57.55 | 53.28 | 50.14 | 24.39 | 60.00 | 43.80 | 46.67 | 49.55 |
| 15 | University of Helsinki | 38.81 | 45.19 | 36.32 | 52.74 | 23.31 | 86.67 | 38.02 | 44.62 | 49.36 |
| 16 | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences | 60.48 | 49.83 | 56.36 | 42.22 | 23.21 | 60.00 | 40.50 | 50.51 | 48.86 |
| 17 | The University of Tokyo | 49.76 | 52.49 | 34.18 | 52.13 | 17.11 | 86.67 | 33.88 | 34.87 | 48.21 |
| 18 | University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign | 46.49 | 46.19 | 38.85 | 52.09 | 20.82 | 73.33 | 33.06 | 50.51 | 47.65 |
| 19 | Ghent University | 29.04 | 53.73 | 29.80 | 48.60 | 25.56 | 73.33 | 29.34 | 63.85 | 47.32 |
| 20 | University of Arizona | 32.34 | 36.90 | 39.54 | 42.62 | 30.45 | 73.33 | 48.35 | 47.44 | 47.22 |
| 21 | Texas A&M University - College Station | 53.46 | 56.05 | 40.11 | 46.29 | 18.68 | 73.33 | 34.30 | 30.51 | 45.85 |
| 22 | University of Guelph | 53.03 | 48.18 | 38.73 | 44.13 | 18.19 | 66.67 | 23.97 | 52.31 | 45.00 |
| 23 | Colorado State University | 44.90 | 44.94 | 42.16 | 47.80 | 23.39 | 73.33 | 30.17 | 34.62 | 44.70 |
| 24 | University of Washington - Seattle | 32.47 | 34.83 | 38.78 | 43.52 | 29.74 | 80.00 | 39.26 | 30.26 | 44.36 |
| 25 | University of Toronto | 25.18 | 36.07 | 28.97 | 44.09 | 28.66 | 80.00 | 33.88 | 40.26 | 43.42 |
| 26 | Purdue University - West Lafayette | 37.12 | 44.03 | 31.80 | 38.54 | 21.34 | 73.33 | 41.32 | 34.62 | 43.34 |
| 27 | North Carolina State University | 57.94 | 53.23 | 45.77 | 39.37 | 19.68 | 53.33 | 29.34 | 35.38 | 41.98 |
| 28 | The Ohio State University - Columbus | 38.99 | 39.64 | 33.20 | 38.33 | 21.21 | 73.33 | 32.64 | 32.82 | 41.62 |
| 29 | Stanford University | 15.58 | 19.90 | 31.47 | 31.16 | 50.30 | 73.33 | 38.84 | 40.51 | 41.41 |
| 30 | Utrecht University | 33.79 | 35.24 | 31.58 | 39.19 | 23.28 | 73.33 | 31.40 | 34.10 | 40.80 |
| 31 | Iowa State University | 44.39 | 42.04 | 37.89 | 36.24 | 21.26 | 53.33 | 36.36 | 36.15 | 39.73 |
| 32 | Kyoto University | 41.35 | 46.52 | 28.74 | 38.76 | 17.31 | 73.33 | 24.79 | 25.90 | 39.54 |
| 33 | University of Queensland | 38.39 | 47.18 | 25.76 | 45.39 | 16.71 | 66.67 | 17.36 | 41.03 | 39.43 |
| 34 | Washington State University | 37.71 | 36.15 | 38.32 | 30.19 | 25.31 | 60.00 | 41.32 | 28.46 | 39.24 |
| 35 | Stockholm University | 18.10 | 19.15 | 23.04 | 38.54 | 31.70 | 86.67 | 30.99 | 26.92 | 39.07 |
| 36 | The Australian National University | 21.28 | 22.72 | 26.03 | 38.62 | 30.47 | 80.00 | 27.27 | 28.72 | 38.31 |
| 37 | Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - Zurich | 23.34 | 32.75 | 23.71 | 39.52 | 25.30 | 66.67 | 24.38 | 45.38 | 38.26 |
| 38 | University of Cambridge | 25.44 | 27.61 | 29.44 | 33.47 | 28.82 | 73.33 | 32.23 | 28.21 | 38.21 |
| 39 | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven | 20.42 | 36.07 | 16.49 | 47.73 | 20.12 | 73.33 | 14.46 | 45.13 | 37.69 |
| 40 | University of Michigan - Ann Arbor | 18.73 | 26.20 | 23.00 | 35.27 | 30.58 | 73.33 | 33.06 | 30.00 | 37.50 |
| 41 | University of California - Riverside | 26.94 | 28.94 | 26.70 | 31.95 | 24.69 | 66.67 | 29.75 | 35.64 | 37.06 |
| 42 | University of Sheffield | 15.77 | 18.24 | 24.82 | 29.25 | 39.20 | 80.00 | 27.27 | 27.95 | 37.01 |
| 43 | University of Alberta | 31.83 | 41.96 | 25.85 | 37.18 | 20.23 | 66.67 | 19.83 | 30.51 | 36.59 |
| 44 | Imperial College London | 18.94 | 22.22 | 24.50 | 32.89 | 32.22 | 80.00 | 26.03 | 23.85 | 36.56 |
| 45 | McGill University | 25.18 | 30.76 | 22.80 | 41.35 | 22.55 | 80.00 | 19.42 | 21.54 | 36.41 |
| 46 | Lund University | 26.24 | 27.36 | 28.69 | 32.20 | 27.23 | 66.67 | 24.38 | 29.23 | 35.55 |
| 46 | University of Oxford | 18.18 | 23.13 | 25.01 | 31.56 | 34.27 | 66.67 | 33.88 | 26.15 | 35.55 |
| 48 | University of Copenhagen | 22.74 | 37.31 | 20.07 | 27.81 | 21.98 | 73.33 | 16.53 | 35.90 | 35.52 |
| 49 | University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill | 11.56 | 20.56 | 15.95 | 26.77 | 34.38 | 80.00 | 30.99 | 22.56 | 34.96 |
| 50 | University of Zurich | 25.06 | 30.35 | 21.32 | 35.66 | 21.19 | 66.67 | 25.62 | 28.97 | 34.88 |
| 51 | University of California - San Diego | 14.99 | 16.75 | 27.27 | 21.47 | 45.30 | 66.67 | 40.91 | 17.44 | 34.66 |
| 52 | Rutgers University - New Brunswick | 21.88 | 19.40 | 26.29 | 23.70 | 29.92 | 66.67 | 36.36 | 21.03 | 34.06 |
| 53 | University of Missouri - Columbia | 29.44 | 26.95 | 26.07 | 25.86 | 22.05 | 66.67 | 28.10 | 21.28 | 33.78 |
| 54 | Yale University | 12.35 | 18.66 | 16.99 | 29.54 | 34.26 | 73.33 | 25.62 | 25.13 | 33.46 |
| 55 | University of Edinburgh | 22.95 | 24.13 | 29.07 | 29.54 | 31.54 | 66.67 | 14.05 | 27.95 | 33.36 |
| 56 | University of Maryland - College Park | 18.79 | 26.37 | 20.67 | 27.99 | 27.41 | 66.67 | 23.14 | 28.21 | 33.16 |
| 57 | University of São Paulo | 44.04 | 75.79 | 15.52 | 34.69 | 8.78 | 53.33 | 5.79 | 24.36 | 33.07 |
| 58 | Kansas State University | 35.61 | 29.93 | 26.33 | 27.63 | 18.41 | 66.67 | 19.01 | 20.51 | 33.05 |
| 59 | University of Melbourne | 25.00 | 33.67 | 19.27 | 37.75 | 19.20 | 66.67 | 17.77 | 23.59 | 33.03 |
| 60 | The University of York, UK | 8.55 | 11.11 | 14.51 | 25.29 | 42.28 | 73.33 | 28.51 | 23.08 | 32.58 |
| 61 | University of Nebraska | 32.33 | 27.45 | 28.19 | 23.09 | 21.72 | 60.00 | 23.14 | 23.85 | 32.33 |
| 62 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | 35.75 | 34.33 | 23.72 | 27.70 | 16.53 | 60.00 | 18.60 | 24.10 | 32.21 |
| 63 | The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University | 31.41 | 19.07 | 26.68 | 27.85 | 21.15 | 60.00 | 21.07 | 27.95 | 31.97 |
| 64 | Laval University | 24.75 | 27.45 | 20.07 | 27.81 | 20.19 | 66.67 | 11.57 | 30.51 | 31.67 |
| 65 | University of Bristol | 24.31 | 22.72 | 24.63 | 27.13 | 25.23 | 60.00 | 23.97 | 22.56 | 31.38 |
| 66 | The University of Western Australia | 25.24 | 31.01 | 19.81 | 30.30 | 19.55 | 60.00 | 15.70 | 27.44 | 31.06 |
| 67 | University of California - Santa Barbara | 13.52 | 15.59 | 22.61 | 22.15 | 41.66 | 60.00 | 24.79 | 22.82 | 30.70 |
| 68 | The University of Sydney | 29.38 | 34.00 | 22.77 | 29.83 | 19.30 | 60.00 | 14.46 | 18.21 | 30.43 |
| 69 | Hokkaido University | 40.22 | 43.03 | 20.28 | 30.98 | 12.56 | 53.33 | 7.85 | 25.64 | 30.40 |
| 70 | University of California - Los Angeles | 13.80 | 19.32 | 16.88 | 27.16 | 30.48 | 66.67 | 20.25 | 21.28 | 30.33 |
| 71 | Technical University of Munich | 21.81 | 20.90 | 17.55 | 25.86 | 20.04 | 60.00 | 17.36 | 33.33 | 30.22 |
| 72 | University of Leeds | 13.33 | 15.59 | 16.34 | 20.75 | 30.52 | 73.33 | 19.01 | 17.69 | 29.82 |
| 73 | National Autonomous University of Mexico | 36.40 | 52.49 | 18.20 | 27.56 | 12.46 | 53.33 | 6.20 | 23.08 | 29.77 |
| 74 | University of Oslo | 15.44 | 21.56 | 16.66 | 27.77 | 26.88 | 66.67 | 14.46 | 21.28 | 29.53 |
| 75 | Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge | 35.20 | 33.67 | 21.63 | 27.34 | 15.30 | 60.00 | 13.64 | 14.10 | 29.47 |
| 76 | University of Colorado - Boulder | 12.64 | 17.25 | 16.79 | 26.19 | 33.09 | 66.67 | 14.46 | 21.03 | 29.25 |
| 77 | University of Lancaster | 8.97 | 11.86 | 14.49 | 21.90 | 40.22 | 66.67 | 18.60 | 21.28 | 29.06 |
| 78 | University of Paris VI: Pierre et Marie Curie | 17.27 | 22.22 | 19.46 | 22.77 | 28.07 | 60.00 | 13.64 | 25.38 | 28.83 |
| 79 | University of East Anglia | 10.93 | 15.01 | 14.46 | 21.43 | 32.97 | 66.67 | 19.83 | 17.18 | 28.37 |
| 80 | University of Hawaii | 21.33 | 25.95 | 17.89 | 22.51 | 20.89 | 66.67 | 11.16 | 16.41 | 28.33 |
| 81 | Umeå University | 11.18 | 15.84 | 17.27 | 21.61 | 38.49 | 60.00 | 15.29 | 23.85 | 28.31 |
| 82 | University of Tennessee - Knoxville | 23.93 | 26.53 | 17.45 | 26.51 | 18.16 | 60.00 | 12.81 | 20.26 | 28.22 |
| 83 | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem | 24.04 | 21.64 | 20.60 | 18.16 | 21.35 | 53.33 | 18.60 | 27.69 | 28.19 |
| 84 | University of Saskatchewan | 30.93 | 32.34 | 21.61 | 22.44 | 17.40 | 53.33 | 11.57 | 21.54 | 28.11 |
| 85 | University of Connecticut | 14.82 | 18.57 | 15.55 | 20.86 | 26.13 | 66.67 | 16.12 | 16.15 | 27.77 |
| 86 | Uppsala University | 20.46 | 22.14 | 23.09 | 23.49 | 28.10 | 53.33 | 13.22 | 22.31 | 27.72 |
| 87 | Nagoya University | 17.94 | 19.40 | 16.45 | 20.53 | 22.84 | 60.00 | 21.07 | 15.64 | 27.22 |
| 88 | Princeton University | 8.09 | 9.87 | 13.58 | 22.19 | 41.80 | 60.00 | 19.01 | 18.72 | 27.21 |
| 89 | University of Antwerp | 12.74 | 17.50 | 12.97 | 23.70 | 25.35 | 66.67 | 11.16 | 19.49 | 27.16 |
| 90 | University of Massachusetts - Amherst | 19.48 | 20.90 | 17.67 | 22.01 | 22.60 | 53.33 | 14.05 | 26.15 | 26.96 |
| 91 | The University of Texas - Austin | 10.94 | 15.42 | 11.32 | 19.27 | 25.76 | 66.67 | 14.05 | 21.28 | 26.90 |
| 92 | Göteborg University | 15.16 | 19.82 | 14.40 | 23.74 | 23.67 | 66.67 | 11.16 | 14.36 | 26.84 |
| 93 | Arizona State University | 14.05 | 18.49 | 15.79 | 20.93 | 27.99 | 60.00 | 13.22 | 20.00 | 26.71 |
| 94 | Georg-August University of Göttingen | 20.95 | 22.14 | 15.44 | 20.53 | 18.35 | 60.00 | 12.40 | 20.26 | 26.64 |
| 94 | Johns Hopkins University | 8.44 | 17.41 | 9.20 | 25.68 | 27.13 | 66.67 | 11.16 | 18.97 | 26.64 |
| 96 | University of California - Santa Cruz | 10.44 | 14.76 | 15.71 | 18.44 | 37.51 | 60.00 | 14.46 | 17.69 | 26.51 |
| 97 | University of Montana | 9.73 | 12.19 | 13.00 | 18.05 | 33.27 | 66.67 | 14.05 | 16.15 | 26.49 |
| 98 | The University of Adelaide | 21.75 | 23.88 | 18.55 | 20.57 | 21.24 | 53.33 | 12.81 | 21.54 | 26.42 |
| 99 | University of California - Irvine | 7.85 | 14.34 | 10.99 | 21.51 | 34.86 | 60.00 | 14.05 | 22.05 | 26.37 |
| 100 | University of Kentucky | 21.74 | 22.64 | 17.19 | 20.71 | 19.69 | 60.00 | 9.92 | 17.44 | 26.30 |