4 colleges ranked by the research strength of their Agriculture faculty — a 0–100 blend of bibliometric quality, top-decile stars, federal R&D funding, and academic notability. Research output, not teaching quality. Reference corpus: 219 faculty. Data as of 2026-07-02.
| # | College | Research Strength | Coverage | Median h | FY24 R&D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas A&M University State Flagship · #51 58 matched faculty; median h-index 16; $272m FY24 R&D; led by Luis Tedeschi (h-index 54). | 65 | A | 16 | $272m |
| 2 | Iowa State University Regional · #119 28 matched faculty; median h-index 20; $92m FY24 R&D; led by Jack C Dekkers (h-index 76). | 62 | A | 20 | $92m |
| 3 | Cornell University Ivy League · #11 36 matched faculty; median h-index 13; $132m FY24 R&D; led by Thomas Overton (h-index 56). | 54 | A | 13 | $132m |
| 4 | North Carolina State University State Flagship · #58 22 matched faculty; median h-index 13; $149m FY24 R&D; led by Christian Maltecca (h-index 46). | 48 | A | 13.5 | $149m |
Research Strength (0–100) blends four components, re-normalized over whichever are available for each college: Quality 45%, Stars 25%, Funding 20%, Notability 10%. Each college's faculty in Agriculture are matched to OpenAlex research records; scores use field-relative percentiles across these 192 colleges, not all US institutions. A college needs at least four matched faculty to be ranked.
Research Strength Rankings v1.0 · as of 2026-07-02.