Research in Copenhagen
Science Explorer records 240 research institutions in Copenhagen, Denmark. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Copenhagen, Novo Nordisk Foundation and Rigshospitalet.
- Research institutions
- 240 15 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 238k ▼ 2% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 7.3M 30.4 per fractional work, all time
- Top-10% rate, 2022-now
- 23.5% all institutions 10.0%
- Active span
- 1950-2026 77 years on the record
A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.
Which research institutions are in Copenhagen?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of CopenhagenUniversity | 136,597 | #46 | |
| 2 | RigshospitaletHospital / health system | 24,624 | #790 | |
| 3 | Copenhagen Business SchoolUniversity | 19,276 | #918 | |
| 4 | Novo Nordisk (Denmark)Company | 6,847 | #1,045 | |
| 5 | Statens Serum InstitutResearch facility | 6,147 | #2,130 | |
| 6 | IT University of CopenhagenUniversity | 5,045 | #1,813 | |
| 7 | Geological Survey of Denmark and GreenlandResearch facility | 2,954 | #4,949 | |
| 8 | Schools of Visual Arts, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine ArtsUniversity | 2,919 | #7,027 | |
| 9 | Danish Cancer SocietyNonprofit | 2,682 | #2,678 | |
| 10 | National Museum of DenmarkArchive | 2,357 | #8,693 | |
| 11 | Novo Nordisk FoundationResearch facility | 2,053 | #615 | |
| 12 | Mental Health ServicesHospital / health system | 2,001 | #6,677 | |
| 13 | Carlsberg LaboratoryResearch facility | 1,793 | #18,188 all time | |
| 14 | Maersk (Denmark)Company | 1,639 | #4,218 | |
| 15 | Lundbeck (Denmark)Company | 1,542 | #15,371 | |
| 16 | University College CopenhagenUniversity | 1,427 | #3,873 | |
| 17 | Danish National Institute of Public HealthGovernment institution | 1,419 | #19,483 | |
| 18 | Danish Agriculture and Food CouncilGovernment institution | 1,400 | #9,377 | |
| 19 | National Research Centre for the Working EnvironmentGovernment institution | 1,340 | #6,255 | |
| 20 | Kennedy CenterHospital / health system | 1,335 | #8,775 all time | |
| 21 | Danish Institute for International StudiesResearch facility | 1,178 | #9,835 | |
| 22 | Danish Meteorological InstituteResearch facility | 1,088 | #21,132 | |
| 23 | Dansk Sygehus InstitutResearch facility | 1,012 | #18,362 | |
| 24 | Royal Danish Defence CollegeUniversity | 966 | #18,538 | |
| 25 | Copenhagen Municipal HospitalHospital / health system | 909 | #12,041 all time | |
| 26 | Danish National Research FoundationNonprofit | 884 | #5,116 all time | |
| 27 | VIVE - The Danish Center for Social Science ResearchGovernment institution | 744 | #9,341 | |
| 28 | Novozymes (Denmark)Company | 726 | #20,758 | |
| 29 | Metropolitan University CollegeUniversity | 726 | #19,802 | |
| 30 | National Gallery of DenmarkArchive | 664 | #20,988 | |
| 31 | Danish National Centre for Social ResearchResearch facility | 626 | #20,373 | |
| 32 | Copenhagen Institute for Futures StudiesNonprofit | 577 | #10,857 all time | |
| 33 | Danish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and FisheriesGovernment institution | 546 | #15,550 all time | |
| 34 | Quality of Life Research CenterResearch facility | 539 | #16,647 | |
| 35 | Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design, ConservationUniversity | 537 | #8,581 | |
| 36 | Danish Ministry of CultureGovernment institution | 507 | #20,402 all time | |
| 37 | Amager HospitalHospital / health system | 498 | #12,396 | |
| 38 | Danish Medical AssociationInstitution | 467 | #16,539 | |
| 39 | Lundbeck FoundationInstitution | 464 | #6,320 all time | |
| 40 | Danmarks NationalbankInstitution | 458 | #16,483 | |
| 41 | Novo Holdings (Denmark)Company | 430 | #21,952 all time | |
| 42 | Statistics DenmarkGovernment institution | 409 | #15,616 | |
| 43 | Danish Institute for Human RightsGovernment institution | 386 | #14,941 all time | |
| 44 | Niels BrockUniversity | 379 | #15,154 | |
| 45 | Environmental Protection AgencyGovernment institution | 372 | #15,608 all time | |
| 46 | Copenhagen ZooArchive | 365 | #20,665 all time | |
| 47 | Wave Dragon (Denmark)Company | 361 | #17,008 | |
| 48 | Ramboll (Denmark)Company | 344 | #21,745 | |
| 49 | National Board of HealthGovernment institution | 328 | #14,925 all time | |
| 50 | Maternity FoundationInstitution | 310 | #25,769 all time | |
| 51 | Kjobenhavns Telefon Aktieselskab (Denmark)Company | 280 | #22,986 all time | |
| 52 | Carlsberg FoundationNonprofit | 269 | #29,980 all time | |
| 53 | CochraneInstitution | 257 | #15,523 all time | |
| 54 | Danish Energy AgencyGovernment institution | 250 | #20,890 all time | |
| 55 | Ferring Pharmaceuticals (Denmark)Company | 242 | #25,163 all time | |
| 56 | Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and SimulationUniversity | 241 | #17,299 | |
| 57 | Rockwool FoundationNonprofit | 237 | #21,118 | |
| 58 | International Council for the Exploration of the SeaInstitution | 231 | #18,072 all time | |
| 59 | European Environment AgencyGovernment institution | 214 | #21,427 all time | |
| 60 | Danish Geodata AgencyInstitution | 205 | #23,537 all time |
By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.
How concentrated the city is
The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which fields of science does Copenhagen work in?
In 2022-now, 36% of research in Copenhagen is in Health Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (32%), Social Sciences (13%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
- Health Sciences14k36.0%
- Medicine12k31.7%
- Health Professions1,1883.1%
- Nursing2220.6%
- Veterinary1390.4%
- Dentistry1180.3%
- Social Sciences11k28.2%
- Social Sciences5,10213.1%
- Psychology1,6434.2%
- Arts and Humanities1,4793.8%
- Business, Management and Accounting1,3983.6%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance9062.3%
- Decision Sciences4181.1%
- Physical Sciences7,65719.7%
- Environmental Science1,7124.4%
- Engineering1,6564.3%
- Computer Science1,6354.2%
- Physics and Astronomy6931.8%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences6851.8%
- Chemistry3811.0%
- Mathematics3490.9%
- Materials Science3490.9%
- Energy1520.4%
- Chemical Engineering450.1%
- Life Sciences6,28416.2%
What is Copenhagen strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Copenhagen is most concentrated in Architecture, Public Administration and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (4.3× the world share in Architecture).
- ArchitectureSubfield · 58.7 works4.3×
- Public AdministrationSubfield · 79.5 works4.3×
- Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismSubfield · 532.0 works2.8×
- Endocrine and Autonomic SystemsSubfield · 81.7 works2.8×
- Psychiatry and Mental healthSubfield · 474.8 works2.8×
- Immunology and AllergySubfield · 70.5 works2.6×
Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.
The whole field profile
All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Veterinary2.51×118 works
- Medicine1.64×11k works
- Immunology and Microbiology1.63×568 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.54×2,849 works
- Neuroscience1.42×800 works
- Psychology1.37×1,445 works
- Arts and Humanities1.36×1,356 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.23×150 works
- Health Professions1.18×1,080 works
- Nursing1.17×198 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.17×1,305 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.15×851 works
- Decision Sciences1.13×379 works
- Social Sciences1.06×4,635 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.03×560 works
- Environmental Science0.86×1,478 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.80×617 works
- Mathematics0.76×311 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.68×1,121 works
- Dentistry0.63×105 works
- Chemistry0.62×336 works
- Computer Science0.54×1,452 works
- Energy0.43×136 works
- Chemical Engineering0.33×40 works
- Engineering0.29×1,487 works
- Materials Science0.25×300 works
Which keywords describe research in Copenhagen?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Climate Change, Metabolic Syndrome, Heart Failure, Treatment and Globalization.
- Technical Decision-making
- Dementia Care
- Social Science
- Social Sciences
- Insulin Therapy
- Cardiovascular Risk
- Embodiment
- Ethics
- Chemotherapy
- Management
- Genetics
- Human Rights
- Cancer
- Diagnosis
- Obesity
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Quality of Life
- Sustainability
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Inflammation
- Epidemiology
- Climate Change
- Globalization
- Oxidative Stress
- Treatment
- Public Health
- Depression
- Heart Failure
- Mental Health
- Risk Factors
- Neurological Disorders
- Biomarkers
- Guidelines
- Diabetes
- Glycemic Control
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Ethical Guidelines
- Tacit Knowledge
- Pragmatism
- Interactional Expertise
Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 40 words, with their numbers
- Epidemiology2,449▲ 1.58×138 topics
- Inflammation1,377▲ 1.66×83 topics
- Climate Change1,254▲ 1.19×116 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease945▲ 2.1×39 topics
- Globalization918▲ 1.20×155 topics
- Sustainability865◆ 0.91×119 topics
- Oxidative Stress795▲ 1.24×61 topics
- Quality of Life792▲ 1.41×60 topics
- Treatment760▲ 1.61×52 topics
- Metabolic Syndrome743▲ 2.4×24 topics
- Public Health720▲ 1.27×69 topics
- Obesity630▲ 2.1×28 topics
- Depression595▲ 1.74×26 topics
- Diagnosis587▲ 1.62×41 topics
- Heart Failure585▲ 3.4×14 topics
- Cancer571◆ 1.09×58 topics
- Mental Health568◆ 1.02×48 topics
- Human Rights534▲ 1.34×72 topics
- Risk Factors520▲ 1.22×37 topics
- Genetics512▲ 1.86×27 topics
- Neurological Disorders465▲ 2.1×20 topics
- Management451▲ 1.45×39 topics
- Biomarkers442▲ 1.63×18 topics
- Chemotherapy428▲ 1.55×25 topics
- Guidelines425▲ 2.3×13 topics
- Ethics420▲ 2.1×53 topics
- Diabetes381▲ 1.95×22 topics
- Embodiment330▲ 4.5×7 topics
- Glycemic Control320▲ 5.2×4 topics
- Cardiovascular Risk312▲ 2.5×9 topics
- Type 2 Diabetes303▲ 3.4×6 topics
- Insulin Therapy282▲ 5.8×3 topics
- Ethical Guidelines252▲ 12×4 topics
- Social Sciences248▲ 4.4×18 topics
- Tacit Knowledge245▲ 14×3 topics
- Social Science232▲ 16×6 topics
- Pragmatism222▲ 23×4 topics
- Dementia Care211▲ 45×2 topics
- Interactional Expertise208▲ 49×1 topic
- Technical Decision-making208▲ 49×1 topic
What research is done in Copenhagen?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 188 works
- 2 Social and Educational Sciences Education 155 works
- 3 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 144 works
- 4 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 134 works
- 5 Management and Organizational Studies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 105 works
- 6 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 100 works
- 7 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 98 works
- 8 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 88 works
- 9 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 87 works
- 10 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 84 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 31.0% in 2016.
Questions people ask
What are the best universities in Copenhagen for research?
Science Explorer records 240 research institutions in Copenhagen, Denmark. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Copenhagen, Novo Nordisk Foundation and Rigshospitalet.
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