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Research in Odense

Science Explorer records 18 research institutions in Odense, Denmark. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Southern Denmark, Odense Municipality and University College Lillebaelt.

Research institutions
18
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
46k
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.2M
25.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
22.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Odense

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 Odense?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Southern DenmarkUniversity 44,084 #237
2Odense MunicipalityGovernment institution 1,188 #12,666
3University College LillebaeltUniversity 385 #14,962
4Danish Diabetes AcademyResearch facility 156 #12,447 all time
5Nordisk Institut for Kiropraktik og Klinisk BiomekanikResearch facility 132 #33,313 all time
6Syddansk Innovation (Denmark)Company 105 not ranked
7Museum OdenseArchive 102 not ranked
8Lillebaelt Academy University of Applied SciencesUniversity 93 not ranked
9Danish Diabetes AssociationNonprofit 63 not ranked
10Instituttet for Anvendt Datateknik (Denmark)Company 54 not ranked
11Innovision (Denmark)Company 15 not ranked
12Syddansk ErhvervsskoleUniversity 11 not ranked
13Nordic Myeloma Study GroupResearch facility 6 not ranked
14Danmarks Frie ForskningsfondInstitution 2 not ranked
15Afa Jcdecaux (Denmark)Company 2 not ranked
16Colitis-Crohn ForeningenInstitution 1 not ranked
17Fionia FondNonprofit 1 not ranked
18Albani FoundationNonprofit 1 not ranked

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.

University of Southern Denmark: 95.0%Odense Municipality: 2.6%University College Lillebaelt: 0.8%Danish Diabetes Academy: 0.3%14 others listed: 1.3%95%largest
University of Southern Denmark44k · 95.0%Odense Municipality1,188 · 2.6%University College Lillebaelt385 · 0.8%Danish Diabetes Academy156 · 0.3%14 others listed588 · 1.3%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which fields of science does Odense work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research in Odense is in Health Sciences, 25% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (37%), Social Sciences (10%), Engineering (8%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 4,240 fractional works · 42.8% of its workMedicine: 3,635 fractional works · 36.7% of its workSurgery: 390 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEpidemiology: 288 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 266 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 261 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOncology: 238 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 190 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysiology: 166 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 149 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 128 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 127 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 119 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 108 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 104 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 92 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 90 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 77 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 73 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 70 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 60 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 54 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 53 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 50 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 48 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 40 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 72 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 534 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 343 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 41 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,433 fractional works · 24.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,023 fractional works · 10.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 343 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 156 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEducation: 153 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth: 60 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 137 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychology: 563 fractional works · 5.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 205 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 175 fractional works · 1.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 72 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 68 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 300 fractional works · 3.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 91 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 64 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 279 fractional works · 2.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 59 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 93 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 167 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 130 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 101 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2,183 fractional works · 22.0% of its workEngineering: 820 fractional works · 8.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 176 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 171 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 88 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 77 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 72 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 51 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 82 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 491 fractional works · 5.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 173 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems: 70 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 60 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 47 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 42 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 273 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 56 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 53 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPollution: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 60 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 172 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 61 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 36 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 139 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 69 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 80 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 79 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 63 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 54 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,047 fractional works · 10.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 574 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 292 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 105 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 55 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 39 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 83 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 193 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 98 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 26 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 123 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 92 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 99 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 29 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 28 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 58 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 31 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKOdense9,903fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences43%Social Sciences25%

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
  1. Health Sciences4,24042.8%
    1. Medicine3,63536.7%
    2. Health Professions5345.4%
    3. Nursing450.5%
    4. Dentistry190.2%
    5. Veterinary70.1%
  2. Social Sciences2,43324.6%
    1. Social Sciences1,02310.3%
    2. Psychology5635.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting3003.0%
    4. Arts and Humanities2792.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1671.7%
    6. Decision Sciences1011.0%
    1. Engineering8208.3%
    2. Computer Science4915.0%
    3. Environmental Science2732.8%
    4. Physics and Astronomy1721.7%
    5. Materials Science1391.4%
    6. Mathematics800.8%
    7. Chemistry790.8%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences630.6%
    9. Energy540.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering120.1%
  4. Life Sciences1,04710.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5745.8%
    2. Neuroscience1932.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology1231.2%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences991.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics580.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Odense strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Odense is most concentrated in Geriatrics and Gerontology, Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine and Emergency Medicine (3.5× the world share in Geriatrics and Gerontology).

  1. Geriatrics and GerontologySubfield · 33.0 works3.5×
  2. Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicineSubfield · 45.0 works3.5×
  3. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 67.6 works3.2×
  4. Immunology and AllergySubfield · 21.6 works3.1×
  5. Pharmaceutical ScienceSubfield · 26.5 works2.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 90 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.07× its world share, 497 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.21× its world share, 106 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.15× its world share, 163 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.60× its world share, 49 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.51× its world share, 69 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 418 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 53 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 44 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 736 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 237 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 122 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.69× its world share, 70 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.80× its world share, 155 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 17 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.05× its world share, 470 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.90× its world share, 3,191 worksMedicineNursing: 0.96× its world share, 41 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.50× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.00× its world share, 253 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.99× its world share, 279 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 91 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.84× its world share, 157 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.85× its world share, 490 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 905 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions2.05×470 works
  2. Medicine1.90×3,191 works
  3. Psychology1.85×490 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.60×49 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.21×106 works
  6. Neuroscience1.15×163 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.08×91 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.07×497 works
  9. Arts and Humanities1.00×253 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.99×279 works
  11. Nursing0.96×41 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.84×157 works
  13. Social Sciences0.82×905 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.80×155 works
  15. Mathematics0.69×70 works
  16. Computer Science0.62×418 works
  17. Engineering0.56×736 works
  18. Energy0.55×44 works
  19. Environmental Science0.55×237 works
  20. Chemistry0.51×69 works
  21. Veterinary0.50×6 works
  22. Dentistry0.41×17 works
  23. Materials Science0.40×122 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.39×53 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.33×10 works
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.22×90 works

Which keywords describe research in Odense?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Inflammation, Public Health, Cardiovascular Disease, Depression, Primary Care and Treatment.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

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
  1. Epidemiology710▲ 1.80×128 topics
  2. Inflammation351▲ 1.67×82 topics
  3. Quality of Life330▲ 2.3×56 topics
  4. Public Health245▲ 1.70×58 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease218▲ 1.93×37 topics
  6. Treatment206▲ 1.71×49 topics
  7. Mental Health205▲ 1.45×41 topics
  8. Risk Factors197▲ 1.81×37 topics
  9. Depression195▲ 2.2×24 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress173◆ 1.06×58 topics
  11. Metabolic Syndrome155▲ 1.93×23 topics
  12. Clinical Trials151▲ 2.3×19 topics
  13. Diagnosis148▲ 1.60×40 topics
  14. Global Burden142▲ 2.6×12 topics
  15. Management142▲ 1.79×36 topics
  16. Primary Care141▲ 3.9×15 topics
  17. Anxiety138▲ 2.9×12 topics
  18. Physical Activity134▲ 2.8×12 topics
  19. Chemotherapy127▲ 1.81×25 topics
  20. Clinical Practice Guidelines122▲ 2.2×14 topics
  21. Obesity122▲ 1.59×27 topics
  22. Mortality118▲ 2.1×13 topics
  23. Genetics117▲ 1.67×22 topics
  24. Guidelines109▲ 2.3×13 topics
  25. Complications108▲ 2.2×17 topics
  26. Patient Satisfaction107▲ 3.5×10 topics
  27. Heart Failure103▲ 2.3×13 topics
  28. Well-being101▲ 2.6×14 topics
  29. Health-related Quality of Life100▲ 4.3×6 topics
  30. Prevalence97▲ 2.4×15 topics
  31. Quality Improvement90▲ 4.7×8 topics
  32. Chronic Disease Management88▲ 4.5×6 topics
  33. Chronic Pain85▲ 3.9×5 topics
  34. Mortality Risk85▲ 3.6×6 topics
  35. Psychological Factors80▲ 3.9×6 topics
  36. Low Back Pain79▲ 4.7×4 topics
  37. Embodiment78▲ 4.2×7 topics
  38. Disability61▲ 5.8×3 topics
  39. Patient-Centered Care55▲ 7.2×3 topics
  40. Tacit Knowledge53▲ 12×3 topics

What research is done in Odense?

Musculoskeletal pain and…46Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 46 fractional worksEducation, Healthcare an…38Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 38 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 33 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 32 fractional worksCancer survivorship and care: 30 fractional worksPatient-Provider Communication in Healthcare: 28 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 27 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …26Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 26 fractional worksPhysical Activity and Health: 25 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 24 fractional works
PharmacologySocial PsychologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEconomics and Econometrics6 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 46 works
  2. 2 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 38 works
  3. 3 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 33 works
  4. 4 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 32 works
  5. 5 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 30 works
  6. 6 Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare General Health Professions 28 works
  7. 7 Health disparities and outcomes Health 27 works
  8. 8 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 26 works
  9. 9 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 25 works
  10. 10 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 24 works

Research output over time

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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.

still counting20%40%Odense23.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 30.0% in 2016.

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