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Physical Sciences research in Denmark

University of Copenhagen ranks first in Denmark for Physical Sciences research in 2022-now (#129 worldwide), followed by Aarhus University and Technical University of Denmark.

Denmark's world rank
#18
of 154 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
29k
Top-10% rate
11.8%
Ranked institutions
28

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Physical Sciences in Denmark?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of CopenhagenCopenhagen #12947.612.8%3,579
2Aarhus UniversityAarhus #22241.812.2%4,788
3Technical University of DenmarkKongens Lyngby #24540.711.2%7,901
4Aalborg UniversityAalborg #39435.613.7%4,947
5University of Southern DenmarkOdense #43334.512.5%1,861
6Novo Nordisk FoundationCopenhagen #1,17723.822.0%124
7Geological Survey of Denmark and GreenlandCopenhagen #1,55020.810.5%282
8Copenhagen Business SchoolCopenhagen #1,65920.110.1%439
9Maersk (Denmark)Copenhagen #1,85718.914.5%230
10Roskilde UniversityRoskilde #2,04917.87.7%430
11IT University of CopenhagenCopenhagen #2,26416.78.4%478
12Novo Nordisk (Denmark)Copenhagen #2,61615.211.8%101
13Ørsted (Denmark)Fredericia #2,80014.413.4%117
14RigshospitaletCopenhagen #3,18213.012.1%109
15Vestas (Denmark)Aarhus #4,5859.16.4%67
16Aarhus School of ArchitectureAarhus #4,6019.111.3%110
17Schools of Visual Arts, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine ArtsCopenhagen #5,0388.13.1%115
18Danish Technological InstituteTaastrup #5,9906.214.7%86
19Cowi (Denmark)Kongens Lyngby #6,3665.61.7%88
20Niels BrockCopenhagen #6,3915.524.8%92
21Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design, ConservationCopenhagen #6,5175.34.8%90
22Natural History Museum AarhusAarhus #7,9373.212.0%110
23National Research Centre for the Working EnvironmentCopenhagen #8,3232.77.8%62
24Danish Meteorological InstituteCopenhagen #8,3872.610.5%91
25Danish Gas Technology Centre (Denmark)Hørsholm #8,9901.94.2%93
26Wave Dragon (Denmark)Copenhagen #9,401137.00.8%104
27National Museum of DenmarkCopenhagen #10,08561.05.1%61
28Danish Nature AgencyVejle #10,6423.04.3%72

Institutions in Denmark above the floor of 40 fractional works in Physical Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Physical Sciences researchers in Denmark?

Josep Maria Guerrero, Jens K. Nørskov and Frede Blaabjerg rank highest among researchers based in Denmark, on their papers in Physical Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Josep Maria Guerrero#7,055 worldwide overall646.8 of 1,875 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Jens K. Nørskov#52 worldwide overall419.0 of 716 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Frede Blaabjerg#303,408 worldwide overall955.9 of 3,705 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Gabriel Brammer#1,890 worldwide overall243.1 of 522 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Flemming Besenbacher#14,098 worldwide overall260.7 of 699 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Jens‐Christian Svenning#3,331 worldwide overall224.2 of 549 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Benjamin Kenneth Sovacool#435 worldwide overall206.3 of 455 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Erik Jeppesen#36,568 worldwide overall234.2 of 813 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Juan C. Vásquez#23,361 worldwide overall216.5 of 663 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Zhe Chen#197,213 worldwide overall372.1 of 2,312 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11İrini Angelidaki#21,155 worldwide overall190.8 of 572 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Karl Anker Jørgensen#16,108 worldwide overall178.8 of 477 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Ole Sigmund#15,529 worldwide overall176.3 of 478 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Bo Barker Jørgensen#8,391 worldwide overall164.1 of 404 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Remus Teodorescu#70,977 worldwide overall214.5 of 704 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Denmark on their work in Physical Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Denmark compares with other countries in Physical Sciences