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Mathematics research in Denmark

University of Copenhagen ranks first in Denmark for Mathematics research in 2022-now (#107 worldwide), followed by Aarhus University and University of Southern Denmark.

Denmark's world rank
#21
of 80 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
769
Top-10% rate
12.4%
Ranked institutions
4

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

What is the best university for Mathematics in Denmark?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of CopenhagenCopenhagen #10732.812.3%229
2Aarhus UniversityAarhus #15028.011.3%214
3University of Southern DenmarkOdense #37115.017.4%68
4Technical University of DenmarkKongens Lyngby #50910.46.4%64

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

Who are the top Mathematics researchers in Denmark?

Uffe Haagerup, Mikael Rørdam and Per Kragh Andersen rank highest among researchers based in Denmark, on their papers in Mathematics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Uffe Haagerup#31,456 worldwide overall39.7 of 82 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Mikael Rørdam#82,056 worldwide overall26.6 of 63 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Per Kragh Andersen#77,023 worldwide overall23.6 of 70 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Bente Pakkenberg#142,263 worldwide overall18.3 of 39 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5H. J. G. Gundersen#66,199 worldwide overall15.1 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Ole Eiler Barndorff-Nielsen#87,289 worldwide overall19.7 of 75 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Ole Christensen#885,217 worldwide overall19.7 of 75 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Jesper Michael Moller#1,324,390 worldwide overall21.9 of 98 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Jørgen Ellegaard Andersen#368,513 worldwide overall14.2 of 48 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Søren Galatius#323,530 worldwide overall11.6 of 28 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 10Per Christian Hansen#634,547 worldwide overall15.2 of 40 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Gert Kjaergaard Pedersen#457,733 worldwide overall13.7 of 53 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Thomas Alexander Gerds#85,888 worldwide overall10.9 of 32 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 13Søren Johansen#167,419 worldwide overall11.5 of 38 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Carsten Thomassen#327,364 worldwide overall15.7 of 77 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Denmark on their work in Mathematics 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 Mathematics