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Medicine research in Denmark

University of Copenhagen ranks first in Denmark for Medicine research in 2022-now (#25 worldwide), followed by Aarhus University and University of Southern Denmark.

Denmark's world rank
#11
of 152 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
27k
Top-10% rate
14.0%
Ranked institutions
40

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Medicine in Denmark?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of CopenhagenCopenhagen #2564.415.6%7,355
2Aarhus UniversityAarhus #9449.813.1%4,323
3University of Southern DenmarkOdense #14645.013.6%3,094
4RigshospitaletCopenhagen #20341.313.8%2,154
5Novo Nordisk FoundationCopenhagen #28637.523.7%202
6Aalborg UniversityAalborg #34835.311.5%2,127
7Frederiksberg HospitalFrederiksberg #53530.613.7%478
8Hvidovre HospitalHvidovre #56030.115.9%380
9Novo Nordisk (Denmark)Copenhagen #57829.816.6%478
10Zealand University HospitalRoskilde #67528.014.1%478
11Steno Diabetes CentersCharlottenlund #68327.916.0%384
12Technical University of DenmarkKongens Lyngby #69227.813.5%502
13Danish Cancer SocietyCopenhagen #73927.018.7%141
14Statens Serum InstitutCopenhagen #74227.019.9%231
15Lillebaelt HospitalFredericia #1,21921.511.1%396
16Zealand University Hospital KøgeKøge #1,38620.117.9%113
17Region of Southern DenmarkVejle #1,42219.814.7%152
18Nordsjællands HospitalHillerød #1,55518.812.9%103
19Hospital South West JutlandEsbjerg #1,56318.812.9%118
20Capital Region of DenmarkHillerød #1,65518.114.8%127
21Central Denmark RegionViborg #2,07715.613.3%94
22Regional Hospital HorsensHorsens #2,17415.115.1%110
23Regional Hospital RandersRanders #2,35714.215.1%103
24Roskilde UniversityRoskilde #2,44413.811.1%118
25Amager HospitalCopenhagen #2,48913.614.2%99
26Slagelse HospitalSlagelse #2,67412.813.7%81
27Region ZealandRoskilde #2,67812.816.4%75
28Regionshospitalet ViborgViborg #2,89312.010.2%82
29IT University of CopenhagenCopenhagen #2,95911.711.6%69
30Mental Health ServicesCopenhagen #2,97911.615.8%101
31Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and SimulationCopenhagen #3,03411.414.0%67
32North Denmark RegionAalborg #3,13511.118.5%62
33National Research Centre for the Working EnvironmentCopenhagen #3,5929.614.2%63
34University College CopenhagenCopenhagen #3,6129.510.0%73
35Regionshospitalet HerningHerning #3,8568.812.8%62
36Svendborg SygehusSvendborg #4,1558.09.2%71
37Regionshospitalet SilkeborgSilkeborg #4,4837.110.5%74
38Nordic Bioscience (Denmark)Herlev #4,7116.611.8%138
39Lundbeck (Denmark)Copenhagen #5,1225.715.2%62
40Danish Nature AgencyVejle #8,5203.08.3%127

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

Who are the top Medicine researchers in Denmark?

Børge Grønne Nordestgaard, Lars Køber and Jens Juul Holst rank highest among researchers based in Denmark, on their papers in Medicine that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Børge Grønne Nordestgaard#3,334 worldwide overall410.7 of 1,014 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Lars Køber#27,419 worldwide overall478.9 of 1,712 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Jens Juul Holst#39,086 worldwide overall459.1 of 1,643 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Anne Marie Tjønneland#13,255 worldwide overall355.9 of 1,026 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Henrik Kehlet#29,598 worldwide overall345.0 of 1,210 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Kim Overvad#20,313 worldwide overall299.1 of 887 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Christian Tobias Torp-Pedersen#92,814 worldwide overall337.8 of 1,562 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Henrik Toft Sørensen#86,053 worldwide overall326.6 of 1,521 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Peter R Rossing#33,651 worldwide overall259.7 of 908 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Gunnar Gislason#113,665 worldwide overall240.7 of 1,134 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Gregor B. E. Jemec#69,239 worldwide overall189.2 of 728 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Lars Søndergaard#40,400 worldwide overall170.0 of 567 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Bengt Saltin#14,516 worldwide overall152.3 of 394 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Bente Klarlund Pedersen#48,056 worldwide overall168.0 of 567 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Torben F. Hansen#24,045 worldwide overall164.1 of 568 papers here in the top 10%

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