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Aalborg University

In research, Aalborg University stands highest in Engineering (#83 of 6,636 worldwide), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#51 of 2,318 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#324 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Administration, Energy Engineering and Power Technology and Architecture — Public Administration is 9.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#589
of 28,054 · #527 all time
Rank in Denmark
#5
of 108
Research works
58k
▼ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
1M
17.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Aalborg University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
EngineeringField #83 of 6,636 20.6%2,840 #79
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #51 of 2,318 20.4%1,133 #30
Social SciencesDomain #324 of 10,521 18.6%3,526 #267
Social SciencesField #237 of 6,365 20.5%1,745 #236
Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield #30 of 793 22.3%373 #21
Health SciencesDomain #470 of 11,982 17.5%1,566 #521
Physical SciencesDomain #543 of 12,888 20.3%4,899 #475
MedicineField #469 of 10,443 17.3%1,240 #643
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #200 of 2,578 25.7%508 #231
Computer ScienceField #429 of 4,667 19.1%998 #241

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Aalborg University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Engineering#79 #83
  2. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#30 #51
  3. Social Sciences#267 #324
  4. Social Sciences#236 #237
  5. Control and Systems Engineering#21 #30
  6. Health Sciences#521 #470
  7. Physical Sciences#475 #543
  8. Medicine#643 #469
  9. Sociology and Political Science#231 #200
  10. Computer Science#241 #429
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Aalborg University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Public Administration takes 9.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Public AdministrationSubfield · 55.1 works9.7×
  2. Energy Engineering and Power TechnologySubfield · 81.8 works7.2×
  3. ArchitectureSubfield · 25.4 works6.2×
  4. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 98.8 works4.5×
  5. Social PsychologySubfield · 356.0 works3.8×
  6. MusicSubfield · 29.6 works3.4×
  7. Ceramics and CompositesSubfield · 25.0 works3.4×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 136 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 221 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 31 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.14× its world share, 196 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.49× its world share, 18 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 33 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.21× its world share, 998 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 72 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.83× its world share, 178 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.79× its world share, 2,840 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 469 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 155 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 49 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 87 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.04× its world share, 289 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.61× its world share, 1,240 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 22 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.92× its world share, 280 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.42× its world share, 484 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 174 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.94× its world share, 213 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.95× its world share, 629 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 1,745 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Aalborg University?

Ranked on the composite score, Bengt‐Åke Lundvall, Remus Teodorescu and Poh Chiang Loh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Aalborg University.

  1. 1 Bengt‐Åke Lundvall Denmark · #1,794 worldwide 1.4k citations · 95 works
  2. 2 Remus Teodorescu Denmark · #2,005 worldwide 4.2k citations · 198 works
  3. 3 Poh Chiang Loh Denmark · #4,611 worldwide 2.1k citations · 127 works
  4. 4 Brian Vad Mathiesen Denmark · #6,269 worldwide 1.3k citations · 72 works
  5. 5 Josep M. Guerrero Denmark · #9,711 worldwide 5.6k citations · 483 works
  6. 6 Henrik Lund Denmark · #12,221 worldwide 1.5k citations · 117 works
  7. 7 Juan C. Vásquez Denmark · #12,401 worldwide 1.8k citations · 151 works
  8. 8 Frede Blaabjerg Denmark · #12,686 worldwide 12k citations · 1,070 works
  9. 9 Tomislav Dragičević Denmark · #17,248 worldwide 1.5k citations · 126 works
  10. 10 Mehdi Savaghebi Denmark · #22,574 worldwide 465 citations · 53 works
All ranked researchers at Aalborg University

Which keywords describe research at Aalborg University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Power Electronics, Renewable Energy Integration, Renewable Energy, Social Sciences, Embodiment, Education, Tacit Knowledge and Pedagogy.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution'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. Renewable Energy491▲ 3.2×46 topics
  2. Power Electronics452▲ 13×8 topics
  3. Sustainability420▲ 1.63×91 topics
  4. Education394▲ 2.2×88 topics
  5. Renewable Energy Integration383▲ 11×6 topics
  6. Deep Learning376◆ 1.04×78 topics
  7. Machine Learning331◆ 0.95×83 topics
  8. Globalization302▲ 1.46×110 topics
  9. Qualitative Research267▲ 2.9×22 topics
  10. Environmental Impact254▲ 1.41×56 topics
  11. Pedagogy246▲ 4.8×22 topics
  12. Energy Efficiency239▲ 2.4×40 topics
  13. Social Sciences232▲ 16×11 topics
  14. Embodiment227▲ 12×7 topics
  15. Smart Grid223▲ 5.6×9 topics
  16. Tacit Knowledge198▲ 40×3 topics
  17. Smart Grid Applications190▲ 14×2 topics
  18. Energy Storage Systems185▲ 12×2 topics
  19. Thermal Management185▲ 5.2×8 topics
  20. Decentralized Control183▲ 14×2 topics
  21. Pragmatism181▲ 68×4 topics
  22. Social Science180▲ 46×5 topics
  23. Energy Storage180▲ 2.6×13 topics
  24. Ethical Guidelines179▲ 31×3 topics
  25. Dementia Care176▲ 135×2 topics
  26. Interactional Expertise175▲ 147×1 topic
  27. Technical Decision-making175▲ 147×1 topic
  28. Discourse Analysis172▲ 6.4×8 topics
  29. Learning171▲ 5.5×10 topics
  30. Distributed Power Generation171▲ 16×1 topic
  31. Microgrid Control171▲ 16×1 topic
  32. Gender Studies165▲ 10×9 topics
  33. Model Predictive Control162▲ 5.9×6 topics
  34. Special Education161▲ 26×5 topics
  35. Methodology161▲ 32×4 topics
  36. Quantitative Methods158▲ 104×1 topic
  37. Electric Vehicles153▲ 4.9×4 topics
  38. Lithium-ion Batteries147▲ 3.3×4 topics
  39. Control Strategies99▲ 6.7×5 topics
  40. Power Systems92▲ 7.8×3 topics

Which research topics does Aalborg University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research, Microgrid Control and Optimization, Social and Educational Sciences and Advanced Battery Technologies Research.

Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 175 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 171 fractional worksSocial and Educational S…158Social and Educational Sciences: 158 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…93Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 93 fractional worksSilicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies: 81 fractional worksAdvanced DC-DC Converters: 80 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Manage…80Smart Grid Energy Management: 80 fractional worksEuropean and Internation…78European and International Law Studies: 78 fractional worksMultilevel Inverters and…72Multilevel Inverters and Converters: 72 fractional worksIntegrated Energy System…65Integrated Energy Systems Optimization: 65 fractional works
Social PsychologyControl and Systems EngineeringEducationAutomotive Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 175 works
  2. 2 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 171 works
  3. 3 Social and Educational Sciences Education 158 works
  4. 4 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 93 works
  5. 5 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 81 works
  6. 6 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 80 works
  7. 7 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 80 works
  8. 8 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 78 works
  9. 9 Multilevel Inverters and Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 72 works
  10. 10 Integrated Energy Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 65 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available41.5%not open58.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.2%domestic only72.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Aalborg University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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