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Aarhus University

In research, Aarhus University stands highest in Social Sciences (#43 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#45 of 6,365 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#25 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Administration, Small Animals and Veterinary — Public Administration is 5.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#120
of 28,054 · #138 all time
Rank in Denmark
#2
of 108
Research works
95k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3M
23.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Aarhus 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
Social SciencesDomain #43 of 10,521 22.8%5,101 #98
Social SciencesField #45 of 6,365 23.8%2,462 #82
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #25 of 3,409 32.2%918 #66
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #12 of 1,201 24.8%573 #27
Environmental ScienceField #36 of 3,551 28.0%1,063 #58
Physical SciencesDomain #169 of 12,888 22.5%4,596 #135
Health SciencesDomain #161 of 11,982 21.3%2,649 #216
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #47 of 2,578 26.6%694 #76
Life SciencesDomain #151 of 7,800 27.3%2,225 #181
MedicineField #226 of 10,443 21.0%2,007 #280

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Aarhus 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. Social Sciences#98 #43
  2. Social Sciences#82 #45
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#66 #25
  4. Political Science and International Relations#27 #12
  5. Environmental Science#58 #36
  6. Physical Sciences#135 #169
  7. Health Sciences#216 #161
  8. Sociology and Political Science#76 #47
  9. Life Sciences#181 #151
  10. Medicine#280 #226
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 Aarhus University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Public Administration takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Public AdministrationSubfield · 44.6 works5.7×
  2. Small AnimalsSubfield · 78.8 works4.4×
  3. VeterinaryField · 80.9 works4.1×
  4. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 121.5 works3.8×
  5. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 122.2 works3.5×
← 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: 1.33× its world share, 918 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.08× its world share, 837 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.68× its world share, 99 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.46× its world share, 345 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 26 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.14× its world share, 58 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.86× its world share, 197 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.81× its world share, 914 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 372 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.66× its world share, 88 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 1,072 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.47× its world share, 1,064 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 255 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.19× its world share, 205 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.14× its world share, 371 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.38× its world share, 98 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.00× its world share, 384 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 2,007 worksMedicineNursing: 1.12× its world share, 80 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.08× its world share, 81 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.92× its world share, 806 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.14× its world share, 534 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 188 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.06× its world share, 330 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.76× its world share, 782 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 2,462 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Aarhus University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ole Mors, Preben Bo Mortensen and Esben Agerbo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Aarhus University.

  1. 1 Ole Mors Denmark · #2,020 worldwide 2.3k citations · 128 works
  2. 2 Preben Bo Mortensen Denmark · #2,176 worldwide 2.2k citations · 159 works
  3. 3 Esben Agerbo Denmark · #2,544 worldwide 2k citations · 75 works
  4. 4 Carsten Bøcker Pedersen Denmark · #3,338 worldwide 1.2k citations · 84 works
  5. 5 Manuel Mattheisen Denmark · #5,460 worldwide 2k citations · 58 works
  6. 6 Klaus Mølmer Denmark · #5,979 worldwide 1.8k citations · 104 works
  7. 7 Bjørk Hammer Denmark · #7,159 worldwide 2.7k citations · 54 works
  8. 8 Anders D. Børglum Denmark · #9,108 worldwide 1.1k citations · 93 works
  9. 9 Bo Barker Jørgensen Denmark · #10,308 worldwide 1.5k citations · 128 works
  10. 10 Ole E. Barndorff–Nielsen Denmark · #11,823 worldwide 1.3k citations · 98 works
All ranked researchers at Aarhus University

Which keywords describe research at Aarhus University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Democracy, Social Sciences, Embodiment, Globalization, Constitutionalism, Tacit Knowledge and Education.

▲ 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. Climate Change756▲ 1.93×110 topics
  2. Globalization444▲ 1.55×129 topics
  3. Education399▲ 1.60×96 topics
  4. Sustainability395◆ 1.11×97 topics
  5. Machine Learning376▼ 0.79×87 topics
  6. Epidemiology373▼ 0.65×131 topics
  7. Human Rights319▲ 2.1×60 topics
  8. Democracy276▲ 5.3×22 topics
  9. Environmental Impact264◆ 1.07×62 topics
  10. Qualitative Research258▲ 2.0×29 topics
  11. Pedagogy249▲ 3.5×20 topics
  12. Ethics235▲ 3.3×46 topics
  13. Social Sciences223▲ 11×10 topics
  14. Embodiment206▲ 7.6×7 topics
  15. Biodiversity179▲ 1.64×32 topics
  16. Constitutionalism177▲ 13×4 topics
  17. Tacit Knowledge174▲ 25×3 topics
  18. Discourse Analysis170▲ 4.6×7 topics
  19. Judicial Review166▲ 13×4 topics
  20. Learning164▲ 3.8×12 topics
  21. Religion164▲ 2.4×36 topics
  22. ECHR163▲ 29×1 topic
  23. European Legal Systems163▲ 29×1 topic
  24. Social Science153▲ 28×7 topics
  25. Ethical Guidelines152▲ 19×3 topics
  26. Pragmatism151▲ 41×3 topics
  27. Gender Studies148▲ 6.6×10 topics
  28. Methodology146▲ 21×5 topics
  29. Dementia Care146▲ 82×1 topic
  30. Interactional Expertise146▲ 89×1 topic
  31. Special Education144▲ 17×4 topics
  32. Quantitative Methods140▲ 67×1 topic
  33. Archaeology116▲ 5.9×11 topics
  34. Emotion110▲ 3.6×12 topics
  35. Phenomenology103▲ 6.6×5 topics
  36. Animal Welfare97▲ 7.6×4 topics
  37. Public Opinion94▲ 5.2×6 topics
  38. Cultural Exchange94▲ 5.0×9 topics
  39. Microbial Community80▲ 7.0×5 topics
  40. Work Environment74▲ 26×1 topic

Which research topics does Aarhus University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: European and International Law Studies, Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research, Social and Educational Sciences and Research in Social Sciences.

European and International Law Studies: 163 fractional worksEducation, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 146 fractional worksSocial and Educational Sciences: 140 fractional worksResearch in Social Sciences: 74 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 60 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 50 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 49 fractional worksHistorical and Archaeological Studies: 49 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 48 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 46 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSocial PsychologyEducationSmall Animals5 others

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

  1. 1 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 163 works
  2. 2 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 146 works
  3. 3 Social and Educational Sciences Education 140 works
  4. 4 Research in Social Sciences Education 74 works
  5. 5 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 60 works
  6. 6 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 50 works
  7. 7 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 49 works
  8. 8 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 49 works
  9. 9 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 48 works
  10. 10 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 46 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 available39.6%not open60.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.1%domestic only70.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Aarhus University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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