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Aarhus University

In research, Aarhus University stands highest in Social Sciences (#72 of 9,585 worldwide), Health Sciences (#90 of 9,902 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#32 of 3,157 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Administration, Small Animals and Veterinary (Public Administration is 4.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#101
of 22,385 · #95 all time
Rank in Denmark
#2
of 93
Research works
122k
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.2M
26.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.21×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
Aarhus University

What is Aarhus University known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #72 of 9,585 11.1%5,374 #50
Health SciencesDomain #90 of 9,902 12.9%5,132 #103
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #32 of 3,157 15.9%936 #58
MedicineField #94 of 8,541 13.1%4,323 #103
Business, Management and AccountingField #31 of 2,581 12.2%548 #86
Social SciencesField #72 of 5,988 10.5%2,546 #62
Life SciencesDomain #88 of 6,403 13.1%2,694 #143
Physical SciencesDomain #222 of 10,670 12.2%4,788 #142
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #31 of 1,187 10.2%580 #30
Environmental ScienceField #90 of 3,334 13.0%1,098 #97

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Social Sciences#50 #72
  2. Health Sciences#103 #90
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#58 #32
  4. Medicine#103 #94
  5. Business, Management and Accounting#86 #31
  6. Social Sciences#62 #72
  7. Life Sciences#143 #88
  8. Physical Sciences#142 #222
  9. Political Science and International Relations#30 #31
  10. Environmental Science#97 #90
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Aarhus University work in?

In 2022-now, 29% of research at Aarhus University is in Social Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Social Sciences (14%), Environmental Science (6%).

Social Sciences: 5,835 fractional works · 29.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,771 fractional works · 13.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 793 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 615 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEducation: 493 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCommunication: 124 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 97 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 86 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 81 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 63 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 62 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Administration: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 94 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 998 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 397 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 273 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 147 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 114 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 49 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 888 fractional works · 4.4% of its workArcheology: 142 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 138 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 131 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 125 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 112 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 58 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 46 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 83 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 590 fractional works · 3.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 163 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 113 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 90 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 72 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 70 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 368 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 266 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 70 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 219 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 112 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 60 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 5,719 fractional works · 28.6% of its workMedicine: 4,833 fractional works · 24.2% of its workSurgery: 602 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 389 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEpidemiology: 340 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 332 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 306 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 259 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 258 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 236 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 209 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 156 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 154 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 152 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 140 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 136 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 103 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 87 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 87 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 83 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 73 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 67 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 63 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 58 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 305 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 545 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 336 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 55 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 154 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 131 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 64 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 67 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 113 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 97 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 97 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 94 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5,369 fractional works · 26.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1,272 fractional works · 6.4% of its workEcology: 354 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 163 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 132 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 125 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 107 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 89 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 75 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 71 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 55 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1,236 fractional works · 6.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 258 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 251 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 127 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 97 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 84 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 72 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 54 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 42 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 82 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1,051 fractional works · 5.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 402 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 137 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 114 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 93 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 92 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 80 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 56 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 448 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 178 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOceanography: 81 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 53 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 71 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 439 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 189 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 78 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 61 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 50 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 61 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 290 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 176 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 41 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 73 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 241 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 51 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 40 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 81 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 228 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 86 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 61 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 80 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 97 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 81 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 3,057 fractional works · 15.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,258 fractional works · 6.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 663 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGenetics: 298 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCancer Research: 102 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 65 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 130 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1,054 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPlant Science: 302 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 148 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 133 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 129 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 122 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 90 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 59 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 497 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 279 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 88 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 45 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 86 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 209 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 165 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 38 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAarhus University20kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences29%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences5,83529.2%
    1. Social Sciences2,77113.9%
    2. Psychology9985.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities8884.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting5903.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3681.8%
    6. Decision Sciences2191.1%
  2. Health Sciences5,71928.6%
    1. Medicine4,83324.2%
    2. Health Professions5452.7%
    3. Dentistry1310.7%
    4. Nursing1130.6%
    5. Veterinary970.5%
    1. Environmental Science1,2726.4%
    2. Engineering1,2366.2%
    3. Computer Science1,0515.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences4482.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy4392.2%
    6. Materials Science2901.5%
    7. Mathematics2411.2%
    8. Chemistry2281.1%
    9. Energy970.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering660.3%
  4. Life Sciences3,05715.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,2586.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1,0545.3%
    3. Neuroscience4972.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology2091.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics380.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Aarhus University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Public Administration takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Public AdministrationSubfield · 48.6 works4.5×
  2. Small AnimalsSubfield · 94.2 works3.8×
  3. VeterinaryField · 96.6 works3.6×
  4. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 133.2 works3.0×
  5. Process Chemistry and TechnologySubfield · 23.1 works2.8×
← 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: 1.11× its world share, 1,054 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.18× its world share, 1,258 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.04× its world share, 209 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.53× its world share, 497 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 38 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.94× its world share, 66 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.73× its world share, 228 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 1,051 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 448 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.53× its world share, 98 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 1,236 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.28× its world share, 1,272 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 290 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.03× its world share, 241 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.99× its world share, 439 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.35× its world share, 131 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.04× its world share, 545 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.26× its world share, 4,833 worksMedicineNursing: 1.16× its world share, 113 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.56× its world share, 97 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.54× its world share, 888 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.92× its world share, 590 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 219 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.86× its world share, 368 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.64× its world share, 998 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 2,771 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary3.56×97 works
  2. Psychology1.64×998 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.54×888 works
  4. Neuroscience1.53×497 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.43×448 works
  6. Dentistry1.35×131 works
  7. Environmental Science1.28×1,272 works
  8. Medicine1.26×4,833 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.18×1,258 works
  10. Nursing1.16×113 works
  11. Decision Sciences1.14×219 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.11×1,054 works
  13. Social Sciences1.10×2,771 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology1.04×209 works
  15. Health Professions1.04×545 works
  16. Mathematics1.03×241 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.99×439 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.94×66 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.92×590 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.86×368 works
  21. Chemistry0.73×228 works
  22. Computer Science0.68×1,051 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.54×38 works
  24. Energy0.53×98 works
  25. Materials Science0.42×290 works
  26. Engineering0.41×1,236 works

Who are the top researchers at Aarhus University?

Ranked on the quality score, Benjamin Kenneth Sovacool, Jens‐Christian Svenning and Bo Barker Jørgensen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Aarhus University.

  1. 1 Benjamin Kenneth Sovacool Denmark · #435 worldwide 71k citations · 1,014 works
  2. 2 Jens‐Christian Svenning Denmark · #3,331 worldwide 65k citations · 1,019 works
  3. 3 Bo Barker Jørgensen Denmark · #8,391 worldwide 61k citations · 664 works
  4. 4 İsmail Gölgeci̇ Denmark · #12,656 worldwide 6.4k citations · 146 works
  5. 5 Zongsu Wei Denmark · #13,617 worldwide 10k citations · 138 works
  6. 6 Flemming Besenbacher Denmark · #14,098 worldwide 71k citations · 859 works
  7. 7 Preben Bo Mortensen Denmark · #14,259 worldwide 110k citations · 1,003 works
  8. 8 Esben Agerbo Denmark · #15,074 worldwide 57k citations · 428 works
  9. 9 Karl Anker Jørgensen Denmark · #16,108 worldwide 49k citations · 718 works
  10. 10 John B. Thøgersen Denmark · #16,514 worldwide 19k citations · 282 works
All ranked researchers at Aarhus University

What are the most cited papers from Aarhus University?

The most cited paper from Aarhus University is "Generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity" (Tim Bollerslev, 1986), with 22,677 citations. Next come "Global Prevalence of Diabetes" (15,370) and "A human gut microbial gene catalogue established by metagenomic sequencing" (11,892).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Generalized autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity Tim Bollerslev · Journal of Econometrics Open access Apr 1986 22,677
2 Global Prevalence of Diabetes Sarah H. Wild, Gojka Roglić, Anders Green et al. · Diabetes Care May 2004 15,370
3 A human gut microbial gene catalogue established by metagenomic sequencing Junjie Qin et al. · Nature Open access Mar 2010 11,892
4 Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles 2018 (MISEV2018): a position statement of the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles and update of the MISEV2014 guidelines Clotilde Théry et al. · Journal of Extracellular Vesicles Open access382 authors 23 Nov 2018 11,535
5 Novel methods improve prediction of species’ distributions from occurrence data Jane Elith et al. · Ecography Open access 29 Mar 2006 9,223
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Aarhus University?

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

▲ 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-now 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 Change895▲ 1.65×114 topics
  2. Epidemiology823◆ 1.03×135 topics
  3. Globalization490▲ 1.25×137 topics
  4. Inflammation484◆ 1.14×83 topics
  5. Machine Learning456▼ 0.68×87 topics
  6. Education451▲ 1.31×99 topics
  7. Sustainability442◆ 0.90×103 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress364◆ 1.11×62 topics
  9. Quality of Life361▲ 1.25×59 topics
  10. Treatment338▲ 1.39×52 topics
  11. Human Rights337▲ 1.65×65 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease326▲ 1.43×38 topics
  13. Qualitative Research295▲ 1.73×31 topics
  14. Democracy287▲ 4.1×22 topics
  15. Pedagogy276▲ 2.8×22 topics
  16. Ethics268▲ 2.6×48 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome260▲ 1.60×23 topics
  18. Depression257▲ 1.46×22 topics
  19. Embodiment240▲ 6.4×7 topics
  20. Social Sciences239▲ 8.3×10 topics
  21. Genetics217▲ 1.54×27 topics
  22. Tacit Knowledge200▲ 21×3 topics
  23. Discourse Analysis185▲ 3.8×7 topics
  24. Learning184▲ 3.1×12 topics
  25. Constitutionalism181▲ 10×4 topics
  26. Ethical Guidelines178▲ 17×3 topics
  27. Social Science176▲ 24×7 topics
  28. Pragmatism172▲ 35×3 topics
  29. Judicial Review169▲ 10×4 topics
  30. Dementia Care168▲ 69×1 topic
  31. Interactional Expertise168▲ 78×1 topic
  32. ECHR167▲ 24×1 topic
  33. European Legal Systems167▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Gender Studies161▲ 5.3×10 topics
  35. Methodology160▲ 16×5 topics
  36. Special Education156▲ 13×5 topics
  37. Quantitative Methods151▲ 57×1 topic
  38. Archaeology120▲ 4.7×11 topics
  39. Phenomenology120▲ 5.6×5 topics
  40. Animal Welfare107▲ 6.0×4 topics

Which research topics does Aarhus University publish most on?

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

Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 168 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 167 fractional worksSocial and Educational Sciences: 151 fractional worksResearch in Social Sciences: 78 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 66 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 61 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 55 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 53 fractional worksHistorical and Archaeological Studies: 51 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 48 fractional works
Social PsychologyPolitical Science and International RelationsEducationSmall Animals5 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 168 works
  2. 2 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 167 works
  3. 3 Social and Educational Sciences Education 151 works
  4. 4 Research in Social Sciences Education 78 works
  5. 5 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 66 works
  6. 6 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 61 works
  7. 7 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 55 works
  8. 8 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 53 works
  9. 9 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 51 works
  10. 10 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 48 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 available38.9%not open61.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.4%domestic only71.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Aarhus University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Aarhus University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.081% in 2024.

still counting0.10%0.20%Aarhus University0.066% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Aarhus University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%Aarhus University13.0% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.4% in 1990.

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All research institutions in Aarhus

Which institutions have research most like Aarhus University's?

Among the world's leading institutions, University of Helsinki has the research profile closest to Aarhus University's, with both strong in Veterinary.

  1. 1 University of HelsinkiFinland · Both strong in Veterinary, Psychology, Arts and Humanities 0.86 Compare
  2. 2 University of BernSwitzerland · Both strong in Veterinary, Psychology, Arts and Humanities 0.82 Compare
  3. 3 The University of MelbourneAustralia · Both strong in Veterinary, Psychology, Neuroscience 0.82 Compare
  4. 4 University of TurinItaly · Both strong in Veterinary, Arts and Humanities, Psychology 0.81 Compare
  5. 5 University of ZurichSwitzerland · Both strong in Veterinary, Psychology, Arts and Humanities 0.79 Compare

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