Question 1

What is Aarhus University known for?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 2

How does Aarhus University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Aarhus University ranks #101 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#95 all time), and #2 of 93 in Denmark.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Aarhus University?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Aarhus University?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 5

Which research topics does Aarhus University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Aarhus University?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Aarhus University work in?

Accepted Answer

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%).

Question 8

Which institutions have research most like Aarhus University's?

Accepted Answer

University of Helsinki has the research profile closest to Aarhus University's (similarity 0.86 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Veterinary, followed by University of Bern and The University of Melbourne.

Question 9

Is Aarhus University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

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