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Nordic Bioscience (Denmark)

In research, Nordic Bioscience (Denmark) stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,191 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,711 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Rheumatology (Rheumatology is 23.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,250
of 22,385 · #11,233 all time
Rank in Denmark
#65
of 93
Research works
854
▼ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
19.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
Nordic Bioscience (Denmark)

What is Nordic Bioscience (Denmark) 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
Health SciencesDomain #5,191 of 9,902 11.6%141 #3361
MedicineField #4,711 of 8,541 11.8%138 #3240

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nordic Bioscience (Denmark) 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 fields of science does Nordic Bioscience (Denmark) work in?

In 2022-now, 69% of research at Nordic Bioscience (Denmark) is in Health Sciences, 27% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (68%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (22%), Immunology and Microbiology (3%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 159 fractional works · 69.4% of its workMedicine: 156 fractional works · 68.3% of its workRheumatology: 24 fractional works · 10.5% of its workOncology: 19 fractional works · 8.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 19 fractional works · 8.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 17 fractional works · 7.5% of its workSurgery: 12 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEpidemiology: 10 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHepatology: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNephrology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 63 fractional works · 27.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 50 fractional works · 21.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 7.2% of its workCancer Research: 13 fractional works · 5.6% of its workGenetics: 11 fractional works · 5.0% of its workCell Biology: 7 fractional works · 3.0% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 8 fractional works · 3.3% of its workImmunology: 8 fractional works · 3.3% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNordic Bioscience(Denmark)228fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences27%Physical Sciences3%Health Sciences69%Social Sciences0%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine15668.3%
    2. Health Professions10.5%
    3. Dentistry10.3%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    5. Nursing00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5021.7%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology83.3%
    3. Neuroscience52.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Engineering21.0%
    2. Materials Science20.9%
    3. Mathematics10.3%
    4. Chemistry10.3%
    5. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    6. Computer Science00.0%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.2%
    2. Decision Sciences00.1%
    3. Social Sciences00.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Nordic Bioscience (Denmark) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Rheumatology takes 23.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. RheumatologySubfield · 24.0 works23×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.07× its world share, 50 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.28× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.40× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.55× its world share, 156 worksMedicineNursing: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.07×50 works
  2. Medicine3.55×156 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology3.28×8 works
  4. Veterinary1.61×0 works
  5. Neuroscience1.40×5 works
  6. Dentistry0.58×1 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.46×0 works
  8. Nursing0.35×0 works
  9. Mathematics0.27×1 works
  10. Materials Science0.25×2 works
  11. Chemistry0.19×1 works
  12. Health Professions0.18×1 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.15×0 works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.14×0 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.11×0 works
  16. Engineering0.07×2 works
  17. Computer Science0.01×0 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.01×0 works
  19. Social Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Nordic Bioscience (Denmark)?

Ranked on the quality score, Diana Julie Leeming, Per Qvist and Ida Falk Villesen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nordic Bioscience (Denmark).

  1. 1 Diana Julie Leeming Denmark · #58,441 worldwide 12k citations · 407 works
  2. 2 Per Qvist Denmark · #114,543 worldwide 18k citations · 210 works
  3. 3 Ida Falk Villesen Denmark · #158,211 worldwide 1.1k citations · 77 works
  4. 4 Jannie Marie Bülow Sand Denmark · #188,526 worldwide 3.1k citations · 159 works
  5. 5 Mette Juul Nielsen Denmark · #208,145 worldwide 4.3k citations · 105 works
  6. 6 M.A. Karsdal Denmark · #293,182 worldwide 38k citations · 1,706 works
  7. 7 Stephan Christgau Denmark · #443,859 worldwide 5.9k citations · 102 works
  8. 8 I. Byrjalsen Denmark · #451,008 worldwide 7.4k citations · 199 works
  9. 9 Daniel Guldager Kring Rasmussen Denmark · #611,572 worldwide 2.2k citations · 99 works
  10. 10 Samuel Joseph Daniels Denmark · #669,859 worldwide 1.3k citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Nordic Bioscience (Denmark)

What are the most cited papers from Nordic Bioscience (Denmark)?

The most cited paper from Nordic Bioscience (Denmark) is "Effect of Abaloparatide vs Placebo on New Vertebral Fractures in Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis" (Paul D. Miller, Gary Hattersley, Bente Juel Riis et al., 2016), with 869 citations. Next come "Call for standardized definitions of osteoarthritis and risk stratification for clinical trials and clinical use" (668) and "Whole‐genome sequencing identifies EN1 as a determinant of bone density and fracture" (639).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Effect of Abaloparatide vs Placebo on New Vertebral Fractures in Postmenopausal Women With Osteoporosis Paul D. Miller, Gary Hattersley, Bente Juel Riis et al. · JAMA Open access 16 Aug 2016 869
2 Call for standardized definitions of osteoarthritis and risk stratification for clinical trials and clinical use Virginia B. Kraus, Francisco Javier Blanco, Martin Englund et al. · Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open access 11 Apr 2015 668
3 Whole‐genome sequencing identifies EN1 as a determinant of bone density and fracture Hou‐Feng Zheng et al. · Nature Open access155 authors 14 Sep 2015 639
4 Multiple Genetic Loci for Bone Mineral Density and Fractures Unnur Styrkársdóttir, Bjarni V. Halldórsson, Sólveig Grétarsdóttir et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 29 Apr 2008 634
5 Comparison of the Effect of Denosumab and Alendronate on BMD and Biochemical Markers of Bone Turnover in Postmenopausal Women With Low Bone Mass: A Randomized, Blinded, Phase 3 Trial Jacques P. Brown, Richard Lewis Prince, Chad L. Deal et al. · Journal of Bone and Mineral Research 16 Dec 2008 609
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Nordic Bioscience (Denmark)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Angiogenesis, Extracellular Matrix, Cancer, Matrix Metalloproteinases, Cell Adhesion, Fibrosis and Metastasis.

▲ 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. Inflammation62▲ 13×50 topics
  2. Angiogenesis42▲ 55×12 topics
  3. Extracellular Matrix36▲ 86×6 topics
  4. Cancer28▲ 9.3×21 topics
  5. Matrix Metalloproteinases24▲ 76×3 topics
  6. Cell Adhesion22▲ 211×3 topics
  7. Fibrosis21▲ 47×7 topics
  8. Metastasis18▲ 23×8 topics
  9. Cancer Progression18▲ 43×6 topics
  10. Focal Adhesion Kinase17▲ 298×1 topic
  11. Integrins17▲ 298×1 topic
  12. Cell Signaling16▲ 43×5 topics
  13. Hypertrophy15▲ 98×2 topics
  14. Regeneration15▲ 32×5 topics
  15. Epidemiology14▲ 1.53×31 topics
  16. Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition13▲ 60×2 topics
  17. Osteoarthritis12▲ 42×3 topics
  18. Mesenchymal Stem Cells12▲ 50×2 topics
  19. Autoantibodies12▲ 23×6 topics
  20. Cartilage12▲ 106×1 topic
  21. Chondrocyte12▲ 106×1 topic
  22. Extracellular Matrix Remodeling12▲ 323×1 topic
  23. Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinases12▲ 323×1 topic
  24. TGF-ß12▲ 31×3 topics
  25. Cytokines11▲ 16×5 topics
  26. Cardiovascular Risk11▲ 15×4 topics
  27. Interstitial Lung Disease9▲ 62×2 topics
  28. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis9▲ 84×1 topic
  29. Myofibroblast9▲ 84×1 topic
  30. Metabolic Syndrome9▲ 4.8×12 topics
  31. Tumor Microenvironment9▲ 8.5×7 topics
  32. Heart Failure9▲ 8.4×5 topics
  33. Insulin Resistance8▲ 7.4×7 topics
  34. Macrophages7▲ 16×7 topics
  35. TGF-ß Signaling7▲ 46×3 topics
  36. Inflammatory Bowel Disease7▲ 25×3 topics
  37. Biological Therapy7▲ 51×1 topic
  38. Rheumatoid Arthritis7▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Pathogenesis7▲ 5.7×6 topics
  40. Immunosuppressive Therapy6▲ 15×5 topics

Which research topics does Nordic Bioscience (Denmark) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cell Adhesion Molecules Research, Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms, Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms and Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Cell Adhesion Molecules …17Cell Adhesion Molecules Research: 17 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 12 fractional worksProtease and Inhibitor Mechanisms: 12 fractional worksInterstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: 9 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 7 fractional worksConnective tissue disord…6Connective tissue disorders research: 6 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 5 fractional worksInflammatory Bowel Disease: 4 fractional worksCancer Cells and Metastasis: 4 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 4 fractional works
Immunology and AllergyRheumatologyCancer ResearchPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Cell Adhesion Molecules Research Immunology and Allergy 17 works
  2. 2 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 12 works
  3. 3 Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms Cancer Research 12 works
  4. 4 Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 9 works
  5. 5 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 7 works
  6. 6 Connective tissue disorders research Genetics 6 works
  7. 7 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 5 works
  8. 8 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics 4 works
  9. 9 Cancer Cells and Metastasis Oncology 4 works
  10. 10 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 4 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 available43.9%not open56.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.1%domestic only65.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Nordic Bioscience (Denmark)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
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 Nordic Bioscience (Denmark) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0015% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Nordic Bioscience (Denmark)0.00047% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Nordic Bioscience (Denmark) 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 counting10%20%Nordic Bioscience (Denmark)14.8% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.7% in 2014.

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