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Novo Nordisk Foundation

In research, Novo Nordisk Foundation stands highest in Life Sciences (#169 of 6,403 worldwide), Health Sciences (#297 of 9,902 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#94 of 2,964 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism (Molecular Biology is 9.4× its share of world research).

novonordiskfonden.dk/enROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#615
of 22,385 · #351 all time
Rank in Denmark
#6
of 93
Research works
2.1k
▲ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
130k
63.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.53×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
76%
world 40%
International
61%
world 18%
Novo Nordisk Foundation

What is Novo Nordisk Foundation 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
Life SciencesDomain #169 of 6,403 21.9%340 #94
Health SciencesDomain #297 of 9,902 24.0%216 #187
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #94 of 2,964 21.1%276 #52
MedicineField #286 of 8,541 23.7%202 #190
Molecular BiologySubfield #71 of 1,880 20.5%198 #40
Physical SciencesDomain #1,177 of 10,670 22.0%124 #894

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Novo Nordisk Foundation 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. Life Sciences#94 #169
  2. Health Sciences#187 #297
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#52 #94
  4. Medicine#190 #286
  5. Molecular Biology#40 #71
  6. Physical Sciences#894 #1,177
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 Novo Nordisk Foundation work in?

In 2022-now, 49% of research at Novo Nordisk Foundation is in Life Sciences, 31% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (40%), Medicine (29%), Engineering (6%). It does 3.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 391 fractional works · 49.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 315 fractional works · 39.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 226 fractional works · 28.3% of its workGenetics: 43 fractional works · 5.4% of its workCell Biology: 12 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiotechnology: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiophysics: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 27 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 26 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPlant Science: 12 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 18 fractional works · 2.2% of its workImmunology: 15 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 245 fractional works · 30.8% of its workMedicine: 230 fractional works · 28.8% of its workPhysiology: 37 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 29 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSurgery: 24 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEpidemiology: 19 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOncology: 15 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 13 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPharmacology: 10 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNursing: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPeriodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 142 fractional works · 17.8% of its workEngineering: 45 fractional works · 5.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 26 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 28 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEcology: 11 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 24 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 14 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 17 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomaterials: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCatalysis: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 20 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNovo NordiskFoundation798fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences49%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences31%Social Sciences2%

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. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology31539.5%
    2. Neuroscience273.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences263.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology182.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.6%
    1. Medicine23028.8%
    2. Nursing91.2%
    3. Health Professions50.6%
    4. Dentistry20.2%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Engineering455.6%
    2. Environmental Science283.5%
    3. Chemistry243.0%
    4. Materials Science172.1%
    5. Energy91.2%
    6. Computer Science91.1%
    7. Chemical Engineering60.8%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.3%
    9. Physics and Astronomy20.2%
    10. Mathematics10.1%
    1. Arts and Humanities50.6%
    2. Psychology50.6%
    3. Social Sciences40.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting20.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.3%
    6. Decision Sciences10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Novo Nordisk Foundation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 9.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 225.5 works9.4×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 315.3 works7.4×
  3. Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismSubfield · 29.0 works6.7×
  4. GeneticsSubfield · 43.2 works6.5×
← 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: 0.70× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.41× its world share, 315 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.21× its world share, 18 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.05× its world share, 27 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.65× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.15× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.91× its world share, 24 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.26× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 45 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.60× its world share, 17 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.50× its world share, 230 worksMedicineNursing: 2.40× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 4 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, 7.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.41×315 works
  2. Nursing2.40×9 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.21×18 works
  4. Chemical Engineering2.15×6 works
  5. Neuroscience2.05×27 works
  6. Chemistry1.91×24 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.65×5 works
  8. Medicine1.50×230 works
  9. Energy1.26×9 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.70×26 works
  11. Environmental Science0.69×28 works
  12. Materials Science0.60×17 works
  13. Dentistry0.44×2 works
  14. Engineering0.38×45 works
  15. Health Professions0.22×5 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.21×5 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.19×2 works
  18. Psychology0.19×4 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.18×2 works
  20. Computer Science0.14×9 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.13×2 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.11×2 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.10×2 works
  24. Veterinary0.08×0 works
  25. Mathematics0.06×1 works
  26. Social Sciences0.04×4 works

Who are the top researchers at Novo Nordisk Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Lars Juhl Jensen, Niels Mailand and Morten Otto Alexander Sommer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Novo Nordisk Foundation.

  1. 1 Lars Juhl Jensen Denmark · #4,832 worldwide 129k citations · 544 works
  2. 2 Niels Mailand Denmark · #12,218 worldwide 17k citations · 123 works
  3. 3 Morten Otto Alexander Sommer Denmark · #22,167 worldwide 16k citations · 290 works
  4. 4 Tue H. Hansen Denmark · #22,507 worldwide 10k citations · 104 works
  5. 5 Michael Lund Nielsen Denmark · #26,478 worldwide 20k citations · 192 works
  6. 6 Zachary Gerhart‐Hines Denmark · #33,381 worldwide 15k citations · 105 works
  7. 7 Kai Blin Denmark · #35,344 worldwide 22k citations · 93 works
  8. 8 Ivo Alexander Hendriks Denmark · #37,454 worldwide 4.7k citations · 101 works
  9. 9 Manimozhiyan Arumugam Denmark · #41,092 worldwide 81k citations · 202 works
  10. 10 Romain Barrès Denmark · #50,768 worldwide 10k citations · 158 works
All ranked researchers at Novo Nordisk Foundation

What are the most cited papers from Novo Nordisk Foundation?

The most cited paper from Novo Nordisk Foundation is "Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2" (Evan K Bolyen et al., 2019), with 25,165 citations. Next come "STRING v11: protein–protein association networks with increased coverage, supporting functional discovery in genome-wide experimental datasets" (19,535) and "Tissue-based map of the human proteome" (16,343).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2 Evan K Bolyen et al. · Nature Biotechnology Open access112 authors 24 Jul 2019 25,165
2 STRING v11: protein–protein association networks with increased coverage, supporting functional discovery in genome-wide experimental datasets Damian Szklarczyk, Annika L. Gable, David B. Lyon et al. · Nucleic Acids Research Open access 16 Nov 2018 19,535
3 Tissue-based map of the human proteome Mathias Uhlén et al. · Science Open access 22 Jan 2015 16,343
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 STRING v10: protein–protein interaction networks, integrated over the tree of life Damian Szklarczyk, Andrea Franceschini, Stefan Wyder et al. · Nucleic Acids Research Open access 28 Oct 2014 11,220
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Novo Nordisk Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Metabolic Syndrome, Inflammation, Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Metabolic Engineering, Synthetic Biology, Type 2 Diabetes and Gene Expression.

▲ 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. Inflammation56▲ 3.3×76 topics
  2. Metabolic Syndrome47▲ 7.2×23 topics
  3. Obesity39▲ 6.4×20 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress36▲ 2.8×51 topics
  5. Insulin Resistance33▲ 9.2×10 topics
  6. Metabolic Engineering32▲ 42×5 topics
  7. Synthetic Biology30▲ 63×2 topics
  8. Gene Expression30▲ 5.9×19 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease29▲ 3.2×33 topics
  10. Type 2 Diabetes29▲ 16×6 topics
  11. Cancer Therapy28▲ 6.2×18 topics
  12. Cancer28▲ 2.6×46 topics
  13. Constraint-Based Models26▲ 80×1 topic
  14. Genome-Scale Models26▲ 80×1 topic
  15. Mass Spectrometry22▲ 18×5 topics
  16. Metabolic Regulation22▲ 17×5 topics
  17. Weight Loss22▲ 17×4 topics
  18. Genomics21▲ 8.9×8 topics
  19. Glycemic Control21▲ 16×4 topics
  20. Insulin Therapy20▲ 21×3 topics
  21. Heart Failure20▲ 5.5×11 topics
  22. RNA-Seq19▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Signal Transduction19▲ 15×7 topics
  24. Mitochondrial Dysfunction18▲ 7.9×11 topics
  25. Antibiotic Resistance18▲ 5.8×9 topics
  26. Precision Medicine18▲ 4.4×7 topics
  27. Metabolism17▲ 4.2×26 topics
  28. Clinical Guidelines17▲ 7.2×4 topics
  29. Cardiovascular Outcomes16▲ 35×1 topic
  30. Exercise16▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Gene Regulation16▲ 21×4 topics
  32. Glucose Control16▲ 35×1 topic
  33. Genetic Variation15▲ 8.6×8 topics
  34. Diabetes Mellitus15▲ 9.1×6 topics
  35. Proteomics13▲ 27×3 topics
  36. Metabolic Health13▲ 8.2×3 topics
  37. Brown Adipose Tissue13▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Thermogenesis13▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Ketogenic Diet12▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Transcriptional Regulation12▲ 9.4×9 topics

Which research topics does Novo Nordisk Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction, Diabetes Treatment and Management, Adipose Tissue and Metabolism and Diet and metabolism studies.

Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction: 26 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 16 fractional worksAdipose Tissue and Metabolism: 13 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 12 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 12 fractional worksPancreatic function and diabetes: 11 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogeneti…11Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 11 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications: 10 fractional worksBiofuel production and b…10Biofuel production and bioconversion: 10 fractional works
Molecular BiologyEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismPhysiologySurgery2 others

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

  1. 1 Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction Molecular Biology 26 works
  2. 2 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 16 works
  3. 3 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Physiology 13 works
  4. 4 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 12 works
  5. 5 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 12 works
  6. 6 Pancreatic function and diabetes Surgery 11 works
  7. 7 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 11 works
  8. 8 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 10 works
  9. 9 Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 10 works
  10. 10 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 10 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 available75.9%not open24.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors61.3%domestic only38.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Novo Nordisk Foundation's research output changed?

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

still counting1990200020102020
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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Novo Nordisk Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0031% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Novo Nordisk Foundation0.0030% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Novo Nordisk Foundation 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 counting20%40%Novo Nordisk Foundation22.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 36.0% in 2013.

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