Roskilde University
In research, Roskilde University stands highest in Social Sciences (#360 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#386 of 5,988 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#260 of 1,896 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Administration, Communication and Political Science and International Relations (Public Administration is 24.8× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #1,193 of 22,385 · #1,472 all time
- Rank in Denmark
- #10 of 93
- Research works
- 16k ▼ 11% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 189k 11.6 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 10.7% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.04× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 28% world 40%
- International
- 14% world 18%
What is Roskilde University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #360 of 9,585 | 11.4% | 1,707 | #533 | |
| Social SciencesField | #386 of 5,988 | 11.5% | 1,048 | #475 | |
| Arts and HumanitiesField | #260 of 1,896 | 13.0% | 175 | #479 | |
| Political Science and International RelationsSubfield | #191 of 1,187 | 12.9% | 220 | #365 | |
| Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield | #407 of 2,526 | 13.0% | 344 | #555 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #2,049 of 10,670 | 7.7% | 430 | #1916 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #2,270 of 9,902 | 8.9% | 229 | #2806 | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #848 of 3,334 | 9.3% | 112 | #1034 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #1,766 of 6,403 | 7.8% | 123 | #2839 | |
| MedicineField | #2,444 of 8,541 | 11.1% | 118 | #2901 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Roskilde 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.
- Social Sciences#533 #360
- Social Sciences#475 #386
- Arts and Humanities#479 #260
- Political Science and International Relations#365 #191
- Sociology and Political Science#555 #407
- Physical Sciences#1,916 #2,049
- Health Sciences#2,806 #2,270
- Environmental Science#1,034 #848
- Life Sciences#2,839 #1,766
- Medicine#2,901 #2,444
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 Roskilde University work in?
In 2022-now, 68% of research at Roskilde University is in Social Sciences, 18% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (42%), Business, Management and Accounting (7%), Arts and Humanities (7%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.
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
- Social Sciences1,83167.6%
- Social Sciences1,12941.7%
- Business, Management and Accounting1977.3%
- Arts and Humanities1856.8%
- Psychology1706.3%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1033.8%
- Decision Sciences471.7%
- Physical Sciences49018.1%
- Environmental Science1284.7%
- Engineering1094.0%
- Computer Science983.6%
- Physics and Astronomy431.6%
- Materials Science331.2%
- Mathematics250.9%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences200.7%
- Chemistry160.6%
- Energy100.4%
- Chemical Engineering70.3%
- Health Sciences2529.3%
- Medicine1365.0%
- Health Professions1084.0%
- Nursing70.3%
- Dentistry10.0%
- Veterinary00.0%
- Life Sciences1365.0%
What does Roskilde University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Public Administration takes 24.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Public AdministrationSubfield · 36.1 works25×
- CommunicationSubfield · 76.3 works10×
- Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 233.2 works5.8×
- Social PsychologySubfield · 105.2 works4.4×
- Gender StudiesSubfield · 42.6 works4.3×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences3.29×1,129 works
- Arts and Humanities2.36×185 works
- Business, Management and Accounting2.26×197 works
- Psychology2.06×170 works
- Decision Sciences1.81×47 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.77×103 works
- Health Professions1.52×108 works
- Environmental Science0.95×128 works
- Mathematics0.78×25 works
- Chemical Engineering0.74×7 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.72×44 works
- Nursing0.53×7 works
- Neuroscience0.49×21 works
- Computer Science0.47×98 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.46×20 works
- Energy0.40×10 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.39×51 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.39×10 works
- Chemistry0.38×16 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.37×4 works
- Materials Science0.35×33 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.34×49 works
- Engineering0.27×109 works
- Medicine0.26×136 works
- Veterinary0.10×0 works
- Dentistry0.07×1 works
- Social Sciences 3.3×
- Arts and Humanities 2.4×
- Business, Management and Accounting 2.3×
- Psychology 2.1×
- Decision Sciences 1.8×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.8×
- Health Professions 1.5×
- Environmental Science 0.9×
- Mathematics 0.8×
- Chemical Engineering 0.7×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.7×
- Nursing 0.5×
- Neuroscience 0.5×
- Computer Science 0.5×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.5×
- Energy 0.4×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.4×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.4×
- Chemistry 0.4×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.4×
- Materials Science 0.3×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.3×
- Engineering 0.3×
- Medicine 0.3×
- Veterinary 0.1×
- Dentistry 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Roskilde University?
Ranked on the quality score, Jacob Torfing, Kristian Syberg and Eva Sørensen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Roskilde University.
- 1
Jacob Torfing
Denmark · #131,372 worldwide 19k citations · 494 works
- 2
Kristian Syberg
Denmark · #172,006 worldwide 4.8k citations · 133 works
- 3
Eva Sørensen
Denmark · #177,641 worldwide 14k citations · 427 works
- 4
Jeppe C. Dyre
Denmark · #182,784 worldwide 14k citations · 335 works
- 5
Farhan R. Khan
Denmark · #199,930 worldwide 5.8k citations · 99 works
- 6
Thomas B. Schrøder
Denmark · #212,772 worldwide 7k citations · 132 works
- 7
Michael Storey
Denmark · #220,000 worldwide 8.4k citations · 187 works
- 8
Kim Sass Mikkelsen
Denmark · #220,371 worldwide 1.6k citations · 75 works
- 9
Milan Babić
Denmark · #272,727 worldwide 1.3k citations · 42 works
- 10
Lars Buur
Denmark · #275,150 worldwide 2.6k citations · 116 works
Which keywords describe research at Roskilde University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Pedagogy, Qualitative Research, Social Sciences, Education, Ethics, Neoliberalism and Discourse Analysis.
- Deliberative Democracy
- Welfare State
- Digital Divide
- Political Communication
- Social Policy
- Democracy
- Income Inequality
- Institutional Theory
- Political Economy
- Dementia Care
- Ethical Guidelines
- Quantitative Methods
- Methodology
- Gender Studies
- Learning
- Neoliberalism
- Social Sciences
- Ethics
- Pedagogy
- Education
- Globalization
- Qualitative Research
- Sustainability
- Social Media
- Human Rights
- Discourse Analysis
- Embodiment
- Tacit Knowledge
- Special Education
- Pragmatism
- Social Science
- Interactional Expertise
- Nationalism
- Governance
- Social Capital
- Public Opinion
- Politics
- Institutional Change
- Ideational Power
- Civic Engagement
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
- Globalization226▲ 4.2×104 topics
- Education144▲ 3.1×57 topics
- Qualitative Research121▲ 5.3×18 topics
- Pedagogy105▲ 7.7×16 topics
- Sustainability104▲ 1.57×65 topics
- Ethics97▲ 7.1×37 topics
- Social Media97▲ 2.6×26 topics
- Social Sciences94▲ 24×5 topics
- Human Rights94▲ 3.4×43 topics
- Neoliberalism90▲ 9.2×22 topics
- Discourse Analysis82▲ 12×7 topics
- Learning78▲ 9.7×8 topics
- Embodiment76▲ 15×6 topics
- Gender Studies74▲ 18×8 topics
- Tacit Knowledge71▲ 56×3 topics
- Methodology68▲ 52×2 topics
- Special Education68▲ 42×2 topics
- Quantitative Methods68▲ 189×1 topic
- Pragmatism67▲ 100×3 topics
- Ethical Guidelines67▲ 46×3 topics
- Social Science66▲ 67×5 topics
- Dementia Care64▲ 194×1 topic
- Interactional Expertise64▲ 217×1 topic
- Political Economy62▲ 8.9×14 topics
- Nationalism60▲ 4.9×25 topics
- Institutional Theory58▲ 21×3 topics
- Governance57▲ 6.5×13 topics
- Income Inequality55▲ 14×5 topics
- Social Capital55▲ 3.9×16 topics
- Democracy54▲ 5.7×18 topics
- Public Opinion52▲ 16×5 topics
- Social Policy43▲ 17×6 topics
- Politics41▲ 5.8×15 topics
- Political Communication41▲ 28×2 topics
- Institutional Change40▲ 43×2 topics
- Digital Divide40▲ 5.7×7 topics
- Ideational Power39▲ 50×1 topic
- Welfare State39▲ 19×1 topic
- Civic Engagement38▲ 9.1×4 topics
- Deliberative Democracy37▲ 18×2 topics
Which research topics does Roskilde University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Social and Educational Sciences, Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research, Social Policy and Reform Studies and Social Media and Politics.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Social and Educational Sciences Education 68 works
- 2 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 64 works
- 3 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 39 works
- 4 Social Media and Politics Communication 30 works
- 5 Media Studies and Communication Communication 27 works
- 6 Research in Social Sciences Education 25 works
- 7 Management and Organizational Studies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 25 works
- 8 Public Policy and Administration Research Public Administration 24 works
- 9 Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development Management of Technology and Innovation 23 works
- 10 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 22 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Roskilde University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 11% lower than in 2018-2021.
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 Roskilde University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.010% in 2024.
Fractional works of Roskilde 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.2% in 2025.
Other research institutions in Roskilde
- Zealand University Hospital
- Region Zealand
- Danish Meat Trade College
- Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of Molecular Interactions
- DLF Trifolium (Denmark)
- Center for Culture and Experience Economy
- Roskilde Museum
- DSVM Group (Denmark)
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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