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Roskilde University

In research, Roskilde University stands highest in Social Sciences (#396 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#332 of 6,365 worldwide) and Political Science and International Relations (#73 of 1,201 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Administration, Communication and Political Science and International Relations — Public Administration is 23.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,378
of 28,054 · #1,737 all time
Rank in Denmark
#12
of 108
Research works
16k
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
189k
11.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Roskilde University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #396 of 10,521 24.9%1,707 #468
Social SciencesField #332 of 6,365 26.4%1,048 #355
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #73 of 1,201 33.2%220 #207
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #335 of 2,578 24.2%344 #334
Business, Management and AccountingField #578 of 2,578 28.9%182 #477
PsychologyField #564 of 2,181 9.7%158 #635
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #476 of 1,775 31.5%99 #955
Arts and HumanitiesField #556 of 1,998 22.0%175 #530
Physical SciencesDomain #4,282 of 12,888 15.7%430 #2073
Health SciencesDomain #5,186 of 11,982 21.5%229 #4608

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#468 #396
  2. Social Sciences#355 #332
  3. Political Science and International Relations#207 #73
  4. Sociology and Political Science#334 #335
  5. Business, Management and Accounting#477 #578
  6. Psychology#635 #564
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#955 #476
  8. Arts and Humanities#530 #556
  9. Physical Sciences#2,073 #4,282
  10. Health Sciences#4,608 #5,186
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

What does Roskilde University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Public Administration takes 23.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Public AdministrationSubfield · 31.7 works24×
  2. CommunicationSubfield · 72.6 works11×
  3. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 220.1 works6.0×
  4. Social PsychologySubfield · 99.3 works4.5×
  5. Management of Technology and InnovationSubfield · 33.9 works4.5×
← 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: 0.39× its world share, 46 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 46 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 20 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.80× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.38× its world share, 15 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 86 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 95 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 112 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 31 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.79× its world share, 23 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 35 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.57× its world share, 103 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 118 worksMedicineNursing: 0.52× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.44× its world share, 175 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.27× its world share, 182 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 44 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.86× its world share, 99 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.09× its world share, 158 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.33× its world share, 1,048 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Roskilde University?

Ranked on the composite score, Tove Skutnabb‐Kangas, Mogens Niss and Eva Sørensen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Roskilde University.

  1. 1 Tove Skutnabb‐Kangas Denmark · #12,717 worldwide 474 citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Mogens Niss Denmark · #29,517 worldwide 284 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Eva Sørensen Denmark · #35,830 worldwide 390 citations · 89 works
  4. 4 Jacob Torfing Denmark · #47,453 worldwide 486 citations · 121 works
  5. 5 Laura Horn Denmark · #49,635 worldwide 163 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Louise Jane Phillips Denmark · #62,655 worldwide 194 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Christian Lund Denmark · #70,985 worldwide 152 citations · 53 works
  8. 8 Thomas B. Schrøder Denmark · #97,879 worldwide 309 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Peter Schmid Denmark · #116,557 worldwide 184 citations · 51 works
  10. 10 Bjørn Thomassen Denmark · #124,491 worldwide 61 citations · 64 works
All ranked researchers at Roskilde University

Which keywords describe research at Roskilde University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Pedagogy, Qualitative Research, Social Sciences, Education, Ethics, Neoliberalism and Discourse Analysis.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Globalization210▲ 4.3×97 topics
  2. Education137▲ 3.2×53 topics
  3. Qualitative Research113▲ 5.2×18 topics
  4. Pedagogy102▲ 8.4×15 topics
  5. Sustainability93▲ 1.54×63 topics
  6. Social Sciences92▲ 26×4 topics
  7. Human Rights90▲ 3.5×41 topics
  8. Ethics90▲ 7.5×35 topics
  9. Social Media88▲ 2.5×25 topics
  10. Neoliberalism81▲ 9.1×20 topics
  11. Discourse Analysis78▲ 12×7 topics
  12. Learning75▲ 10×8 topics
  13. Embodiment72▲ 16×6 topics
  14. Gender Studies71▲ 19×7 topics
  15. Tacit Knowledge68▲ 58×3 topics
  16. Methodology66▲ 56×2 topics
  17. Special Education66▲ 46×2 topics
  18. Quantitative Methods66▲ 185×1 topic
  19. Ethical Guidelines64▲ 48×3 topics
  20. Pragmatism64▲ 103×3 topics
  21. Social Science64▲ 69×5 topics
  22. Dementia Care61▲ 201×1 topic
  23. Interactional Expertise61▲ 219×1 topic
  24. Political Economy59▲ 9.2×14 topics
  25. Governance56▲ 6.9×13 topics
  26. Nationalism56▲ 4.8×25 topics
  27. Income Inequality54▲ 15×5 topics
  28. Democracy52▲ 5.8×17 topics
  29. Institutional Theory52▲ 22×3 topics
  30. Social Capital51▲ 3.9×16 topics
  31. Public Opinion51▲ 16×5 topics
  32. Religion47▲ 4.0×27 topics
  33. Social Policy42▲ 17×5 topics
  34. Institutional Change39▲ 43×2 topics
  35. Politics39▲ 5.8×14 topics
  36. Ideational Power38▲ 49×1 topic
  37. Political Communication38▲ 28×2 topics
  38. Welfare State38▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Civic Engagement36▲ 9.1×4 topics
  40. Deliberative Democracy35▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Roskilde University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social and Educational Sciences, Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research, Social Policy and Reform Studies and Social Media and Politics.

Social and Educational Sciences: 66 fractional worksEducation, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 61 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform Studies: 38 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics: 29 fractional worksMedia Studies and Communication: 26 fractional worksResearch in Social Sciences: 25 fractional worksInnovative Approaches in…22Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development: 22 fractional worksManagement and Organizational Studies: 22 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 22 fractional worksPublic Policy and Administration Research: 21 fractional works
EducationSocial PsychologyPolitical Science and International RelationsCommunication4 others

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

  1. 1 Social and Educational Sciences Education 66 works
  2. 2 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 61 works
  3. 3 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 38 works
  4. 4 Social Media and Politics Communication 29 works
  5. 5 Media Studies and Communication Communication 26 works
  6. 6 Research in Social Sciences Education 25 works
  7. 7 Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development Management of Technology and Innovation 22 works
  8. 8 Management and Organizational Studies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 22 works
  9. 9 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 22 works
  10. 10 Public Policy and Administration Research Public Administration 21 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 available27.9%not open72.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.5%domestic only85.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Roskilde University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% lower than in 2013–2017.

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

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.