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Royal Danish Defence College

In research, Royal Danish Defence College stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,548 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,499 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations and Social Sciences — Political Science and International Relations is 23.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,617
of 28,054 · #7,252 all time
Rank in Denmark
#71
of 108
Research works
966
▲ 68% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
39.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Royal Danish Defence College 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 #5,548 of 10,521 29.7%76 #8134
Social SciencesField #3,499 of 6,365 31.9%60 #5198

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Danish Defence College 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).

What does Royal Danish Defence College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 23.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 30.6 works23×
  2. Social SciencesField · 60.1 works5.4×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.67× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.63× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.58× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.37× its world share, 60 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal Danish Defence College?

Ranked on the composite score, Knud Dreyer Jørgensen, Jens Ringsmose and Peter Viggo Jakobsen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Danish Defence College.

  1. 1 Knud Dreyer Jørgensen Denmark · #327,589 worldwide 71 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Jens Ringsmose Denmark · #364,104 worldwide 20 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Peter Viggo Jakobsen Denmark · #460,963 worldwide 29 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 I Sewerin Denmark · #524,932 worldwide 42 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Dennis Moe Denmark · #1,627,601 worldwide 8 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Danish Defence College

Which keywords describe research at Royal Danish Defence College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: International Relations, International Law, Globalization, Geopolitics, Global Governance, Diplomacy, Security and Information Warfare.

▲ 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. International Relations13▲ 61×10 topics
  2. International Law12▲ 42×5 topics
  3. Globalization11▲ 6.1×11 topics
  4. Geopolitics8▲ 60×3 topics
  5. Global Governance7▲ 37×6 topics
  6. Diplomacy7▲ 86×4 topics
  7. Security7▲ 12×4 topics
  8. Conflict6▲ 44×5 topics
  9. Information Warfare6▲ 229×2 topics
  10. Public Health6▲ 4.7×6 topics
  11. Power6▲ 91×2 topics
  12. International Institutions5▲ 287×1 topic
  13. Norms5▲ 156×1 topic
  14. Governance5▲ 18×5 topics
  15. Russia5▲ 127×2 topics
  16. Ukraine5▲ 161×2 topics
  17. Counterinsurgency4▲ 496×2 topics
  18. Hybrid Warfare4▲ 283×1 topic
  19. Military Strategy4▲ 283×1 topic
  20. Human Rights4▲ 4.4×11 topics
  21. Peacebuilding4▲ 69×3 topics
  22. British Army4▲ 593×1 topic
  23. Malayan Emergency4▲ 593×1 topic
  24. Arctic4▲ 36×2 topics
  25. Risk Management4▲ 8.5×3 topics
  26. Economic Growth4▲ 4.7×3 topics
  27. Ethics4▲ 8.3×10 topics
  28. National Security4▲ 70×3 topics
  29. Democracy3▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Neoliberalism3▲ 11×4 topics
  31. Terrorism3▲ 83×3 topics
  32. Northern Sea Route3▲ 131×1 topic
  33. Shipping3▲ 73×1 topic
  34. Biopolitics3▲ 51×2 topics
  35. Global Health3▲ 22×1 topic
  36. Securitization3▲ 238×1 topic
  37. Digital Sovereignty3▲ 74×2 topics
  38. Institutional Theory3▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Rhetoric3▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Local Turn2▲ 195×1 topic

Which research topics does Royal Danish Defence College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: International Relations and Foreign Policy, European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies, Military History and Strategy and Arctic and Russian Policy Studies.

International Relations and Foreign Policy: 5 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 4 fractional worksMilitary History and Str…4Military History and Strategy: 4 fractional worksArctic and Russian Polic…3Arctic and Russian Policy Studies: 3 fractional worksGlobal Security and Public Health: 3 fractional worksPeacebuilding and International Security: 2 fractional worksNuclear Issues and Defense2Nuclear Issues and Defense: 2 fractional worksDefense, Military, and P…2Defense, Military, and Policy Studies: 2 fractional worksCybersecurity and Cyber …2Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies: 2 fractional worksRhetoric and Communicati…2Rhetoric and Communication Studies: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceEconomics and EconometricsPhilosophy

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

  1. 1 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  2. 2 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  3. 3 Military History and Strategy Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  4. 4 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  5. 5 Global Security and Public Health Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 Peacebuilding and International Security Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Nuclear Issues and Defense Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Defense, Military, and Policy Studies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  9. 9 Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  10. 10 Rhetoric and Communication Studies Philosophy 2 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 available21.3%not open78.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.2%domestic only85.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal Danish Defence College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 68% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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