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Schools of Visual Arts, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts

In research, Schools of Visual Arts, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts stands highest in Engineering (#3,812 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#8,122 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,440 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Architecture and Building and Construction — Architecture is 258.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,065
of 28,054 · #5,600 all time
Rank in Denmark
#52
of 108
Research works
2.9k
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
72k
24.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Schools of Visual Arts, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts 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
EngineeringField #3,812 of 6,636 16.0%72 #3627
Physical SciencesDomain #8,122 of 12,888 16.3%115 #4581
Social SciencesDomain #7,440 of 10,521 13.0%116 #4080

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Schools of Visual Arts, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts 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. Engineering#3,627 #3,812
  2. Physical Sciences#4,581 #8,122
  3. Social Sciences#4,080 #7,440
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 Schools of Visual Arts, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Architecture takes 258.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArchitectureSubfield · 25.3 works258×
  2. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 20.9 works13×
← 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: 0.84× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.77× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.92× its world share, 72 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 5.89× its world share, 43 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.85× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.65× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.56× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Schools of Visual Arts, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts?

Ranked on the composite score, Sven Erik Jørgensen, E. Steemann Nielsen and Søren Nors Nielsen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Schools of Visual Arts, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.

  1. 1 Sven Erik Jørgensen Denmark · #74,114 worldwide 701 citations · 124 works
  2. 2 E. Steemann Nielsen Denmark · #127,016 worldwide 541 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Søren Nors Nielsen Denmark · #152,270 worldwide 151 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Eva Brandt Denmark · #309,144 worldwide 115 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Jesper Juul Denmark · #423,272 worldwide 83 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Povl Krogsgaard‐Larsen Denmark · #447,835 worldwide 250 citations · 71 works
  7. 7 Olga Popovic Larsen Denmark · #448,209 worldwide 13 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Steen Honoré Hansen Denmark · #475,272 worldwide 191 citations · 58 works
  9. 9 S.E. Jørgensen Denmark · #564,630 worldwide 80 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Henning Gjelstrup Kristensen Denmark · #571,841 worldwide 119 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Schools of Visual Arts, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts

Which keywords describe research at Schools of Visual Arts, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Digital Fabrication, Cultural Heritage, Virtual Reality, Urban Morphology, Artificial Intelligence, Architectural Design, Biomimetic Materials and Parametricism.

▲ 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. Digital Fabrication28▲ 144×2 topics
  2. Sustainability27▲ 4.4×31 topics
  3. Cultural Heritage24▲ 18×19 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence23▲ 6.7×9 topics
  5. Virtual Reality23▲ 18×5 topics
  6. Urban Morphology22▲ 219×2 topics
  7. Architectural Design21▲ 341×2 topics
  8. Biomimetic Materials21▲ 376×1 topic
  9. Parametricism21▲ 376×1 topic
  10. Climate Change14▲ 2.0×30 topics
  11. Innovation12▲ 4.5×13 topics
  12. Education11▲ 2.6×21 topics
  13. Additive Manufacturing11▲ 14×3 topics
  14. 3D Printing11▲ 19×2 topics
  15. Urban Development10▲ 11×9 topics
  16. Creativity9▲ 61×2 topics
  17. Knowledge Management9▲ 6.2×7 topics
  18. Conservation8▲ 7.5×7 topics
  19. Design8▲ 19×4 topics
  20. Material Culture8▲ 73×2 topics
  21. Problem-Solving8▲ 29×2 topics
  22. Engineering Design7▲ 43×2 topics
  23. Biomimetics7▲ 109×1 topic
  24. Design Thinking7▲ 109×1 topic
  25. Embodiment7▲ 15×4 topics
  26. Concrete Extrusion6▲ 48×1 topic
  27. Phylogenetic Analysis6▲ 8.5×5 topics
  28. Rheology6▲ 13×1 topic
  29. Cultural Exchange6▲ 19×4 topics
  30. Archaeology6▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Architecture6▲ 189×2 topics
  32. Rituals6▲ 27×2 topics
  33. Urbanism6▲ 62×4 topics
  34. Indoor Air Quality6▲ 60×2 topics
  35. Social Sciences6▲ 16×4 topics
  36. Medieval6▲ 60×2 topics
  37. Trade6▲ 27×2 topics
  38. Electrical Signals6▲ 213×1 topic
  39. Glutamate Receptor-Like Genes6▲ 213×1 topic
  40. Scandinavia6▲ 144×1 topic

Which research topics does Schools of Visual Arts, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Architecture and Computational Design, Design Education and Practice, Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials and Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies.

Architecture and Computa…21Architecture and Computational Design: 21 fractional worksDesign Education and Practice: 7 fractional worksInnovations in Concrete and Construction Materials: 6 fractional worksPlant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies: 6 fractional worksHistorical and Archaeological Studies: 6 fractional works3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 5 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 4 fractional worksConservation Techniques and Studies: 4 fractional worksArchitecture, Modernity, and Design: 4 fractional worksDigital Games and Media: 4 fractional works
ArchitectureMechanical EngineeringBuilding and ConstructionPlant Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Architecture and Computational Design Architecture 21 works
  2. 2 Design Education and Practice Mechanical Engineering 7 works
  3. 3 Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials Building and Construction 6 works
  4. 4 Plant and Biological Electrophysiology Studies Plant Science 6 works
  5. 5 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 6 works
  6. 6 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 5 works
  7. 7 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 4 works
  9. 9 Architecture, Modernity, and Design Architecture 4 works
  10. 10 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 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 available19.4%not open80.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.5%domestic only83.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Schools of Visual Arts, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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