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University College Copenhagen

In research, University College Copenhagen stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,783 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,830 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,861 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,972
of 28,054 · #8,488 all time
Rank in Denmark
#25
of 108
Research works
1.4k
▲ 163% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
16.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is University College Copenhagen 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 #2,783 of 10,521 25.2%193 #3639
Social SciencesField #1,830 of 6,365 29.6%115 #2697
Health SciencesDomain #4,861 of 11,982 19.3%100 #5105
MedicineField #5,094 of 10,443 17.5%73 #6545

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University College Copenhagen 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#3,639 #2,783
  2. Social Sciences#2,697 #1,830
  3. Health Sciences#5,105 #4,861
  4. Medicine#6,545 #5,094
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.

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: 0.49× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.65× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.88× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.62× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.88× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.35× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.00× its world share, 73 worksMedicineNursing: 1.63× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.32× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.72× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.73× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.94× its world share, 45 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.40× its world share, 115 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University College Copenhagen?

Ranked on the composite score, Ditte Maria Børglum Tofteng and Mikkel Bek Clausen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University College Copenhagen.

  1. 1 Ditte Maria Børglum Tofteng Denmark · #1,294,384 worldwide 3 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Mikkel Bek Clausen Denmark · #1,435,215 worldwide 3 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at University College Copenhagen

Which keywords describe research at University College Copenhagen?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Pedagogy, Tacit Knowledge, Qualitative Research, Social Sciences, Embodiment, Pragmatism and Ethical Guidelines.

▲ 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. Education27▲ 4.2×30 topics
  2. Qualitative Research20▲ 5.9×13 topics
  3. Pedagogy18▲ 9.6×9 topics
  4. Tacit Knowledge18▲ 100×3 topics
  5. Epidemiology17◆ 1.15×68 topics
  6. Social Sciences16▲ 30×3 topics
  7. Embodiment14▲ 20×6 topics
  8. Ethical Guidelines13▲ 63×2 topics
  9. Mental Health13▲ 2.3×22 topics
  10. Pragmatism13▲ 136×3 topics
  11. Social Science13▲ 91×2 topics
  12. Dementia Care13▲ 272×1 topic
  13. Interactional Expertise13▲ 297×1 topic
  14. Learning12▲ 11×5 topics
  15. Educational Technology11▲ 2.5×14 topics
  16. Public Health11▲ 1.98×29 topics
  17. Discourse Analysis11▲ 11×4 topics
  18. Special Education10▲ 47×3 topics
  19. Gender Studies10▲ 17×1 topic
  20. Methodology10▲ 56×1 topic
  21. Ethics9▲ 5.1×15 topics
  22. Depression9▲ 2.7×18 topics
  23. Self-Regulation8▲ 12×5 topics
  24. Communication8▲ 7.2×7 topics
  25. Evidence-Based Practice7▲ 15×5 topics
  26. Higher Education7▲ 3.6×10 topics
  27. Reflective Practice7▲ 10×7 topics
  28. Resilience7▲ 4.0×7 topics
  29. Ethical Considerations7▲ 5.5×14 topics
  30. Metacognition7▲ 12×4 topics
  31. Motivation7▲ 4.5×5 topics
  32. Informal Learning6▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Phenomenology6▲ 16×5 topics
  34. Professional Development6▲ 8.4×7 topics
  35. Vulnerability6▲ 7.2×3 topics
  36. Student Perceptions6▲ 8.4×5 topics
  37. Communities of Practice6▲ 89×2 topics
  38. Cultural Competence6▲ 12×8 topics
  39. Academic Achievement5▲ 8.5×4 topics
  40. Teacher Education5▲ 10×5 topics

Which research topics does University College Copenhagen publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research, Social and Educational Sciences, Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods and Innovative Education and Learning Practices.

Education, Healthcare an…13Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 13 fractional worksSocial and Educational Sciences: 10 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 5 fractional worksInnovative Education and Learning Practices: 5 fractional worksResearch in Social Sciences: 5 fractional worksDisaster Management and …4Disaster Management and Resilience: 4 fractional worksYouth Education and Societal Dynamics: 3 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 3 fractional worksChildren's Rights and Participation: 3 fractional worksMathematics Education and Teaching Techniques: 2 fractional works
Social PsychologyEducationDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyHuman Factors and Ergonomics1 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 13 works
  2. 2 Social and Educational Sciences Education 10 works
  3. 3 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 5 works
  4. 4 Innovative Education and Learning Practices Human Factors and Ergonomics 5 works
  5. 5 Research in Social Sciences Education 5 works
  6. 6 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  7. 7 Youth Education and Societal Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  8. 8 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 3 works
  9. 9 Children's Rights and Participation Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  10. 10 Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques Education 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 available47.8%not open52.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.7%domestic only70.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University College Copenhagen's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 163% higher 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.