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University of Southern Denmark

In research, University of Southern Denmark stands highest in Medicine (#211 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#261 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#285 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pharmaceutical Science, Geriatrics and Gerontology and Human-Computer Interaction — Pharmaceutical Science is 3.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#517
of 28,054 · #561 all time
Rank in Denmark
#4
of 108
Research works
31k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
813k
26.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is University of Southern Denmark 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
MedicineField #211 of 10,443 22.7%1,825 #349
Health SciencesDomain #261 of 11,982 23.1%2,227 #331
Social SciencesDomain #285 of 10,521 27.9%1,935 #264
Social SciencesField #353 of 6,365 29.9%807 #351
Life SciencesDomain #465 of 7,800 23.9%654 #500
Physical SciencesDomain #871 of 12,888 22.0%1,783 #808
PsychologyField #165 of 2,181 23.7%416 #377
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #348 of 3,579 22.1%354 #343
EngineeringField #653 of 6,636 20.4%684 #1019
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #106 of 916 27.3%237 #189

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Southern Denmark 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. Medicine#349 #211
  2. Health Sciences#331 #261
  3. Social Sciences#264 #285
  4. Social Sciences#351 #353
  5. Life Sciences#500 #465
  6. Physical Sciences#808 #871
  7. Psychology#377 #165
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#343 #348
  9. Engineering#1,019 #653
  10. General Health Professions#189 #106
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 University of Southern Denmark specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pharmaceutical Science takes 3.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pharmaceutical ScienceSubfield · 24.8 works3.5×
  2. Geriatrics and GerontologySubfield · 21.4 works3.0×
  3. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 37.8 works2.8×
  4. Applied PsychologySubfield · 26.1 works2.8×
← 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: 0.24× its world share, 74 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.01× its world share, 354 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.94× its world share, 62 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.16× its world share, 124 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.70× its world share, 40 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.62× its world share, 64 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 398 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 50 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.71× its world share, 43 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.69× its world share, 684 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 216 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.51× its world share, 117 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.81× its world share, 63 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.94× its world share, 138 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 12 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.08× its world share, 362 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.44× its world share, 1,825 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 25 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.23× its world share, 234 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.21× its world share, 258 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 82 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.98× its world share, 139 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.07× its world share, 416 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 807 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Southern Denmark?

Ranked on the composite score, Knud Juel, Kannan Govindan and Ole N. Jensen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Southern Denmark.

  1. 1 Knud Juel · #2,161 worldwide 896 citations · 96 works
  2. 2 Kannan Govindan · #3,518 worldwide 2.7k citations · 121 works
  3. 3 Ole N. Jensen · #8,441 worldwide 1k citations · 87 works
  4. 4 Jan Hartvigsen · #9,072 worldwide 622 citations · 98 works
  5. 5 Kirsten Ohm Kyvik · #9,190 worldwide 757 citations · 60 works
  6. 6 Erik Kristensen · #10,497 worldwide 1k citations · 68 works
  7. 7 Tina Kold Jensen · #11,661 worldwide 477 citations · 66 works
  8. 8 Donald E. Canfield · #15,435 worldwide 1.6k citations · 96 works
  9. 9 Asbjørn Hróbjartsson · #19,212 worldwide 13k citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Ellen A. Nøhr · #19,648 worldwide 514 citations · 60 works
All ranked researchers at University of Southern Denmark

Which keywords describe research at University of Southern Denmark?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Quality of Life, Public Health, Inflammation, Primary Care, Mental Health, Physical Activity and Depression.

▲ 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. Epidemiology385▲ 1.48×128 topics
  2. Inflammation188▲ 1.37×81 topics
  3. Quality of Life185▲ 1.95×55 topics
  4. Public Health180▲ 1.88×58 topics
  5. Sustainability163◆ 1.02×75 topics
  6. Machine Learning156▼ 0.72×83 topics
  7. Mental Health154▲ 1.59×39 topics
  8. Deep Learning148▼ 0.66×72 topics
  9. Depression123▲ 2.1×24 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease120▲ 1.64×37 topics
  11. Globalization119◆ 0.92×90 topics
  12. Risk Factors108▲ 1.49×37 topics
  13. Treatment102▲ 1.27×49 topics
  14. Physical Activity101▲ 3.1×11 topics
  15. Primary Care94▲ 3.8×15 topics
  16. Clinical Trials93▲ 2.1×19 topics
  17. Anxiety87▲ 2.8×12 topics
  18. Global Burden86▲ 2.4×12 topics
  19. Metabolic Syndrome84▲ 1.55×23 topics
  20. Big Data81▲ 1.35×24 topics
  21. Well-being74▲ 2.9×13 topics
  22. Social Support71▲ 1.94×16 topics
  23. Social Capital67▲ 1.91×15 topics
  24. Prevalence64▲ 2.4×15 topics
  25. Patient Satisfaction63▲ 3.0×10 topics
  26. Embodiment59▲ 4.8×7 topics
  27. Adolescents59▲ 2.4×9 topics
  28. Chronic Disease Management56▲ 4.5×6 topics
  29. Health-related Quality of Life55▲ 3.6×6 topics
  30. Low Back Pain55▲ 4.9×4 topics
  31. Mortality Risk55▲ 3.5×6 topics
  32. Chronic Pain54▲ 3.7×5 topics
  33. Quality Improvement54▲ 4.2×8 topics
  34. Psychological Factors53▲ 3.8×6 topics
  35. Disability43▲ 6.1×3 topics
  36. Musculoskeletal Disorders38▲ 5.5×3 topics
  37. Health Status Questionnaires37▲ 7.5×1 topic
  38. Measurement Properties37▲ 7.5×1 topic
  39. Tacit Knowledge36▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Ethical Guidelines35▲ 9.8×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Southern Denmark publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research, Health disparities and outcomes and Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues.

Musculoskeletal pain and…37Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 37 fractional worksEducation, Healthcare an…27Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 27 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 24 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 24 fractional worksPhysical Activity and Health: 24 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 23 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 22 fractional worksPatient-Provider Communi…22Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare: 22 fractional worksCancer survivorship and care: 19 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 18 fractional works
PharmacologySocial PsychologyHealthPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health6 others

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

  1. 1 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitationPharmacology 37 works
  2. 2 Education, Healthcare and Sociology ResearchSocial Psychology 27 works
  3. 3 Health disparities and outcomesHealth 24 works
  4. 4 Palliative Care and End-of-Life IssuesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 24 works
  5. 5 Physical Activity and HealthPhysiology 24 works
  6. 6 Digital Transformation in IndustryIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering 23 works
  7. 7 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics and Econometrics 22 works
  8. 8 Patient-Provider Communication in HealthcareGeneral Health Professions 22 works
  9. 9 Cancer survivorship and careOncology 19 works
  10. 10 Total Knee Arthroplasty OutcomesSurgery 18 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 available51.2%not open48.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.4%domestic only64.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Southern Denmark's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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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.