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Astronomy and Astrophysics research in Denmark

University of Copenhagen ranks first in Denmark for Astronomy and Astrophysics research in 2022-now (#46 worldwide), followed by Technical University of Denmark and Aarhus University.

Denmark's world rank
#15
of 49 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
440
Top-10% rate
14.6%
Ranked institutions
3

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Astronomy and Astrophysics in Denmark?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of CopenhagenCopenhagen #4636.118.6%154
2Technical University of DenmarkKongens Lyngby #17314.017.8%82
3Aarhus UniversityAarhus #2408.512.9%70

Institutions in Denmark above the floor of 40 fractional works in Astronomy and Astrophysics, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Astronomy and Astrophysics researchers in Denmark?

Gabriel Brammer, Seiji Fujimoto and Jens Hjorth rank highest among researchers based in Denmark, on their papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Gabriel Brammer#1,890 worldwide overall135.0 of 254 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Seiji Fujimoto#675 worldwide overall85.6 of 136 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Jens Hjorth#113,469 worldwide overall111.6 of 442 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard#111,251 worldwide overall100.1 of 363 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5P. R. Christensen#2,431 worldwide overall67.6 of 108 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Sune Toft#8,245 worldwide overall62.4 of 135 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Vasily Kokorev#730 worldwide overall54.2 of 79 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8H. Kjeldsen#78,850 worldwide overall64.4 of 193 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Darach J. Watson#75,719 worldwide overall64.0 of 193 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Carol Anne Oxborrow#4,936 worldwide overall50.7 of 76 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11S. Hekker#57,212 worldwide overall58.3 of 160 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12J. P. U. Fynbo#544,026 worldwide overall95.0 of 551 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Francesco Valentino#9,779 worldwide overall43.7 of 87 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14G. Leloudas#123,184 worldwide overall50.8 of 172 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15John R. Weaver#4,953 worldwide overall39.5 of 68 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Denmark on their work in Astronomy and Astrophysics alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Denmark compares with other countries in Astronomy and Astrophysics