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Sociology and Political Science research in Denmark

Aarhus University ranks first in Denmark for Sociology and Political Science research in 2022–2025 (#47 worldwide), followed by University of Copenhagen and Copenhagen Business School.

Denmark's world rank
#27
of 122 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
3.8k
Top-10% rate
26.1%
Ranked institutions
8

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

What is the best university for Sociology and Political Science in Denmark?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Aarhus UniversityAarhus #4751.026.6%694
2University of CopenhagenCopenhagen #4950.529.2%677
3Copenhagen Business SchoolCopenhagen #18233.827.7%356
4Aalborg UniversityAalborg #20032.525.7%508
5University of Southern DenmarkOdense #31826.628.8%270
6Roskilde UniversityRoskilde #33526.024.2%344
7Technical University of DenmarkKongens Lyngby #93412.930.4%78
8IT University of CopenhagenCopenhagen #1,2499.227.0%98

Institutions in Denmark above the floor of 40 fractional works in Sociology and Political Science, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Sociology and Political Science researchers in Denmark?

Karl Marx, Benjamin K. Sovacool and Michael Hviid Jacobsen rank highest among researchers based in Denmark.

  1. 1Karl Marx#180 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 63 works
  2. 2Benjamin K. Sovacool#22,190 worldwide overall2.9k citations · 45 works
  3. 3Michael Hviid Jacobsen#450,797 worldwide overall113 citations · 44 works
  4. 4Morten Valbjørn#744,335 worldwide overall30 citations · 42 works
  5. 5Jieun Lee#971,369 worldwide overall19 citations · 36 works

How Denmark compares with other countries in Sociology and Political Science