Denmark's Top 2% Scientists 2026

Denmark has 2,138 scientists on the 2026 single-year Top 2% list, up 3.7% from 2,061 in 2025. That places Denmark 19th in the world by number of listed scientists. Aarhus Universitet has the most listed scientists (355), followed by Københavns Universitet (342).

Single Year

2,138

+77 (+3.7%) vs 2025

Career Data

2,309

+102 (+4.6%) vs 2025

World rank by count

#19

No change vs 2025

Institutes

185

+15 (+8.8%) vs 2025

Scientists in Denmark on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 41% since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+18.5%

2022+5.3%

2023+3.6%

2024+2.8%

2025+2.4%

2026+3.7%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	1,515		1,495
2021	1,795	+18.5%	1,808	+20.9%
2022	1,890	+5.3%	1,955	+8.1%
2023	1,958	+3.6%	2,034	+4.0%
2024	2,013	+2.8%	2,114	+3.9%
2025	2,061	+2.4%	2,207	+4.4%
2026	2,138	+3.7%	2,309	+4.6%

Top 10 institutes in Denmark

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Rank in Denmark	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	33	SB Sovacool, Benjamin K.	Aarhus Universitet	Energy	Rank 1
2	72	NJ NØrskov, Jens Kehlet	Technical University of Denmark	Physical Chemistry	Rank 1
3	128	BF Blaabjerg, Frede	Aalborg University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1
4	167	SO Sigmund, Ole	Technical University of Denmark	Design Practice & Management	Rank 1
5	239	NB Nordestgaard, Börge Grønne	Gentofte Hospital	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 11
6	458	PB Pedersen, Bente Klarlund	Rigshospitalet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 8
7	547	CD Canfield, Donald Eugene	Syddansk Universitet	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 2
8	633	HJ Holst, Jens Juul	Københavns Universitet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 10
9	818	KH Kehlet, Henrik Fs	Københavns Universitet, Section for Surgical Pathophysiology	Anesthesiology	Rank 1
10	1,164	TJ Thøgersen, John B.	Aarhus Universitet	Marketing	Rank 11
11	1,275	Svenning, Jens Christian	Aarhus Universitet	Ecology	Rank 36
12	1,312	FN Foss, Nicolai J.	Copenhagen Business School	Business & Management	Rank 53
13	1,516	MK Mouratidis, Kostas	Københavns Universitet	Urban & Regional Planning	Rank 6
14	1,752	DT Dragičević, Tomislav	Technical University of Denmark	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 4
15	1,842	KJ Kirchherr, Julian	Roskilde Universitet	Environmental Sciences	Rank 38
16	2,179	LH Lund, Henrik	Aalborg University	Energy	Rank 54
17	2,270	LR Loos, Ruth J.f.	Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research	Developmental Biology	Rank 58
18	2,352	DM Davies, Michael J.	Panum Institute	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 32
19	2,589	GP Gøtzsche, Peter Christian	Institute for Scientific Freedom	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 57
20	2,690	BR Bro, Rasmus	Københavns Universitet	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 11
21	2,894	RJ Rossmeisl, Jan	Københavns Universitet	Organic Chemistry	Rank 32
22	2,957	KJ Keasling, Jay D.	The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability	Biotechnology	Rank 10
23	3,008	HB Henrissat, Bernard	Technical University of Denmark	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 45
24	3,093	GP Grandjean, Philippe A.	Syddansk Universitet	Toxicology	Rank 11
25	3,173	PC Pedersen, Carsten Bøcker	Aarhus Universitet	Psychiatry	Rank 76
26	3,183	HM Hauschild, Michael Zwicky	Technical University of Denmark	Environmental Sciences	Rank 77
27	3,194	TJ Torfing, Jacob	Roskilde Universitet	Political Science & Public Administration	Rank 28
28	3,247	AM Ashina, Messoud	Rigshospitalet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 159
29	3,269	RE Roos, Ewa M.	Syddansk Universitet	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 20
30	3,303	JB Jørgensen, Bo Barker	Aarhus Universitet	Microbiology	Rank 46
31	3,339	GK Grunert, Klaus G.	Aarhus Universitet	Food Science	Rank 24
32	3,861	AF Aarestrup, Frank Møller	Technical University of Denmark	Microbiology	Rank 57
33	4,231	NN Ntoumanis, Nikos	Syddansk Universitet	Sport Sciences	Rank 16
34	4,316	KA Krogh, Anders K.	Københavns Universitet	Bioinformatics	Rank 17
35	4,463	RP Rossing, Peter R.	Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 76
36	4,620	WX Wang, Xiongfei	Aalborg University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 16
37	4,663	AM Attaran, Mohsen	Aarhus Universitet	Business & Management	Rank 139
38	4,668	FN Finnerup, Nanna Brix	Aarhus Universitet	Anesthesiology	Rank 10
39	4,680	Mussatto, Solange I.	Technical University of Denmark	Biotechnology	Rank 13
40	4,706	HN Hansen, Niels Erik Ottesen	Technical University of Denmark	Materials	Rank 91
41	5,279	GP Glarborg, Peter	Technical University of Denmark	Energy	Rank 131
42	5,401	AJ Aschemann-Witzel, Jessica	Aarhus Universitet	Food Science	Rank 41
43	5,428	LD Loorbach, Derk A.	Dutch Research Institute for Transitions (DRIFT)	Environmental Sciences	Rank 115
44	5,684	HB Hammer, Bjørk	Aarhus Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 93
45	5,687	SH Sørensen, Henrik Toft	Aarhus Universitet	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 115
46	5,994	PL Pedersen, Lasse Heje	Copenhagen Business School	Finance	Rank 33
47	6,025	BS Belongie, Serge J.	Københavns Universitet	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 328
48	6,083	WP Wargocki, Pawel	Technical University of Denmark	Building & Construction	Rank 52
49	6,211	EL Edvinsson, Lars I.H.	Rigshospitalet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 306
50	6,291	ZD Zahavi, Dan	Københavns Universitet	Philosophy	Rank 8
51	6,335	AA Astrup, Arne Vernon	Copenhagen University Hospital	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 33
52	6,395	MG Makransky, Guido	Københavns Universitet	Education	Rank 101
53	6,474	BM Bendsøe, Martin Philip	Technical University of Denmark	Design Practice & Management	Rank 2
54	6,488	CZ Chen, Zhe	Aalborg University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 22
55	6,582	BJ Bangsbo, Jens	Københavns Universitet	Physiology	Rank 10
56	6,635	CK Chan, Karen	Technical University of Denmark	Physical Chemistry	Rank 21
57	6,731	PP Petersen, Poul Erik	Det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet	Dentistry	Rank 17
58	6,764	PS Ponte, Stefano	Copenhagen Business School	Geography	Rank 34
59	6,769	NM Nordentoft, Merete	Københavns Universitet	Psychiatry	Rank 155
60	6,978	JG Jemec, Gregor Borut Ernst	Sjællands Universitetshospital	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	Rank 22
61	7,202	VL Van Leeuwen, Theo Jacob	Syddansk Universitet	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 54
62	7,286	HA Hróbjartsson, Asbjørn	Syddansk Universitet	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 138
63	7,331	TJ Thyssen, Jacob Pontoppidan	Bispebjerg Hospital	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	Rank 25
64	7,376	VK Vedel Kessing, Lars Vedel	Københavns Universitet	Psychiatry	Rank 165
65	7,409	PD Parks, Donovan H.	Aalborg University	Microbiology	Rank 113
66	7,477	HN Høiby, Niels	Rigshospitalet	Microbiology	Rank 115
67	7,819	PD Pisinger, David	Technical University of Denmark	Operations Research	Rank 28
68	7,834	PA Peterson, Andrew A.	Technical University of Denmark	Physical Chemistry	Rank 25
69	7,942	TR Taylor, Rod S.	Statens Institut for Folkesundhed	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 151
70	8,270	SC Sonne, Christian	Aarhus Universitet	Environmental Sciences	Rank 178
71	8,413	WB Weidema, Bo P.	Aalborg University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 184
72	8,626	AL Arendt-Nielsen, Lars	Aalborg University	Anesthesiology	Rank 24
73	8,672	TV Tvergaard, Viggo	Technical University of Denmark	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 73
74	8,783	KM Kjaer, Michael L.	Bispebjerg Hospital	Physiology	Rank 11
75	8,838	BP Borghammer, Per	Aarhus Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 426
76	9,154	MT Mogensen, Trine Hyrup	Aarhus Universitet	Immunology	Rank 174
77	9,216	FJ Frisvad, Jens Christian	Technical University of Denmark	Microbiology	Rank 148
78	9,262	PH Psaraftis, Harilaos N.	Technical University of Denmark	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 25
79	9,537	MF Magkos, Faidon	Københavns Universitet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 158
80	9,539	KM Khooban, Mohammad Hassan	Aarhus Universitet	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 31
81	9,585	HK Hockerts, Kai N.	Copenhagen Business School	Business & Management	Rank 297
82	9,595	FR Fensholt, R.	Københavns Universitet	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 95
83	9,908	ØP Østergaard, Poul Alberg	Aalborg University	Energy	Rank 259
84	9,950	NP Nielsen, Per Halkjær	Aalborg University	Microbiology	Rank 160
85	10,320	ML Mishnaevsky, Leon L.	Technical University of Denmark	Materials	Rank 189
86	10,358	JT Jensen, Troels Staehelin	Aarhus Universitet	Anesthesiology	Rank 30
87	10,477	JS Jaeger, Sara R.	Aarhus Universitet	Food Science	Rank 100
88	10,538	AI Angelidaki, Irini	Technical University of Denmark	Biotechnology	Rank 37
89	10,591	KP Kamstrup, Pia Rørbæk	Københavns Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 328
90	10,714	LB Langdahl, Bente Lomholt	Aarhus Universitet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 169
91	10,716	MM Mogensen, M. Bjerg	Technical University of Denmark	Energy	Rank 283
92	10,781	BH Bisgaard, Hans	Gentofte Hospital	Allergy	Rank 13
93	10,787	TK Thygesen, Kristian A.	Aarhus Universitetshospital	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 333
94	10,792	DI Damgård, Ivan Bjerre	Aarhus Universitet	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 567
95	10,886	JS Johansen, Søren	Københavns Universitet	Econometrics	Rank 27
96	10,947	VP Vestergaard, Peter	Aalborg Universitetshospital	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 172
97	10,995	KT Kiørboe, Thomas	Technical University of Denmark	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 45
98	11,122	SE Sorensen, Eva	Roskilde Universitet	Political Science & Public Administration	Rank 87
99	11,270	WA Wieland, Andreas	Copenhagen Business School	Business & Management	Rank 350
100	11,392	KF Krebs, Frederik C. Christian	INFINITYPV APS	Applied Physics	Rank 218
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Denmark are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?

2,138 scientists affiliated with Denmark are on the 2026 single-year list, and 2,309 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Denmark has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2026 single-year list, Aarhus Universitet has the most listed scientists from Denmark, with 355. It is followed by Københavns Universitet with 342.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Denmark changed since 2020?

On the single-year list, Denmark went from 1,515 scientists in 2020 to 2,138 in 2026, a change of +41.1%.

What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?

The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.

What is the official source of this data?

The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.