Denmark's Top 2% Scientists 2025

Denmark has 2,061 scientists on the 2025 single-year Top 2% list, up 2.4% from 2,013 in 2024. That places Denmark 19th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 2 places. Københavns Universitet has the most listed scientists (355), followed by Aarhus Universitet (335).

Single Year

2,061

+48 (+2.4%) vs 2024

Career Data

2,207

+93 (+4.4%) vs 2024

World rank by count

#19

down 2 places vs 2024

Institutes

170

+32 (+23.2%) vs 2024

Scientists in Denmark on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 36% 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%

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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%

Top 10 institutes in Denmark

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Rank in Denmark	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	44	SB Sovacool, Benjamin K.	Aarhus Universitet	Energy	Rank 1
2	54	NJ Nørskov, Jens K.	Technical University of Denmark	Physical Chemistry	Rank 1
3	152	BF Blaabjerg, Frede	Aalborg University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1
4	185	SO Sigmund, Ole	Technical University of Denmark	Design Practice & Management	Rank 1
5	247	NB Nordestgaard, Børge G.	Gentofte Hospital	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 11
6	478	PB Pedersen, Bente Klarlund	Rigshospitalet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 8
7	622	CD Canfield, Donald E.	Syddansk Universitet	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 2
8	689	HJ Holst, Jens Juul	Københavns Universitet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 11
9	713	KH Kehlet, Henrik	Københavns Universitet, Section for Surgical Pathophysiology	Anesthesiology	Rank 1
10	821	FB Flyvbjerg, Bent	IT-Universitetet i København	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 1
11	1,365	FN Foss, Nicolai J.	Copenhagen Business School	Business & Management	Rank 53
12	1,649	LH Lund, Henrik	Aalborg University	Energy	Rank 44
13	1,665	TJ Thøgersen, John B.	Aarhus Universitet	Marketing	Rank 16
14	1,670	DT Dragičević, Tomislav	Technical University of Denmark	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 4
15	1,866	MK Mouratidis, Kostas	Københavns Universitet	Urban & Regional Planning	Rank 4
16	1,949	Svenning, Jens Christian	Aarhus Universitet	Ecology	Rank 53
17	2,141	LR Loos, Ruth J.f.	Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research	Developmental Biology	Rank 58
18	2,247	DM Davies, Michael J.	Panum Institute	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 33
19	2,351	BR Bro, Rasmus	Københavns Universitet	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 10
20	2,622	AM Ashina, Messoud	Rigshospitalet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 136
21	2,629	GP Gøtzsche, Peter Christian	Institute for Scientific Freedom	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 58
22	3,144	PC Pedersen, Carsten Bøcker	Aarhus Universitet	Psychiatry	Rank 72
23	3,226	TJ Torfing, Jacob	Roskilde Universitet	Political Science & Public Administration	Rank 25
24	3,266	JB Jørgensen, Bo Barker	Aarhus Universitet	Microbiology	Rank 46
25	3,422	GP Glarborg, Peter	Technical University of Denmark	Energy	Rank 89
26	3,551	FN Finnerup, Nanna Brix	Aarhus Universitet	Anesthesiology	Rank 9
27	3,716	AF Aarestrup, Frank Møller	Technical University of Denmark	Microbiology	Rank 55
28	3,743	GP Grandjean, Philippe A.	Syddansk Universitet	Toxicology	Rank 14
29	3,766	SH Sørensen, Henrik Toft	Aarhus Universitet	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 82
30	3,866	KJ Keasling, Jay D.	The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability	Biotechnology	Rank 11
31	4,099	HM Hauschild, Michael Zwicky	Technical University of Denmark	Environmental Sciences	Rank 86
32	4,181	DC Dustmann, Christian	The ROCKWOOL Foundation	Economics	Rank 92
33	4,250	MJ McGrath, John Joseph	Aarhus Universitet	Psychiatry	Rank 106
34	4,438	HB Hammer, Bjørk	Aarhus Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 81
35	4,473	PP Petersen, Poul Erik	Det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet	Dentistry	Rank 8
36	4,562	KA Krogh, Anders K.	Københavns Universitet	Bioinformatics	Rank 20
37	4,644	RE Roos, Ewa M.	Syddansk Universitet	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 24
38	4,689	EL Edvinsson, Lars I.H.	Rigshospitalet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 236
39	4,698	GK Grunert, Klaus G.	Aarhus Universitet	Food Science	Rank 30
40	4,768	MS Mussatto, Solange I.	Technical University of Denmark	Biotechnology	Rank 14
41	4,954	NN Ntoumanis, Nikos	Syddansk Universitet	Sport Sciences	Rank 13
42	5,016	RJ Rossmeisl, Jan	Københavns Universitet	Organic Chemistry	Rank 71
43	5,174	BS Belongie, Serge J.	Pioneer Centre of AI	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 267
44	5,484	NM Nordentoft, Merete	Mental Health Services in the Capital Region of Denmark	Psychiatry	Rank 129
45	5,565	ZD Zahavi, Dan	Københavns Universitet	Philosophy	Rank 8
46	5,731	HN Høiby, Niels	Rigshospitalet	Microbiology	Rank 90
47	5,739	TV Tvergaard, Viggo	Technical University of Denmark	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 56
48	5,907	JG Jemec, Gregor	Københavns Universitet	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	Rank 15
49	6,007	JS Johansen, Søren	Københavns Universitet	Econometrics	Rank 15
50	6,081	RP Rossing, Peter R.	Københavns Universitet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 106
51	6,082	WC Weschler, Charles J.	Technical University of Denmark	Building & Construction	Rank 48
52	6,088	KT Kirkwood, Thomas Bl L.	Københavns Universitet	Gerontology	Rank 11
53	6,616	CZ Chen, Zhe	Aalborg University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 23
54	6,651	HN Hansen, Niels Erik Ottesen	Technical University of Denmark	Materials	Rank 118
55	6,671	BM Bendsøe, Martin Philip	Technical University of Denmark	Design Practice & Management	Rank 2
56	6,735	TJ Thyssen, Jacob Pontoppidan	Bispebjerg Hospital	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	Rank 20
57	6,775	CK Chan, Karen	Technical University of Denmark	Physical Chemistry	Rank 24
58	6,858	PL Pedersen, Lasse Heje	Copenhagen Business School	Finance	Rank 38
59	7,033	BJ Bangsbo, Jens	Københavns Universitet	Physiology	Rank 8
60	7,067	KM Khooban, Mohammad Hassan	Aarhus Universitet	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 25
61	7,301	MT Mogensen, Trine Hyrup	Aarhus Universitet	Immunology	Rank 155
62	7,390	WP Wargocki, Pawel	Technical University of Denmark	Building & Construction	Rank 62
63	7,709	AJ Aschemann-Witzel, Jessica	Aarhus Universitet	Food Science	Rank 60
64	7,710	AL Arendt-Nielsen, Lars	Aalborg University	Anesthesiology	Rank 21
65	7,906	VK Vedel Kessing, Lars Vedel	Københavns Universitet	Psychiatry	Rank 177
66	8,075	HA Hróbjartsson, Asbjørn	Syddansk Universitet	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 147
67	8,094	HK Hockerts, Kai N.	Copenhagen Business School	Business & Management	Rank 244
68	8,200	VJ Vaupel, James W.	Syddansk Universitet	Demography	Rank 2
69	8,237	AI Angelidaki, Irini	Technical University of Denmark	Biotechnology	Rank 28
70	8,270	SJ Speight, James G.	Technical University of Denmark	Energy	Rank 214
71	8,333	MP Mortensen, Preben Bo	Aarhus Universitet	Psychiatry	Rank 187
72	8,377	PP Popovski, Petar	Aalborg University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 83
73	8,753	ØP Østergaard, Poul Alberg	Aalborg University	Energy	Rank 225
74	8,754	TK Thygesen, Kristian A.	Aarhus Universitetshospital	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 261
75	8,963	SC Sonne, Christian	Aarhus Universitet	Environmental Sciences	Rank 191
76	9,152	WC Wildeman, Christopher J.	The ROCKWOOL Foundation	Sociology	Rank 46
77	9,247	NP Nielsen, Per Halkjær	Aalborg University	Microbiology	Rank 147
78	9,341	AM Arendrup, Maiken Cavling	Statens Serum Institut	Microbiology	Rank 150
79	9,416	KT Kiørboe, Thomas	Technical University of Denmark	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 37
80	9,420	SH Steinhausen, Hans Christoph	Syddansk Universitet	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 91
81	9,575	PD Pisinger, David	Technical University of Denmark	Operations Research	Rank 40
82	9,885	OJ Overgaard, Jens	Aarhus Universitet	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 282
83	9,889	Bjarnsholt, Thomas	Københavns Universitet	Microbiology	Rank 163
84	9,971	VP Vestergaard, Peter	Aalborg Universitetshospital	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 166
85	10,051	JT Jensen, Troels Staehelin	Aarhus Universitet	Anesthesiology	Rank 27
86	10,123	FJ Frisvad, Jens Christian	Technical University of Denmark	Microbiology	Rank 168
87	10,224	WB Weidema, Bo P.	Aalborg University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 223
88	10,297	KM Kjaer, Michael L.	Bispebjerg Hospital	Physiology	Rank 12
89	10,392	MH Madsen, Henrik O.	Technical University of Denmark	Energy	Rank 276
90	10,572	MM Mogensen, M. Bjerg	Technical University of Denmark	Energy	Rank 280
91	10,612	KF Krebs, Frederik C. Christian	Elitescience	Applied Physics	Rank 210
92	10,662	PM Petersen, Michael Bang	Aarhus Universitet	Social Psychology	Rank 237
93	10,677	CC Cennamo, Carmelo	Copenhagen Business School	Business & Management	Rank 317
94	10,687	WP Wolkoff, Peder	Det Nationale Forskningscenter for Arbejdsmiljø	Building & Construction	Rank 82
95	10,744	BH Bisgaard, Hans	Gentofte Hospital	Allergy	Rank 18
96	10,818	DJ Dyre, Jeppe C.	Roskilde Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 184
97	10,819	SE Sorensen, Eva	Roskilde Universitet	Political Science & Public Administration	Rank 76
98	10,951	BP Borghammer, Per	Aarhus Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 544
99	10,963	NH Nielsen, Henrik	Technical University of Denmark	Bioinformatics	Rank 38
100	11,026	OJ Olesen, Jes	Københavns Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 548
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Denmark are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?

2,061 scientists affiliated with Denmark are on the 2025 single-year list, and 2,207 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2025 single-year list, Københavns Universitet has the most listed scientists from Denmark, with 355. It is followed by Aarhus Universitet with 335.

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 2,061 in 2025, a change of +36.0%.

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.