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Denmark's Top 2% Scientists 2020

Denmark has 1,515 scientists on the 2020 single-year Top 2% list. That places Denmark 16th in the world by number of listed scientists. Københavns Universitet has the most listed scientists (288), followed by Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (251).

Single Year
1,515
First year listed
Career Data
1,495
First year listed
World rank by count
#16
First year listed
Institutes
104
First year listed

Scientists in Denmark on the list, by year

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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YearSingle YearChangeCareer DataChange
20201,5151,495
20211,795+18.5%1,808+20.9%
20221,890+5.3%1,955+8.1%
20231,958+3.6%2,034+4.0%
20242,013+2.8%2,114+3.9%
20252,061+2.4%2,207+4.4%

Top 10 institutes in Denmark

By number of listed scientists

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  1. 1Københavns Universitet288
  2. 2Danmarks Tekniske Universitet251
  3. 3Aarhus Universitet218
  4. 4Aalborg Universitet92
  5. 5Syddansk Universitet79
  6. 6Aarhus Universitetshospital74
  7. 7Rigshospitalet74
  8. 8University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health Sciences65
  9. 9Copenhagen Business School34
  10. 10Niels Bohr Institute29

All 1,515 scientists

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Rank in Denmark World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 110 Danmarks Tekniske Universitet Physical Chemistry Rank 2
2 182 Aalborg Universitet Cardiovascular System & Hematology Rank 8
3 200 Danmarks Tekniske Universitet Design Practice & Management Rank 1
4 314 Syddansk Universitet Operations Research Rank 2
5 360 Aalborg Universitet Electrical & Electronic Engineering Rank 1
6 386 Københavns Universitet Anesthesiology Rank 1
7 414 Amtssygehuset i Gentofte Cardiovascular System & Hematology Rank 14
8 415 Syddansk Universitet Geochemistry & Geophysics Rank 4
9 423 Københavns Universitet Endocrinology & Metabolism Rank 8
10 507 Aalborg Universitet Electrical & Electronic Engineering Rank 2
11 951 University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health Sciences Endocrinology & Metabolism Rank 15
12 1,003 Danmarks Tekniske Universitet Applied Physics Rank 36
13 1,012 University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health Sciences Endocrinology & Metabolism Rank 18
14 1,214 Aalborg Universitet Energy Rank 28
15 1,246 Københavns Universitet Analytical Chemistry Rank 4
16 1,666 Rigshospitalet General & Internal Medicine Rank 32
17 1,676 Aarhus Universitet Marketing Rank 8
18 1,719 Copenhagen Business School Business & Management Rank 44
19 1,780 Aarhus Universitet Microbiology Rank 30
20 1,914 Aarhus Universitet Psychiatry Rank 52
21 2,236 Aarhus Universitet Food Science Rank 11
22 2,316 Panum Institute Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Rank 49
23 2,403 Københavns Universitet Nutrition & Dietetics Rank 12
24 2,472 Københavns Universitet Ecology Rank 84
25 2,648 Aarhus Universitet Ecology Rank 90
26 2,772 Københavns Universitet Econometrics Rank 12
27 2,981 Syddansk Universitet Arthritis & Rheumatology Rank 15
28 3,158 Sjællands Universitetshospital Dermatology & Venereal Diseases Rank 4
29 3,339 Danmarks Tekniske Universitet Microbiology Rank 51
30 3,403 Danmarks Tekniske Universitet Mechanical Engineering & Transports Rank 38
31 3,410 Aarhus Universitet Psychiatry Rank 95
32 3,454 University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health Sciences Gerontology Rank 6
33 3,940 Danmarks Tekniske Universitet Biotechnology Rank 13
34 4,149 Københavns Universitet Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 286
35 4,327 Aarhus Universitetshospital General & Internal Medicine Rank 61
36 4,432 Rigshospitalet Microbiology Rank 73
37 4,469 Aarhus Universitetshospital Oncology & Carcinogenesis Rank 147
38 4,616 Aalborg Universitetshospital Endocrinology & Metabolism Rank 87
39 4,696 Danmarks Tekniske Universitet Energy Rank 95
40 4,954 Danmarks Tekniske Universitet Design Practice & Management Rank 3
41 5,540 Aarhus Universitet Psychiatry Rank 140
42 5,566 Københavns Universitet Neurology & Neurosurgery Rank 371
43 5,618 Syddansk Universitet Toxicology Rank 25
44 5,671 Aarhus Universitet Statistics & Probability Rank 45
45 5,879 Copenhagen University Hospital Psychiatry Rank 147
46 5,885 Syddansk Universitet Optics Rank 40
47 5,898 Aalborg Universitet Electrical & Electronic Engineering Rank 19
48 5,902 Københavns Universitet Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine Rank 17
49 5,956 Rigshospitalet Immunology Rank 136
50 6,359 Rigshospitalet Microbiology Rank 113
51 6,368 Aarhus Universitet Environmental Engineering Rank 34
52 6,439 Danmarks Tekniske Universitet Biotechnology Rank 21
53 6,479 Aarhus Universitetshospital Cardiovascular System & Hematology Rank 189
54 6,527 Aarhus Universitet Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Rank 201
55 6,577 Aarhus Universitet Organic Chemistry Rank 111
56 6,700 University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health Sciences Physiology Rank 6
57 6,841 Syddansk Universitet Gerontology Rank 12
58 6,874 Københavns Universitet Bioinformatics Rank 23
59 7,089 Haldor Topsoe A/S Physical Chemistry Rank 42
60 7,093 Syddansk Universitet Marine Biology & Hydrobiology Rank 33
61 7,104 Københavns Universitet Entomology Rank 8
62 7,196 Københavns Universitet Psychiatry Rank 173
63 7,223 Aarhus Universitet Economics Rank 128
64 7,236 Københavns Universitet Ecology Rank 202
65 7,330 Copenhagen Business School Business & Management Rank 189
66 7,344 Aarhus Universitet Microscopy Rank 3
67 7,368 Danmarks Tekniske Universitet Microbiology Rank 134
68 7,446 Aalborg Universitet Anesthesiology Rank 20
69 7,527 Aalborg Universitet Networking & Telecommunications Rank 72
70 7,536 Aarhus Universitet Anesthesiology Rank 24
71 7,549 Københavns Universitet Chemical Physics Rank 150
72 7,763 Danmarks Tekniske Universitet Bioinformatics Rank 27
73 7,876 Københavns Universitet Microbiology Rank 143
74 7,895 Aarhus Universitet Chemical Physics Rank 157
75 7,983 Danmarks Tekniske Universitet Environmental Sciences Rank 77
76 8,171 Danmarks Tekniske Universitet Energy Rank 157
77 8,259 Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark General & Internal Medicine Rank 110
78 8,290 Københavns Universitet Physiology Rank 11
79 8,315 Roskilde University Chemical Physics Rank 169
80 8,906 Copenhagen University Hospital Psychiatry Rank 210
81 9,109 Aalborg Universitet Electrical & Electronic Engineering Rank 31
82 9,220 Aalborg Universitet Environmental Sciences Rank 85
83 9,310 HURECON Human Factors Rank 19
84 9,318 Aarhus Universitet Anesthesiology Rank 27
85 9,357 Danmarks Tekniske Universitet Marine Biology & Hydrobiology Rank 46
86 9,478 Aarhus Universitet Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Rank 179
87 9,485 Copenhagen Business School Finance Rank 42
88 9,583 Syddansk Universitet Environmental Sciences Rank 90
89 9,626 Københavns Universitet Physiology Rank 16
90 10,066 Frederiksberg Hospital Environmental & Occupational Health Rank 1
91 10,072 Aarhus Universitet Chemical Physics Rank 208
92 10,259 Danmarks Tekniske Universitet Operations Research Rank 50
93 10,284 Syddansk Universitet Marine Biology & Hydrobiology Rank 50
94 10,444 Københavns Universitet Respiratory System Rank 55
95 10,602 Danmarks Tekniske Universitet Applied Physics Rank 230
96 10,645 Danmarks Tekniske Universitet Environmental Sciences Rank 105
97 10,767 University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health Sciences Organic Chemistry Rank 177
98 10,952 Jens Bornøs Vej 16 Polymers Rank 80
99 10,972 Copenhagen Business School Development Studies Rank 9
100 11,123 Aarhus Universitet Chemical Physics Rank 229
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Denmark are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,515 scientists affiliated with Denmark are on the 2020 single-year list, and 1,495 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2020 single-year list, Københavns Universitet has the most listed scientists from Denmark, with 288. It is followed by Danmarks Tekniske Universitet with 251.

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.