Denmark's Top 2% Scientists 2021: Career-Long List

Denmark has 1,808 scientists on the 2021 career-long Top 2% list, up 20.9% from 1,495 in 2020. That places Denmark 16th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Københavns Universitet has the most listed scientists (334), followed by Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (286).

Single Year

1,795

+280 (+18.5%) vs 2020

Career Data

1,808

+313 (+20.9%) vs 2020

World rank by count

#16

down 1 place vs 2020

Institutes

164

+36 (+28.1%) vs 2020

Scientists in Denmark on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 21% since 2020.

Career-long list, change on the previous year

2021+20.9%

2022+8.1%

2023+4.0%

2024+3.9%

2025+4.4%

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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

By number of listed scientists

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1Københavns Universitet334
2Danmarks Tekniske Universitet286
3Aarhus Universitet244
4Rigshospitalet92
5Syddansk Universitet92
6Aalborg Universitet88
7Aarhus Universitetshospital87
8University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health Sciences83
9Niels Bohr Institute47
10Odense Universitetshospital37

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Rank in Denmark	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	212	LG Lip, Gregory Y.H.	Aalborg Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 10
2	268	KH Kehlet, Henrik	Rigshospitalet	Anesthesiology	Rank 1
3	276	NJ Nørskov, Jens K.	Danmarks Tekniske Universitet	Physical Chemistry	Rank 2
4	366	HJ Holst, Jens Juul	University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health Sciences	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 17
5	485	PB Pedersen, Bente Klarlund	Københavns Universitet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 23
6	688	KF Krebs, Frederik C.	Elitescience	Applied Physics	Rank 25
7	725	BF Blaabjerg, Frede	Aalborg Universitet	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 4
8	753	VP Vanhoutte, Paul M.	Syddansk Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 43
9	944	CD Canfield, Donald E.	Syddansk Universitet	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 4
10	1,114	JB Jørgensen, Bo Barker	Aarhus Universitet	Microbiology	Rank 16
11	1,359	JK Jørgensen, Karl Anker	Aarhus Universitet	Organic Chemistry	Rank 39
12	1,414	NR Näätänen, Risto	Aarhus Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 144
13	1,478	AA Astrup, A.	Københavns Universitet	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 8
14	1,507	PH Parving, Hans Henrik	Aarhus Universitet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 50
15	1,530	SO Sigmund, Ole	Danmarks Tekniske Universitet	Design Practice & Management	Rank 1
16	1,757	NB Nordestgaard, Børge G.	Amtssygehuset i Gentofte	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 103
17	1,785	NM Nedergaard, Maiken	University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health Sciences	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 183
18	1,837	SN Skakkebæk, Niels E.	Københavns Universitet	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 8
19	1,848	GP Gøtzsche, Peter C.	Institute for Scientific Freedom	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 34
20	1,887	TV Tvergaard, Viggo	Danmarks Tekniske Universitet	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 16
21	2,176	OJ Overgaard, Jens	Aarhus Universitetshospital	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 96
22	2,275	NP Nielsen, Peter E.	University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health Sciences	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 120
23	2,321	SB Sovacool, Benjamin K.	Aarhus Universitet	Energy	Rank 21
24	2,383	SB Saltin, Bengt	Københavns Universitet	Physiology	Rank 6
25	2,438	DM Davies, Michael J.	Panum Institute	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 128
26	2,656	GH Gundersen, Hans Jørgen G.	Aarhus Universitet	Microscopy	Rank 1
27	2,733	OJ Olesen, Jes	Københavns Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 257
28	2,771	MC Mogensen, Carl E.	Aarhus Universitetshospital	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 94
29	3,481	BR Bro, Rasmus	Københavns Universitet	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 12
30	3,597	JS Johansen, Søren	Aarhus Universitet	Econometrics	Rank 6
31	3,609	AF Aarestrup, Frank M.	Danmarks Tekniske Universitet	Microbiology	Rank 76
32	4,087	HN Høiby, Niels	Rigshospitalet	Microbiology	Rank 93
33	4,189	VP Vestergaard, Peter	Aalborg Universitetshospital	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 130
34	4,339	JT Jensen, T. S.	Aarhus Universitet	Anesthesiology	Rank 12
35	4,506	AJ Andreasen, Jens O.	Copenhagen University Hospital	Dentistry	Rank 12
36	4,519	SH Sørensen, Henrik Toft	Aarhus Universitetshospital	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 68
37	4,588	JM Jäättelä, Marja	University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health Sciences	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 233
38	4,599	Guerrero, Josep M.	Aalborg Universitet	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 8
39	4,610	BH Bisgaard, Hans	Københavns Universitet	Allergy	Rank 14
40	4,656	GP Grandjean, Philippe	Syddansk Universitet	Toxicology	Rank 15
41	4,744	KM Kjær, Michael	Bispebjerg Hospital	Physiology	Rank 14
42	4,760	BF Besenbacher, Flemming	Aarhus Universitet	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 74
43	4,839	AL Arendt-Nielsen, Lars	Aalborg Universitet	Anesthesiology	Rank 14
44	4,855	BN Borregaard, Niels	Rigshospitalet	Immunology	Rank 195
45	4,985	OJ Olsen, Jørn	Aarhus Universitetshospital	Epidemiology	Rank 24
46	5,144	MP Mortensen, Preben Bo	Aarhus Universitet	Psychiatry	Rank 148
47	5,169	GK Govindan, Kannan	Syddansk Universitet	Operations Research	Rank 9
48	5,380	FE Falk, Erling	Aarhus Universitetshospital	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 274
49	5,472	BF Bäckhed, Fredrik	University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health Sciences	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 176
50	5,493	FN Foss, Nicolai J.	Copenhagen Business School	Business & Management	Rank 34
51	5,620	RJ Rostrup-Nielsen, J. R.	Haldor Topsoe A/S	Physical Chemistry	Rank 28
52	5,904	LH Lund, Henrik	Aalborg Universitet	Energy	Rank 52
53	5,938	PP Petersen, Poul Erik	Københavns Universitet	Dentistry	Rank 18
54	5,950	BJ Bangsbo, Jens	Københavns Universitet	Physiology	Rank 18
55	6,338	HB Hammer, Bjørk	Aarhus Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 176
56	6,343	KA Krogh, Anders	Københavns Universitet	Bioinformatics	Rank 18
57	6,360	JT Jørgensen, Torben	Frederiksberg Hospital	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 195
58	6,466	JS Jennings, Simon	International Council for the Exploration of the Sea	Fisheries	Rank 7
59	6,534	BS Bozhevolnyi, Sergey I.	Syddansk Universitet	Optics	Rank 30
60	6,585	BJ Bartek, Jiri	Kræftens Bekæmpelse	Developmental Biology	Rank 365
61	7,002	VJ Vaupel, James W.	Syddansk Universitet	Demography	Rank 2
62	7,205	BP Bech, Per	Københavns Universitet	Psychiatry	Rank 212
63	7,230	JS Jørgensen, Sven Erik	University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health Sciences	Ecology	Rank 127
64	7,263	FT Fenchel, Tom	Københavns Universitet	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 26
65	7,390	CT Christensen, Thomas H.	Danmarks Tekniske Universitet	Environmental Sciences	Rank 32
66	7,463	GK Grunert, Klaus G.	Aarhus Universitet	Food Science	Rank 18
67	7,600	KT Kiørboe, Thomas	Danmarks Tekniske Universitet	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 28
68	7,706	BH Brix, Hans	Aarhus Universitet	Environmental Engineering	Rank 19
69	7,923	CA Coulter, Angela	Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Southern Denmark	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 121
70	8,052	Svenning, Jens Christian	Aarhus Universitet	Ecology	Rank 145
71	8,072	LN Lassen, Niels A.	Rigshospitalet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 704
72	8,092	CC Christiansen, Claus	Nordic Bioscience AS	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 240
73	8,361	PJ Pedersen, Jan Skov	Aarhus Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 212
74	8,489	JG Jemec, Gregor	Sjællands Universitetshospital	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	Rank 37
75	8,602	BK Borch-Johnsen, Knut	Holbæk Sygehus	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 251
76	8,963	DC Deacon, Carolyn F.	University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health Sciences	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 265
77	9,011	LJ Lundgren, Jens D.	Københavns Universitet	Virology	Rank 57
78	9,108	RE Roos, Ewa M.	Syddansk Universitet	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 84
79	9,163	JO Jensen, Ole N.	Syddansk Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 483
80	9,189	SK Sand-Jensen, Kaj	Freshwater Biological Laboratory	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 38
81	9,259	HL Hegedüs, Laszlo	Odense Universitetshospital	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 276
82	9,378	OJ Olesen, Jes	Københavns Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 810
83	9,450	ML Mosekilde, Leif	Aarhus Universitetshospital	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 278
84	9,701	MM Meldal, Morten	Københavns Universitet	Organic Chemistry	Rank 205
85	9,833	NS Nielsen, Søren	Aalborg Universitet	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 95
86	9,915	MH Madsen, Henrik	Danmarks Tekniske Universitet	Energy	Rank 87
87	9,978	TJ Thøgersen, John	Aarhus Universitet	Marketing	Rank 13
88	10,011	DJ Dyre, Jeppe C.	Roskilde Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 258
89	10,030	FR Feyereisen, René	Københavns Universitet	Entomology	Rank 7
90	10,074	JF Jensen, Frank	Aarhus Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 259
91	10,237	MS Mednick, S. A.	Institut for Sygdomsforebyggelse	Psychiatry	Rank 285
92	10,493	JA Juul, Anders	Københavns Universitet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 299
93	10,509	KL Kessing, Lars V.	University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health Sciences	Psychiatry	Rank 291
94	10,668	FJ Frisvad, Jens C.	Danmarks Tekniske Universitet	Microbiology	Rank 245
95	10,679	DI Damgård, Ivan	Aarhus Universitet	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 178
96	10,794	BO Barndorff-Nielsen, Ole E.	Aarhus Universitet	Statistics & Probability	Rank 47
97	10,964	LM Lauritzen, Martin Johannes	Københavns Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 935
98	11,039	MM Mulvany, Michael J.	Aarhus Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 533
99	11,361	BF Biering-Sørensen, Fin	Københavns Universitet	Rehabilitation	Rank 11
100	11,404	GK Gerdes, Kenn	Københavns Universitet	Microbiology	Rank 263
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Denmark are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,795 scientists affiliated with Denmark are on the 2021 single-year list, and 1,808 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2021 career-long list, Københavns Universitet has the most listed scientists from Denmark, with 334. It is followed by Danmarks Tekniske Universitet with 286.

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

On the career-long list, Denmark went from 1,495 scientists in 2020 to 1,808 in 2021, a change of +20.9%.

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.