Denmark's Top 2% Scientists 2022

Denmark has 1,890 scientists on the 2022 single-year Top 2% list, up 5.3% from 1,795 in 2021. That places Denmark 17th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Københavns Universitet has the most listed scientists (341), followed by Technical University of Denmark (312).

Single Year

1,890

+95 (+5.3%) vs 2021

Career Data

1,955

+147 (+8.1%) vs 2021

World rank by count

#17

down 1 place vs 2021

Institutes

120

-4 (-3.2%) vs 2021

Scientists in Denmark on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 25% 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

By number of listed scientists

Single-year list2022

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1Københavns Universitet341
2Technical University of Denmark312
3Aarhus Universitet278
4Aalborg University121
5Syddansk Universitet111
6Rigshospitalet107
7Aarhus Universitetshospital89
8Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences83
9Copenhagen Business School39
10Niels Bohr Institutet37

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Rank in Denmark	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	91	NJ Nørskov, Jens K.	Technical University of Denmark	Physical Chemistry	Rank 2
2	156	LG Lip, Gregory Y.H.	Aalborg University	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 8
3	184	SO Sigmund, Ole	Technical University of Denmark	Design Practice & Management	Rank 1
4	258	BF Blaabjerg, Frede	Aalborg University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1
5	285	PB Pedersen, Bente Klarlund	Københavns Universitet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 6
6	400	NB Nordestgaard, Børge G.	Copenhagen University Hospital – Herlev and Gentofte	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 17
7	448	CD Canfield, Donald E.	Syddansk Universitet	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 2
8	549	KH Kehlet, Henrik	Rigshospitalet	Anesthesiology	Rank 1
9	656	Guerrero, Josep M.	Aalborg University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 3
10	738	VJ Vandenbroucke, Jan P.	Aarhus Universitet	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 16
11	796	HJ Holst, Jens Juul	Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 14
12	869	BF Bäckhed, Fredrik	Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 16
13	1,188	LH Lund, Henrik	Aalborg University	Energy	Rank 27
14	1,434	TJ Thøgersen, John	Aarhus Universitet	Marketing	Rank 7
15	1,581	FN Foss, Nicolai J.	Copenhagen Business School	Business & Management	Rank 37
16	1,700	DM Davies, Michael J.	Panum Institute	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 45
17	1,742	OJ Olesen, Jes	Københavns Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 116
18	1,854	BR Bro, Rasmus	Københavns Universitet	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 7
19	1,932	GP Gøtzsche, Peter C.	Institute for Scientific Freedom	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 42
20	2,191	GK Grunert, Klaus G.	Aarhus Universitet	Food Science	Rank 13
21	2,342	Svenning, Jens Christian	Aarhus Universitet	Ecology	Rank 78
22	2,367	KF Krebs, Frederik C.	Elitescience	Applied Physics	Rank 72
23	2,499	PC Pedersen, Carsten B.	Aarhus Universitet	Psychiatry	Rank 64
24	2,517	AF Aarestrup, Frank M.	Technical University of Denmark	Microbiology	Rank 50
25	2,561	JB Jørgensen, B. B.	Aarhus Universitet	Microbiology	Rank 53
26	2,590	DT Dragicevic, Tomislav	Technical University of Denmark	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 8
27	2,915	KD Kell, Douglas B.	Technical University of Denmark	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 12
28	2,966	PP Petersen, Poul Erik	Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences	Dentistry	Rank 3
29	3,069	AA Astrup, A.	Københavns Universitet	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 18
30	3,209	JS Johansen, Søren	Københavns Universitet	Econometrics	Rank 11
31	3,305	MS Mussatto, Solange I.	Technical University of Denmark	Biotechnology	Rank 7
32	3,328	GP Grandjean, P.	Syddansk Universitet	Toxicology	Rank 11
33	3,724	RE Roos, Ewa M.	Syddansk Universitet	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 26
34	3,867	NN Ntoumanis, Nikos	Syddansk Universitet	Sport Sciences	Rank 13
35	4,172	TK Thygesen, Kristian	Aarhus Universitetshospital	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 142
36	4,369	TV Tvergaard, Viggo	Technical University of Denmark	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 45
37	4,555	JG Jemec, Gregor	Sjællands Universitetshospital	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	Rank 9
38	4,647	HN Høiby, Niels	Rigshospitalet	Microbiology	Rank 97
39	4,811	OJ Overgaard, Jens	Aarhus Universitetshospital	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 174
40	5,341	HB Hammer, Bjørk	Aarhus Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 99
41	5,762	Bjarnsholt, Thomas	Rigshospitalet	Microbiology	Rank 119
42	5,797	BM Bendsøe, Martin P.	Technical University of Denmark	Design Practice & Management	Rank 2
43	5,872	BJ Bangsbo, Jens	Københavns Universitet	Physiology	Rank 7
44	5,904	VP Vestergaard, Peter	Aalborg Universitetshospital	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 124
45	6,044	MT Mogensen, Trine H.	Aarhus Universitet	Immunology	Rank 177
46	6,188	AI Angelidaki, Irini	Technical University of Denmark	Biotechnology	Rank 18
47	6,205	FR Feyereisen, René	Københavns Universitet	Entomology	Rank 6
48	6,267	RJ Rossmeisl, Jan	Københavns Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 115
49	6,296	NM Nordentoft, M.	Københavns Universitet	Psychiatry	Rank 154
50	6,313	BN Borregaard, Niels	Rigshospitalet	Immunology	Rank 189
51	6,354	FN Finnerup, Nanna B.	Aarhus Universitet	Anesthesiology	Rank 14
52	6,405	BS Belongie, Serge	Københavns Universitet	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 216
53	6,455	BC Bjørnskov, Christian	Aarhus Universitet	Economics	Rank 112
54	6,612	KA Krogh, Anders	Københavns Universitet	Bioinformatics	Rank 30
55	6,734	FJ Frisvad, Jens C.	Technical University of Denmark	Microbiology	Rank 146
56	6,747	MP Mortensen, Preben B.	Aarhus Universitet	Psychiatry	Rank 161
57	6,757	SN Skakkebæk, Niels E.	Københavns Universitet	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 20
58	6,840	KD Kannan, Devika	Syddansk Universitet	Environmental Sciences	Rank 68
59	6,876	SH Sørensen, Henrik Toft	Aarhus Universitetshospital	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 125
60	6,960	BS Bozhevolnyi, Sergey I.	Syddansk Universitet	Optics	Rank 35
61	7,019	HT Hansen, Thomas B.	Aarhus Universitet	Developmental Biology	Rank 264
62	7,082	AM Arendrup, Maiken Cavling	Statens Serum Institut	Microbiology	Rank 154
63	7,525	NH Nielsen, Henrik	Technical University of Denmark	Bioinformatics	Rank 33
64	7,604	KM Kjær, Michael	Bispebjerg Hospital	Physiology	Rank 10
65	7,610	VJ Vaupel, James W.	Syddansk Universitet	Demography	Rank 2
66	7,645	AL Arendt-Nielsen, Lars	Aalborg University	Anesthesiology	Rank 19
67	7,659	MH Madsen, H.	Technical University of Denmark	Energy	Rank 145
68	7,758	KL Kessing, Lars Vedel	Københavns Universitet	Psychiatry	Rank 186
69	7,780	PP Pinson, Pierre	Technical University of Denmark	Energy	Rank 149
70	7,784	LD Lusseau, David	Technical University of Denmark	Ecology	Rank 210
71	7,856	BP Bech, Per	Københavns Universitet	Psychiatry	Rank 189
72	7,988	GH Gundersen, Hans Jørgen G.	Aarhus Universitet	Microscopy	Rank 2
73	8,186	WJ Weiner, Jacob	Københavns Universitet	Ecology	Rank 219
74	8,252	HM Hauschild, Michael Z.	Technical University of Denmark	Environmental Sciences	Rank 89
75	8,277	WP Wargocki, Pawel	Technical University of Denmark	Building & Construction	Rank 45
76	8,485	BJ Bartek, Jiri	Kræftens Bekæmpelse	Developmental Biology	Rank 303
77	8,683	TJ Torfing, Jacob	Roskilde Universitet	Political Science & Public Administration	Rank 49
78	8,816	TJ Thyssen, J. P.	Københavns Universitet	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	Rank 23
79	8,879	BH Bisgaard, Hans	Københavns Universitet	Allergy	Rank 15
80	8,984	RJ Rostrup-Nielsen, J. R.	Haldor Topsoe A/S	Physical Chemistry	Rank 33
81	9,121	WB Weidema, Bo Pedersen	Aalborg University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 99
82	9,209	BO Barndorff-Nielsen, O. E.	Aarhus Universitet	Statistics & Probability	Rank 71
83	9,337	TB Thamdrup, Bo	Syddansk Universitet	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 48
84	9,498	AJ Andreasen, Jens Ove	Copenhagen University Hospital	Dentistry	Rank 30
85	9,530	AJ Aschemann-Witzel, Jessica	Aarhus Universitet	Food Science	Rank 53
86	9,534	DJ Dyre, Jeppe C.	Roskilde Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 164
87	9,655	JF Jensen, Frank	Aarhus Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 166
88	9,661	BH Brix, H.	Aarhus Universitet	Environmental Engineering	Rank 50
89	9,668	PM Palmgren, Michael	Københavns Universitet	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 127
90	9,712	OD Otzen, Daniel E.	Aarhus Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 233
91	9,791	AM Ashina, Messoud	Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 607
92	9,802	OT Oprea, Tudor I.	Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 26
93	10,003	CZ Chen, Z.	Aalborg University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 31
94	10,067	JT Jensen, Troels Staehelin	Aarhus Universitet	Anesthesiology	Rank 28
95	10,110	OJ Olesen, Jes	Københavns Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 620
96	10,251	NP Nissen, Poul	Aarhus Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 242
97	10,266	PP Popovski, Petar	Aalborg University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 83
98	10,312	NP Nielsen, Per Halkjær	Aalborg University	Microbiology	Rank 230
99	10,484	CT Christensen, Thomas H.	Technical University of Denmark	Environmental Sciences	Rank 112
100	10,625	WP Wolkoff, Peder	Det Nationale Forskningscenter for Arbejdsmiljø	Building & Construction	Rank 59
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Denmark are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,890 scientists affiliated with Denmark are on the 2022 single-year list, and 1,955 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2022 single-year list, Københavns Universitet has the most listed scientists from Denmark, with 341. It is followed by Technical University of Denmark with 312.

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 1,890 in 2022, a change of +24.8%.

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.