Denmark's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List

Denmark has 1,955 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 8.1% from 1,808 in 2021. That places Denmark 16th in the world by number of listed scientists. Københavns Universitet has the most listed scientists (330), followed by Technical University of Denmark (317).

Single Year

1,890

+95 (+5.3%) vs 2021

Career Data

1,955

+147 (+8.1%) vs 2021

World rank by count

#16

No change vs 2021

Institutes

181

+17 (+10.4%) vs 2021

Scientists in Denmark on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 31% 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 Universitet330
2Technical University of Denmark317
3Aarhus Universitet253
4Rigshospitalet116
5Aalborg University102
6Syddansk Universitet102
7Aarhus Universitetshospital94
8Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences87
9Niels Bohr Institutet46
10Odense Universitetshospital35

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Rank in Denmark	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	208	LG Lip, Gregory Y.H.	Aalborg University	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 10
2	264	KH Kehlet, Henrik	Rigshospitalet	Anesthesiology	Rank 1
3	272	NJ Nørskov, Jens K.	Technical University of Denmark	Physical Chemistry	Rank 2
4	374	HJ Holst, Jens Juul	Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 17
5	466	PB Pedersen, Bente Klarlund	Københavns Universitet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 22
6	639	BF Blaabjerg, Frede	Aalborg University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 3
7	722	KF Krebs, Frederik C.	Elitescience	Applied Physics	Rank 28
8	902	CD Canfield, Donald E.	Syddansk Universitet	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 4
9	944	VJ Vandenbroucke, Jan P.	Aarhus Universitet	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 24
10	1,126	JB Jørgensen, B. B.	Aarhus Universitet	Microbiology	Rank 16
11	1,421	JK Jørgensen, Karl Anker	Aarhus Universitet	Organic Chemistry	Rank 41
12	1,471	SO Sigmund, Ole	Technical University of Denmark	Design Practice & Management	Rank 1
13	1,519	AA Astrup, A.	Københavns Universitet	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 9
14	1,579	PH Parving, Hans Henrik	Rigshospitalet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 51
15	1,624	NB Nordestgaard, Børge G.	Copenhagen University Hospital – Herlev and Gentofte	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 91
16	1,750	GP Gøtzsche, Peter C.	Institute for Scientific Freedom	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 37
17	1,783	SN Skakkebæk, Niels E.	Københavns Universitet	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 8
18	1,975	TV Tvergaard, Viggo	Technical University of Denmark	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 16
19	2,201	OJ Overgaard, Jens	Aarhus Universitetshospital	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 94
20	2,420	SB Saltin, B.	Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre	Physiology	Rank 7
21	2,446	DM Davies, Michael J.	Panum Institute	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 128
22	2,713	OJ Olesen, Jes	Københavns Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 257
23	2,734	KD Kell, Douglas B.	Technical University of Denmark	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 9
24	2,814	GH Gundersen, Hans Jørgen G.	Aarhus Universitet	Microscopy	Rank 1
25	2,869	MC Mogensen, Carl Erik	Aarhus Universitetshospital	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 102
26	2,887	NP Nielsen, Peter E.	Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences	Developmental Biology	Rank 168
27	3,380	HB Hammer, Bjørk	Aarhus Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 106
28	3,557	AF Aarestrup, Frank M.	Technical University of Denmark	Microbiology	Rank 73
29	3,585	BR Bro, Rasmus	Københavns Universitet	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 13
30	3,681	JS Johansen, Søren	Københavns Universitet	Econometrics	Rank 7
31	3,958	Guerrero, Josep M.	Aalborg University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 6
32	4,066	HN Høiby, Niels	Rigshospitalet	Microbiology	Rank 90
33	4,169	VP Vestergaard, Peter	Aalborg Universitetshospital	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 133
34	4,372	SH Sørensen, Henrik Toft	Aarhus Universitetshospital	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 77
35	4,448	JT Jensen, Troels Staehelin	Aarhus Universitet	Anesthesiology	Rank 12
36	4,552	GP Grandjean, P.	Syddansk Universitet	Toxicology	Rank 14
37	4,581	BH Bisgaard, Hans	Københavns Universitet	Allergy	Rank 15
38	4,605	AJ Andreasen, Jens Ove	Copenhagen University Hospital	Dentistry	Rank 11
39	4,659	JM Jäättelä, Marja	Kræftens Bekæmpelse	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 234
40	4,715	KM Kjær, Michael	Bispebjerg Hospital	Physiology	Rank 14
41	4,804	AL Arendt-Nielsen, Lars	Aalborg University	Anesthesiology	Rank 14
42	4,882	BF Besenbacher, Flemming	Aarhus Universitet	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 80
43	4,991	BN Borregaard, Niels	Rigshospitalet	Immunology	Rank 208
44	5,021	OJ Olsen, Jørn	Aarhus Universitet	Epidemiology	Rank 19
45	5,167	MP Mortensen, Preben B.	Aarhus Universitet	Psychiatry	Rank 149
46	5,282	BF Bäckhed, Fredrik	Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 168
47	5,309	FE Falk, Erling	Aarhus Universitetshospital	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 270
48	5,386	FN Foss, Nicolai J.	Copenhagen Business School	Business & Management	Rank 36
49	5,619	LH Lund, Henrik	Aalborg University	Energy	Rank 52
50	5,752	PP Petersen, Poul Erik	Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences	Dentistry	Rank 17
51	5,869	RJ Rostrup-Nielsen, J. R.	Haldor Topsoe A/S	Physical Chemistry	Rank 26
52	5,969	BJ Bangsbo, Jens	Københavns Universitet	Physiology	Rank 18
53	5,970	JT Jørgensen, Torben	Frederiksberg Hospital	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 193
54	6,249	KA Krogh, Anders	Københavns Universitet	Bioinformatics	Rank 22
55	6,314	BS Bozhevolnyi, Sergey I.	Syddansk Universitet	Optics	Rank 29
56	6,624	BJ Bartek, Jiri	Kræftens Bekæmpelse	Developmental Biology	Rank 348
57	6,788	VJ Vaupel, James W.	Syddansk Universitet	Demography	Rank 1
58	7,151	BP Bech, Per	Københavns Universitet	Psychiatry	Rank 204
59	7,169	JS Jørgensen, Sven Erik	Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences	Ecology	Rank 132
60	7,249	GK Grunert, Klaus G.	Aarhus Universitet	Food Science	Rank 18
61	7,398	Svenning, Jens Christian	Aarhus Universitet	Ecology	Rank 137
62	7,434	CT Christensen, Thomas H.	Technical University of Denmark	Environmental Sciences	Rank 31
63	7,523	FT Fenchel, Tom	Københavns Universitet	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 28
64	7,631	KT Kiørboe, T.	Technical University of Denmark	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 29
65	7,921	BH Brix, H.	Aarhus Universitet	Environmental Engineering	Rank 22
66	8,023	JG Jemec, Gregor	Sjællands Universitetshospital	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	Rank 35
67	8,216	CC Christiansen, Claus	Nordic Bioscience AS	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 248
68	8,228	LN Lassen, Niels A.	Rigshospitalet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 730
69	8,450	OJ Olesen, Jes	Københavns Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 744
70	8,550	TJ Thøgersen, John	Aarhus Universitet	Marketing	Rank 11
71	8,822	PJ Pedersen, Jan Skov	Aarhus Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 218
72	8,858	RE Roos, Ewa M.	Syddansk Universitet	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 84
73	8,955	BK Borch-Johnsen, Knut	Holbæk Sygehus	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 270
74	9,019	LJ Lundgren, Jens	Københavns Universitet	Virology	Rank 54
75	9,306	HL Hegedüs, Laszlo	Odense Universitetshospital	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 282
76	9,346	DC Deacon, Carolyn F.	Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 283
77	9,370	SK Sand-Jensen, Kaj	Københavns Universitet	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 39
78	9,474	VF Verhulst, Frank	Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 82
79	9,528	JO Jensen, Ole N.	Syddansk Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 502
80	9,667	MH Madsen, H.	Technical University of Denmark	Energy	Rank 84
81	9,818	MM Meldal, Morten	Københavns Universitet	Organic Chemistry	Rank 215
82	9,861	ML Mosekilde, Leif	Aarhus Universitetshospital	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 296
83	9,935	NS Nielsen, Soeren	Aalborg University	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 96
84	10,042	KL Kessing, Lars Vedel	Københavns Universitet	Psychiatry	Rank 280
85	10,055	DI Damgård, Ivan	Aarhus Universitet	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 182
86	10,060	DJ Dyre, Jeppe C.	Roskilde Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 251
87	10,173	FR Feyereisen, René	Københavns Universitet	Entomology	Rank 7
88	10,182	FJ Frisvad, Jens C.	Technical University of Denmark	Microbiology	Rank 244
89	10,304	MS Mednick, S. A.	Institut for Sygdomsforebyggelse	Psychiatry	Rank 288
90	10,332	JF Jensen, Frank	Aarhus Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 257
91	10,469	JA Juul, Anders	Københavns Universitet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 308
92	10,764	BO Barndorff-Nielsen, O. E.	Aarhus Universitet	Statistics & Probability	Rank 50
93	10,893	LM Lauritzen, Martin	Rigshospitalet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 936
94	10,925	ST Sørensen, Thorkild I.A.	Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 317
95	11,198	NP Nissen, Poul	Aarhus Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 584
96	11,299	BF Biering-Sørensen, Fin	Rigshospitalet	Rehabilitation	Rank 10
97	11,316	GS Goldman, Steven A.	Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 967
98	11,512	GK Gerdes, Kenn	Københavns Universitet	Microbiology	Rank 270
99	11,602	MM Mulvany, Michael J.	Aarhus Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 558
100	11,648	WJ Weiner, Jacob	Københavns Universitet	Ecology	Rank 214
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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 career-long list, Københavns Universitet has the most listed scientists from Denmark, with 330. It is followed by Technical University of Denmark with 317.

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 1,955 in 2022, a change of +30.8%.

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.