Denmark's Top 2% Scientists 2023

Denmark has 1,958 scientists on the 2023 single-year Top 2% list, up 3.6% from 1,890 in 2022. That places Denmark 17th in the world by number of listed scientists. Technical University of Denmark has the most listed scientists (313), followed by Københavns Universitet (288).

Single Year

1,958

+68 (+3.6%) vs 2022

Career Data

2,034

+79 (+4.0%) vs 2022

World rank by count

#17

No change vs 2022

Institutes

140

+20 (+16.7%) vs 2022

Scientists in Denmark on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 29% 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	73	NJ Nørskov, Jens K.	Technical University of Denmark	Physical Chemistry	Rank 1
2	180	CP Carmeliet, Peter	Aarhus Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 10
3	197	SO Sigmund, Ole	Technical University of Denmark	Design Practice & Management	Rank 1
4	198	BF Blaabjerg, Frede	Aalborg University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 1
5	244	GK Govindan, Kannan	Syddansk Universitet	Operations Research	Rank 2
6	251	PB Pedersen, Bente Klarlund	Rigshospitalet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 5
7	255	NB Nordestgaard, Børge G.	Gentofte Hospital	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 14
8	492	CD Canfield, Donald E.	Syddansk Universitet	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 2
9	532	KH Kehlet, Henrik	Rigshospitalet	Anesthesiology	Rank 1
10	734	FB Flyvbjerg, Bent	University of Oxford	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 1
11	739	Guerrero, Josep M.	Aalborg University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 3
12	773	HJ Holst, Jens Juul	Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 12
13	1,216	LH Lund, Henrik	Aalborg University	Energy	Rank 35
14	1,327	TJ Thøgersen, John	Aarhus Universitet	Marketing	Rank 9
15	1,338	FN Foss, Nicolai J.	Copenhagen Business School	Business & Management	Rank 38
16	1,820	OJ Olesen, Jes	Copenhagen University Hospital	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 109
17	1,839	DM Davies, Michael J.	Panum Institute	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 42
18	1,906	BR Bro, Rasmus	Københavns Universitet	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 7
19	2,123	GP Gøtzsche, Peter C.	Institute for Scientific Freedom	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 50
20	2,300	Svenning, Jens Christian	Aarhus Universitet	Ecology	Rank 66
21	2,469	DT Dragicevic, Tomislav	Technical University of Denmark	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 7
22	2,710	MS Mussatto, Solange I.	Technical University of Denmark	Biotechnology	Rank 6
23	2,724	JB Jørgensen, Bo Barker	Aarhus Universitet	Microbiology	Rank 51
24	2,783	AF Aarestrup, Frank Moller	Technical University of Denmark	Microbiology	Rank 53
25	2,797	GK Grunert, Klaus G.	Aarhus Universitet	Food Science	Rank 17
26	2,917	PC Pedersen, Carsten Bcker	Aarhus Universitet	Psychiatry	Rank 74
27	3,124	JS Johansen, Søren	Københavns Universitet	Econometrics	Rank 11
28	3,172	FN Finnerup, Nanna B.	Aarhus Universitet	Anesthesiology	Rank 5
29	3,195	PP Petersen, Poul Erik	Det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet	Dentistry	Rank 5
30	3,263	AM Ashina, Messoud	Rigshospitalet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 194
31	3,486	KF Krebs, Frederik C.	Elitescience	Applied Physics	Rank 89
32	3,561	SH Sørensen, Henrik Toft	Aarhus Universitetshospital	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 74
33	3,619	AA Astrup, Arne	Københavns Universitet	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 25
34	3,767	EL Edvinsson, Lars	Rigshospitalet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 223
35	3,851	GP Grandjean, Philippe	Syddansk Universitet	Toxicology	Rank 16
36	3,878	Bjarnsholt, Thomas	Københavns Universitet	Microbiology	Rank 72
37	4,152	RE Roos, Ewa M.	Syddansk Universitet	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 25
38	4,176	TK Thygesen, Kristian	Aarhus Universitetshospital	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 135
39	4,347	JG Jemec, Gregor	Sjællands Universitetshospital	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	Rank 11
40	4,458	HN Høiby, Niels	Rigshospitalet	Microbiology	Rank 86
41	4,706	KA Krogh, Anders	Københavns Universitet	Bioinformatics	Rank 24
42	5,009	BM Bendsøe, Martin P.	Technical University of Denmark	Design Practice & Management	Rank 2
43	5,261	KD Kannan, Devika	Syddansk Universitet	Environmental Sciences	Rank 78
44	5,508	NN Ntoumanis, Nikos	Syddansk Universitet	Sport Sciences	Rank 17
45	5,574	BS Belongie, Serge	Københavns Universitet	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 226
46	5,577	MP Mortensen, Preben Bo	Aarhus Universitet	Psychiatry	Rank 136
47	5,899	HM Hauschild, Michael	Technical University of Denmark	Environmental Sciences	Rank 88
48	6,011	RJ Rossmeisl, Jan	Københavns Universitet	Organic Chemistry	Rank 81
49	6,086	BC Bjørnskov, Christian	Aarhus Universitet	Economics	Rank 108
50	6,100	TV Tvergaard, Viggo	Technical University of Denmark	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 57
51	6,192	NM Nordentoft, Merete	Copenhagen University Hospital	Psychiatry	Rank 150
52	6,360	OJ Overgaard, Jens	Aarhus Universitetshospital	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 218
53	6,680	AL Arendt-Nielsen, Lars	Aalborg Universitetshospital	Anesthesiology	Rank 19
54	6,715	BP Bech, Per	Copenhagen University Hospital	Psychiatry	Rank 164
55	6,808	VP Vestergaard, Peter	Aalborg Universitetshospital	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 138
56	6,878	MT Mogensen, Trine H.	Aarhus Universitet	Immunology	Rank 181
57	7,217	FJ Frisvad, Jens C.	Technical University of Denmark	Microbiology	Rank 149
58	7,381	JT Jensen, Troels S.	Aarhus Universitet	Anesthesiology	Rank 23
59	7,504	SN Skakkebæk, Niels E.	Rigshospitalet	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 26
60	7,639	KL Kessing, Lars Vedel	Københavns Universitet	Psychiatry	Rank 187
61	7,709	AI Angelidaki, Irini	Technical University of Denmark	Biotechnology	Rank 25
62	7,738	AJ Aschemann-Witzel, Jessica	Aarhus Universitet	Food Science	Rank 50
63	7,813	DJ Dyre, Jeppe C.	Roskilde Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 124
64	7,861	BJ Bangsbo, Jens	Københavns Universitet	Physiology	Rank 9
65	8,187	WC Wildeman, Christopher	Duke University	Sociology	Rank 35
66	8,197	TJ Thyssen, Jacob P.	Bispebjerg Hospital	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	Rank 24
67	8,213	BN Borregaard, Niels	Rigshospitalet	Immunology	Rank 207
68	8,319	CZ Chen, Zhe	Aalborg University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 26
69	8,325	RP Rossing, Peter	Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 160
70	8,429	VJ Vaupel, James W.	Syddansk Universitet	Demography	Rank 4
71	8,438	ZD Zahavi, Dan	Københavns Universitet	Philosophy	Rank 5
72	8,523	HT Hansen, Thomas Birkballe	Aarhus Universitet	Developmental Biology	Rank 265
73	8,594	WP Wolkoff, Peder	Det Nationale Forskningscenter for Arbejdsmiljø	Building & Construction	Rank 55
74	8,689	WP Wargocki, Pawel	Technical University of Denmark	Building & Construction	Rank 57
75	8,957	TJ Torfing, Jacob	Roskilde Universitet	Political Science & Public Administration	Rank 54
76	8,983	BO Barndorff-Nielsen, O. E.	Aarhus Universitet	Statistics & Probability	Rank 69
77	9,049	BH Brix, Hans	Aarhus Universitet	Environmental Engineering	Rank 43
78	9,059	AM Arendrup, Maiken C.	Statens Serum Institut	Microbiology	Rank 190
79	9,075	BS Bozhevolnyi, Sergey I.	Syddansk Universitet	Optics	Rank 37
80	9,084	CK Chan, Karen	Technical University of Denmark	Physical Chemistry	Rank 33
81	9,156	BH Bisgaard, Hans	Københavns Universitet	Allergy	Rank 15
82	9,167	MH Madsen, Henrik	Technical University of Denmark	Energy	Rank 188
83	9,459	KM Kjaer, Michael	Bispebjerg Hospital	Physiology	Rank 10
84	9,585	NH Nielsen, Henrik	Technical University of Denmark	Bioinformatics	Rank 39
85	9,724	JS Jacobsen, Sven Erik	Quinoa Quality ApS	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 59
86	10,039	HA Hróbjartsson, Asbjørn	Odense Universitetshospital	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 186
87	10,071	WB Weidema, Bo Pedersen	Aalborg University	Environmental Sciences	Rank 151
88	10,162	KT Kiørboe, Thomas	Technical University of Denmark	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 45
89	10,302	NP Nielsen, Per Halkjær	Aalborg University	Microbiology	Rank 224
90	10,345	LK Laursen, Keld	Copenhagen Business School	Business & Management	Rank 274
91	10,388	PH Psaraftis, Harilaos N.	Technical University of Denmark	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 25
92	10,893	KL Køber, Lars	Rigshospitalet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 371
93	10,989	MA Melikov, Arsen Krikor	Technical University of Denmark	Building & Construction	Rank 70
94	11,027	BD Berntsen, Dorthe	Aarhus Universitet	Experimental Psychology	Rank 175
95	11,041	ØP Østergaard, Poul Alberg	Aalborg University	Energy	Rank 240
96	11,079	TB Thamdrup, Bo	Syddansk Universitet	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 56
97	11,086	OD Otzen, Daniel E.	Aarhus Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 229
98	11,204	PP Popovski, Petar	Aalborg University	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 102
99	11,548	HL Hegedüs, Laszlo	Odense Universitetshospital	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 220
100	11,603	PS Ponte, Stefano	Copenhagen Business School	Development Studies	Rank 9
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Denmark are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,958 scientists affiliated with Denmark are on the 2023 single-year list, and 2,034 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2023 single-year list, Technical University of Denmark has the most listed scientists from Denmark, with 313. It is followed by Københavns Universitet with 288.

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 1,958 in 2023, a change of +29.2%.

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.