Denmark's Top 2% Scientists 2023: Career-Long List

Denmark has 2,034 scientists on the 2023 career-long Top 2% list, up 4.0% from 1,955 in 2022. That places Denmark 17th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Technical University of Denmark has the most listed scientists (328), followed by Københavns Universitet (302).

Single Year

1,958

+68 (+3.6%) vs 2022

Career Data

2,034

+79 (+4.0%) vs 2022

World rank by count

#17

down 1 place vs 2022

Institutes

200

+19 (+10.5%) vs 2022

Scientists in Denmark on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 36% 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

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Rank in Denmark	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	69	CP Carmeliet, Peter	Aarhus Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 8
2	229	NJ Nørskov, Jens K.	Technical University of Denmark	Physical Chemistry	Rank 2
3	249	KH Kehlet, Henrik	Rigshospitalet	Anesthesiology	Rank 1
4	366	HJ Holst, Jens Juul	Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 17
5	440	PB Pedersen, Bente Klarlund	Rigshospitalet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 22
6	532	BF Blaabjerg, Frede	Aalborg University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 2
7	792	KF Krebs, Frederik C.	Elitescience	Applied Physics	Rank 31
8	900	CD Canfield, Donald E.	Syddansk Universitet	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 4
9	1,176	JB Jørgensen, Bo Barker	Aarhus Universitet	Microbiology	Rank 18
10	1,208	NB Nordestgaard, Børge G.	Gentofte Hospital	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 69
11	1,211	SO Sigmund, Ole	Technical University of Denmark	Design Practice & Management	Rank 1
12	1,531	AA Astrup, Arne	Københavns Universitet	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 9
13	1,630	JK Jørgensen, Karl Anker	Aarhus Universitet	Organic Chemistry	Rank 46
14	1,724	GP Gøtzsche, Peter C.	Institute for Scientific Freedom	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 33
15	1,748	PH Parving, Hans Henrik	Rigshospitalet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 57
16	1,831	SN Skakkebæk, Niels E.	Rigshospitalet	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 8
17	2,015	TV Tvergaard, Viggo	Technical University of Denmark	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 17
18	2,285	OJ Overgaard, Jens	Aarhus Universitetshospital	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 98
19	2,375	DM Davies, Michael J.	Panum Institute	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 120
20	2,528	SB Saltin, Bengt	Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre	Physiology	Rank 7
21	2,762	OJ Olesen, Jes	Københavns Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 257
22	3,121	MC Mogensen, Carl Erik	Aarhus Universitetshospital	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 113
23	3,201	Guerrero, Josep M.	Aalborg University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 6
24	3,211	GH Gundersen, Hans Jørgen G.	Aarhus Universitet	Microscopy	Rank 1
25	3,265	GK Govindan, Kannan	Syddansk Universitet	Operations Research	Rank 5
26	3,325	AF Aarestrup, Frank Moller	Technical University of Denmark	Microbiology	Rank 70
27	3,420	BR Bro, Rasmus	Københavns Universitet	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 12
28	3,785	JS Johansen, Søren	Københavns Universitet	Econometrics	Rank 7
29	3,921	VP Vestergaard, Peter	Aalborg Universitetshospital	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 128
30	4,003	EL Edvinsson, Lars	Rigshospitalet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 364
31	4,031	HN Høiby, Niels	Rigshospitalet	Microbiology	Rank 90
32	4,071	SH Sørensen, Henrik Toft	Aarhus Universitetshospital	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 75
33	4,083	GP Grandjean, Philippe	Syddansk Universitet	Toxicology	Rank 14
34	4,204	FB Flyvbjerg, Bent	University of Oxford	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 5
35	4,285	JT Jensen, Troels S.	Aarhus Universitet	Anesthesiology	Rank 11
36	4,490	FN Foss, Nicolai J.	Copenhagen Business School	Business & Management	Rank 32
37	4,501	BH Bisgaard, Hans	Københavns Universitet	Allergy	Rank 16
38	4,520	AL Arendt-Nielsen, Lars	Aalborg Universitetshospital	Anesthesiology	Rank 13
39	4,654	KM Kjaer, Michael	Bispebjerg Hospital	Physiology	Rank 14
40	4,777	AJ Andreasen, Jens Ove	Copenhagen University Hospital	Dentistry	Rank 13
41	4,830	CC Christiansen, Claus	Nordic Bioscience AS	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 151
42	4,929	MP Mortensen, Preben Bo	Aarhus Universitet	Psychiatry	Rank 145
43	4,967	JM Jäättelä, Marja	Det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 244
44	5,077	LH Lund, Henrik	Aalborg University	Energy	Rank 55
45	5,161	BF Besenbacher, Flemming	Aarhus Universitet	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 86
46	5,185	OJ Olsen, Jørn	Aarhus Universitetshospital	Epidemiology	Rank 17
47	5,345	BN Borregaard, Niels	Rigshospitalet	Immunology	Rank 214
48	5,400	KA Krogh, Anders	Københavns Universitet	Bioinformatics	Rank 20
49	5,469	FE Falk, Erling	Aarhus Universitetshospital	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 272
50	5,486	PP Petersen, Poul Erik	Det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet	Dentistry	Rank 18
51	5,730	BJ Bangsbo, Jens	Københavns Universitet	Physiology	Rank 17
52	6,061	JT Jørgensen, T.	Frederiksberg Hospital	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 190
53	6,317	RJ Rostrup-Nielsen, J. R.	Haldor Topsoe A/S	Physical Chemistry	Rank 27
54	6,338	BS Bozhevolnyi, Sergey I.	Syddansk Universitet	Optics	Rank 24
55	6,438	Svenning, Jens Christian	Aarhus Universitet	Ecology	Rank 116
56	6,578	GK Grunert, Klaus G.	Aarhus Universitet	Food Science	Rank 18
57	6,689	VJ Vaupel, James W.	Syddansk Universitet	Demography	Rank 1
58	6,758	BJ Bartek, Jiri	Kræftens Bekæmpelse	Developmental Biology	Rank 343
59	6,784	OJ Olesen, Jes	Copenhagen University Hospital	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 595
60	6,899	BP Bech, Per	Copenhagen University Hospital	Psychiatry	Rank 198
61	7,160	TJ Thøgersen, John	Aarhus Universitet	Marketing	Rank 9
62	7,382	JG Jemec, Gregor	Sjællands Universitetshospital	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	Rank 31
63	7,467	BH Brix, Hans	Aarhus Universitet	Environmental Engineering	Rank 19
64	7,573	KT Kiørboe, Thomas	Technical University of Denmark	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 30
65	7,575	FT Fenchel, Tom	Københavns Universitet	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 31
66	7,675	JS Jørgensen, Sven Erik	Det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet	Ecology	Rank 143
67	7,713	CT Christensen, Thomas H.	Technical University of Denmark	Environmental Sciences	Rank 33
68	8,113	HB Hammer, Bjørk	Aarhus Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 193
69	8,433	RE Roos, Ewa M.	Syddansk Universitet	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 77
70	8,648	MH Møller, Henrik	The Danish Clinical Quality Program – National Clinical Registries (RKKP)	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 394
71	8,662	HL Hegedüs, Laszlo	Odense Universitetshospital	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 257
72	8,884	LN Lassen, Niels A.	Rigshospitalet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 769
73	9,182	PJ Pedersen, Jan Skov	Aarhus Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 216
74	9,189	KL Kessing, Lars Vedel	Københavns Universitet	Psychiatry	Rank 250
75	9,229	MH Madsen, Henrik	Technical University of Denmark	Energy	Rank 90
76	9,280	VF Verhulst, Frank	Copenhagen University Hospital	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 83
77	9,399	FJ Frisvad, Jens C.	Technical University of Denmark	Microbiology	Rank 232
78	9,557	LJ Lundgren, Jens D.	Rigshospitalet	Virology	Rank 59
79	9,697	SK Sand-Jensen, Kaj	Københavns Universitet	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 42
80	9,797	BK Borch-Johnsen, Knut	Holbæk Sygehus	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 291
81	9,892	DJ Dyre, Jeppe C.	Roskilde Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 234
82	10,210	JO Jensen, Ole N.	Syddansk Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 505
83	10,304	JA Juul, Anders	Rigshospitalet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 301
84	10,324	MS Mednick, S. A.	Institut for Sygdomsforebyggelse	Psychiatry	Rank 290
85	10,336	DI Damgård, Ivan	Aarhus Universitet	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 210
86	10,351	NS Nielsen, Soeren	Aalborg University	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 100
87	10,529	MM Meldal, Morten	Københavns Universitet	Organic Chemistry	Rank 232
88	10,629	JF Jensen, Frank	Aarhus Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 254
89	10,709	ML Mosekilde, Leif	Aarhus Universitetshospital	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 311
90	10,810	BO Barndorff-Nielsen, O. E.	Aarhus Universitet	Statistics & Probability	Rank 49
91	10,884	NN Ntoumanis, Nikos	Syddansk Universitet	Sport Sciences	Rank 34
92	11,116	SA Schousboe, Arne	Københavns Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 936
93	11,138	CZ Chen, Zhe	Aalborg University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 29
94	11,171	PC Pedersen, Carsten Bcker	Aarhus Universitet	Psychiatry	Rank 312
95	11,288	ST Sørensen, Thorkild I.A.	Det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 329
96	11,346	LM Lauritzen, Martin	Rigshospitalet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 956
97	11,447	KK Kaneko, Kunihiko	Niels Bohr Institutet	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 83
98	11,450	MK Mølmer, Klaus	Niels Bohr Institutet	General Physics	Rank 67
99	11,479	JR Jensen, Rigmor Højland	Rigshospitalet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 961
100	11,537	BF Biering-Sørensen, Fin	Rigshospitalet	Rehabilitation	Rank 10
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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 career-long list, Technical University of Denmark has the most listed scientists from Denmark, with 328. It is followed by Københavns Universitet with 302.

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 2,034 in 2023, a change of +36.1%.

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.