Denmark's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List

Denmark has 2,114 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 3.9% from 2,034 in 2023. That places Denmark 16th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. Københavns Universitet has the most listed scientists (380), followed by Technical University of Denmark (347).

Single Year

2,013

+55 (+2.8%) vs 2023

Career Data

2,114

+80 (+3.9%) vs 2023

World rank by count

#16

up 1 place vs 2023

Institutes

189

-11 (-5.5%) vs 2023

Scientists in Denmark on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 41% 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%

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Rank in Denmark	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	204	NJ Nørskov, Jens K.	Technical University of Denmark	Physical Chemistry	Rank 2
2	246	KH Kehlet, Henrik	Rigshospitalet	Anesthesiology	Rank 1
3	354	HJ Holst, Jens Juul	Københavns Universitet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 17
4	428	PB Pedersen, Bente Klarlund	Rigshospitalet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 20
5	438	BF Blaabjerg, Frede	Aalborg University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 2
6	718	HB Henrissat, Bernard	Technical University of Denmark	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 44
7	765	VJ Vandenbroucke, Jan P.	Aarhus Universitet	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 18
8	839	KF Krebs, Frederik C.	Elitescience	Applied Physics	Rank 31
9	849	CD Canfield, Donald E.	Syddansk Universitet	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 4
10	950	SO Sigmund, Ole	Technical University of Denmark	Design Practice & Management	Rank 1
11	974	NB Nordestgaard, Børge G.	Københavns Universitet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 57
12	1,195	JB Jørgensen, Bo Barker	Aarhus Universitet	Microbiology	Rank 20
13	1,326	NM Nedergaard, Maiken	Københavns Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 129
14	1,568	AA Astrup, Arne	Novo Nordisk Foundation	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 9
15	1,770	SN Skakkebæk, N. E.	Rigshospitalet	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 8
16	1,781	JK Jørgensen, Karl Anker	Aarhus Universitet	Organic Chemistry	Rank 49
17	1,853	GP Gøtzsche, Peter C.	Institute for Scientific Freedom	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 34
18	1,873	PH Parving, Hans Henrik	Rigshospitalet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 62
19	2,033	TV Tvergaard, Viggo	Technical University of Denmark	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 17
20	2,262	DM Davies, Michael J.	Københavns Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 100
21	2,345	OJ Overgaard, Jens	Aarhus Universitetshospital	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 99
22	2,498	MJ McGrath, John J.	Aarhus Universitet	Psychiatry	Rank 85
23	2,570	Guerrero, Josep M.	Aalborg University	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 5
24	2,652	SB Saltin, Bengt	Rigshospitalet	Physiology	Rank 7
25	3,118	HB Hammer, Bjørk	Aarhus Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 94
26	3,191	AF Aarestrup, Frank Møller	Technical University of Denmark	Microbiology	Rank 65
27	3,336	BR Bro, Rasmus	Københavns Universitet	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 12
28	3,388	NP Nielsen, Peter E.	Det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 161
29	3,479	OJ Olesen, Jes	Rigshospitalet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 308
30	3,499	MC Mogensen, Carl Erik	Aarhus Universitetshospital	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 117
31	3,515	GH Gundersen, Hans Jørgen G.	Aarhus Universitet	Microscopy	Rank 1
32	3,782	GP Grandjean, Philippe	Syddansk Universitet	Toxicology	Rank 11
33	3,832	SH Sørensen, Henrik Toft	Aarhus Universitetshospital	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 73
34	3,848	FB Flyvbjerg, Bent	IT-Universitetet i København	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 5
35	3,870	FN Foss, Nicolai J.	Copenhagen Business School	Business & Management	Rank 31
36	3,953	JS Johansen, Søren	Københavns Universitet	Econometrics	Rank 7
37	3,982	HN Høiby, Niels	Rigshospitalet	Microbiology	Rank 86
38	4,062	VP Vestergaard, Peter	Aalborg Universitetshospital	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 130
39	4,335	OJ Olesen, Jes	Rigshospitalet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 387
40	4,348	JT Jensen, Troels S.	Aarhus Universitet	Anesthesiology	Rank 12
41	4,398	AL Arendt-Nielsen, Lars	Aalborg University	Anesthesiology	Rank 14
42	4,591	BH Bisgaard, Hans	Gentofte Hospital	Allergy	Rank 16
43	4,664	KM Kjaer, Michael	Bispebjerg Hospital	Physiology	Rank 14
44	4,679	LH Lund, Henrik	Aalborg University	Energy	Rank 53
45	4,880	MP Mortensen, Preben Bo	Aarhus Universitet	Psychiatry	Rank 143
46	4,955	JM Jäättelä, Marja	Det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 232
47	5,060	AJ Andreasen, Jens Ove	Rigshospitalet	Dentistry	Rank 15
48	5,211	KA Krogh, Anders	Københavns Universitet	Bioinformatics	Rank 20
49	5,214	CC Christiansen, Claus	Nordic Bioscience AS	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 157
50	5,290	Svenning, Jens Christian	Aarhus Universitet	Ecology	Rank 100
51	5,365	PP Petersen, Poul Erik	Københavns Universitet	Dentistry	Rank 18
52	5,402	BF Besenbacher, Flemming	Aarhus Universitet	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 93
53	5,439	BN Borregaard, Niels	Rigshospitalet	Immunology	Rank 214
54	5,458	OJ Olsen, Jørn	Aarhus Universitetshospital	Epidemiology	Rank 19
55	5,551	GK Grunert, Klaus G.	Aarhus Universitet	Food Science	Rank 14
56	5,590	BJ Bangsbo, Jens	Københavns Universitet	Physiology	Rank 16
57	5,619	FE Falk, Erling	Aarhus Universitetshospital	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 279
58	5,725	WM Wagner, Michael	Aalborg University	Microbiology	Rank 142
59	6,136	TJ Thøgersen, J.	Aarhus Universitet	Marketing	Rank 10
60	6,255	JT Jørgensen, Torben	Københavns Universitet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 190
61	6,551	BS Bozhevolnyi, Sergey I.	Syddansk Universitet	Optics	Rank 33
62	6,741	RJ Rostrup-Nielsen, J. R.	Haldor Topsoe A/S	Physical Chemistry	Rank 29
63	6,804	KT Kiørboe, Thomas	Technical University of Denmark	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 27
64	6,855	VJ Vaupel, James W.	Syddansk Universitet	Demography	Rank 1
65	6,875	JG Jemec, Gregor	Sjællands Universitetshospital	Dermatology & Venereal Diseases	Rank 27
66	7,021	BP Bech, Per	Copenhagen University Hospital	Psychiatry	Rank 200
67	7,299	BH Brix, Hans	Aarhus Universitet	Environmental Engineering	Rank 18
68	7,810	CT Christensen, T. H.	Technical University of Denmark	Environmental Sciences	Rank 36
69	7,824	FT Fenchel, Tom	Københavns Universitet	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 32
70	8,047	RE Roos, Ewa M.	Syddansk Universitet	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 72
71	8,517	JS Jørgensen, Sven Erik	Københavns Universitet	Ecology	Rank 167
72	8,688	KL Kessing, Lars Vedel	Københavns Universitet	Psychiatry	Rank 240
73	8,780	FJ Frisvad, Jens Christian	Technical University of Denmark	Microbiology	Rank 219
74	8,875	HL Hegedüs, Laszlo	Odense Universitetshospital	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 255
75	8,969	MH Møller, Henrik	The Danish Clinical Quality Program – National Clinical Registries (RKKP)	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 401
76	9,106	PJ Pedersen, Jan Skov	Aarhus Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 211
77	9,273	MH Madsen, Henrik	Technical University of Denmark	Energy	Rank 95
78	9,407	LN Lassen, Niels A.	Rigshospitalet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 793
79	9,499	DC Deacon, Carolyn F.	Det Sundhedsvidenskabelige Fakultet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 272
80	9,581	DJ Dyre, Jeppe C.	Roskilde Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 221
81	9,807	PC Pedersen, Carsten Bøcker	Aarhus Universitet	Psychiatry	Rank 273
82	9,863	SK Sand-Jensen, Kaj	Københavns Universitet	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 43
83	9,864	CZ Chen, Zhe	Aalborg University	Energy	Rank 101
84	9,902	JA Juul, Anders	Rigshospitalet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 289
85	9,920	PN Peres, Nuno M.R.	Syddansk Universitet	Applied Physics	Rank 257
86	10,033	DI Damgård, Ivan	Aarhus Universitet	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 212
87	10,062	LJ Lundgren, Jens Dilling	Rigshospitalet	Virology	Rank 60
88	10,360	ML Mosekilde, Leif	Aarhus Universitetshospital	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 301
89	10,613	JF Jensen, Frank	Aarhus Universitet	Chemical Physics	Rank 245
90	10,746	JO Jensen, Ole N.	Syddansk Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 508
91	10,791	BK Borch-Johnsen, Knut	Holbæk Sygehus	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 311
92	10,988	BO Barndorff-Nielsen, O. E.	Aarhus Universitet	Statistics & Probability	Rank 51
93	11,166	MM Meldal, Morten	Københavns Universitet	Organic Chemistry	Rank 237
94	11,252	JR Jensen, Rigmor Højland	Rigshospitalet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 930
95	11,292	MK Mølmer, Klaus	Niels Bohr Institutet	General Physics	Rank 65
96	11,447	PO Pedersen, Oluf	Københavns Universitet	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 329
97	11,489	WJ Weiner, Jacob	Københavns Universitet	Ecology	Rank 214
98	11,592	SA Schousboe, Arne	Københavns Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 953
99	11,646	LM Lauritzen, Martin	Rigshospitalet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 957
100	11,649	BF Biering-Sørensen, Fin	Rigshospitalet	Rehabilitation	Rank 10
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Denmark are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?

2,013 scientists affiliated with Denmark are on the 2024 single-year list, and 2,114 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2024 career-long list, Københavns Universitet has the most listed scientists from Denmark, with 380. It is followed by Technical University of Denmark with 347.

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 2,114 in 2024, a change of +41.4%.

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.