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Aalborg University ranked 5th in Denmark, 380th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 23 research topics. Aalborg University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 73,647 academic publications and 1,770,983 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 20 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#380 of 14,131 In the World
#153 of 2,785 In Europe
#5 of 27 In Denmark
#2 of 2,297 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#21 of 3,283 For Management Information Systems
#21 of 1,916 For Automation and Control engineering
#2128 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#258 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 20 other topics

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Engineering rankings

Aalborg University ranked 4th for Engineering in Denmark and 220th in the World with 43,053 publications made and 1,179,763 citations received. Main research topics: Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Engineering ranking Location
#4 of 14 In Denmark
#63 of 1,465 In Europe
#220 of 6,782 In the World

Aalborg University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 102 429
1993 122 602
1994 174 738
1995 187 983
1996 205 1220
1997 256 1522
1998 274 1738
1999 283 2262
2000 296 2582
2001 367 3034
2002 710 5470
2003 568 5469
2004 602 6748
2005 752 8241
2006 916 10848
2007 939 12015
2008 1017 14414
2009 1074 17390
2010 1072 20706
2011 1260 24346
2012 1461 28863
2013 1790 33686
2014 1918 40270
2015 2117 44724
2016 2314 50860
2017 2448 59985
2018 2667 69703
2019 2840 81854
2020 2995 99685
2021 2950 116501
2022 2810 117421
2023 2935 127880
2024 2061 108506

The following table provides academic rankings for Aalborg University in various areas of Engineering.

Computer Science rankings

Aalborg University ranked 4th for Computer Science in Denmark and 197th in the World with 39,396 publications made and 1,030,621 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Networking, Machine Learning, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#4 of 14 In Denmark
#57 of 1,469 In Europe
#197 of 6,845 In the World

Aalborg University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 92 567
1993 104 732
1994 148 940
1995 166 1240
1996 171 1358
1997 200 1594
1998 235 2064
1999 256 2492
2000 279 2875
2001 325 3258
2002 650 6139
2003 531 6122
2004 582 7305
2005 682 8685
2006 868 11107
2007 884 12064
2008 974 14630
2009 1045 17090
2010 1010 19945
2011 1166 22986
2012 1391 26559
2013 1674 31081
2014 1768 36501
2015 1923 39744
2016 2151 45038
2017 2229 51917
2018 2391 59793
2019 2473 69958
2020 2656 84803
2021 2697 98321
2022 2605 99504
2023 2722 108192
2024 1870 86183

The following table provides academic rankings for Aalborg University in various areas of Computer Science.

Physics rankings

Aalborg University ranked 4th for Physics in Denmark and 304th in the World with 34,866 publications made and 984,255 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#4 of 13 In Denmark
#110 of 1,457 In Europe
#304 of 6,713 In the World

Aalborg University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 89 389
1993 105 531
1994 142 614
1995 162 915
1996 174 1062
1997 218 1301
1998 227 1497
1999 227 1892
2000 259 2162
2001 320 2657
2002 560 4578
2003 471 4616
2004 520 5698
2005 616 6826
2006 740 9027
2007 745 9965
2008 800 12295
2009 802 14175
2010 866 17392
2011 1008 20425
2012 1150 23809
2013 1437 27873
2014 1509 33402
2015 1712 37386
2016 1845 42174
2017 1942 49725
2018 2204 57715
2019 2357 67936
2020 2442 82893
2021 2392 95737
2022 2234 97276
2023 2431 106865
2024 1628 88182

The following table provides academic rankings for Aalborg University in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 2 48 171
Quantum and Particle physics 4 97 266
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 151 373
Optical Engineering 4 162 417
Applied/Engineering Physics 4 167 429
Medical Physics 5 227 570
Materials Science 4 212 574
Atomic and Molecular physics 5 273 622
Condensed Matter Physics 4 247 642
Biophysics 5 271 739
Theoretical Physics 5 316 765
Nuclear Physics 5 299 770
Nanotechnology 5 260 786
Astrobiology 6 316 839

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Aalborg University ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Denmark and 311th in the World with 33,233 publications made and 667,159 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 14 In Denmark
#127 of 1,500 In Europe
#311 of 7,081 In the World

Aalborg University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 88 404
1993 94 529
1994 137 735
1995 136 942
1996 157 1031
1997 186 1096
1998 238 1507
1999 228 1622
2000 245 1971
2001 294 2294
2002 423 3945
2003 398 4071
2004 472 4808
2005 515 5619
2006 712 7308
2007 658 8123
2008 742 9278
2009 832 11086
2010 906 13267
2011 961 15610
2012 1160 18123
2013 1439 20991
2014 1482 23612
2015 1713 26137
2016 1836 29723
2017 1904 33930
2018 2207 40526
2019 2095 47698
2020 2138 58842
2021 2243 69813
2022 2129 70459
2023 2313 75220
2024 1622 64335

The following table provides academic rankings for Aalborg University in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Environmental Science rankings

Aalborg University ranked 4th for Environmental Science in Denmark and 286th in the World with 29,743 publications made and 842,351 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 14 In Denmark
#97 of 1,464 In Europe
#286 of 6,876 In the World

Aalborg University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 66 235
1993 75 294
1994 102 412
1995 122 535
1996 145 708
1997 174 779
1998 197 1106
1999 206 1380
2000 189 1658
2001 239 2066
2002 337 3025
2003 313 3744
2004 374 4119
2005 413 4879
2006 555 6556
2007 547 7311
2008 651 9306
2009 715 10768
2010 734 13353
2011 847 16281
2012 1035 19784
2013 1292 23676
2014 1357 28621
2015 1496 32384
2016 1575 37069
2017 1733 44340
2018 1919 52433
2019 2071 61706
2020 2173 77121
2021 2133 90405
2022 2026 92742
2023 2197 99969
2024 1351 81682

The following table provides academic rankings for Aalborg University in various areas of Environmental Science.

Biology rankings

Aalborg University ranked 5th for Biology in Denmark and 633rd in the World with 27,916 publications made and 797,880 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#5 of 13 In Denmark
#224 of 1,448 In Europe
#633 of 6,833 In the World

Aalborg University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 75 423
1993 78 529
1994 103 637
1995 122 790
1996 135 1069
1997 164 1147
1998 195 1571
1999 196 1949
2000 212 2408
2001 242 2777
2002 367 3968
2003 337 4759
2004 388 5348
2005 431 6506
2006 557 8203
2007 529 9237
2008 605 11192
2009 657 12654
2010 634 14744
2011 774 17485
2012 869 20117
2013 1128 23856
2014 1272 28114
2015 1378 31693
2016 1458 36070
2017 1493 41265
2018 1642 47984
2019 1792 56211
2020 1935 72598
2021 1968 84034
2022 2050 85282
2023 2098 90389
2024 1576 78097

The following table provides academic rankings for Aalborg University in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Agricultural Science 4 98 296
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 119 354
Neuroscience 3 160 413
Paleontology 4 183 486
Evolutionary Biology 5 190 488
Biotechnology 5 206 586
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 258 657
Pharmacology 5 229 706
Genetics 5 258 732
Biophysics 5 271 739
Botany 5 263 753
Nanotechnology 5 260 786
Biochemistry 5 273 789
Zoology 5 281 795
Nutrition and Food Science 4 259 807
Microbiology 5 271 817
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 6 273 829
Animal Science 5 242 831
Astrobiology 6 316 839
Forestry 5 276 891
Immunology 5 288 893
Molecular Biology 5 317 972
Oncology and Cancer research 5 309 1026
Virology 5 309 1042
Toxicology 6 313 1121
Horticulture 4 363 1399

Chemistry rankings

Aalborg University ranked 5th for Chemistry in Denmark and 610th in the World with 22,104 publications made and 690,667 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#5 of 13 In Denmark
#217 of 1,417 In Europe
#610 of 6,545 In the World

Aalborg University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 67 325
1993 87 455
1994 95 485
1995 126 691
1996 124 918
1997 156 1050
1998 189 1338
1999 172 1710
2000 204 1974
2001 251 2309
2002 376 3540
2003 341 4105
2004 331 4545
2005 383 5588
2006 502 7130
2007 464 7918
2008 499 9387
2009 501 10447
2010 546 12594
2011 621 14716
2012 651 16869
2013 880 19537
2014 941 22720
2015 1060 25647
2016 1116 29020
2017 1163 33548
2018 1277 38654
2019 1440 46569
2020 1474 59021
2021 1435 67792
2022 1417 69159
2023 1556 73428
2024 1221 69190

The following table provides academic rankings for Aalborg University in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biochemical Engineering 4 192 429
Physical chemistry 4 157 466
Computational Chemistry 5 228 526
Materials Science 4 212 574
Chemical Engineering 4 196 620
Environmental Chemistry 5 254 682
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 275 736
Organic Chemistry 5 269 768
Nanotechnology 5 260 786
Biochemistry 5 273 789
Nutrition and Food Science 4 259 807
Inorganic Chemistry 5 341 1072
Radiochemistry 4 305 1245
Pharmacy 7 549 2132

Medicine rankings

Aalborg University ranked 5th for Medicine in Denmark and 575th in the World with 21,929 publications made and 563,137 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Physical Therapy, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#5 of 12 In Denmark
#203 of 1,433 In Europe
#575 of 6,775 In the World

Aalborg University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 45 313
1993 46 414
1994 73 490
1995 64 600
1996 89 880
1997 92 841
1998 124 1215
1999 114 1410
2000 150 1758
2001 172 1902
2002 218 2487
2003 211 3026
2004 217 3481
2005 261 3974
2006 335 5247
2007 320 5753
2008 365 6912
2009 430 7979
2010 463 9682
2011 515 11142
2012 567 12242
2013 823 14880
2014 952 17373
2015 1153 20956
2016 1176 24996
2017 1280 28706
2018 1396 33239
2019 1424 39068
2020 1508 51413
2021 1721 61313
2022 1757 62228
2023 1817 64548
2024 1631 62401

The following table provides academic rankings for Aalborg University in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Sports Medicine 2 14 77
Physical Therapy 3 44 133
Occupational Therapy 4 56 186
Social Work 3 75 232
Anesthesiology 3 85 254
Audiology 4 108 277
Cardiology 3 135 337
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 119 354
Healthcare Management (MHA) 4 120 367
Biomedical Engineering 4 132 374
Forensic Science 4 130 380
Anatomy and Physiology 4 145 407
Critical Care Nursing 4 178 427
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 4 140 428
Sports / Exercise science 4 159 434
Psychiatry 4 162 443
Epidemiology 4 178 466
Nursing 4 168 490
Health Science 4 164 499
Surgery 4 178 505
Optometry 4 176 514
Neurosurgery 3 183 524
Cosmetology 4 198 562
Public Health 5 201 569
Medical Physics 5 227 570
Pediatrics 4 209 584
Pathology 5 212 597
Respiratory Therapy 4 215 604
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 5 212 611
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 4 218 647
Orthodontics 4 242 674
Gerontology 4 219 675
Urology 4 222 679
Dentistry 4 247 693
Clinical Psychology 4 237 694
Pharmacology 5 229 706
Sonography and Ultrasound 5 256 745
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 4 284 793
Dermatology 5 262 836
Family medicine 4 266 837
Immunology 5 288 893
Radiation Therapy 5 277 926
Ophthalmology 5 307 927
Oncology and Cancer research 5 309 1026
Virology 5 309 1042
Toxicology 6 313 1121
Veterinary 5 333 1383
Pharmacy 7 549 2132

Business rankings

Aalborg University ranked 1st for Business in Denmark and 118th in the World with 20,243 publications made and 533,560 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 14 In Denmark
#27 of 1,433 In Europe
#118 of 6,339 In the World

Aalborg University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 28 126
1993 41 175
1994 47 220
1995 42 316
1996 75 304
1997 97 456
1998 108 667
1999 110 644
2000 132 947
2001 148 972
2002 247 1929
2003 219 2014
2004 278 2545
2005 293 2965
2006 392 4056
2007 385 4620
2008 442 6021
2009 480 7303
2010 506 8658
2011 568 10364
2012 692 12697
2013 829 14905
2014 912 18201
2015 1042 20806
2016 1191 24039
2017 1226 29069
2018 1432 34119
2019 1386 39622
2020 1596 48357
2021 1564 56614
2022 1356 56270
2023 1460 61093
2024 782 43359

The following table provides academic rankings for Aalborg University in various areas of Business.

Mathematics rankings

Aalborg University ranked 4th for Mathematics in Denmark and 200th in the World with 19,439 publications made and 511,798 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#4 of 13 In Denmark
#61 of 1,401 In Europe
#200 of 6,418 In the World

Aalborg University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 51 347
1993 44 432
1994 77 554
1995 75 680
1996 77 752
1997 66 807
1998 86 886
1999 115 1121
2000 117 1196
2001 151 1512
2002 245 2615
2003 221 2598
2004 230 3204
2005 288 3961
2006 410 5125
2007 427 5608
2008 411 6332
2009 443 7297
2010 466 8885
2011 543 10218
2012 671 11667
2013 823 13745
2014 860 15722
2015 922 17951
2016 1014 20536
2017 1082 23461
2018 1188 27607
2019 1278 32968
2020 1372 40226
2021 1498 47246
2022 1438 47797
2023 1508 50822
2024 960 37447

The following table provides academic rankings for Aalborg University in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 36 138
Statistics 4 57 190
Operations Research 2 64 198
Math Teachers 2 46 250
Applied Mathematics 4 174 433
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 180 453
Actuarial Science 5 199 541

Psychology rankings

Aalborg University ranked 4th for Psychology in Denmark and 380th in the World with 17,452 publications made and 420,725 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#4 of 14 In Denmark
#135 of 1,423 In Europe
#380 of 6,645 In the World

Aalborg University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 32 214
1993 28 251
1994 56 335
1995 41 364
1996 60 539
1997 82 618
1998 97 873
1999 92 1018
2000 108 1344
2001 119 1406
2002 191 2127
2003 163 2330
2004 224 2785
2005 230 3348
2006 310 4321
2007 300 4801
2008 349 5785
2009 386 6567
2010 399 7833
2011 449 8956
2012 518 9973
2013 689 11908
2014 784 13791
2015 915 15875
2016 997 18405
2017 1095 20690
2018 1214 24601
2019 1139 28449
2020 1172 35557
2021 1312 42628
2022 1246 43062
2023 1368 45446
2024 1037 40930

The following table provides academic rankings for Aalborg University in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 4 56 186
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 3 71 205
Social Work 3 75 232
Education Majors 2 52 235
Cognitive Science 3 122 341
Social Psychology 3 116 348
Neuroscience 3 160 413
Psychiatry 4 162 443
Child Psychology 4 202 570
Special Education 4 231 621
Clinical Psychology 4 237 694
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 5 191 711
Sexology 4 216 715

Economics rankings

Aalborg University ranked 4th for Economics in Denmark and 279th in the World with 8,883 publications made and 219,302 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Environmental Economics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#4 of 13 In Denmark
#100 of 1,388 In Europe
#279 of 6,167 In the World

Aalborg University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 11 70
1993 17 92
1994 20 140
1995 22 181
1996 42 223
1997 41 257
1998 58 400
1999 63 358
2000 64 519
2001 80 574
2002 81 809
2003 91 951
2004 109 1120
2005 102 1311
2006 151 1717
2007 155 2039
2008 180 2380
2009 205 2810
2010 228 3688
2011 252 4345
2012 307 5218
2013 361 6035
2014 402 7182
2015 432 7920
2016 472 9063
2017 506 10633
2018 625 12861
2019 594 15398
2020 689 19803
2021 670 24354
2022 645 24105
2023 686 25891
2024 424 19847

The following table provides academic rankings for Aalborg University in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 1 4 7
International Trade 4 117 191
International Economics 4 148 230
Agricultural Economics 4 71 270
Political Economy 6 131 307
Finance 4 131 343
International Relations and Diplomacy 6 136 351
Development Studies 4 116 377
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 180 453
Actuarial Science 5 199 541
Investment Banking and Stock trading 4 272 754

Art & Design rankings

Aalborg University ranked 3rd for Art & Design in Denmark and 195th in the World with 8,085 publications made and 147,526 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Multimedia, Computer Graphics.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#3 of 14 In Denmark
#67 of 1,381 In Europe
#195 of 5,966 In the World

Aalborg University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 15 67
1993 21 73
1994 32 124
1995 29 152
1996 34 171
1997 31 242
1998 37 336
1999 45 354
2000 58 394
2001 50 417
2002 113 888
2003 88 846
2004 112 1009
2005 126 1083
2006 186 1550
2007 185 1747
2008 198 1868
2009 215 2435
2010 217 2935
2011 227 3272
2012 305 3916
2013 355 4481
2014 383 5352
2015 431 5820
2016 459 6242
2017 510 7043
2018 614 8670
2019 512 10084
2020 539 11475
2021 541 14026
2022 458 13882
2023 551 14917
2024 346 12731

The following table provides academic rankings for Aalborg University in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Game Design and Development 2 11 39
UX/UI Desgin 1 12 45
Multimedia 1 23 102
Performing arts 3 52 121
Graphic Design 3 46 142
Aesthetics 3 52 148
Music 3 65 172
Creative Writing 3 58 178
Computer Graphics 2 59 183
Photography 2 69 183
Architecture 2 76 188
Singing and Vocal Performance 2 72 199
Fashion Design 3 79 207
Literature 3 89 240
Animation 3 88 243
Entertainment Industry Business 5 120 307
Painting and Drawing 3 157 328
Sculpture 3 157 328
Illustration and Concept Art 3 159 342
Cinematography 5 166 381
Art History 3 171 402
Landscape Architecture 5 251 582
Interior Design 5 252 617