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Aarhus University ranked 2nd in Denmark, 136th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 39 research topics. Aarhus University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 126,880 academic publications and 3,436,084 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 98 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#136 of 14,131 In the World
#39 of 2,785 In Europe
#2 of 27 In Denmark
#1 of 3 In Aarhus
#40 of 2,372 For Blockchain and Cryptography
#42 of 2,152 For Animal Science
#57 of 1,244 For Political Economy
#569 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#125 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 36 other topics

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Biology rankings

Aarhus University ranked 2nd for Biology in Denmark and 165th in the World with 77,008 publications made and 2,503,467 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 13 In Denmark
#49 of 1,445 In Europe
#165 of 6,770 In the World

Aarhus University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 432 6787
1992 444 7342
1993 458 7465
1994 525 8525
1995 535 8975
1996 555 9633
1997 605 10250
1998 649 12130
1999 741 12815
2000 775 15275
2001 835 16711
2002 855 18387
2003 980 22272
2004 994 25114
2005 1102 28386
2006 1154 33461
2007 1440 37815
2008 1717 42797
2009 1954 48883
2010 2216 56730
2011 2579 66145
2012 2903 76992
2013 3024 87692
2014 3304 98687
2015 3605 110537
2016 3858 117750
2017 4114 127902
2018 4208 145770
2019 4519 165265
2020 4800 201665
2021 5202 235896
2022 5245 248969
2023 5452 251240

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

Biology subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Animal Science 2 8 42
Toxicology 2 13 59
Forestry 2 15 60
Agricultural Science 2 14 66
Zoology 2 27 89
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 24 92
Biophysics 2 24 97
Evolutionary Biology 2 30 113
Paleontology 3 33 115
Botany 2 33 118
Nutrition and Food Science 3 44 137
Horticulture 2 37 148
Molecular Biology 2 52 157
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 56 159
Astrobiology 3 61 164
Neuroscience 2 59 168
Biochemistry 2 57 172
Genetics 2 64 183
Biotechnology 2 64 194
Entomology 2 74 203
Microbiology 3 84 235
Virology 2 77 248
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 83 257
Immunology 2 106 276
Nanotechnology 2 75 281
Pharmacology 2 99 283
Oncology and Cancer research 2 131 369

Chemistry rankings

Aarhus University ranked 3rd for Chemistry in Denmark and 173rd in the World with 59,990 publications made and 2,077,656 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Environmental Chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 12 In Denmark
#54 of 1,401 In Europe
#173 of 6,447 In the World

Aarhus University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 404 7027
1992 423 7376
1993 430 7766
1994 491 8811
1995 528 9132
1996 532 9798
1997 583 10380
1998 612 12204
1999 702 12655
2000 739 14843
2001 782 16194
2002 791 17646
2003 881 20859
2004 890 23525
2005 990 26443
2006 1041 30502
2007 1218 33859
2008 1389 37911
2009 1568 42405
2010 1773 48492
2011 2028 56101
2012 2254 64505
2013 2269 72805
2014 2481 80733
2015 2694 89934
2016 2858 95233
2017 2880 101883
2018 2957 114048
2019 3123 129468
2020 3311 156026
2021 3502 179464
2022 3641 191235
2023 3802 191484

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

Chemistry subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Chemistry 2 24 94
Computational Chemistry 2 34 103
Nutrition and Food Science 3 44 137
Pharmacy 1 67 138
Organic Chemistry 3 41 146
Biochemistry 2 57 172
Biochemical Engineering 3 86 188
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 92 221
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 81 223
Materials Science 3 73 251
Inorganic Chemistry 2 83 255
Nanotechnology 2 75 281
Physical chemistry 3 81 284
Chemical Engineering 3 96 360
Radiochemistry 3 89 387

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Aarhus University ranked 2nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Denmark and 105th in the World with 56,474 publications made and 1,351,809 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Sociology, Political Science, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#2 of 15 In Denmark
#29 of 1,492 In Europe
#105 of 7,020 In the World

Aarhus University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 194 1886
1992 180 2027
1993 224 2184
1994 271 2575
1995 246 2782
1996 302 2953
1997 348 3224
1998 415 3869
1999 427 4220
2000 483 5192
2001 532 6083
2002 601 7559
2003 639 8682
2004 676 10105
2005 728 11887
2006 800 14106
2007 1078 16659
2008 1328 18953
2009 1476 22641
2010 1630 26464
2011 1996 31372
2012 2260 37620
2013 2462 43828
2014 2674 50737
2015 2842 58376
2016 2937 60525
2017 3404 67302
2018 3455 77981
2019 3593 91635
2020 3749 112295
2021 4034 133644
2022 3937 140628
2023 3984 144865

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

Medicine rankings

Aarhus University ranked 2nd for Medicine in Denmark and 197th in the World with 54,355 publications made and 1,680,595 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Public Health, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 12 In Denmark
#66 of 1,417 In Europe
#197 of 6,680 In the World

Aarhus University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 266 3984
1992 273 4385
1993 292 4354
1994 311 5071
1995 350 5714
1996 342 5850
1997 405 6378
1998 441 7645
1999 474 8418
2000 510 9836
2001 548 10808
2002 607 12188
2003 680 14239
2004 694 16858
2005 769 18806
2006 787 22656
2007 964 25618
2008 1150 28466
2009 1302 32901
2010 1489 38717
2011 1774 43976
2012 1998 51217
2013 2170 58505
2014 2326 65780
2015 2543 75174
2016 2722 79149
2017 2968 86903
2018 3038 97770
2019 3243 111552
2020 3537 139324
2021 3936 166164
2022 3943 174454
2023 3992 174804

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

Medicine subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Toxicology 2 13 59
Orthodontics 2 21 67
Dentistry 2 21 71
Epidemiology 2 34 98
Cosmetology 2 37 102
Public Health 2 29 103
Veterinary 2 41 118
Pediatrics 2 39 129
Social Work 1 36 132
Pharmacy 1 67 138
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 2 80 162
Gerontology 3 35 166
Anatomy and Physiology 2 53 168
Urology 2 54 175
Occupational Therapy 4 56 175
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 2 49 180
Physical Therapy 4 62 188
Family medicine 2 59 188
Clinical Psychology 2 53 188
Nursing 3 57 188
Pathology 2 66 192
Psychiatry 2 68 197
Healthcare Management (MHA) 3 56 202
Respiratory Therapy 2 81 214
Anesthesiology 2 72 216
Medical Physics 2 83 222
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 2 78 225
Health Science 3 68 226
Cardiology 2 82 231
Sports Medicine 4 79 232
Audiology 2 97 245
Virology 2 77 248
Surgery 2 87 253
Biomedical Engineering 2 86 254
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 83 257
Immunology 2 106 276
Sports / Exercise science 3 93 280
Pharmacology 2 99 283
Forensic Science 2 109 292
Optometry 2 108 329
Ophthalmology 2 121 340
Critical Care Nursing 3 151 357
Oncology and Cancer research 2 131 369
Dermatology 3 145 390
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2 144 420
Sonography and Ultrasound 3 160 442
Neurosurgery 3 168 446
Radiation Therapy 3 175 491
Plastic Surgery 4 241 807

Environmental Science rankings

Aarhus University ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Denmark and 119th in the World with 51,157 publications made and 1,516,598 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 14 In Denmark
#30 of 1,458 In Europe
#119 of 6,798 In the World

Aarhus University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 218 3287
1992 229 3466
1993 265 3761
1994 299 4118
1995 304 4305
1996 334 4844
1997 336 5072
1998 419 5951
1999 447 6295
2000 456 7655
2001 493 8577
2002 526 9699
2003 607 11850
2004 573 12841
2005 634 14728
2006 667 17360
2007 889 19426
2008 1176 22391
2009 1316 26274
2010 1479 30693
2011 1733 36015
2012 2007 44146
2013 2079 50715
2014 2329 58531
2015 2563 66979
2016 2681 71707
2017 2930 78600
2018 2983 91144
2019 3178 107509
2020 3422 131279
2021 3573 153474
2022 3565 163452
2023 3708 167217

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

Engineering rankings

Aarhus University ranked 3rd for Engineering in Denmark and 214th in the World with 49,512 publications made and 1,497,369 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 14 In Denmark
#60 of 1,453 In Europe
#214 of 6,684 In the World

Aarhus University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 277 4099
1992 281 4348
1993 322 4630
1994 335 5315
1995 343 5387
1996 367 5820
1997 421 6363
1998 466 7321
1999 505 7622
2000 531 9042
2001 555 10312
2002 617 11951
2003 685 13574
2004 618 15482
2005 730 17557
2006 810 20316
2007 924 22792
2008 1069 25517
2009 1237 29362
2010 1384 33254
2011 1600 38199
2012 1853 44862
2013 1951 51297
2014 2172 57891
2015 2287 64994
2016 2394 69501
2017 2617 74314
2018 2733 85495
2019 2905 97465
2020 2987 116285
2021 3262 135897
2022 3220 143420
2023 3257 146849

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

Engineering subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Agricultural Engineering 1 17 69
Human-Computer Interaction 2 32 94
Renewable Energy Engineering 3 41 117
Environmental Engineering 3 30 117
Product and Industrial Design 5 73 175
Computer Networking 3 43 179
Biochemical Engineering 3 86 188
Geotechnical Engineering 2 49 191
Biotechnology 2 64 194
Metallurgical Engineering 2 48 197
Marine Engineering 3 66 200
Remote Sensing 3 70 204
Civil Engineering 3 57 207
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 92 221
Acoustical Engineering 4 67 227
Architecture 3 103 229
Optical Engineering 3 81 241
Mechanical Engineering 4 78 243
Materials Science 3 73 251
Biomedical Engineering 2 86 254
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 82 257
Architectural Engineering 4 95 264
Aerospace Engineering 4 83 268
Telecommunications 3 76 273
Transportation Engineering 3 95 279
Systems Engineering 3 103 280
Nanotechnology 2 75 281
Mining Engineering 2 88 290
Firefighting and Fire Science 2 85 294
Electrical Engineering 3 95 313
Engineering Management 3 106 317
Operations Research 5 108 335
Industrial Engineering 3 133 339
Chemical Engineering 3 96 360
Computer Engineering 4 123 367
Landscape Architecture 3 168 373
Structural Engineering 4 128 378
Construction Management 3 141 382
Petroleum Engineering 3 107 383
Robotics 4 136 408
Aviation 3 187 493
Automation and Control engineering 3 179 529
Reliability and Quality Engineering 3 178 542
Electronic Engineering 4 189 554
Nuclear Engineering 3 204 590
Automotive Engineering 4 215 682
Technical Drawing 4 274 740

Physics rankings

Aarhus University ranked 3rd for Physics in Denmark and 183rd in the World with 49,364 publications made and 1,555,867 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#3 of 14 In Denmark
#55 of 1,446 In Europe
#183 of 6,603 In the World

Aarhus University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 317 4837
1992 314 5185
1993 365 5326
1994 382 6003
1995 402 6188
1996 409 6526
1997 479 7220
1998 543 8299
1999 554 8668
2000 583 10240
2001 629 11626
2002 661 12872
2003 723 14957
2004 700 16727
2005 761 18851
2006 836 21450
2007 923 23443
2008 1120 26750
2009 1295 30321
2010 1421 33520
2011 1613 38999
2012 1783 44888
2013 1907 50886
2014 2123 57084
2015 2228 64056
2016 2373 68468
2017 2490 73691
2018 2513 85268
2019 2745 94831
2020 2742 112087
2021 3029 128376
2022 2968 133070
2023 3082 136082

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

Physics subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 18 61
Biophysics 2 24 97
Nuclear Physics 1 40 118
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 38 122
Astrobiology 3 61 164
Condensed Matter Physics 2 65 181
Quantum and Particle physics 3 60 197
Medical Physics 2 83 222
Acoustical Engineering 4 67 227
Optical Engineering 3 81 241
Materials Science 3 73 251
Theoretical Physics 2 122 256
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 82 257
Nanotechnology 2 75 281

Computer Science rankings

Aarhus University ranked 3rd for Computer Science in Denmark and 166th in the World with 43,830 publications made and 1,246,603 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#3 of 15 In Denmark
#45 of 1,459 In Europe
#166 of 6,752 In the World

Aarhus University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 168 2903
1992 183 2983
1993 199 3148
1994 234 3532
1995 234 3783
1996 243 3772
1997 311 4333
1998 347 5121
1999 358 5544
2000 382 6756
2001 410 7303
2002 503 9190
2003 532 9899
2004 525 11845
2005 552 13376
2006 632 15710
2007 764 17703
2008 925 19358
2009 1041 22986
2010 1211 25878
2011 1408 30495
2012 1551 35809
2013 1745 41716
2014 1977 47555
2015 2080 53770
2016 2149 58466
2017 2483 63972
2018 2648 76951
2019 2897 87541
2020 2961 106410
2021 3342 125347
2022 3220 131168
2023 3175 135602

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

Psychology rankings

Aarhus University ranked 2nd for Psychology in Denmark and 182nd in the World with 29,110 publications made and 773,260 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 15 In Denmark
#51 of 1,414 In Europe
#182 of 6,528 In the World

Aarhus University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 90 1920
1992 105 1993
1993 121 2029
1994 108 2234
1995 110 2440
1996 120 2297
1997 160 2688
1998 162 3097
1999 162 3278
2000 188 4066
2001 221 4417
2002 222 4692
2003 242 5611
2004 260 6568
2005 283 7244
2006 301 8508
2007 443 9708
2008 550 10733
2009 639 12734
2010 740 15073
2011 930 17536
2012 1059 21098
2013 1241 25067
2014 1269 28417
2015 1393 33135
2016 1535 36481
2017 1807 40322
2018 1838 47296
2019 2009 55165
2020 2158 69409
2021 2426 82738
2022 2418 87750
2023 2467 90775

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

Psychology subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 2 38 118
Social Work 1 36 132
Social Psychology 1 39 154
Education Majors 1 34 160
Neuroscience 2 59 168
Occupational Therapy 4 56 175
Clinical Psychology 2 53 188
Psychiatry 2 68 197
Child Psychology 2 46 199
Cognitive Science 2 61 207
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 46 232
Sexology 2 131 438
Special Education 2 157 439

Mathematics rankings

Aarhus University ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Denmark and 131st in the World with 24,668 publications made and 715,148 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 13 In Denmark
#34 of 1,388 In Europe
#131 of 6,305 In the World

Aarhus University
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 71 889
1992 71 945
1993 107 1124
1994 107 1203
1995 117 1413
1996 115 1483
1997 151 1551
1998 168 1892
1999 169 2218
2000 196 2532
2001 225 3074
2002 271 3949
2003 276 4456
2004 271 5361
2005 344 6365
2006 310 7473
2007 455 8688
2008 614 9775
2009 620 11794
2010 729 13419
2011 869 15197
2012 978 17198
2013 1027 20476
2014 1188 23968
2015 1249 27325
2016 1233 27799
2017 1403 30621
2018 1512 36072
2019 1557 41858
2020 1686 50141
2021 1950 59843
2022 1864 63203
2023 1869 64006

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

Mathematics subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 6 40
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 15 65
Statistics 2 35 134
Actuarial Science 3 40 146
Applied Mathematics 3 58 167
Math Teachers 1 37 201
Operations Research 5 108 335

Business rankings

Aarhus University ranked 2nd for Business in Denmark and 150th in the World with 16,586 publications made and 349,899 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 15 In Denmark
#41 of 1,414 In Europe
#150 of 6,187 In the World

Aarhus University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 50 430
1992 33 459
1993 51 515
1994 60 617
1995 66 688
1996 73 693
1997 90 742
1998 107 905
1999 130 1081
2000 129 1359
2001 152 1751
2002 150 2156
2003 167 2336
2004 159 2862
2005 187 3377
2006 217 4031
2007 352 4587
2008 442 5805
2009 480 6841
2010 557 7454
2011 625 9087
2012 700 10501
2013 808 12110
2014 864 14134
2015 871 16130
2016 859 16505
2017 955 18314
2018 1023 21262
2019 1072 25684
2020 1114 30945
2021 1245 37630
2022 1227 39396
2023 1135 40621

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

Economics rankings

Aarhus University ranked 2nd for Economics in Denmark and 101st in the World with 14,345 publications made and 326,775 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#2 of 13 In Denmark
#27 of 1,366 In Europe
#101 of 5,995 In the World

Aarhus University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 39 403
1992 29 420
1993 43 517
1994 54 619
1995 58 700
1996 63 682
1997 95 732
1998 123 863
1999 115 1005
2000 108 1299
2001 146 1674
2002 139 1899
2003 168 2255
2004 146 2688
2005 202 3121
2006 202 3628
2007 302 4329
2008 410 5368
2009 388 5945
2010 459 6768
2011 557 8217
2012 562 9406
2013 676 10960
2014 727 12499
2015 746 14098
2016 786 14631
2017 784 15941
2018 894 19208
2019 919 22762
2020 1014 27903
2021 996 33689
2022 961 34828
2023 1007 36381

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

Art & Design rankings

Aarhus University ranked 2nd for Art & Design in Denmark and 119th in the World with 9,434 publications made and 193,622 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Creative Writing.

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
#2 of 14 In Denmark
#38 of 1,349 In Europe
#119 of 5,720 In the World

Aarhus University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 26 266
1992 29 301
1993 31 341
1994 48 380
1995 40 370
1996 55 402
1997 49 436
1998 62 517
1999 79 579
2000 86 762
2001 88 807
2002 116 1218
2003 102 1145
2004 88 1228
2005 115 1590
2006 133 2034
2007 151 2197
2008 204 2503
2009 243 3184
2010 298 3457
2011 326 4189
2012 408 5062
2013 423 5871
2014 467 6737
2015 465 7447
2016 492 7962
2017 608 8739
2018 608 10109
2019 684 12128
2020 641 14480
2021 692 17380
2022 649 17982
2023 582 18327

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

Art & Design subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cinematography 1 20 58
Creative Writing 1 24 70
Performing arts 2 31 82
UX/UI Desgin 4 32 85
Literature 2 27 91
Graphic Design 1 25 97
Aesthetics 2 33 101
Music 1 34 110
Game Design and Development 4 36 115
Multimedia 2 34 120
Entertainment Industry Business 2 33 122
Fashion Design 2 40 126
Animation 2 57 180
Art History 2 72 192
Architecture 3 103 229
Singing and Vocal Performance 3 103 270
Computer Graphics 4 117 298
Painting and Drawing 4 148 299
Sculpture 4 148 299
Photography 4 115 301
Illustration and Concept Art 3 151 308
Interior Design 3 143 326
Landscape Architecture 3 168 373