Copenhagen Business School: Rankings

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Copenhagen Business School ranked 6th in Denmark, 825th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 12 research topics. Copenhagen Business School ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 18,117 academic publications and 482,572 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 38 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#825 of 14,131 In the World
#323 of 2,785 In Europe
#6 of 27 In Denmark
#7 of 1,000 For Entrepreneurship
#25 of 3,283 For Management Information Systems
#52 of 1,530 For Human Resource Management
#1096 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#659 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 9 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Copenhagen Business School ranked 6th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Denmark and 531st in the World with 14,395 publications made and 419,143 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#6 of 14 In Denmark
#217 of 1,500 In Europe
#531 of 7,081 In the World

Copenhagen Business School
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 21 63
1993 28 89
1994 48 116
1995 52 167
1996 63 223
1997 80 309
1998 93 587
1999 154 590
2000 132 733
2001 182 1085
2002 226 1510
2003 232 1911
2004 260 2321
2005 327 3343
2006 357 4067
2007 383 5395
2008 405 6614
2009 545 7769
2010 555 9510
2011 571 11207
2012 664 13413
2013 715 15359
2014 671 16862
2015 724 18526
2016 702 18991
2017 788 21234
2018 706 23178
2019 786 26483
2020 856 31416
2021 837 37165
2022 774 37760
2023 754 41463
2024 495 35340

The following table provides academic rankings for Copenhagen Business School in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Communications and Public Relations 1 18 69
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 2 23 99
Public Policy / Administration 3 53 156
Radio and Television broadcasting 3 54 191
Political Economy 3 80 192
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 4 75 215
International Relations and Diplomacy 3 82 224
Human Rights Law 2 86 225
Journalism and Digital Media 4 74 262
Aesthetics 5 104 284
Broadcast Journalism 5 93 290
Law 4 100 300
Urban and Regional planning 3 155 312
Law Enforcement 3 87 312
Political Science 4 125 313
Anthropology 5 134 374
Media Studies 6 133 374
Sociology 5 146 412
Publishing 6 150 413
Classics and Ancient History 4 170 429
International Law 5 203 472
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 5 212 524
Linguistics 6 224 564
Archaeology 6 230 595
History 6 241 600
Criminology and Criminal Justice 5 193 615
Gender Studies 6 207 625
Social Work 5 211 638
Philosophy 6 276 658
Art History 7 319 750
Education Majors 6 251 755
Library and Information science 7 348 914
Demography 6 430 1321

Business rankings

Copenhagen Business School ranked 4th for Business in Denmark and 200th in the World with 10,521 publications made and 382,071 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Management, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Accounting.

Business ranking Location
#4 of 14 In Denmark
#63 of 1,433 In Europe
#200 of 6,339 In the World

Copenhagen Business School
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 13 61
1993 26 71
1994 30 80
1995 24 128
1996 55 188
1997 66 251
1998 78 516
1999 105 456
2000 92 635
2001 133 879
2002 180 1260
2003 180 1649
2004 188 2065
2005 275 2990
2006 252 3532
2007 278 4912
2008 324 6121
2009 443 6946
2010 439 8681
2011 424 10317
2012 501 12244
2013 509 13722
2014 503 14981
2015 546 16251
2016 506 16108
2017 504 17924
2018 497 19256
2019 552 21647
2020 615 25285
2021 612 30100
2022 604 30325
2023 553 32797
2024 340 27992

The following table provides academic rankings for Copenhagen Business School in various areas of Business.

Computer Science rankings

Copenhagen Business School ranked 6th for Computer Science in Denmark and 852nd in the World with 7,968 publications made and 286,486 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Management Information Systems, Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Neuroscience.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 14 In Denmark
#320 of 1,469 In Europe
#852 of 6,845 In the World

Copenhagen Business School
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 9 51
1993 19 80
1994 30 91
1995 27 115
1996 41 157
1997 46 199
1998 53 341
1999 82 369
2000 63 506
2001 96 624
2002 131 952
2003 129 1188
2004 138 1411
2005 184 2136
2006 185 2624
2007 191 3476
2008 235 4406
2009 328 5064
2010 325 6262
2011 345 7472
2012 361 8862
2013 407 10006
2014 360 10762
2015 372 11735
2016 364 12033
2017 415 13495
2018 389 14668
2019 453 16911
2020 504 19730
2021 484 23607
2022 462 23937
2023 449 26581
2024 232 20726

The following table provides academic rankings for Copenhagen Business School in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 2 6 25
Database Administration 3 85 252
Information Technology 2 66 275
UX/UI Desgin 7 198 460
Human-Computer Interaction 7 191 466
Data Science 6 228 511
Software Engineering 7 291 656
Cyber Security 5 241 657
Computational Linguistics 6 285 714
Library and Information science 7 348 914
Machine Learning 6 312 929
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 6 364 986
Cognitive Science 6 376 1133
Computer Networking 6 403 1156
Neuroscience 6 426 1292
Multimedia 7 473 1388
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 469 1491
Telecommunications 7 521 1684
Computer Vision 7 612 2144
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 9 769 3248

Economics rankings

Copenhagen Business School ranked 3rd for Economics in Denmark and 225th in the World with 7,535 publications made and 264,108 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Development Studies, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#3 of 13 In Denmark
#80 of 1,388 In Europe
#225 of 6,167 In the World

Copenhagen Business School
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 7 33
1993 19 48
1994 28 59
1995 17 75
1996 31 118
1997 43 179
1998 72 358
1999 84 386
2000 75 513
2001 103 766
2002 124 946
2003 132 1235
2004 134 1459
2005 194 2092
2006 170 2445
2007 209 3366
2008 244 4266
2009 295 4634
2010 290 5767
2011 282 7007
2012 353 8336
2013 339 9163
2014 367 10265
2015 370 11051
2016 377 11190
2017 394 12467
2018 339 13078
2019 393 14680
2020 438 17548
2021 465 20478
2022 442 20325
2023 401 22476
2024 241 17704

The following table provides academic rankings for Copenhagen Business School in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
International Trade 2 48 81
Actuarial Science 2 26 93
Investment Banking and Stock trading 2 25 100
Finance 2 28 110
International Economics 3 97 146
Political Economy 3 80 192
International Relations and Diplomacy 3 82 224
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 130 322
Development Studies 5 147 457
Environmental Economics 6 230 559

Environmental Science rankings

Copenhagen Business School ranked 6th for Environmental Science in Denmark and 1046th in the World with 6,680 publications made and 223,022 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Environmental Management.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#6 of 14 In Denmark
#371 of 1,464 In Europe
#1046 of 6,876 In the World

Copenhagen Business School
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 13 25
1993 10 44
1994 24 48
1995 17 72
1996 28 100
1997 29 150
1998 38 289
1999 68 299
2000 48 398
2001 78 536
2002 94 776
2003 90 896
2004 113 1158
2005 140 1605
2006 163 1908
2007 149 2783
2008 173 3206
2009 242 3761
2010 254 4854
2011 261 5731
2012 298 6854
2013 333 8139
2014 306 8894
2015 318 9912
2016 329 10003
2017 349 11756
2018 318 12648
2019 386 14584
2020 432 17712
2021 432 21131
2022 424 21597
2023 412 23815
2024 250 19730

The following table provides academic rankings for Copenhagen Business School in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 3 155 312
Geography and Cartography 6 308 797
Ecology 6 365 1033
Petrology and Geochemistry 7 470 1433
Paleontology 7 480 1502
Geology 7 522 1612
Environmental Management 7 519 1693
Oceanography 7 664 2352
Agricultural Science 7 631 2566
Geotechnical Engineering 8 675 2628
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 8 788 2955

Engineering rankings

Copenhagen Business School ranked 6th for Engineering in Denmark and 1563rd in the World with 5,126 publications made and 163,523 citations received. Main research topics: Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Computer Networking, Acoustical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#6 of 14 In Denmark
#506 of 1,465 In Europe
#1563 of 6,782 In the World

Copenhagen Business School
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 6 40
1993 16 64
1994 26 60
1995 18 92
1996 26 120
1997 25 157
1998 34 205
1999 44 224
2000 36 358
2001 60 443
2002 80 656
2003 79 722
2004 88 971
2005 106 1295
2006 101 1618
2007 130 2215
2008 158 2449
2009 257 3057
2010 233 3903
2011 223 4628
2012 221 5380
2013 270 6057
2014 231 6183
2015 250 6999
2016 234 6806
2017 238 7769
2018 270 8643
2019 256 9627
2020 327 11342
2021 305 13624
2022 300 14017
2023 276 15320
2024 154 12687

The following table provides academic rankings for Copenhagen Business School in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Product and Industrial Design 4 59 145
Human-Computer Interaction 7 191 466
Construction Management 5 203 552
Engineering Management 6 245 699
Architecture 8 311 719
Operations Research 6 301 848
Systems Engineering 6 381 921
Transportation Engineering 6 360 967
Architectural Engineering 7 379 1001
Mechanical Engineering 6 390 1073
Acoustical Engineering 6 389 1082
Computer Networking 6 403 1156
Civil Engineering 6 424 1224
Renewable Energy Engineering 7 480 1593
Telecommunications 7 521 1684
Structural Engineering 6 599 1932
Optical Engineering 7 606 2073
Electrical Engineering 7 605 2096
Aerospace Engineering 7 649 2147
Chemical Engineering 8 603 2338
Metallurgical Engineering 8 678 2573
Geotechnical Engineering 8 675 2628
Biotechnology 8 624 2641
Materials Science 8 726 2699
Nanotechnology 8 788 3179

Mathematics rankings

Copenhagen Business School ranked 6th for Mathematics in Denmark and 814th in the World with 4,596 publications made and 162,459 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Actuarial Science, Math Teachers, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#6 of 13 In Denmark
#299 of 1,401 In Europe
#814 of 6,418 In the World

Copenhagen Business School
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 7 40
1993 12 49
1994 33 62
1995 9 64
1996 25 86
1997 23 146
1998 30 162
1999 42 201
2000 45 277
2001 62 375
2002 77 428
2003 70 691
2004 72 843
2005 125 1165
2006 99 1416
2007 114 1923
2008 153 2401
2009 194 2833
2010 167 3653
2011 161 4334
2012 213 5285
2013 202 5843
2014 218 6426
2015 202 7284
2016 193 7339
2017 209 8180
2018 215 8849
2019 282 10273
2020 298 11977
2021 287 14330
2022 291 14603
2023 274 15909
2024 140 10406

The following table provides academic rankings for Copenhagen Business School in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 2 26 93
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 130 322
Operations Research 6 301 848
Statistics 6 319 854
Math Teachers 7 361 1174
Blockchain and Cryptography 7 469 1491
Applied Mathematics 6 627 2140

Physics rankings

Copenhagen Business School ranked 7th for Physics in Denmark and 1676th in the World with 4,278 publications made and 140,554 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Acoustical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#7 of 13 In Denmark
#523 of 1,457 In Europe
#1676 of 6,713 In the World

Copenhagen Business School
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 8 32
1993 16 42
1994 21 51
1995 13 74
1996 25 100
1997 25 138
1998 35 231
1999 37 203
2000 31 288
2001 52 403
2002 67 482
2003 62 579
2004 70 799
2005 89 1047
2006 101 1197
2007 112 1721
2008 128 1932
2009 195 2312
2010 166 3008
2011 139 3617
2012 180 4226
2013 217 4790
2014 184 4991
2015 206 5676
2016 218 5650
2017 230 6395
2018 225 6944
2019 218 8046
2020 257 9261
2021 276 11322
2022 246 11512
2023 229 12502
2024 146 9977

The following table provides academic rankings for Copenhagen Business School in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 6 389 1082
Astrophysics and Astronomy 7 509 1513
Quantum and Particle physics 7 517 1642
Theoretical Physics 7 576 1869
Optical Engineering 7 606 2073
Materials Science 8 726 2699
Nanotechnology 8 788 3179

Psychology rankings

Copenhagen Business School ranked 6th for Psychology in Denmark and 924th in the World with 4,246 publications made and 152,769 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Education Majors, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#6 of 14 In Denmark
#320 of 1,423 In Europe
#924 of 6,645 In the World

Copenhagen Business School
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 3 19
1993 6 30
1994 9 36
1995 14 49
1996 17 48
1997 15 64
1998 16 176
1999 34 157
2000 23 193
2001 42 260
2002 51 341
2003 43 490
2004 56 573
2005 83 878
2006 82 1120
2007 91 1492
2008 123 1874
2009 150 2298
2010 149 2857
2011 161 3386
2012 170 4176
2013 223 5072
2014 199 5444
2015 227 6266
2016 221 6485
2017 235 7757
2018 219 8743
2019 267 9925
2020 298 12027
2021 297 14264
2022 261 14564
2023 276 15777
2024 156 11400

The following table provides academic rankings for Copenhagen Business School in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 41 212
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 4 75 215
Social Psychology 5 178 487
Social Work 5 211 638
Education Majors 6 251 755
Child Psychology 5 348 1016
Cognitive Science 6 376 1133
Neuroscience 6 426 1292
Psychiatry 6 517 1777
Clinical Psychology 6 519 1796

Biology rankings

Copenhagen Business School ranked 7th for Biology in Denmark and 1980th in the World with 4,171 publications made and 136,964 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Genetics, Neuroscience, Biochemistry, Evolutionary Biology.

Biology ranking Location
#7 of 13 In Denmark
#555 of 1,448 In Europe
#1980 of 6,833 In the World

Copenhagen Business School
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 4 16
1993 10 31
1994 10 38
1995 12 41
1996 20 76
1997 20 95
1998 29 177
1999 37 176
2000 27 248
2001 40 290
2002 46 423
2003 54 565
2004 76 645
2005 82 926
2006 87 1111
2007 84 1683
2008 106 1919
2009 177 2221
2010 163 2923
2011 152 3264
2012 167 4148
2013 184 4633
2014 206 5406
2015 202 6119
2016 192 6156
2017 231 7470
2018 197 7957
2019 252 9222
2020 292 11226
2021 289 13977
2022 282 14169
2023 269 15659
2024 128 11053

The following table provides academic rankings for Copenhagen Business School in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Evolutionary Biology 6 334 860
Neuroscience 6 426 1292
Virology 6 375 1344
Paleontology 7 480 1502
Genetics 8 625 2484
Botany 8 620 2547
Agricultural Science 7 631 2566
Nutrition and Food Science 8 614 2581
Biotechnology 8 624 2641
Biochemistry 8 657 2658
Nanotechnology 8 788 3179
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 9 769 3248
Zoology 8 757 3272

Art & Design rankings

Copenhagen Business School ranked 6th for Art & Design in Denmark and 464th in the World with 3,059 publications made and 97,191 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Literature, Creative Writing, Art History.

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
#6 of 14 In Denmark
#188 of 1,381 In Europe
#464 of 5,966 In the World

Copenhagen Business School
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 5 8
1993 8 18
1994 14 25
1995 9 37
1996 12 36
1997 24 68
1998 16 167
1999 28 129
2000 17 166
2001 36 266
2002 37 325
2003 43 402
2004 46 463
2005 55 651
2006 76 792
2007 76 1117
2008 74 1265
2009 120 1513
2010 128 1845
2011 142 1973
2012 123 2457
2013 137 2949
2014 158 3355
2015 166 3513
2016 176 3624
2017 169 4154
2018 152 4629
2019 177 5332
2020 189 6288
2021 190 7361
2022 160 7430
2023 169 7902
2024 98 6110

The following table provides academic rankings for Copenhagen Business School in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Aesthetics 5 104 284
Cinematography 4 161 373
Creative Writing 5 163 409
Fashion Design 6 178 427
Literature 6 182 437
UX/UI Desgin 7 198 460
Entertainment Industry Business 6 191 498
Architecture 8 311 719
Performing arts 8 319 749
Art History 7 319 750
Graphic Design 7 349 932
Multimedia 7 473 1388

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Copenhagen Business School

Speciality Denmark Europe World Rank
Healthcare Management (MHA) 5 306 897
Nursing 6 382 1143
Public Health 7 468 1561
Sports Medicine 6 549 1753
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 7 560 1781
Gerontology 7 531 1798
Pathology 7 532 1912
Medicine 7 566 2008
Health Science 6 546 2062
Physical Therapy 8 668 2401
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 7 697 2464
Chemistry 8 675 2632
Surgery 8 726 2785
Anatomy and Physiology 8 785 3078
Physical chemistry 8 813 3307
Organic Chemistry 8 954 4144