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Roskilde University ranked 7th in Denmark, 1112th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 129 research topics. Roskilde University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 14,480 academic publications and 195,045 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 29 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1112 of 14,131 In the World
#418 of 2,785 In Europe
#7 of 27 In Denmark
#172 of 1,466 For Toxicology
#176 of 1,677 For Public Policy / Administration
#179 of 1,052 For Broadcast Journalism
#1336 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1163 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 126 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

Roskilde University ranked 7th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Denmark and 691st in the World with 9,542 publications made and 104,528 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, Linguistics.

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

Roskilde University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 33 39
1992 30 84
1993 51 58
1994 60 121
1995 48 105
1996 67 159
1997 76 193
1998 115 236
1999 115 285
2000 79 358
2001 119 535
2002 165 649
2003 164 782
2004 176 903
2005 180 1119
2006 235 1226
2007 206 1530
2008 236 1772
2009 315 2343
2010 330 2682
2011 392 3185
2012 420 3575
2013 489 4352
2014 465 4635
2015 492 4961
2016 1298 4950
2017 382 5096
2018 372 5836
2019 395 6601
2020 483 8545
2021 409 9414
2022 434 9631
2023 445 10262

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Public Policy / Administration 4 65 176
Broadcast Journalism 4 53 179
Political Economy 4 84 205
Human Rights Law 2 96 244
Media Studies 4 91 251
Communications and Public Relations 5 86 271
International Law 2 127 285
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 6 109 291
International Relations and Diplomacy 5 124 328
Gender Studies 4 101 343
Social Work 4 118 362
Aesthetics 7 195 480
Radio and Television broadcasting 6 166 496
Anthropology 6 201 534
Political Science 7 229 541
Journalism and Digital Media 8 205 550
Criminology and Criminal Justice 4 178 557
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 6 240 583
Sociology 7 221 584
Urban and Regional planning 7 294 624
Art History 6 266 634
Law 7 245 637
Genealogy 5 235 670
Law Enforcement 4 235 672
Education Majors 6 230 679
Linguistics 7 273 681
Philosophy 7 300 696
Classics and Ancient History 7 271 708
Early Childhood Education 4 247 763
Library and Information science 6 302 793
Military science 5 257 809
History 7 327 819
Publishing 7 300 819
Archaeology 7 358 913
Demography 6 423 1242

Environmental Science rankings

Roskilde University ranked 7th for Environmental Science in Denmark and 1135th in the World with 5,778 publications made and 97,479 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Geology, Paleontology, Environmental Chemistry.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#7 of 14 In Denmark
#403 of 1,458 In Europe
#1135 of 6,798 In the World

Roskilde University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 22 75
1992 16 82
1993 23 83
1994 39 116
1995 33 138
1996 40 176
1997 48 244
1998 60 281
1999 74 334
2000 64 479
2001 69 570
2002 88 735
2003 92 892
2004 100 973
2005 100 1205
2006 130 1455
2007 129 1775
2008 135 2126
2009 170 2505
2010 142 2856
2011 198 3316
2012 197 3760
2013 245 4395
2014 201 4661
2015 290 4950
2016 1091 5222
2017 240 5452
2018 215 5990
2019 274 6713
2020 320 8511
2021 237 9706
2022 260 10137
2023 288 10372

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

Environmental Science subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Urban and Regional planning 7 294 624
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 263 774
Environmental Chemistry 6 303 819
Oceanography 6 349 969
Ecology 7 376 1051
Geography and Cartography 7 394 1056
Environmental Management 6 412 1224
Geology 6 441 1280
Agricultural Science 6 399 1324
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 453 1330
Paleontology 6 457 1352
Forestry 6 412 1369
Earth science and Geophysics 6 476 1538
Environmental Engineering 6 478 1636
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 6 534 1686
Geotechnical Engineering 7 592 2130

Biology rankings

Roskilde University ranked 6th for Biology in Denmark and 1538th in the World with 5,707 publications made and 118,854 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Toxicology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 13 In Denmark
#473 of 1,445 In Europe
#1538 of 6,770 In the World

Roskilde University
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 17 140
1992 21 153
1993 34 129
1994 41 202
1995 38 235
1996 44 299
1997 58 395
1998 64 432
1999 81 523
2000 70 670
2001 59 747
2002 89 952
2003 104 1141
2004 99 1300
2005 106 1571
2006 106 1846
2007 153 2251
2008 131 2634
2009 180 3122
2010 151 3349
2011 184 4032
2012 189 4408
2013 244 5060
2014 201 5556
2015 276 5837
2016 1051 6224
2017 211 6381
2018 193 6850
2019 249 7491
2020 314 9792
2021 262 11381
2022 245 11596
2023 260 11709

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

Biology subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Toxicology 4 59 172
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 124 353
Entomology 4 221 597
Astrobiology 5 268 684
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 263 774
Zoology 5 312 885
Animal Science 6 299 1001
Biophysics 7 386 1129
Evolutionary Biology 7 447 1248
Oncology and Cancer research 6 377 1283
Molecular Biology 7 394 1295
Agricultural Science 6 399 1324
Paleontology 6 457 1352
Forestry 6 412 1369
Virology 6 385 1381
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 444 1394
Neuroscience 8 480 1478
Genetics 7 468 1526
Immunology 6 447 1554
Biochemistry 7 476 1565
Biotechnology 6 459 1583
Botany 6 458 1613
Microbiology 7 448 1626
Horticulture 6 473 1899
Pharmacology 7 492 1940
Nutrition and Food Science 7 523 1985
Nanotechnology 7 640 2466

Chemistry rankings

Roskilde University ranked 6th for Chemistry in Denmark and 1551st in the World with 4,562 publications made and 104,546 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 12 In Denmark
#484 of 1,401 In Europe
#1551 of 6,447 In the World

Roskilde University
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 18 185
1992 19 176
1993 38 172
1994 39 272
1995 35 299
1996 45 334
1997 54 417
1998 57 464
1999 70 532
2000 73 688
2001 63 765
2002 87 949
2003 86 1046
2004 80 1154
2005 86 1470
2006 82 1746
2007 137 2038
2008 104 2412
2009 145 2782
2010 133 2916
2011 140 3362
2012 137 3794
2013 159 4165
2014 148 4605
2015 188 4745
2016 983 5072
2017 150 5098
2018 147 5568
2019 189 6071
2020 212 7521
2021 157 8791
2022 143 9059
2023 175 9125

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

Chemistry subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 6 264 628
Environmental Chemistry 6 303 819
Pharmacy 6 392 1178
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 453 1330
Physical chemistry 6 412 1346
Biochemistry 7 476 1565
Organic Chemistry 6 474 1573
Inorganic Chemistry 6 487 1751
Materials Science 6 542 1801
Chemical Engineering 6 509 1885
Nutrition and Food Science 7 523 1985
Radiochemistry 6 515 2168
Nanotechnology 7 640 2466

Computer Science rankings

Roskilde University ranked 8th for Computer Science in Denmark and 1303rd in the World with 4,054 publications made and 66,580 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cyber Security, Management Information Systems, Neuroscience, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#8 of 15 In Denmark
#459 of 1,459 In Europe
#1303 of 6,752 In the World

Roskilde University
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 13 47
1992 19 56
1993 25 65
1994 25 121
1995 17 120
1996 27 143
1997 28 158
1998 39 203
1999 50 258
2000 27 302
2001 27 365
2002 63 508
2003 64 561
2004 80 658
2005 91 867
2006 88 901
2007 67 1071
2008 99 1280
2009 124 1596
2010 134 1813
2011 173 2195
2012 143 2439
2013 196 2846
2014 167 2960
2015 191 3371
2016 602 3346
2017 163 3543
2018 159 3896
2019 178 4243
2020 235 5223
2021 207 6354
2022 192 6725
2023 231 6799

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

Computer Science subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Management Information Systems 6 138 343
Library and Information science 6 302 793
Human-Computer Interaction 8 351 820
Information Technology 7 255 861
Multimedia 7 412 1095
Computational Linguistics 8 412 1180
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 8 435 1204
Software Engineering 8 528 1320
Data Science 8 499 1328
Cyber Security 8 464 1337
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 7 444 1394
Neuroscience 8 480 1478
Cognitive Science 8 481 1601
Computer Networking 8 575 1876
Telecommunications 8 617 2054
Computer Vision 8 654 2304
Machine Learning 8 652 2316

Engineering rankings

Roskilde University ranked 7th for Engineering in Denmark and 1685th in the World with 3,870 publications made and 81,963 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#7 of 14 In Denmark
#540 of 1,453 In Europe
#1685 of 6,684 In the World

Roskilde University
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 18 122
1992 21 105
1993 32 121
1994 43 206
1995 23 175
1996 34 259
1997 38 308
1998 57 329
1999 65 408
2000 53 488
2001 61 592
2002 81 733
2003 87 791
2004 80 823
2005 89 1091
2006 89 1258
2007 128 1495
2008 116 1764
2009 136 2159
2010 138 2392
2011 177 2876
2012 144 3094
2013 187 3610
2014 159 3890
2015 187 4122
2016 206 4457
2017 152 4439
2018 151 4912
2019 172 5469
2020 228 6554
2021 192 7763
2022 181 7882
2023 196 7726

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

Engineering subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 4 219 482
Human-Computer Interaction 8 351 820
Renewable Energy Engineering 6 381 1187
Acoustical Engineering 7 467 1352
Systems Engineering 8 569 1525
Civil Engineering 7 516 1537
Mechanical Engineering 8 535 1552
Remote Sensing 6 522 1564
Biotechnology 6 459 1583
Environmental Engineering 6 478 1636
Electrical Engineering 6 548 1786
Materials Science 6 542 1801
Computer Networking 8 575 1876
Chemical Engineering 6 509 1885
Aerospace Engineering 6 607 1921
Telecommunications 8 617 2054
Optical Engineering 7 629 2128
Geotechnical Engineering 7 592 2130
Structural Engineering 7 662 2179
Metallurgical Engineering 7 634 2290
Nanotechnology 7 640 2466

Physics rankings

Roskilde University ranked 6th for Physics in Denmark and 1514th in the World with 3,826 publications made and 80,854 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#6 of 14 In Denmark
#499 of 1,446 In Europe
#1514 of 6,603 In the World

Roskilde University
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 23 164
1992 25 128
1993 44 147
1994 46 245
1995 25 231
1996 41 292
1997 43 341
1998 60 376
1999 68 451
2000 59 551
2001 58 621
2002 77 752
2003 92 818
2004 78 830
2005 87 1155
2006 90 1341
2007 131 1530
2008 112 1804
2009 125 2136
2010 128 2230
2011 153 2734
2012 153 2939
2013 179 3394
2014 154 3657
2015 206 3815
2016 192 4070
2017 154 4066
2018 150 4536
2019 169 4909
2020 194 5749
2021 180 6848
2022 167 6822
2023 185 6811

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

Physics subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 5 268 684
Theoretical Physics 6 353 924
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 354 930
Condensed Matter Physics 6 342 971
Biophysics 7 386 1129
Nuclear Physics 6 431 1319
Acoustical Engineering 7 467 1352
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 471 1354
Quantum and Particle physics 6 474 1418
Materials Science 6 542 1801
Optical Engineering 7 629 2128
Nanotechnology 7 640 2466

Medicine rankings

Roskilde University ranked 6th for Medicine in Denmark and 1629th in the World with 3,824 publications made and 63,311 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Toxicology, Public Health, Psychiatry, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#6 of 12 In Denmark
#491 of 1,417 In Europe
#1629 of 6,680 In the World

Roskilde University
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 13 67
1992 14 84
1993 16 69
1994 20 107
1995 23 128
1996 25 132
1997 31 183
1998 35 193
1999 36 208
2000 39 294
2001 39 337
2002 55 420
2003 53 551
2004 45 629
2005 47 716
2006 68 828
2007 70 1067
2008 77 1184
2009 102 1509
2010 88 1692
2011 96 1906
2012 110 2267
2013 161 2576
2014 129 2801
2015 186 3145
2016 964 3244
2017 107 3407
2018 127 3540
2019 150 3958
2020 205 5683
2021 193 7061
2022 198 7300
2023 204 7436

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

Medicine subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Toxicology 4 59 172
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4 124 353
Social Work 4 118 362
Plastic Surgery 3 180 557
Epidemiology 6 331 1043
Pharmacy 6 392 1178
Public Health 6 422 1272
Oncology and Cancer research 6 377 1283
Radiation Therapy 6 376 1313
Virology 6 385 1381
Orthodontics 7 460 1404
Healthcare Management (MHA) 8 456 1432
Nursing 7 465 1504
Dentistry 7 483 1526
Immunology 6 447 1554
Cardiology 6 478 1558
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 6 514 1579
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 6 454 1684
Psychiatry 7 523 1762
Pathology 6 516 1778
Gerontology 6 529 1788
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 6 513 1793
Surgery 6 524 1807
Anesthesiology 7 514 1846
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 563 1863
Pharmacology 7 492 1940
Health Science 7 539 1976
Pediatrics 7 550 1976
Physical Therapy 6 598 2062
Anatomy and Physiology 6 590 2066
Clinical Psychology 8 578 2070
Family medicine 7 531 2101

Business rankings

Roskilde University ranked 7th for Business in Denmark and 777th in the World with 3,364 publications made and 47,747 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Public Policy / Administration.

Business ranking Location
#7 of 15 In Denmark
#308 of 1,414 In Europe
#777 of 6,187 In the World

Roskilde University
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 12 11
1992 8 12
1993 12 21
1994 13 40
1995 8 36
1996 16 60
1997 16 56
1998 37 90
1999 26 93
2000 23 145
2001 28 150
2002 42 205
2003 46 321
2004 41 357
2005 54 434
2006 69 504
2007 62 657
2008 66 743
2009 109 1015
2010 106 1198
2011 151 1424
2012 136 1628
2013 141 2010
2014 156 2137
2015 163 2317
2016 600 2391
2017 138 2474
2018 130 2676
2019 138 3079
2020 212 3855
2021 168 4352
2022 181 4511
2023 190 4681

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

Business subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Public Policy / Administration 4 65 176
International Trade 6 148 249
Hospitality and Hotel Management 4 113 267
International Business 6 167 315
Management Information Systems 6 138 343
Entrepreneurship 5 178 384
Human Resource Management 6 222 555
Entertainment Industry Business 7 214 571
Project Management 7 262 607
Advertising 7 249 659
Finance 7 320 782
Marketing 7 354 899
Management 7 351 904
Accounting 7 608 1861

Psychology rankings

Roskilde University ranked 7th for Psychology in Denmark and 1278th in the World with 2,493 publications made and 37,258 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Education Majors, Neuroscience, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#7 of 15 In Denmark
#421 of 1,414 In Europe
#1278 of 6,528 In the World

Roskilde University
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 4 27
1992 12 43
1993 11 39
1994 10 86
1995 7 60
1996 15 85
1997 16 95
1998 25 112
1999 28 150
2000 18 175
2001 17 204
2002 26 260
2003 26 279
2004 32 343
2005 41 481
2006 41 474
2007 43 616
2008 51 678
2009 73 904
2010 76 1053
2011 110 1304
2012 111 1460
2013 164 1848
2014 137 1937
2015 155 2230
2016 141 2194
2017 127 2366
2018 115 2520
2019 153 2886
2020 163 3686
2021 159 4201
2022 146 4441
2023 180 4730

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

Psychology subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 6 109 291
Social Work 4 118 362
Sexology 3 194 656
Education Majors 6 230 679
Social Psychology 7 351 942
Child Psychology 7 439 1309
Neuroscience 8 480 1478
Cognitive Science 8 481 1601
Psychiatry 7 523 1762
Clinical Psychology 8 578 2070

Economics rankings

Roskilde University ranked 7th for Economics in Denmark and 709th in the World with 2,477 publications made and 37,938 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Political Economy, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#7 of 13 In Denmark
#275 of 1,366 In Europe
#709 of 5,995 In the World

Roskilde University
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 6 11
1992 11 21
1993 8 17
1994 18 28
1995 8 23
1996 14 42
1997 11 50
1998 37 45
1999 25 45
2000 16 81
2001 33 103
2002 30 141
2003 37 201
2004 35 275
2005 36 306
2006 55 319
2007 43 472
2008 42 501
2009 81 691
2010 61 798
2011 102 1038
2012 102 1134
2013 123 1438
2014 122 1527
2015 148 1651
2016 163 1753
2017 125 1809
2018 110 2044
2019 124 2296
2020 168 3047
2021 151 3399
2022 180 3591
2023 185 3715

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

Economics subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Political Economy 4 84 205
International Trade 6 148 249
International Economics 7 178 284
International Relations and Diplomacy 5 124 328
Environmental Economics 6 256 597
Development Studies 7 270 749
Finance 7 320 782
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 8 612 1917

Art & Design rankings

Roskilde University ranked 7th for Art & Design in Denmark and 715th in the World with 1,700 publications made and 20,382 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Literature, 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
#7 of 14 In Denmark
#300 of 1,349 In Europe
#715 of 5,720 In the World

Roskilde University
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 4 6
1992 8 11
1993 6 8
1994 8 13
1995 3 18
1996 10 27
1997 7 31
1998 18 50
1999 25 61
2000 15 60
2001 21 110
2002 20 117
2003 24 132
2004 16 149
2005 27 182
2006 31 215
2007 42 273
2008 49 387
2009 54 459
2010 72 511
2011 65 595
2012 80 751
2013 103 876
2014 74 866
2015 93 1015
2016 115 1040
2017 95 1032
2018 84 1161
2019 95 1331
2020 102 1633
2021 92 1827
2022 113 1789
2023 99 1796

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

Art & Design subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Photography 3 72 194
Cinematography 3 123 284
Performing arts 5 202 459
Aesthetics 7 195 480
Landscape Architecture 4 219 482
Interior Design 4 207 486
Creative Writing 6 207 528
Entertainment Industry Business 7 214 571
Art History 6 266 634
Painting and Drawing 5 301 718
Sculpture 5 301 718
Literature 7 331 803
Fashion Design 7 343 828
Multimedia 7 412 1095

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for Roskilde University

Speciality Denmark Europe World Rank
Math Teachers 4 159 534
Mathematics 7 489 1411
Statistics 7 518 1529