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The Technical University of Denmark ranked 3rd in Denmark, 209th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 57 research topics. The Technical University of Denmark ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 94,784 academic publications and 2,924,140 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 46 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#209 of 14,131 In the World
#67 of 2,785 In Europe
#3 of 27 In Denmark
#2 of 1,129 For Biochemical Engineering
#4 of 2,152 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#6 of 2,765 For Environmental Engineering
#1450 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#170 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 54 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Technical University of Denmark ranked 1st for Engineering in Denmark and 74th in the World with 68,697 publications made and 2,044,288 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 14 In Denmark
#12 of 1,453 In Europe
#74 of 6,684 In the World

Technical University of Denmark
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 405 3139
1992 502 3710
1993 523 4296
1994 592 4505
1995 567 5167
1996 663 5787
1997 744 6803
1998 759 7485
1999 758 8531
2000 776 9424
2001 813 10817
2002 1293 14207
2003 1084 14867
2004 1104 17393
2005 1250 20701
2006 1357 23682
2007 1697 27136
2008 1754 31075
2009 1965 35609
2010 2134 43444
2011 2352 53149
2012 2598 62066
2013 2797 72660
2014 2961 83599
2015 3151 92942
2016 3457 105380
2017 3514 114564
2018 3467 131830
2019 3633 148903
2020 3827 173059
2021 4011 199275
2022 3811 210641
2023 3884 213438

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

Chemistry rankings

The Technical University of Denmark ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Denmark and 112th in the World with 61,689 publications made and 2,253,521 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 12 In Denmark
#23 of 1,401 In Europe
#112 of 6,447 In the World

Technical University of Denmark
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 374 3386
1992 476 3962
1993 486 4515
1994 573 4806
1995 531 5564
1996 655 6272
1997 696 7153
1998 724 7979
1999 745 9292
2000 779 10796
2001 774 12278
2002 1056 15218
2003 998 17281
2004 1014 20414
2005 1154 24006
2006 1266 27663
2007 1488 31780
2008 1652 36456
2009 1802 41475
2010 1964 50655
2011 2098 60879
2012 2255 70244
2013 2497 81705
2014 2567 91924
2015 2856 101938
2016 3026 114109
2017 3139 124720
2018 3082 141238
2019 3224 159310
2020 3457 186537
2021 3473 212193
2022 3291 222870
2023 3393 224227

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

Physics rankings

The Technical University of Denmark ranked 1st for Physics in Denmark and 95th in the World with 61,585 publications made and 1,841,349 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

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

Technical University of Denmark
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 385 3165
1992 473 3684
1993 508 4210
1994 558 4434
1995 525 5050
1996 653 5704
1997 712 6785
1998 693 7167
1999 734 8168
2000 735 9072
2001 763 10263
2002 1167 13127
2003 1012 13879
2004 1037 16439
2005 1132 19466
2006 1216 22043
2007 1485 24822
2008 1607 28595
2009 1750 32480
2010 1924 39422
2011 2052 47707
2012 2287 55177
2013 2475 64854
2014 2637 74397
2015 2732 82913
2016 3042 94356
2017 2977 102496
2018 3031 117186
2019 3219 131622
2020 3361 152150
2021 3521 173068
2022 3301 182055
2023 3420 186684

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

Physics subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Materials Science 1 11 72
Condensed Matter Physics 1 16 73
Nanotechnology 1 9 81
Optical Engineering 1 16 85
Quantum and Particle physics 1 15 86
Acoustical Engineering 1 18 92
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 27 107
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 54 128
Astrobiology 2 58 157
Nuclear Physics 3 64 160
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 77 190
Biophysics 4 125 337
Medical Physics 4 166 383
Theoretical Physics 4 188 394

Biology rankings

The Technical University of Denmark ranked 3rd for Biology in Denmark and 209th in the World with 50,811 publications made and 1,951,132 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 13 In Denmark
#67 of 1,445 In Europe
#209 of 6,770 In the World

Technical University of Denmark
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 244 2249
1992 292 2535
1993 308 3001
1994 377 3290
1995 375 3793
1996 408 4259
1997 498 5115
1998 519 5734
1999 538 6857
2000 565 7940
2001 581 9596
2002 699 11628
2003 724 13652
2004 778 16494
2005 815 19400
2006 981 22803
2007 1198 27054
2008 1330 31255
2009 1467 35956
2010 1623 44418
2011 1752 53641
2012 1878 62895
2013 2094 73835
2014 2105 82915
2015 2459 92453
2016 2637 102739
2017 2709 113243
2018 2767 129673
2019 2918 147502
2020 3170 175142
2021 3284 202437
2022 3136 210412
2023 3133 212564

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

Biology subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 2 10 41
Microbiology 2 21 71
Nanotechnology 1 9 81
Toxicology 3 24 84
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 24 95
Paleontology 2 29 105
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 29 114
Agricultural Science 3 28 123
Astrobiology 2 58 157
Animal Science 3 52 159
Biochemistry 3 72 206
Botany 3 75 210
Biotechnology 3 74 212
Evolutionary Biology 3 94 248
Genetics 3 96 275
Horticulture 3 90 275
Forestry 3 96 279
Zoology 3 119 317
Biophysics 4 125 337
Virology 3 136 386
Molecular Biology 4 148 426
Immunology 4 165 448
Neuroscience 5 231 582
Oncology and Cancer research 4 224 657
Pharmacology 4 225 670
Entomology 5 285 855

Environmental Science rankings

The Technical University of Denmark ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Denmark and 89th in the World with 47,817 publications made and 1,589,048 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 14 In Denmark
#21 of 1,458 In Europe
#89 of 6,798 In the World

Technical University of Denmark
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 242 1790
1992 294 2198
1993 288 2386
1994 363 2589
1995 358 3179
1996 427 3542
1997 485 4265
1998 531 4752
1999 524 5600
2000 512 6335
2001 515 7352
2002 698 9300
2003 639 10300
2004 681 12336
2005 737 13948
2006 787 16506
2007 1107 19528
2008 1163 22396
2009 1292 26262
2010 1480 33236
2011 1576 41270
2012 1791 48225
2013 2007 57364
2014 2058 65412
2015 2311 72867
2016 2446 81135
2017 2532 88710
2018 2601 102370
2019 2693 117827
2020 2916 138694
2021 3056 161964
2022 3024 172907
2023 3107 173485

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

Computer Science rankings

The Technical University of Denmark ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Denmark and 159th in the World with 38,637 publications made and 1,117,082 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 15 In Denmark
#42 of 1,459 In Europe
#159 of 6,752 In the World

Technical University of Denmark
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 235 1253
1992 260 1441
1993 266 1702
1994 286 1845
1995 290 2086
1996 330 2191
1997 345 2591
1998 343 2872
1999 374 3734
2000 416 4133
2001 400 4805
2002 797 7249
2003 623 7427
2004 646 8700
2005 719 10309
2006 755 12201
2007 995 14062
2008 1004 15259
2009 1137 18163
2010 1222 21650
2011 1325 24906
2012 1454 29725
2013 1558 34064
2014 1633 39275
2015 1779 44332
2016 1953 50703
2017 1942 55993
2018 2038 65648
2019 2098 75383
2020 2337 91791
2021 2494 106999
2022 2341 110113
2023 2296 111732

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Technical University of Denmark ranked 5th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Denmark and 389th in the World with 25,639 publications made and 683,183 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

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

Technical University of Denmark
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 134 848
1992 135 1067
1993 156 1184
1994 194 1243
1995 215 1504
1996 218 1549
1997 245 1705
1998 233 1934
1999 257 2413
2000 259 2602
2001 259 3127
2002 416 4314
2003 353 4370
2004 372 5594
2005 404 6176
2006 417 7346
2007 610 8173
2008 670 9421
2009 732 11612
2010 773 13962
2011 856 17303
2012 991 20370
2013 1079 24479
2014 1074 27551
2015 1198 32086
2016 1316 35393
2017 1314 38753
2018 1391 45860
2019 1431 52862
2020 1541 64608
2021 1663 76279
2022 1615 78983
2023 1642 80777

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Archaeology 3 85 239
Occupational Safety and Health 4 65 250
Aesthetics 4 92 254
History 3 100 275
Library and Information science 3 108 281
Linguistics 4 108 292
Publishing 3 98 298
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 3 109 342
Philosophy 4 173 388
Forensic Science 5 150 390
Law 6 148 409
Journalism and Digital Media 5 144 421
Urban and Regional planning 6 208 431
Political Science 6 184 438
Demography 4 166 462
Public Policy / Administration 7 195 523
Sociology 6 200 536
Anthropology 7 207 551
Art History 4 234 564
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 7 240 590
Communications and Public Relations 7 231 632
Education Majors 5 228 676
Classics and Ancient History 6 263 680
Law Enforcement 6 259 753
Criminology and Criminal Justice 7 247 787
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 7 326 803
Genealogy 6 303 855
Military science 6 279 881
Sports / Exercise science 5 348 964
Gender Studies 7 455 1454

Medicine rankings

The Technical University of Denmark ranked 4th for Medicine in Denmark and 470th in the World with 20,760 publications made and 745,077 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Public Health, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Anatomy and Physiology.

Medicine ranking Location
#4 of 12 In Denmark
#169 of 1,417 In Europe
#470 of 6,680 In the World

Technical University of Denmark
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 84 655
1992 96 800
1993 105 832
1994 99 1043
1995 125 1160
1996 137 1299
1997 142 1452
1998 154 1728
1999 166 1981
2000 188 2366
2001 161 2851
2002 249 3589
2003 270 4206
2004 255 5153
2005 269 6370
2006 342 7323
2007 476 8827
2008 521 9994
2009 593 12090
2010 679 15754
2011 781 19475
2012 790 23191
2013 901 27427
2014 902 31645
2015 1094 36177
2016 1100 40211
2017 1200 45093
2018 1245 51869
2019 1268 59449
2020 1392 73168
2021 1447 86886
2022 1386 89991
2023 1340 88946

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

Medicine subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Toxicology 3 24 84
Veterinary 3 49 137
Sonography and Ultrasound 2 58 180
Audiology 3 110 277
Biomedical Engineering 3 111 321
Medical Physics 4 166 383
Virology 3 136 386
Forensic Science 5 150 390
Public Health 4 138 392
Dentistry 3 140 409
Physical Therapy 5 164 435
Immunology 4 165 448
Orthodontics 3 158 450
Pathology 4 171 462
Anatomy and Physiology 5 167 463
Cosmetology 5 193 523
Pharmacy 3 222 537
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 4 189 540
Respiratory Therapy 5 219 586
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 223 637
Radiation Therapy 4 221 639
Oncology and Cancer research 4 224 657
Epidemiology 5 249 660
Pharmacology 4 225 670
Ophthalmology 4 246 696
Dermatology 4 240 702
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 5 309 815
Anesthesiology 5 271 819
Nursing 5 290 823
Psychiatry 5 296 845
Surgery 5 283 846
Pediatrics 5 275 851
Urology 5 272 860
Sports Medicine 5 336 883
Cardiology 5 312 901
Healthcare Management (MHA) 6 329 930
Family medicine 5 301 948
Sports / Exercise science 5 348 964
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5 302 981
Gerontology 5 331 989
Critical Care Nursing 5 340 1008
Clinical Psychology 5 420 1304
Health Science 5 453 1544

Mathematics rankings

The Technical University of Denmark ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Denmark and 181st in the World with 17,602 publications made and 497,226 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 13 In Denmark
#53 of 1,388 In Europe
#181 of 6,305 In the World

Technical University of Denmark
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 103 717
1992 108 835
1993 106 911
1994 139 903
1995 147 1120
1996 154 1177
1997 136 1276
1998 185 1454
1999 186 1797
2000 194 1916
2001 191 2207
2002 373 3142
2003 249 3145
2004 272 3681
2005 288 4224
2006 312 5061
2007 476 5650
2008 451 6206
2009 546 7641
2010 529 8530
2011 663 10603
2012 687 12477
2013 724 14550
2014 833 17233
2015 826 19094
2016 890 22178
2017 917 23671
2018 962 28267
2019 902 32121
2020 1034 37613
2021 1090 44138
2022 1006 45128
2023 986 45328

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

Mathematics subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 1 10 50
Applied Mathematics 1 28 109
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 33 136
Statistics 3 50 168
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 122 311
Math Teachers 5 174 581
Actuarial Science 6 279 733

Business rankings

The Technical University of Denmark ranked 5th for Business in Denmark and 223rd in the World with 12,986 publications made and 322,635 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Research, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#5 of 15 In Denmark
#72 of 1,414 In Europe
#223 of 6,187 In the World

Technical University of Denmark
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 79 304
1992 71 385
1993 71 419
1994 78 461
1995 105 525
1996 99 572
1997 102 604
1998 112 710
1999 102 915
2000 134 957
2001 143 1126
2002 180 1785
2003 188 1614
2004 185 1953
2005 190 2184
2006 193 2638
2007 305 3040
2008 292 3322
2009 345 4142
2010 361 4836
2011 417 6296
2012 445 7397
2013 533 9103
2014 563 10670
2015 639 12137
2016 668 13856
2017 698 15910
2018 724 19237
2019 749 22038
2020 898 27158
2021 906 33529
2022 913 34886
2023 888 36202

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

Business subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Construction Management 1 14 42
Operations Research 1 10 50
Engineering Management 2 22 70
Project Management 3 35 72
Real Estate 1 23 89
Management 2 42 163
Supply Chain Management 4 57 196
Marketing 4 63 204
Risk Management 4 88 233
Occupational Safety and Health 4 65 250
International Trade 7 157 268
Management Information Systems 5 119 296
International Business 7 175 330
Finance 5 135 342
Advertising 6 145 415
Accounting 4 151 444
Public Policy / Administration 7 195 523
Actuarial Science 6 279 733
Entrepreneurship 7 385 861
Investment Banking and Stock trading 6 384 1027
Human Resource Management 7 431 1074

Psychology rankings

The Technical University of Denmark ranked 5th for Psychology in Denmark and 625th in the World with 8,513 publications made and 224,384 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#5 of 15 In Denmark
#229 of 1,414 In Europe
#625 of 6,528 In the World

Technical University of Denmark
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 32 250
1992 45 365
1993 37 412
1994 44 474
1995 54 519
1996 68 509
1997 72 567
1998 58 611
1999 57 770
2000 82 925
2001 56 1095
2002 129 1385
2003 110 1533
2004 118 1734
2005 110 2164
2006 131 2592
2007 192 2885
2008 182 3212
2009 205 3732
2010 228 4545
2011 247 5344
2012 302 6446
2013 316 8103
2014 359 8864
2015 393 10371
2016 469 11707
2017 481 13023
2018 522 15726
2019 527 18806
2020 608 23391
2021 645 28484
2022 628 29329
2023 619 30235

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

Psychology subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cognitive Science 4 148 397
Social Psychology 6 178 484
Neuroscience 5 231 582
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 7 240 590
Education Majors 5 228 676
Psychiatry 5 296 845
Child Psychology 5 333 968
Clinical Psychology 5 420 1304

Economics rankings

The Technical University of Denmark ranked 6th for Economics in Denmark and 337th in the World with 6,354 publications made and 176,934 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Development Studies, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#6 of 13 In Denmark
#120 of 1,366 In Europe
#337 of 5,995 In the World

Technical University of Denmark
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 34 160
1992 32 157
1993 24 189
1994 42 209
1995 29 218
1996 50 252
1997 46 292
1998 40 337
1999 49 363
2000 61 444
2001 49 455
2002 68 641
2003 71 675
2004 88 901
2005 75 901
2006 89 1120
2007 152 1405
2008 146 1514
2009 150 1937
2010 171 2572
2011 197 3358
2012 227 3992
2013 295 4966
2014 268 6069
2015 328 7219
2016 340 8324
2017 347 9396
2018 333 10837
2019 418 13144
2020 471 16451
2021 433 19986
2022 467 20628
2023 474 21578

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

Economics subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 2 5 8
Agricultural Economics 3 59 223
International Economics 6 164 261
International Trade 7 157 268
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 122 311
Finance 5 135 342
Development Studies 6 185 542
Actuarial Science 6 279 733
Investment Banking and Stock trading 6 384 1027

Art & Design rankings

The Technical University of Denmark ranked 4th for Art & Design in Denmark and 223rd in the World with 5,615 publications made and 132,616 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Architecture.

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
#4 of 14 In Denmark
#79 of 1,349 In Europe
#223 of 5,720 In the World

Technical University of Denmark
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 37 250
1992 38 272
1993 34 289
1994 53 321
1995 49 376
1996 65 354
1997 48 399
1998 57 454
1999 62 562
2000 58 611
2001 51 677
2002 115 1073
2003 83 1054
2004 131 1356
2005 126 1486
2006 130 1613
2007 154 1958
2008 159 2001
2009 201 2637
2010 194 3110
2011 218 3605
2012 245 4125
2013 279 4635
2014 238 5064
2015 237 5899
2016 266 6078
2017 294 6961
2018 280 7612
2019 284 9211
2020 274 10713
2021 315 12508
2022 286 12451
2023 284 12816

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

Art & Design subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Animation 1 15 69
Computer Graphics 1 18 81
UX/UI Desgin 3 31 84
Graphic Design 2 29 105
Performing arts 4 67 159
Architecture 1 73 179
Fashion Design 3 70 186
Multimedia 4 73 220
Aesthetics 4 92 254
Painting and Drawing 3 147 296
Sculpture 3 147 296
Literature 4 120 310
Illustration and Concept Art 4 153 312
Music 6 131 337
Game Design and Development 6 237 529
Art History 4 234 564
Photography 6 275 735
Singing and Vocal Performance 6 280 793