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The Technical University of Denmark ranked 3rd in Denmark, 183rd in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 66 research topics. The Technical University of Denmark ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 130,900 academic publications and 4,140,683 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 47 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#183 of 14,131 In the World
#62 of 2,785 In Europe
#3 of 27 In Denmark
#1 of 1,395 For Biochemical Engineering
#3 of 1,794 For Architectural Engineering
#4 of 2,336 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#1505 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#162 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 63 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Technical University of Denmark ranked 1st for Engineering in Denmark and 61st in the World with 87,622 publications made and 2,700,464 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 14 In Denmark
#10 of 1,466 In Europe
#61 of 6,795 In the World

Technical University of Denmark
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 557 5184
1994 616 5457
1995 599 6232
1996 698 6984
1997 771 7930
1998 815 8855
1999 791 10139
2000 798 11091
2001 846 12616
2002 1322 17208
2003 1123 18517
2004 1137 20566
2005 1296 24937
2006 1429 28390
2007 1735 31768
2008 1793 36428
2009 1992 42008
2010 2241 50289
2011 3445 61214
2012 3590 70968
2013 3594 81962
2014 3930 96485
2015 4143 105914
2016 4491 119266
2017 4464 132344
2018 4503 152219
2019 4517 171054
2020 4647 203309
2021 4701 236781
2022 4709 238970
2023 5000 249597
2024 4237 242385
2025 2234 216596

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

Physics rankings

The Technical University of Denmark ranked 1st for Physics in Denmark and 79th in the World with 77,342 publications made and 2,460,892 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
#13 of 1,460 In Europe
#79 of 6,729 In the World

Technical University of Denmark
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 540 5038
1994 585 5255
1995 559 6077
1996 682 6845
1997 736 7806
1998 748 8490
1999 770 9665
2000 760 10660
2001 793 11908
2002 1187 15725
2003 1040 17222
2004 1058 19233
2005 1179 23159
2006 1269 26146
2007 1529 28783
2008 1665 33297
2009 1780 37918
2010 2035 45430
2011 2851 54171
2012 3088 62697
2013 3034 72819
2014 3316 86213
2015 3560 95262
2016 3868 107217
2017 3764 118741
2018 3832 135732
2019 3917 151030
2020 4074 179139
2021 4039 205038
2022 4062 206218
2023 4397 218596
2024 3738 213328
2025 2020 188956

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
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 6 44
Materials Science 1 9 61
Quantum and Particle physics 1 13 69
Nanotechnology 1 8 69
Condensed Matter Physics 1 15 73
Optical Engineering 1 13 76
Acoustical Engineering 1 16 89
Astrobiology 3 40 112
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 47 119
Nuclear Physics 3 49 138
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 58 162
Biophysics 3 89 251
Medical Physics 4 128 299
Theoretical Physics 4 185 384

Chemistry rankings

The Technical University of Denmark ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Denmark and 108th in the World with 76,731 publications made and 2,927,885 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Nanotechnology, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 13 In Denmark
#21 of 1,417 In Europe
#108 of 6,561 In the World

Technical University of Denmark
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 512 5491
1994 600 5797
1995 563 6716
1996 685 7563
1997 753 8475
1998 788 9628
1999 777 11251
2000 819 13005
2001 807 14825
2002 1083 18676
2003 1042 21720
2004 1063 24480
2005 1226 29042
2006 1339 32802
2007 1564 36668
2008 1726 42232
2009 1848 47881
2010 2050 57765
2011 2884 68580
2012 2952 78691
2013 3051 89980
2014 3240 102503
2015 3559 112739
2016 3765 125681
2017 3857 140592
2018 3793 158735
2019 3854 178969
2020 4073 216078
2021 3886 245693
2022 3982 247873
2023 4368 255053
2024 3697 251435
2025 2039 224868

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

Biology rankings

The Technical University of Denmark ranked 3rd for Biology in Denmark and 189th in the World with 63,923 publications made and 2,610,137 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 14 In Denmark
#58 of 1,449 In Europe
#189 of 6,841 In the World

Technical University of Denmark
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 324 3786
1994 391 4101
1995 395 4779
1996 420 5237
1997 535 6237
1998 564 7084
1999 572 8513
2000 596 9946
2001 621 11868
2002 723 14679
2003 765 17441
2004 805 20149
2005 879 23883
2006 1032 27342
2007 1261 31540
2008 1387 36460
2009 1489 41870
2010 1673 50761
2011 2405 60953
2012 2482 70573
2013 2610 81933
2014 2700 92957
2015 3028 102863
2016 3222 114648
2017 3351 129092
2018 3378 147067
2019 3412 167914
2020 3677 207428
2021 3668 241195
2022 3782 241205
2023 3987 250225
2024 3343 241547
2025 1991 216570

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 39
Microbiology 2 13 54
Toxicology 3 15 58
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 12 61
Nanotechnology 1 8 69
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 17 76
Paleontology 3 24 94
Astrobiology 3 40 112
Agricultural Science 3 23 116
Evolutionary Biology 3 48 157
Biotechnology 3 57 182
Animal Science 3 60 190
Botany 3 65 193
Biochemistry 3 67 193
Zoology 3 89 237
Genetics 3 86 248
Biophysics 3 89 251
Forestry 3 78 259
Horticulture 3 91 298
Virology 3 114 341
Molecular Biology 4 143 423
Immunology 4 156 432
Neuroscience 5 214 549
Pharmacology 4 195 574
Oncology and Cancer research 4 222 670
Entomology 5 237 670

Environmental Science rankings

The Technical University of Denmark ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Denmark and 72nd in the World with 63,477 publications made and 2,082,331 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 14 In Denmark
#15 of 1,464 In Europe
#72 of 6,888 In the World

Technical University of Denmark
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 316 3039
1994 378 3234
1995 379 3934
1996 445 4355
1997 518 5108
1998 563 5731
1999 550 6751
2000 529 7718
2001 543 8950
2002 725 11586
2003 686 13224
2004 719 14935
2005 740 17077
2006 847 20134
2007 1161 22873
2008 1193 26379
2009 1314 30734
2010 1509 38060
2011 2408 46997
2012 2628 54286
2013 2775 64188
2014 2928 74789
2015 3172 82186
2016 3343 91163
2017 3447 102155
2018 3419 117998
2019 3398 135088
2020 3542 164850
2021 3758 196757
2022 3851 200616
2023 4043 208773
2024 3291 197199
2025 1723 176690

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 3rd for Computer Science in Denmark and 140th in the World with 47,572 publications made and 1,597,460 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#3 of 14 In Denmark
#38 of 1,470 In Europe
#140 of 6,855 In the World

Technical University of Denmark
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 274 2141
1994 293 2307
1995 303 2640
1996 343 2802
1997 364 3182
1998 374 3636
1999 379 4666
2000 422 5228
2001 410 5907
2002 799 9249
2003 636 9730
2004 671 10867
2005 747 13294
2006 797 15512
2007 1021 17637
2008 1025 19405
2009 1156 22811
2010 1285 26267
2011 1755 30277
2012 1850 35686
2013 1773 40204
2014 1929 47692
2015 2196 52958
2016 2373 61353
2017 2338 69587
2018 2462 80915
2019 2462 93218
2020 2731 114912
2021 2789 134554
2022 2818 132499
2023 2893 141104
2024 2424 129715
2025 1361 110713

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 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Denmark and 317th in the World with 32,815 publications made and 970,737 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 14 In Denmark
#128 of 1,502 In Europe
#317 of 7,088 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 181 1536
1994 198 1612
1995 224 1943
1996 235 2006
1997 267 2216
1998 265 2444
1999 270 3027
2000 267 3392
2001 268 3912
2002 429 5599
2003 391 5911
2004 385 6963
2005 417 7935
2006 436 9378
2007 641 10472
2008 676 11839
2009 731 14371
2010 814 16918
2011 1269 20587
2012 1296 24160
2013 1408 28661
2014 1392 33140
2015 1569 37667
2016 1647 42971
2017 1598 48514
2018 1820 57075
2019 1678 65314
2020 1822 82802
2021 1936 100179
2022 1983 101383
2023 2108 108539
2024 1759 97445
2025 899 86742

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
Occupational Safety and Health 4 51 201
Linguistics 3 72 202
Urban and Regional planning 6 112 217
Archaeology 3 83 244
Aesthetics 5 93 249
History 3 98 281
Library and Information science 3 109 286
Philosophy 4 136 309
Publishing 5 119 343
Law 6 140 386
Forensic Science 5 145 407
Political Science 6 175 408
Demography 4 148 415
Sociology 7 167 459
Education Majors 4 141 461
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 5 150 464
Journalism and Digital Media 8 200 557
Anthropology 7 216 575
Art History 7 253 588
Genealogy 7 223 605
Communications and Public Relations 7 224 617
Public Policy / Administration 7 237 620
Classics and Ancient History 7 239 624
Early Childhood Education 4 208 638
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 7 263 639
Law Enforcement 5 239 696
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 7 296 735
Criminology and Criminal Justice 7 256 802
Sports / Exercise science 5 379 1044
Gender Studies 7 383 1181
Media Studies 9 414 1224

Medicine rankings

The Technical University of Denmark ranked 4th for Medicine in Denmark and 443rd in the World with 24,970 publications made and 1,016,556 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Public Health, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#4 of 14 In Denmark
#161 of 1,437 In Europe
#443 of 6,793 In the World

Technical University of Denmark
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 112 1145
1994 104 1391
1995 129 1532
1996 137 1671
1997 152 1839
1998 174 2241
1999 177 2605
2000 198 3174
2001 178 3796
2002 251 4809
2003 266 5678
2004 275 6552
2005 292 7886
2006 356 8977
2007 494 10461
2008 550 12157
2009 602 14530
2010 702 18239
2011 994 22218
2012 935 26032
2013 1047 30472
2014 1048 35431
2015 1194 40285
2016 1221 45351
2017 1330 52202
2018 1409 59796
2019 1367 69215
2020 1521 88811
2021 1572 108568
2022 1589 108310
2023 1588 111293
2024 1381 102681
2025 866 92212

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 15 58
Veterinary 3 39 115
Sonography and Ultrasound 2 51 152
Audiology 3 91 223
Biomedical Engineering 3 93 284
Medical Physics 4 128 299
Public Health 4 112 338
Virology 3 114 341
Orthodontics 3 118 348
Dentistry 3 121 369
Forensic Science 5 145 407
Physical Therapy 5 162 418
Immunology 4 156 432
Pathology 4 161 434
Anatomy and Physiology 5 163 455
Nursing 5 175 511
Cosmetology 4 191 534
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 4 186 537
Pharmacy 3 223 562
Pharmacology 4 195 574
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 202 597
Respiratory Therapy 5 215 600
Epidemiology 5 223 609
Radiation Therapy 4 221 646
Dermatology 4 224 655
Oncology and Cancer research 4 222 670
Healthcare Management (MHA) 5 248 711
Ophthalmology 4 248 715
Sports Medicine 5 293 729
Optometry 5 251 738
Psychiatry 5 278 794
Cardiology 5 289 831
Surgery 5 270 839
Gerontology 5 285 861
Pediatrics 5 271 861
Health Science 5 287 879
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 5 311 881
Occupational Therapy 5 330 898
Anesthesiology 5 289 918
Urology 5 285 924
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5 304 1023
Sports / Exercise science 5 379 1044
Family medicine 5 318 1072
Critical Care Nursing 5 354 1089
Clinical Psychology 5 414 1263

Mathematics rankings

The Technical University of Denmark ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Denmark and 156th in the World with 19,818 publications made and 666,456 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 14 In Denmark
#43 of 1,406 In Europe
#156 of 6,434 In the World

Technical University of Denmark
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 113 1106
1994 136 1153
1995 150 1374
1996 156 1486
1997 150 1492
1998 196 1781
1999 184 2145
2000 200 2341
2001 193 2633
2002 365 3972
2003 252 4110
2004 291 4523
2005 296 5514
2006 336 6525
2007 481 7047
2008 458 8047
2009 525 9336
2010 545 10501
2011 748 12522
2012 816 14790
2013 786 16964
2014 870 20374
2015 920 22698
2016 995 25759
2017 1011 28817
2018 1019 34116
2019 944 38350
2020 1116 46253
2021 1079 55463
2022 1060 54878
2023 1111 57378
2024 882 43919
2025 407 34705

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 4 28
Applied Mathematics 1 16 69
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 29 119
Statistics 3 43 152
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 91 244
Math Teachers 5 133 455
Actuarial Science 6 246 664

Business rankings

The Technical University of Denmark ranked 5th for Business in Denmark and 179th in the World with 15,607 publications made and 410,604 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Research, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#5 of 14 In Denmark
#56 of 1,436 In Europe
#179 of 6,366 In the World

Technical University of Denmark
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 77 589
1994 84 672
1995 114 737
1996 100 815
1997 104 826
1998 120 964
1999 104 1198
2000 138 1240
2001 150 1374
2002 193 2290
2003 202 2223
2004 197 2534
2005 189 2876
2006 211 3467
2007 314 3935
2008 287 4440
2009 342 5331
2010 363 6122
2011 589 7740
2012 606 9063
2013 602 10749
2014 652 12784
2015 739 14292
2016 794 16529
2017 813 19091
2018 843 23113
2019 851 26517
2020 1034 33309
2021 1017 41850
2022 980 41891
2023 999 45038
2024 774 35710
2025 361 29672

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 6 28
Operations Research 1 4 28
Engineering Management 2 6 37
Project Management 4 23 52
Management 2 29 119
Real Estate 1 36 127
Marketing 4 47 156
Supply Chain Management 4 54 169
Occupational Safety and Health 4 51 201
Management Information Systems 5 97 253
International Trade 7 156 264
Risk Management 5 108 277
International Business 7 171 313
Finance 5 129 345
Advertising 6 121 378
Accounting 4 143 430
Public Policy / Administration 7 237 620
Entrepreneurship 7 289 629
Actuarial Science 6 246 664
Investment Banking and Stock trading 6 421 1208
Human Resource Management 7 486 1217

Psychology rankings

The Technical University of Denmark ranked 5th for Psychology in Denmark and 620th in the World with 10,287 publications made and 309,985 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#5 of 14 In Denmark
#223 of 1,424 In Europe
#620 of 6,663 In the World

Technical University of Denmark
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 44 509
1994 42 592
1995 54 658
1996 69 632
1997 76 737
1998 63 791
1999 62 1020
2000 82 1225
2001 60 1389
2002 138 1863
2003 110 2058
2004 113 2255
2005 133 2855
2006 140 3267
2007 190 3683
2008 177 4033
2009 206 4724
2010 242 5576
2011 353 6423
2012 333 7623
2013 356 9366
2014 385 10562
2015 480 12480
2016 533 14441
2017 535 16755
2018 578 19758
2019 582 23993
2020 681 30567
2021 672 37790
2022 718 38095
2023 686 41087
2024 645 38522
2025 385 34894

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 4 139 378
Education Majors 4 141 461
Social Psychology 6 197 542
Neuroscience 5 214 549
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 7 263 639
Psychiatry 5 278 794
Occupational Therapy 5 330 898
Child Psychology 6 345 1004
Clinical Psychology 5 414 1263

Economics rankings

The Technical University of Denmark ranked 5th for Economics in Denmark and 330th in the World with 7,569 publications made and 226,507 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Development Studies, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#5 of 14 In Denmark
#117 of 1,391 In Europe
#330 of 6,188 In the World

Technical University of Denmark
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 30 242
1994 43 283
1995 32 278
1996 50 340
1997 51 397
1998 42 435
1999 48 467
2000 66 566
2001 51 559
2002 76 818
2003 80 940
2004 92 1149
2005 82 1170
2006 79 1488
2007 163 1797
2008 135 1996
2009 148 2462
2010 177 3128
2011 297 4167
2012 270 4762
2013 302 5801
2014 326 7237
2015 354 8590
2016 381 9853
2017 397 11330
2018 381 13201
2019 439 15738
2020 536 20362
2021 492 25139
2022 503 25556
2023 530 27838
2024 428 22540
2025 193 18853

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 3 6
Agricultural Economics 3 24 106
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 91 244
International Economics 5 162 255
International Trade 7 156 264
Finance 5 129 345
Development Studies 6 189 561
Actuarial Science 6 246 664
Investment Banking and Stock trading 6 421 1208

Art & Design rankings

The Technical University of Denmark ranked 4th for Art & Design in Denmark and 210th in the World with 7,003 publications made and 179,921 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Computer Graphics, Aesthetics, 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
#74 of 1,385 In Europe
#210 of 6,010 In the World

Technical University of Denmark
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 36 395
1994 54 389
1995 53 504
1996 66 451
1997 49 488
1998 58 568
1999 61 679
2000 61 749
2001 52 802
2002 117 1358
2003 94 1455
2004 131 1649
2005 125 1871
2006 146 2064
2007 152 2477
2008 164 2608
2009 190 3283
2010 204 3718
2011 288 4215
2012 312 4945
2013 329 5406
2014 272 6118
2015 319 6901
2016 339 7386
2017 365 8686
2018 342 9578
2019 329 11287
2020 323 13464
2021 377 16296
2022 393 15820
2023 386 17045
2024 329 16634
2025 174 15791

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
Computer Graphics 1 13 61
Graphic Design 1 14 63
UX/UI Desgin 4 27 84
Animation 1 20 99
Multimedia 4 45 157
Architecture 3 63 164
Fashion Design 4 70 187
Performing arts 4 90 219
Aesthetics 5 93 249
Music 4 114 286
Literature 4 110 289
Painting and Drawing 4 193 419
Sculpture 4 193 419
Illustration and Concept Art 4 195 441
Game Design and Development 6 203 469
Photography 5 208 523
Art History 7 253 588
Singing and Vocal Performance 5 286 773