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The Technical University of Denmark ranked 3rd in Denmark, 219th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 56 research topics. The Technical University of Denmark ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 104,048 academic publications and 3,800,666 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 47 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#219 of 14,131 In the World
#74 of 2,785 In Europe
#3 of 27 In Denmark
#2 of 1,346 For Biochemical Engineering
#4 of 2,297 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#7 of 1,065 For Marine Engineering
#1471 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#170 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 53 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Technical University of Denmark ranked 1st for Engineering in Denmark and 81st in the World with 74,217 publications made and 2,558,501 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 1,465 In Europe
#81 of 6,782 In the World

Technical University of Denmark
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 513 4500
1993 557 5175
1994 615 5446
1995 599 6213
1996 697 6954
1997 771 7917
1998 816 8838
1999 790 10123
2000 797 11072
2001 847 12600
2002 1321 17193
2003 1121 18500
2004 1136 20551
2005 1296 24913
2006 1428 28360
2007 1734 31767
2008 1795 36406
2009 1989 41944
2010 2252 50324
2011 2469 61341
2012 2644 70943
2013 2640 81645
2014 3013 95998
2015 3222 105086
2016 3610 118495
2017 3654 130836
2018 3720 150676
2019 3804 168974
2020 4195 200724
2021 4222 233179
2022 3966 235253
2023 4231 245013
2024 2919 235123

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 97th in the World with 66,600 publications made and 2,360,461 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#1 of 13 In Denmark
#15 of 1,457 In Europe
#97 of 6,713 In the World

Technical University of Denmark
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 486 4455
1993 540 5030
1994 584 5245
1995 559 6067
1996 681 6818
1997 736 7795
1998 749 8475
1999 769 9650
2000 759 10645
2001 794 11883
2002 1186 15714
2003 1038 17209
2004 1056 19215
2005 1179 23145
2006 1269 26125
2007 1527 28785
2008 1665 33280
2009 1778 37861
2010 2054 45492
2011 2143 54451
2012 2350 62937
2013 2332 72750
2014 2655 85862
2015 2821 94569
2016 3189 106428
2017 3097 117661
2018 3227 134736
2019 3350 149725
2020 3701 177018
2021 3710 202530
2022 3472 203651
2023 3750 215123
2024 2567 207099

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
Condensed Matter Physics 1 15 70
Materials Science 1 11 74
Quantum and Particle physics 1 14 86
Nanotechnology 1 9 86
Optical Engineering 1 19 92
Acoustical Engineering 1 18 98
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 22 103
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 48 120
Nuclear Physics 3 60 153
Astrobiology 2 60 158
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 80 199
Biophysics 3 91 257
Theoretical Physics 4 194 406
Medical Physics 4 185 441

Chemistry rankings

The Technical University of Denmark ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Denmark and 119th in the World with 66,557 publications made and 2,777,277 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Nanotechnology.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 13 In Denmark
#25 of 1,417 In Europe
#119 of 6,545 In the World

Technical University of Denmark
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 484 4851
1993 512 5470
1994 599 5776
1995 563 6671
1996 685 7523
1997 753 8446
1998 789 9596
1999 776 11218
2000 818 12968
2001 808 14795
2002 1081 18645
2003 1040 21679
2004 1060 24438
2005 1226 28994
2006 1339 32748
2007 1561 36653
2008 1728 42214
2009 1847 47816
2010 2060 57744
2011 2201 68882
2012 2323 78994
2013 2401 90060
2014 2619 102653
2015 2891 112390
2016 3109 125388
2017 3232 139678
2018 3233 157775
2019 3302 177922
2020 3729 214331
2021 3540 243133
2022 3417 244673
2023 3684 250912
2024 2675 244091

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 217th in the World with 55,076 publications made and 2,468,368 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 13 In Denmark
#68 of 1,448 In Europe
#217 of 6,833 In the World

Technical University of Denmark
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 305 3237
1993 324 3765
1994 390 4082
1995 395 4733
1996 420 5198
1997 535 6213
1998 564 7053
1999 571 8473
2000 596 9909
2001 622 11840
2002 722 14651
2003 764 17391
2004 801 20119
2005 880 23837
2006 1032 27298
2007 1259 31511
2008 1387 36420
2009 1488 41803
2010 1691 50759
2011 1859 61298
2012 1939 70964
2013 2020 81993
2014 2174 92956
2015 2470 102361
2016 2691 114277
2017 2780 128051
2018 2855 146032
2019 2957 166344
2020 3454 205310
2021 3339 237449
2022 3273 236800
2023 3402 244508
2024 2519 232858

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 12 48
Microbiology 2 21 72
Toxicology 3 21 85
Nanotechnology 1 9 86
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 26 96
Paleontology 3 30 108
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 28 117
Agricultural Science 3 29 135
Astrobiology 2 60 158
Animal Science 3 56 176
Evolutionary Biology 3 66 194
Biotechnology 3 71 208
Botany 3 74 213
Biochemistry 3 72 215
Biophysics 3 91 257
Genetics 3 95 273
Zoology 3 116 311
Forestry 3 99 319
Horticulture 3 105 339
Virology 3 137 393
Molecular Biology 4 144 423
Immunology 4 165 457
Neuroscience 5 236 588
Oncology and Cancer research 4 224 673
Pharmacology 4 221 683
Entomology 5 279 857

Environmental Science rankings

The Technical University of Denmark ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Denmark and 94th in the World with 52,004 publications made and 2,008,253 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 14 In Denmark
#22 of 1,464 In Europe
#94 of 6,876 In the World

Technical University of Denmark
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 295 2722
1993 316 3019
1994 377 3216
1995 378 3892
1996 446 4321
1997 518 5082
1998 563 5706
1999 549 6718
2000 529 7688
2001 544 8929
2002 724 11555
2003 686 13167
2004 717 14898
2005 740 17018
2006 847 20071
2007 1160 22835
2008 1193 26314
2009 1316 30663
2010 1528 38090
2011 1654 47296
2012 1828 54426
2013 1930 63801
2014 2106 74414
2015 2338 81589
2016 2549 90811
2017 2631 101029
2018 2748 116847
2019 2783 133272
2020 3171 162650
2021 3273 193194
2022 3232 196896
2023 3394 204179
2024 2223 190058

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 163rd in the World with 42,157 publications made and 1,532,157 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking, Machine Learning.

Computer Science ranking Location
#3 of 14 In Denmark
#44 of 1,469 In Europe
#163 of 6,845 In the World

Technical University of Denmark
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 266 1856
1993 274 2138
1994 292 2301
1995 303 2626
1996 343 2791
1997 363 3177
1998 374 3625
1999 378 4657
2000 422 5222
2001 410 5903
2002 799 9246
2003 636 9707
2004 671 10870
2005 747 13277
2006 796 15496
2007 1020 17610
2008 1026 19374
2009 1155 22763
2010 1299 26314
2011 1406 30407
2012 1493 35898
2013 1476 40165
2014 1655 47745
2015 1853 52867
2016 2051 60877
2017 2042 68658
2018 2187 80090
2019 2206 91694
2020 2572 113184
2021 2617 132023
2022 2510 129389
2023 2587 137478
2024 1774 123755

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 423rd in the World with 28,055 publications made and 911,960 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#5 of 14 In Denmark
#176 of 1,500 In Europe
#423 of 7,081 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 141 1377
1993 181 1531
1994 199 1611
1995 223 1933
1996 234 1984
1997 267 2209
1998 265 2430
1999 270 3026
2000 267 3380
2001 269 3901
2002 428 5589
2003 392 5902
2004 385 6961
2005 417 7913
2006 436 9358
2007 641 10456
2008 678 11811
2009 736 14336
2010 831 16971
2011 937 20869
2012 1016 24363
2013 1044 28714
2014 1110 33110
2015 1225 37470
2016 1352 42238
2017 1334 47808
2018 1551 56417
2019 1455 64133
2020 1700 81535
2021 1771 97290
2022 1715 97062
2023 1849 102963
2024 1156 90480

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 95 264
Linguistics 4 97 271
Aesthetics 4 100 274
Publishing 3 93 280
Occupational Safety and Health 4 74 285
Library and Information science 3 125 310
History 3 114 311
Forensic Science 3 128 364
Philosophy 4 177 410
Intellectual Property and Patent Law 3 138 417
Urban and Regional planning 6 223 446
Law 6 164 449
Political Science 6 206 488
Demography 4 178 507
Journalism and Digital Media 6 181 516
Sociology 6 223 599
Communications and Public Relations 7 226 622
Anthropology 7 243 632
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 7 262 637
Art History 5 273 645
Public Policy / Administration 7 254 671
Education Majors 5 226 689
Classics and Ancient History 6 273 711
Law Enforcement 5 265 769
Criminology and Criminal Justice 7 272 865
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 7 357 908
Military science 6 293 917
Sports / Exercise science 5 390 1095
Gender Studies 7 428 1348

Medicine rankings

The Technical University of Denmark ranked 4th for Medicine in Denmark and 486th in the World with 22,501 publications made and 976,765 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Immunology, Public Health, Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Psychiatry.

Medicine ranking Location
#4 of 12 In Denmark
#173 of 1,433 In Europe
#486 of 6,775 In the World

Technical University of Denmark
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 97 1073
1993 112 1131
1994 104 1383
1995 129 1504
1996 137 1647
1997 153 1830
1998 174 2227
1999 177 2588
2000 198 3158
2001 178 3771
2002 250 4792
2003 266 5648
2004 274 6536
2005 292 7858
2006 356 8941
2007 494 10438
2008 549 12143
2009 604 14500
2010 709 18231
2011 804 22442
2012 791 26167
2013 887 30633
2014 928 35708
2015 1066 40226
2016 1116 45253
2017 1226 51787
2018 1316 59473
2019 1281 68698
2020 1490 88011
2021 1476 105860
2022 1466 103572
2023 1424 105237
2024 1129 94974

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 21 85
Veterinary 3 43 127
Sonography and Ultrasound 2 64 195
Audiology 3 104 260
Biomedical Engineering 3 118 342
Forensic Science 3 128 364
Virology 3 137 393
Orthodontics 3 144 409
Public Health 4 143 414
Dentistry 3 139 416
Medical Physics 4 185 441
Immunology 4 165 457
Physical Therapy 5 178 465
Pathology 4 170 471
Anatomy and Physiology 5 174 493
Pharmacy 3 221 550
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 4 197 563
Cosmetology 5 220 633
Radiation Therapy 4 223 650
Epidemiology 5 240 653
Respiratory Therapy 5 233 663
Oncology and Cancer research 4 224 673
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 232 683
Pharmacology 4 221 683
Ophthalmology 4 248 712
Dermatology 4 249 755
Psychiatry 5 295 858
Nursing 5 297 863
Surgery 5 285 878
Pediatrics 5 278 891
Cardiology 5 303 898
Anesthesiology 5 284 899
Sports Medicine 5 343 903
Urology 5 281 909
Optometry 5 293 931
Healthcare Management (MHA) 6 329 950
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 5 336 973
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 5 303 1020
Family medicine 5 323 1092
Sports / Exercise science 5 390 1095
Occupational Therapy 5 396 1107
Gerontology 5 368 1109
Critical Care Nursing 5 370 1162
Clinical Psychology 5 418 1285
Health Science 5 462 1604

Mathematics rankings

The Technical University of Denmark ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Denmark and 171st in the World with 18,660 publications made and 680,619 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
#50 of 1,401 In Europe
#171 of 6,418 In the World

Technical University of Denmark
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 112 1046
1993 113 1104
1994 135 1153
1995 150 1370
1996 156 1480
1997 149 1490
1998 196 1778
1999 184 2144
2000 200 2335
2001 193 2630
2002 364 3968
2003 252 4102
2004 291 4524
2005 296 5505
2006 337 6515
2007 481 7046
2008 460 8039
2009 524 9323
2010 560 10532
2011 665 12882
2012 706 15074
2013 715 17154
2014 813 20916
2015 829 22787
2016 913 25962
2017 951 28710
2018 994 34189
2019 919 37909
2020 1130 45851
2021 1117 54577
2022 1055 53512
2023 1070 55287
2024 624 40669

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 12 55
Applied Mathematics 1 17 80
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 34 135
Statistics 3 47 158
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 139 338
Math Teachers 6 222 702
Actuarial Science 6 281 743

Business rankings

The Technical University of Denmark ranked 5th for Business in Denmark and 222nd in the World with 13,956 publications made and 412,965 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Research, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#5 of 14 In Denmark
#70 of 1,433 In Europe
#222 of 6,339 In the World

Technical University of Denmark
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 79 535
1993 77 589
1994 83 672
1995 114 734
1996 100 809
1997 104 825
1998 120 960
1999 104 1200
2000 138 1238
2001 151 1372
2002 192 2289
2003 201 2221
2004 197 2534
2005 189 2869
2006 210 3456
2007 314 3922
2008 289 4438
2009 342 5312
2010 368 6144
2011 446 7894
2012 467 9084
2013 484 10732
2014 562 12753
2015 648 14223
2016 694 16268
2017 718 18833
2018 758 22817
2019 804 26015
2020 992 32727
2021 973 40811
2022 915 41202
2023 930 44133
2024 536 34057

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
Operations Research 1 12 55
Construction Management 1 19 60
Project Management 3 38 85
Real Estate 1 27 103
Management 2 40 150
Engineering Management 2 44 167
Supply Chain Management 4 57 189
Marketing 4 70 220
International Trade 6 162 276
Risk Management 4 108 280
Occupational Safety and Health 4 74 285
Management Information Systems 5 121 305
International Business 6 186 345
Finance 5 144 374
Accounting 4 161 473
Advertising 6 174 493
Public Policy / Administration 7 254 671
Actuarial Science 6 281 743
Entrepreneurship 7 392 897
Human Resource Management 7 479 1195
Investment Banking and Stock trading 6 425 1217

Psychology rankings

The Technical University of Denmark ranked 5th for Psychology in Denmark and 655th in the World with 9,210 publications made and 312,677 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Education Majors.

Psychology ranking Location
#5 of 14 In Denmark
#234 of 1,423 In Europe
#655 of 6,645 In the World

Technical University of Denmark
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 45 484
1993 44 508
1994 42 591
1995 54 658
1996 68 625
1997 76 737
1998 63 789
1999 62 1019
2000 82 1223
2001 60 1386
2002 137 1862
2003 110 2057
2004 113 2254
2005 133 2854
2006 140 3257
2007 190 3674
2008 178 4016
2009 204 4711
2010 238 5589
2011 292 6530
2012 280 7685
2013 292 9387
2014 348 10589
2015 414 12431
2016 473 14284
2017 492 16474
2018 546 19569
2019 545 23630
2020 665 29974
2021 650 36455
2022 651 36057
2023 663 38522
2024 458 35049

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 4 162 426
Social Psychology 6 188 521
Neuroscience 5 236 588
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 7 262 637
Education Majors 5 226 689
Psychiatry 5 295 858
Child Psychology 6 358 1051
Occupational Therapy 5 396 1107
Clinical Psychology 5 418 1285

Economics rankings

The Technical University of Denmark ranked 6th for Economics in Denmark and 363rd in the World with 6,871 publications made and 230,226 citations received. Main research topics: Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Development Studies, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#6 of 13 In Denmark
#129 of 1,388 In Europe
#363 of 6,167 In the World

Technical University of Denmark
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 35 220
1993 30 241
1994 43 282
1995 32 277
1996 50 337
1997 51 396
1998 42 435
1999 48 469
2000 67 565
2001 52 556
2002 75 818
2003 79 935
2004 92 1151
2005 82 1169
2006 79 1483
2007 163 1789
2008 135 1985
2009 149 2456
2010 174 3110
2011 219 4169
2012 225 4795
2013 283 5857
2014 271 7173
2015 342 8577
2016 347 9702
2017 365 11199
2018 358 13026
2019 424 15369
2020 496 19880
2021 486 24241
2022 482 24351
2023 510 26397
2024 283 20731

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 59 238
International Economics 6 165 260
International Trade 6 162 276
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 139 338
Finance 5 144 374
Development Studies 6 202 591
Actuarial Science 6 281 743
Investment Banking and Stock trading 6 425 1217

Art & Design rankings

The Technical University of Denmark ranked 4th for Art & Design in Denmark and 243rd in the World with 6,083 publications made and 177,238 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
#89 of 1,381 In Europe
#243 of 5,966 In the World

Technical University of Denmark
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 39 370
1993 36 396
1994 54 390
1995 53 502
1996 66 447
1997 49 487
1998 58 569
1999 61 679
2000 61 748
2001 52 801
2002 117 1356
2003 93 1450
2004 131 1651
2005 125 1871
2006 146 2059
2007 152 2473
2008 164 2604
2009 190 3271
2010 207 3747
2011 244 4267
2012 255 4991
2013 263 5375
2014 245 6128
2015 243 6739
2016 280 7186
2017 304 8557
2018 302 9427
2019 294 11093
2020 300 13194
2021 330 15851
2022 312 15380
2023 318 16519
2024 227 16007

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
UX/UI Desgin 4 27 84
Animation 1 18 89
Computer Graphics 1 23 95
Graphic Design 2 45 141
Architecture 1 63 164
Performing arts 4 81 189
Multimedia 4 65 205
Fashion Design 4 82 218
Aesthetics 4 100 274
Music 4 127 330
Literature 4 147 360
Painting and Drawing 4 202 436
Sculpture 4 202 436
Game Design and Development 6 223 525
Photography 6 248 632
Art History 5 273 645
Singing and Vocal Performance 5 304 836