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The University of Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, 61st in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 145 research topics. The University of Copenhagen ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 271,836 academic publications and 8,948,641 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 676 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#61 of 14,131 In the World
#9 of 2,785 In Europe
#1 of 27 In Denmark
#1 of 9 In Copenhagen
#3 of 1,038 For Forensic Science
#8 of 1,025 For International Law
#8 of 1,017 For International Relations and Diplomacy
#112 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#128 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 142 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Copenhagen ranked 1st for Biology in Denmark and 49th in the World with 160,029 publications made and 6,675,473 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Immunology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 14 In Denmark
#8 of 1,449 In Europe
#49 of 6,841 In the World

University of Copenhagen
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 1062 17020
1994 1153 18807
1995 1134 20975
1996 1233 21958
1997 1281 24261
1998 1337 27079
1999 1281 30921
2000 1347 34188
2001 1450 37378
2002 1476 41780
2003 1694 48237
2004 1796 53544
2005 1755 57626
2006 2053 67124
2007 2631 75717
2008 3281 86956
2009 3904 101802
2010 4073 119421
2011 5336 138059
2012 5792 164834
2013 6346 191380
2014 6701 217921
2015 7021 242543
2016 7176 270881
2017 7339 299963
2018 7770 339910
2019 7863 391028
2020 8996 484161
2021 9336 568603
2022 8827 565026
2023 9283 584829
2024 8172 564471
2025 6664 515150

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

Biology subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biotechnology 1 1 12
Zoology 1 3 14
Nutrition and Food Science 1 4 25
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 6 26
Animal Science 2 4 27
Microbiology 1 4 27
Entomology 1 4 28
Forestry 1 5 30
Paleontology 1 5 33
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 5 34
Botany 1 6 34
Toxicology 1 8 35
Agricultural Science 1 4 37
Biophysics 1 5 37
Evolutionary Biology 1 6 38
Astrobiology 1 9 38
Biochemistry 1 7 45
Genetics 1 7 46
Pharmacology 1 8 52
Horticulture 1 7 59
Immunology 1 15 60
Virology 1 13 62
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 16 67
Neuroscience 1 16 74
Molecular Biology 1 17 84
Oncology and Cancer research 1 22 103
Nanotechnology 3 76 291

Medicine rankings

The University of Copenhagen ranked 1st for Medicine in Denmark and 51st in the World with 127,521 publications made and 5,084,283 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Immunology, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 14 In Denmark
#11 of 1,437 In Europe
#51 of 6,793 In the World

University of Copenhagen
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 929 13462
1994 943 14873
1995 937 16877
1996 990 17617
1997 959 18921
1998 1022 21138
1999 945 23997
2000 918 26525
2001 1018 29243
2002 1084 32044
2003 1207 36940
2004 1321 41706
2005 1241 44693
2006 1449 50759
2007 1843 57513
2008 2397 66155
2009 2862 77027
2010 3114 90682
2011 3783 103503
2012 4182 124090
2013 4738 143459
2014 5167 164529
2015 5456 184723
2016 5704 206276
2017 5798 229495
2018 6210 257524
2019 6452 299338
2020 7377 378239
2021 7729 447092
2022 7369 450487
2023 7735 466092
2024 7200 447813
2025 6415 411799

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

Chemistry rankings

The University of Copenhagen ranked 1st for Chemistry in Denmark and 71st in the World with 112,602 publications made and 4,989,714 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 13 In Denmark
#12 of 1,417 In Europe
#71 of 6,561 In the World

University of Copenhagen
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 847 14355
1994 912 15720
1995 858 17246
1996 940 18240
1997 1021 19693
1998 1094 22216
1999 1050 25127
2000 1051 26974
2001 1128 29485
2002 1174 32834
2003 1329 38085
2004 1364 41124
2005 1377 44199
2006 1526 51476
2007 1974 57304
2008 2514 65790
2009 2899 76808
2010 2941 89033
2011 3662 104013
2012 3906 124232
2013 4371 144731
2014 4512 164174
2015 4754 182527
2016 4909 205197
2017 4940 225393
2018 5229 253120
2019 5271 290794
2020 5885 356177
2021 6033 414270
2022 5771 411762
2023 6107 426010
2024 5225 401677
2025 4186 358667

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

Chemistry subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 1 4 25
Biochemistry 1 7 45
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 14 62
Biochemical Engineering 2 26 71
Environmental Chemistry 3 17 72
Organic Chemistry 2 17 96
Computational Chemistry 3 37 111
Radiochemistry 1 19 129
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 71 190
Materials Science 2 51 202
Inorganic Chemistry 3 77 257
Physical chemistry 2 63 260
Nanotechnology 3 76 291
Pharmacy 2 134 306
Chemical Engineering 2 81 323

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Copenhagen ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Denmark and 30th in the World with 108,136 publications made and 3,075,276 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

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

University of Copenhagen
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 447 5174
1994 486 6084
1995 538 7298
1996 553 7703
1997 605 8456
1998 663 9510
1999 647 10702
2000 624 12046
2001 818 14320
2002 825 16436
2003 1009 19088
2004 1033 21991
2005 1015 24150
2006 1223 28319
2007 1419 32515
2008 1796 37770
2009 2138 44985
2010 2316 52009
2011 4398 61233
2012 4675 74134
2013 5074 87814
2014 5298 100003
2015 5610 113772
2016 5751 127016
2017 5825 143297
2018 5915 164185
2019 6050 192558
2020 6353 237641
2021 6510 280794
2022 6238 277690
2023 6862 294313
2024 5829 266937
2025 4152 242495

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

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Copenhagen ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Denmark and 35th in the World with 92,292 publications made and 3,233,333 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 14 In Denmark
#5 of 1,464 In Europe
#35 of 6,888 In the World

University of Copenhagen
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 452 6449
1994 531 7364
1995 541 8077
1996 593 8908
1997 655 9955
1998 645 10655
1999 653 12575
2000 667 14031
2001 814 15933
2002 821 18637
2003 935 21479
2004 924 23794
2005 976 26572
2006 1193 32299
2007 1505 36923
2008 1807 42433
2009 2218 50091
2010 2237 58301
2011 3785 69869
2012 4053 84780
2013 4158 99553
2014 4281 114158
2015 4589 128612
2016 4574 143159
2017 4631 158302
2018 4890 181236
2019 4761 209056
2020 5162 255622
2021 5356 305166
2022 5085 298045
2023 5512 310309
2024 4569 292372
2025 3131 267492

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

Physics rankings

The University of Copenhagen ranked 2nd for Physics in Denmark and 122nd in the World with 79,215 publications made and 3,108,693 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 14 In Denmark
#27 of 1,460 In Europe
#122 of 6,729 In the World

University of Copenhagen
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 546 9068
1994 569 9841
1995 564 11001
1996 632 11996
1997 689 11891
1998 758 12915
1999 712 14472
2000 683 14677
2001 767 16853
2002 833 19330
2003 922 21472
2004 921 23630
2005 983 26597
2006 1023 30388
2007 1258 33221
2008 1607 39007
2009 1764 44065
2010 1921 51370
2011 2625 61356
2012 2890 74601
2013 3064 86618
2014 3201 97637
2015 3359 110894
2016 3624 126985
2017 3551 137125
2018 3729 156791
2019 3723 173832
2020 4085 205901
2021 4353 236086
2022 4084 223310
2023 4373 240937
2024 3886 230543
2025 2755 205286

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

Physics subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biophysics 1 5 37
Astrobiology 1 9 38
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 12 52
Medical Physics 1 14 57
Theoretical Physics 1 30 80
Nuclear Physics 2 35 109
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 49 121
Acoustical Engineering 2 30 137
Quantum and Particle physics 2 37 146
Optical Engineering 2 39 151
Condensed Matter Physics 3 67 197
Materials Science 2 51 202
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 78 249
Nanotechnology 3 76 291

Engineering rankings

The University of Copenhagen ranked 2nd for Engineering in Denmark and 136th in the World with 78,228 publications made and 2,922,464 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Biotechnology.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 14 In Denmark
#29 of 1,466 In Europe
#136 of 6,795 In the World

University of Copenhagen
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 538 8332
1994 551 9035
1995 543 10071
1996 620 10987
1997 625 11115
1998 714 12308
1999 699 13892
2000 672 14603
2001 711 16390
2002 814 19363
2003 883 21475
2004 874 24129
2005 944 26561
2006 1032 30909
2007 1278 33997
2008 1555 39529
2009 1857 46045
2010 1941 52654
2011 2663 63260
2012 2910 76023
2013 3062 88817
2014 3232 100458
2015 3390 112068
2016 3610 128452
2017 3604 138951
2018 3735 158684
2019 3870 179914
2020 4090 214779
2021 4420 251925
2022 4064 243675
2023 4330 258280
2024 3805 240246
2025 2819 216112

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

Engineering subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biotechnology 1 1 12
Landscape Architecture 1 5 15
Agricultural Engineering 2 8 54
Biochemical Engineering 2 26 71
Human-Computer Interaction 3 25 81
Remote Sensing 2 37 127
Acoustical Engineering 2 30 137
Architectural Engineering 4 48 138
Optical Engineering 2 39 151
Mechanical Engineering 3 42 155
Aerospace Engineering 2 46 164
Biomedical Engineering 1 47 164
Operations Research 3 55 177
Civil Engineering 3 50 182
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 71 190
Environmental Engineering 4 48 190
Architecture 4 79 191
Materials Science 2 51 202
Geotechnical Engineering 3 52 203
Metallurgical Engineering 3 49 203
Mining Engineering 2 56 206
Systems Engineering 4 85 230
Electronic Engineering 3 61 231
Structural Engineering 3 64 231
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 78 249
Marine Engineering 4 84 249
Computer Networking 4 73 261
Transportation Engineering 4 91 272
Computer Engineering 3 86 277
Petroleum Engineering 3 74 278
Telecommunications 4 83 284
Nanotechnology 3 76 291
Electrical Engineering 4 85 296
Chemical Engineering 2 81 323
Product and Industrial Design 6 136 337
Renewable Energy Engineering 4 106 337
Reliability and Quality Engineering 3 125 396
Engineering Management 4 139 406
Technical Drawing 4 149 414
Automotive Engineering 3 123 419
Nuclear Engineering 4 182 554
Aviation 4 213 556
Industrial Engineering 5 228 568
Firefighting and Fire Science 3 205 715
Construction Management 6 316 820
Automation and Control engineering 5 277 906
Robotics 5 311 912

Computer Science rankings

The University of Copenhagen ranked 1st for Computer Science in Denmark and 83rd in the World with 77,203 publications made and 3,210,468 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 14 In Denmark
#15 of 1,470 In Europe
#83 of 6,855 In the World

University of Copenhagen
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 414 7332
1994 480 7767
1995 448 9350
1996 435 9100
1997 475 9873
1998 553 10864
1999 508 12082
2000 528 12993
2001 533 14267
2002 664 17039
2003 724 19036
2004 799 21964
2005 787 23775
2006 953 27149
2007 1092 31262
2008 1437 35864
2009 1678 42707
2010 1930 51444
2011 2430 59655
2012 2728 72367
2013 3029 83945
2014 3359 98550
2015 3378 110818
2016 3604 126506
2017 3796 143231
2018 3981 167492
2019 4224 194225
2020 4559 240535
2021 4828 281970
2022 4568 277550
2023 4901 295763
2024 4315 283711
2025 3379 258628

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

Psychology rankings

The University of Copenhagen ranked 1st for Psychology in Denmark and 74th in the World with 55,827 publications made and 1,960,884 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Cognitive Science.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 14 In Denmark
#13 of 1,424 In Europe
#74 of 6,663 In the World

University of Copenhagen
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 354 6375
1994 374 6725
1995 390 7970
1996 400 7563
1997 350 8421
1998 416 9029
1999 386 10116
2000 379 11274
2001 404 12333
2002 472 13499
2003 491 15569
2004 543 17515
2005 521 18418
2006 616 20633
2007 748 23918
2008 1001 26235
2009 1186 30663
2010 1384 36122
2011 1600 40663
2012 1827 48542
2013 2123 56250
2014 2315 66028
2015 2339 73056
2016 2565 82015
2017 2729 93888
2018 2837 106873
2019 2980 126226
2020 3277 159763
2021 3525 189251
2022 3371 190829
2023 3584 200586
2024 3277 190513
2025 2905 180930

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

Psychology subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 13 42
Psychiatry 1 12 63
Neuroscience 1 16 74
Occupational Therapy 2 18 78
Clinical Psychology 1 31 124
Cognitive Science 2 40 140
Social Psychology 2 37 146
Sexology 1 26 148
Education Majors 2 31 149
Child Psychology 1 33 151
Social Work 3 70 216
Special Education 1 79 239
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 4 130 515

Mathematics rankings

The University of Copenhagen ranked 1st for Mathematics in Denmark and 79th in the World with 33,576 publications made and 1,249,743 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 14 In Denmark
#15 of 1,406 In Europe
#79 of 6,434 In the World

University of Copenhagen
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 154 2221
1994 150 2429
1995 158 3163
1996 172 3363
1997 185 3435
1998 213 3852
1999 205 4389
2000 243 5038
2001 249 5430
2002 333 6944
2003 369 7866
2004 447 9139
2005 408 10155
2006 461 11644
2007 533 12713
2008 691 15025
2009 779 17410
2010 830 20846
2011 966 23664
2012 1111 28414
2013 1255 33877
2014 1386 39552
2015 1452 44209
2016 1586 50240
2017 1632 56237
2018 1742 64583
2019 1930 76201
2020 2031 93812
2021 2220 113147
2022 2154 112562
2023 2224 117485
2024 1884 95475
2025 1816 83978

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

Mathematics subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 6 37
Actuarial Science 1 13 57
Statistics 1 12 70
Math Teachers 3 20 131
Applied Mathematics 2 46 133
Operations Research 3 55 177
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 184 536

Economics rankings

The University of Copenhagen ranked 1st for Economics in Denmark and 59th in the World with 21,395 publications made and 632,763 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 14 In Denmark
#12 of 1,391 In Europe
#59 of 6,188 In the World

University of Copenhagen
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 63 1019
1994 71 1276
1995 80 1764
1996 105 1774
1997 115 1900
1998 127 2179
1999 123 2259
2000 147 2603
2001 186 3210
2002 215 3760
2003 260 4644
2004 301 5477
2005 276 5733
2006 310 6720
2007 349 7686
2008 408 8934
2009 506 10517
2010 574 11982
2011 761 13736
2012 820 16231
2013 932 18621
2014 1012 21894
2015 1037 23981
2016 1079 26850
2017 1157 29503
2018 1219 34138
2019 1184 40695
2020 1348 50224
2021 1338 59630
2022 1264 58458
2023 1340 62594
2024 1100 52747
2025 797 46715

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

Business rankings

The University of Copenhagen ranked 3rd for Business in Denmark and 133rd in the World with 21,000 publications made and 569,356 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, International Business, International Trade.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 14 In Denmark
#37 of 1,436 In Europe
#133 of 6,366 In the World

University of Copenhagen
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 65 1062
1994 80 1302
1995 77 1663
1996 100 1763
1997 108 1794
1998 144 2153
1999 115 2220
2000 126 2509
2001 163 3119
2002 197 3710
2003 236 4549
2004 268 5274
2005 244 5505
2006 288 6665
2007 330 7625
2008 419 9081
2009 484 10325
2010 572 11920
2011 800 13825
2012 819 16411
2013 962 19058
2014 1069 22280
2015 1022 24069
2016 1155 27168
2017 1163 30007
2018 1228 34989
2019 1240 41285
2020 1254 51134
2021 1260 59997
2022 1151 57814
2023 1318 62225
2024 993 50482
2025 707 44338

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

Art & Design rankings

The University of Copenhagen ranked 1st for Art & Design in Denmark and 57th in the World with 16,398 publications made and 349,790 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, 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
#1 of 14 In Denmark
#10 of 1,385 In Europe
#57 of 6,010 In the World

University of Copenhagen
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 67 605
1994 68 834
1995 63 956
1996 66 1076
1997 83 1066
1998 77 1198
1999 87 1448
2000 91 1418
2001 135 1794
2002 146 2101
2003 154 2322
2004 160 2728
2005 150 3208
2006 183 3633
2007 200 3891
2008 249 4524
2009 277 5165
2010 323 6133
2011 651 7374
2012 768 8813
2013 811 10112
2014 861 11928
2015 933 13509
2016 877 14610
2017 948 17088
2018 912 18361
2019 1000 22807
2020 911 27773
2021 980 31537
2022 985 31800
2023 944 33664
2024 898 33910
2025 560 32450

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

Art & Design subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Landscape Architecture 1 5 15
Interior Design 1 8 21
Performing arts 1 6 26
Cinematography 1 12 31
Aesthetics 1 9 38
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 13 39
Literature 2 11 44
Game Design and Development 3 13 49
UX/UI Desgin 2 16 49
Photography 1 16 49
Creative Writing 2 15 51
Art History 1 17 55
Music 2 18 59
Fashion Design 2 15 64
Painting and Drawing 1 34 65
Sculpture 1 34 65
Illustration and Concept Art 1 34 67
Entertainment Industry Business 1 15 69
Computer Graphics 3 39 137
Architecture 4 79 191
Graphic Design 4 67 197
Multimedia 5 73 224
Animation 4 96 263