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The University of Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, 75th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 116 research topics. The University of Copenhagen ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 217,687 academic publications and 8,197,714 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 627 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#75 of 14,131 In the World
#13 of 2,785 In Europe
#1 of 27 In Denmark
#1 of 9 In Copenhagen
#8 of 1,008 For Forensic Science
#13 of 3,326 For Biotechnology
#16 of 1,005 For International Relations and Diplomacy
#115 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#142 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 113 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Copenhagen ranked 1st for Biology in Denmark and 55th in the World with 146,721 publications made and 6,325,174 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Immunology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 13 In Denmark
#9 of 1,448 In Europe
#55 of 6,833 In the World

University of Copenhagen
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 976 16424
1993 1062 16994
1994 1151 18749
1995 1133 20844
1996 1233 21893
1997 1281 24226
1998 1337 27052
1999 1281 30889
2000 1347 34125
2001 1451 37251
2002 1472 41753
2003 1692 48194
2004 1796 53507
2005 1753 57585
2006 2054 67097
2007 2632 75701
2008 3278 86897
2009 3905 101764
2010 4088 119481
2011 4466 138579
2012 4917 164433
2013 5611 190784
2014 6047 217167
2015 6394 240821
2016 6657 269127
2017 6761 296161
2018 7208 334870
2019 7358 384539
2020 8627 475983
2021 9006 557173
2022 8517 553665
2023 8863 571934
2024 7355 544904

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 2 13
Zoology 1 4 23
Animal Science 1 3 29
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 7 32
Microbiology 1 6 33
Nutrition and Food Science 1 9 34
Entomology 1 7 35
Biophysics 1 5 36
Paleontology 1 6 37
Forestry 1 7 40
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 6 43
Botany 1 6 44
Agricultural Science 1 5 45
Toxicology 1 11 46
Biochemistry 1 7 47
Astrobiology 1 11 51
Evolutionary Biology 1 9 52
Genetics 1 10 54
Pharmacology 1 8 55
Immunology 1 16 62
Horticulture 1 8 68
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 18 77
Molecular Biology 1 18 83
Neuroscience 1 19 83
Virology 1 24 100
Oncology and Cancer research 1 25 113
Nanotechnology 3 87 313

Medicine rankings

The University of Copenhagen ranked 1st for Medicine in Denmark and 62nd in the World with 118,003 publications made and 4,762,652 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 12 In Denmark
#15 of 1,433 In Europe
#62 of 6,775 In the World

University of Copenhagen
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 824 12899
1993 929 13445
1994 942 14824
1995 937 16804
1996 990 17599
1997 959 18896
1998 1022 21119
1999 945 23932
2000 917 26500
2001 1018 29176
2002 1083 32000
2003 1208 36916
2004 1322 41673
2005 1239 44661
2006 1447 50720
2007 1843 57467
2008 2395 66169
2009 2860 76978
2010 3134 90704
2011 3326 103650
2012 3795 124124
2013 4372 143237
2014 4771 164013
2015 5141 183577
2016 5350 204840
2017 5561 226800
2018 5890 253203
2019 6122 293801
2020 7191 370372
2021 7551 436700
2022 7104 438492
2023 7513 452467
2024 6644 428017

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 75th in the World with 106,026 publications made and 4,818,867 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Physical chemistry.

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

University of Copenhagen
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 776 14406
1993 847 14346
1994 911 15699
1995 857 17209
1996 940 18195
1997 1021 19666
1998 1095 22204
1999 1048 25100
2000 1051 26934
2001 1128 29387
2002 1171 32810
2003 1328 38044
2004 1364 41105
2005 1378 44160
2006 1523 51472
2007 1976 57280
2008 2512 65769
2009 2899 76795
2010 2973 89214
2011 3253 104761
2012 3497 124421
2013 4100 144727
2014 4235 164295
2015 4461 181946
2016 4686 204637
2017 4655 223629
2018 4953 250475
2019 5058 287707
2020 5823 352940
2021 6031 410218
2022 5735 406641
2023 5979 420000
2024 4728 389468

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 9 34
Biochemistry 1 7 47
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 15 70
Biochemical Engineering 2 30 82
Environmental Chemistry 3 23 92
Organic Chemistry 2 22 104
Computational Chemistry 3 41 114
Radiochemistry 2 30 171
Materials Science 2 56 218
Physical chemistry 2 66 257
Inorganic Chemistry 2 79 258
Nanotechnology 3 87 313
Pharmacy 2 141 319
Chemical Engineering 2 86 338
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 156 375

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Copenhagen ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Denmark and 65th in the World with 85,165 publications made and 2,924,155 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Sociology, Political Science, Law, History.

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

University of Copenhagen
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 426 5160
1993 444 5181
1994 484 6064
1995 537 7274
1996 551 7698
1997 605 8442
1998 662 9488
1999 647 10696
2000 620 11983
2001 818 14256
2002 825 16399
2003 1009 19059
2004 1031 21934
2005 1014 24095
2006 1217 28215
2007 1415 32449
2008 1794 37676
2009 2141 44857
2010 2324 51830
2011 2617 61488
2012 2948 74138
2013 3466 87096
2014 3725 99323
2015 3958 112325
2016 4198 125281
2017 4333 140082
2018 4643 159921
2019 4734 186154
2020 5276 229671
2021 5552 271760
2022 5196 268198
2023 5706 282952
2024 4298 252231

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 64th in the World with 76,775 publications made and 3,062,579 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 14 In Denmark
#10 of 1,464 In Europe
#64 of 6,876 In the World

University of Copenhagen
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 439 6108
1993 450 6442
1994 530 7345
1995 541 8043
1996 593 8863
1997 656 9948
1998 643 10648
1999 653 12568
2000 666 13984
2001 813 15904
2002 819 18613
2003 936 21446
2004 923 23760
2005 976 26539
2006 1191 32241
2007 1506 36888
2008 1807 42389
2009 2221 50041
2010 2244 58282
2011 2453 69690
2012 2786 84335
2013 3065 98468
2014 3187 113089
2015 3511 126770
2016 3600 141744
2017 3596 155630
2018 3995 178046
2019 3946 204835
2020 4515 250162
2021 4783 298242
2022 4519 291281
2023 4817 302729
2024 3545 281725

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

Engineering rankings

The University of Copenhagen ranked 2nd for Engineering in Denmark and 156th in the World with 71,625 publications made and 2,809,201 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Biotechnology, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 14 In Denmark
#39 of 1,465 In Europe
#156 of 6,782 In the World

University of Copenhagen
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 472 8458
1993 539 8333
1994 551 9017
1995 543 10038
1996 618 10970
1997 625 11094
1998 716 12302
1999 698 13864
2000 671 14564
2001 712 16302
2002 814 19350
2003 884 21459
2004 873 24116
2005 942 26522
2006 1032 30862
2007 1277 33970
2008 1559 39513
2009 1854 45977
2010 1966 52753
2011 2160 63187
2012 2509 75968
2013 2752 89068
2014 2886 100288
2015 3061 111509
2016 3289 127611
2017 3261 137210
2018 3380 156560
2019 3589 176862
2020 3874 211594
2021 4301 247380
2022 3926 239223
2023 4115 252632
2024 3232 231477

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 2 13
Landscape Architecture 1 10 22
Biochemical Engineering 2 30 82
Agricultural Engineering 2 25 98
Human-Computer Interaction 3 43 119
Remote Sensing 2 50 149
Optical Engineering 2 43 160
Biomedical Engineering 1 54 168
Mechanical Engineering 3 52 180
Acoustical Engineering 3 52 184
Aerospace Engineering 2 52 184
Civil Engineering 2 56 204
Materials Science 2 56 218
Environmental Engineering 4 56 220
Metallurgical Engineering 3 56 220
Operations Research 3 73 222
Geotechnical Engineering 3 60 230
Mining Engineering 1 67 236
Architectural Engineering 4 92 253
Electronic Engineering 3 70 263
Systems Engineering 4 100 269
Computer Engineering 3 85 277
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 98 291
Computer Networking 4 91 309
Nanotechnology 3 87 313
Product and Industrial Design 6 123 314
Electrical Engineering 4 95 315
Marine Engineering 4 109 321
Petroleum Engineering 2 92 326
Telecommunications 4 103 338
Chemical Engineering 2 86 338
Renewable Energy Engineering 4 112 347
Structural Engineering 3 112 347
Transportation Engineering 4 126 352
Architecture 4 170 373
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 156 375
Reliability and Quality Engineering 3 141 436
Technical Drawing 3 173 480
Automotive Engineering 3 146 482
Industrial Engineering 5 244 593
Aviation 4 261 692
Nuclear Engineering 4 236 697
Engineering Management 7 266 758
Construction Management 6 343 876
Automation and Control engineering 5 287 954
Robotics 6 361 1082

Physics rankings

The University of Copenhagen ranked 2nd for Physics in Denmark and 143rd in the World with 71,426 publications made and 2,901,179 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 13 In Denmark
#37 of 1,457 In Europe
#143 of 6,713 In the World

University of Copenhagen
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 515 9464
1993 547 9065
1994 569 9810
1995 564 10987
1996 631 11966
1997 689 11864
1998 760 12891
1999 710 14444
2000 681 14632
2001 767 16809
2002 833 19313
2003 923 21452
2004 919 23609
2005 982 26557
2006 1020 30332
2007 1254 33177
2008 1609 38997
2009 1761 44001
2010 1929 51384
2011 2115 60997
2012 2503 74388
2013 2688 86264
2014 2755 96702
2015 2903 109829
2016 3227 125297
2017 3141 134675
2018 3321 153813
2019 3360 170221
2020 3750 201165
2021 4094 230852
2022 3817 217916
2023 4032 234370
2024 3180 222049

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 36
Astrobiology 1 11 51
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 27 86
Theoretical Physics 1 36 93
Medical Physics 1 33 101
Nuclear Physics 2 40 120
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 50 122
Optical Engineering 2 43 160
Quantum and Particle physics 2 48 169
Acoustical Engineering 3 52 184
Condensed Matter Physics 3 70 202
Materials Science 2 56 218
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 98 291
Nanotechnology 3 87 313

Computer Science rankings

The University of Copenhagen ranked 1st for Computer Science in Denmark and 103rd in the World with 70,435 publications made and 3,021,670 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
#20 of 1,469 In Europe
#103 of 6,845 In the World

University of Copenhagen
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 409 7352
1993 414 7337
1994 478 7749
1995 449 9251
1996 435 9080
1997 475 9861
1998 553 10844
1999 509 12028
2000 529 12960
2001 534 14207
2002 661 17014
2003 723 19025
2004 797 21933
2005 786 23751
2006 948 27101
2007 1088 31241
2008 1438 35813
2009 1678 42642
2010 1944 51483
2011 1997 59663
2012 2345 72215
2013 2700 83887
2014 2973 98044
2015 3031 109790
2016 3344 125913
2017 3435 141206
2018 3696 164527
2019 3950 190631
2020 4421 236058
2021 4713 275689
2022 4456 270901
2023 4774 288021
2024 3687 270881

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 89th in the World with 52,112 publications made and 1,908,013 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 14 In Denmark
#19 of 1,423 In Europe
#89 of 6,645 In the World

University of Copenhagen
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 352 6375
1993 354 6356
1994 373 6704
1995 391 7876
1996 400 7535
1997 350 8401
1998 416 9015
1999 387 10066
2000 379 11254
2001 404 12296
2002 470 13489
2003 491 15558
2004 543 17501
2005 519 18398
2006 615 20599
2007 745 23908
2008 1002 26160
2009 1185 30632
2010 1407 36163
2011 1403 40788
2012 1670 48618
2013 1941 56491
2014 2137 65676
2015 2221 72615
2016 2419 81716
2017 2616 92694
2018 2711 104850
2019 2875 123298
2020 3308 155557
2021 3532 183830
2022 3354 184926
2023 3624 194214
2024 3042 181748

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 24 82
Occupational Therapy 2 19 82
Psychiatry 1 19 82
Neuroscience 1 19 83
Clinical Psychology 1 36 141
Sexology 1 32 170
Cognitive Science 1 50 171
Child Psychology 1 40 176
Social Psychology 2 50 184
Social Work 2 71 222
Education Majors 3 58 252
Special Education 1 102 301
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 4 147 565

Mathematics rankings

The University of Copenhagen ranked 1st for Mathematics in Denmark and 81st in the World with 35,246 publications made and 1,390,720 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Actuarial Science.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 13 In Denmark
#15 of 1,401 In Europe
#81 of 6,418 In the World

University of Copenhagen
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 148 2059
1993 154 2218
1994 150 2422
1995 157 3160
1996 172 3353
1997 185 3434
1998 214 3852
1999 205 4384
2000 242 5029
2001 249 5420
2002 332 6936
2003 368 7859
2004 447 9145
2005 409 10162
2006 457 11621
2007 533 12698
2008 691 15011
2009 782 17402
2010 855 20850
2011 951 24393
2012 1183 29248
2013 1315 34565
2014 1500 40654
2015 1591 45276
2016 1772 51479
2017 1826 57236
2018 1992 65465
2019 2190 76772
2020 2443 95086
2021 2672 113713
2022 2548 112430
2023 2662 117235
2024 1968 92379

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 8 44
Actuarial Science 1 14 62
Statistics 1 12 66
Applied Mathematics 2 51 144
Operations Research 3 73 222
Math Teachers 3 56 279
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 196 561

Economics rankings

The University of Copenhagen ranked 1st for Economics in Denmark and 69th in the World with 18,880 publications made and 615,376 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

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

University of Copenhagen
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 74 874
1993 63 1018
1994 71 1267
1995 78 1755
1996 105 1770
1997 115 1897
1998 127 2171
1999 123 2246
2000 144 2588
2001 187 3195
2002 215 3746
2003 260 4629
2004 300 5452
2005 275 5727
2006 307 6686
2007 346 7664
2008 408 8897
2009 509 10462
2010 581 11836
2011 599 13634
2012 669 16097
2013 746 18292
2014 835 21515
2015 880 23307
2016 874 26057
2017 1015 28445
2018 1051 32718
2019 1111 39069
2020 1287 47953
2021 1259 57024
2022 1190 56101
2023 1309 59759
2024 864 49185

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 166th in the World with 18,686 publications made and 554,153 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, International Business, International Trade.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 14 In Denmark
#49 of 1,433 In Europe
#166 of 6,339 In the World

University of Copenhagen
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 68 947
1993 65 1069
1994 79 1294
1995 77 1611
1996 100 1758
1997 108 1791
1998 144 2146
1999 115 2215
2000 125 2495
2001 164 3107
2002 198 3698
2003 235 4542
2004 266 5249
2005 243 5509
2006 286 6614
2007 327 7602
2008 419 9048
2009 481 10253
2010 577 11866
2011 599 13736
2012 689 16457
2013 781 18880
2014 898 22053
2015 891 23630
2016 946 26700
2017 994 29249
2018 1052 33967
2019 1154 39819
2020 1199 49147
2021 1259 58189
2022 1105 56030
2023 1289 60175
2024 807 47677

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 96th in the World with 11,834 publications made and 307,270 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, 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
#26 of 1,381 In Europe
#96 of 5,966 In the World

University of Copenhagen
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 69 804
1993 67 602
1994 68 832
1995 63 946
1996 66 1071
1997 83 1062
1998 77 1192
1999 85 1427
2000 91 1400
2001 135 1788
2002 145 2096
2003 154 2333
2004 159 2715
2005 149 3191
2006 183 3590
2007 199 3865
2008 249 4475
2009 275 5095
2010 326 6109
2011 344 7263
2012 411 8634
2013 478 9874
2014 531 11520
2015 575 12916
2016 598 14087
2017 602 16137
2018 646 17368
2019 679 21172
2020 688 25729
2021 753 29398
2022 748 29456
2023 716 31318
2024 576 31507

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 10 22
Interior Design 1 12 34
UX/UI Desgin 2 16 49
Performing arts 1 20 56
Aesthetics 1 20 70
Photography 1 23 70
Game Design and Development 3 23 76
Literature 2 26 87
Creative Writing 2 31 91
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 35 96
Fashion Design 1 33 113
Cinematography 1 49 117
Art History 1 53 141
Music 2 54 145
Painting and Drawing 1 80 158
Sculpture 1 80 158
Illustration and Concept Art 1 81 159
Entertainment Industry Business 2 58 173
Graphic Design 4 76 213
Computer Graphics 4 93 259
Animation 4 118 315
Multimedia 5 122 349
Architecture 4 170 373