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The University of Copenhagen ranked 1st in Denmark, 75th in the global 2024 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 192,914 academic publications and 5,998,992 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 607 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
#7 of 1,000 For Forensic Science
#12 of 3,140 For Biotechnology
#15 of 1,011 For Cosmetology
#115 of 7,738 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 53rd in the World with 132,246 publications made and 4,783,429 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Immunology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 13 In Denmark
#10 of 1,445 In Europe
#53 of 6,770 In the World

University of Copenhagen
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 873 12680
1992 910 13868
1993 1007 14235
1994 1062 15534
1995 1045 17270
1996 1139 18058
1997 1192 19962
1998 1186 22051
1999 1170 24805
2000 1234 27172
2001 1318 29606
2002 1298 33022
2003 1503 37882
2004 1624 42700
2005 1569 46246
2006 1864 54591
2007 2367 62298
2008 2960 69777
2009 3608 82879
2010 3892 98874
2011 4108 113889
2012 4562 136047
2013 5205 158934
2014 5776 181084
2015 6233 202855
2016 6667 224950
2017 6742 246377
2018 7158 283196
2019 7306 326448
2020 8229 395132
2021 8713 466807
2022 8154 486766
2023 8195 493001

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 12
Zoology 1 4 23
Animal Science 1 3 28
Microbiology 1 5 30
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 7 31
Nutrition and Food Science 1 9 35
Forestry 1 7 36
Biophysics 1 5 38
Paleontology 1 6 38
Toxicology 1 8 39
Entomology 1 8 39
Botany 1 7 41
Agricultural Science 1 5 44
Biochemistry 1 7 46
Pharmacology 1 7 49
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 11 50
Evolutionary Biology 1 9 52
Genetics 1 9 52
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 14 59
Immunology 1 15 61
Horticulture 1 10 65
Astrobiology 1 15 66
Molecular Biology 1 19 81
Neuroscience 1 18 81
Virology 1 23 92
Oncology and Cancer research 1 23 110
Nanotechnology 3 93 323

Medicine rankings

The University of Copenhagen ranked 1st for Medicine in Denmark and 59th in the World with 106,859 publications made and 3,618,074 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Immunology, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 12 In Denmark
#14 of 1,417 In Europe
#59 of 6,680 In the World

University of Copenhagen
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 748 10196
1992 777 10936
1993 874 11233
1994 892 12218
1995 869 13907
1996 913 14490
1997 889 15480
1998 928 17065
1999 845 19021
2000 871 21127
2001 940 23115
2002 960 25459
2003 1078 28900
2004 1174 32945
2005 1143 36056
2006 1306 41553
2007 1715 47796
2008 2165 53718
2009 2652 63394
2010 3032 75398
2011 3082 85749
2012 3496 102784
2013 4089 119735
2014 4608 137744
2015 5080 155670
2016 5416 171783
2017 5573 190132
2018 5918 216009
2019 6214 251216
2020 6972 308655
2021 7369 369661
2022 6874 389089
2023 7174 393236

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 76th in the World with 96,300 publications made and 3,696,851 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 12 In Denmark
#13 of 1,401 In Europe
#76 of 6,447 In the World

University of Copenhagen
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 674 11016
1992 722 12076
1993 800 12163
1994 843 13210
1995 793 14341
1996 877 15172
1997 938 16341
1998 960 18144
1999 941 20141
2000 926 21531
2001 1019 23368
2002 996 25775
2003 1156 29462
2004 1228 32848
2005 1237 35400
2006 1396 41914
2007 1758 47123
2008 2246 52946
2009 2689 62979
2010 2817 74338
2011 3028 86731
2012 3286 103984
2013 3811 120693
2014 4084 137947
2015 4385 154673
2016 4714 172155
2017 4606 187371
2018 4971 213535
2019 5046 247167
2020 5709 296378
2021 5884 347507
2022 5510 364019
2023 5580 369059

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 35
Biochemistry 1 7 46
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 15 71
Biochemical Engineering 2 31 78
Environmental Chemistry 3 25 97
Organic Chemistry 2 22 102
Computational Chemistry 3 42 119
Radiochemistry 2 29 166
Materials Science 2 69 243
Physical chemistry 2 75 269
Inorganic Chemistry 3 90 275
Nanotechnology 3 93 323
Chemical Engineering 2 85 333
Pharmacy 2 154 335
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 3 157 379

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Copenhagen ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Denmark and 64th in the World with 76,290 publications made and 2,049,010 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History.

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

University of Copenhagen
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 382 3630
1992 376 4127
1993 417 4161
1994 454 4742
1995 501 5759
1996 498 6031
1997 545 6558
1998 580 7330
1999 578 8265
2000 552 9145
2001 746 11062
2002 735 12609
2003 882 14601
2004 945 17323
2005 911 18772
2006 1113 22203
2007 1282 25812
2008 1633 29336
2009 1993 35032
2010 2213 41525
2011 2393 48467
2012 2741 57935
2013 3089 68172
2014 3557 77755
2015 3879 88844
2016 4217 96524
2017 4247 106781
2018 4533 124447
2019 4717 145343
2020 5000 177746
2021 5306 210600
2022 4905 218248
2023 5072 223673

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 63rd in the World with 68,292 publications made and 2,233,807 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Ecology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 14 In Denmark
#11 of 1,458 In Europe
#63 of 6,798 In the World

University of Copenhagen
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 401 4519
1992 404 4996
1993 435 5239
1994 473 6008
1995 492 6416
1996 529 7072
1997 578 7853
1998 549 8428
1999 587 9827
2000 583 10872
2001 719 12411
2002 702 14355
2003 828 16688
2004 839 18695
2005 850 20883
2006 1069 25123
2007 1345 29394
2008 1636 32939
2009 2004 39247
2010 2118 47401
2011 2215 55208
2012 2523 66991
2013 2762 78423
2014 2998 89879
2015 3372 101684
2016 3551 111318
2017 3529 122099
2018 3931 142914
2019 3846 166560
2020 4236 200347
2021 4513 235864
2022 4194 245192
2023 4201 248220

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 159th in the World with 63,836 publications made and 2,088,301 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Biotechnology, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 14 In Denmark
#41 of 1,453 In Europe
#159 of 6,684 In the World

University of Copenhagen
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 416 6264
1992 435 6910
1993 494 6818
1994 524 7485
1995 499 8138
1996 555 8894
1997 582 8973
1998 639 9772
1999 621 10944
2000 599 11350
2001 625 12792
2002 704 15049
2003 762 16456
2004 785 18815
2005 828 20841
2006 929 24405
2007 1145 27327
2008 1394 31464
2009 1671 36730
2010 1855 43220
2011 1951 50719
2012 2274 60668
2013 2406 70973
2014 2686 80459
2015 2954 89194
2016 3279 101163
2017 3228 108171
2018 3379 125526
2019 3532 143657
2020 3702 170239
2021 4010 198483
2022 3702 206391
2023 3696 211332

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

Computer Science rankings

The University of Copenhagen ranked 1st for Computer Science in Denmark and 105th in the World with 62,724 publications made and 2,174,053 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Machine Learning, Computer Vision.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 15 In Denmark
#23 of 1,459 In Europe
#105 of 6,752 In the World

University of Copenhagen
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 337 5512
1992 364 6157
1993 386 6160
1994 444 6406
1995 407 7655
1996 415 7491
1997 446 8158
1998 498 8908
1999 460 9664
2000 471 10383
2001 503 11372
2002 577 13436
2003 617 14792
2004 714 17444
2005 704 18847
2006 815 21629
2007 980 25219
2008 1234 28126
2009 1556 34013
2010 1804 41627
2011 1809 47798
2012 2123 58151
2013 2401 67814
2014 2763 79007
2015 2923 88654
2016 3322 100639
2017 3401 112745
2018 3628 131983
2019 3937 153176
2020 4221 187687
2021 4466 224996
2022 4203 233577
2023 4352 242208

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

Physics rankings

The University of Copenhagen ranked 2nd for Physics in Denmark and 152nd in the World with 62,481 publications made and 2,079,432 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
#41 of 1,446 In Europe
#152 of 6,603 In the World

University of Copenhagen
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 431 6874
1992 464 7637
1993 507 7355
1994 524 8089
1995 489 8826
1996 574 9653
1997 607 9513
1998 664 10191
1999 620 11208
2000 588 11362
2001 669 13062
2002 697 14711
2003 795 16270
2004 819 18229
2005 842 20545
2006 925 23900
2007 1118 26693
2008 1423 30726
2009 1577 35085
2010 1795 41440
2011 1869 48311
2012 2201 57978
2013 2321 66380
2014 2561 75239
2015 2751 84203
2016 3107 94216
2017 3054 100997
2018 3228 117898
2019 3236 131487
2020 3483 155355
2021 3778 179120
2022 3517 183776
2023 3481 190205

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 38
Astrobiology 1 15 66
Medical Physics 1 25 88
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 29 94
Theoretical Physics 1 40 100
Nuclear Physics 2 45 129
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 55 129
Optical Engineering 2 47 165
Quantum and Particle physics 2 50 177
Acoustical Engineering 3 56 199
Condensed Matter Physics 3 75 210
Materials Science 2 69 243
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 106 294
Nanotechnology 3 93 323

Psychology rankings

The University of Copenhagen ranked 1st for Psychology in Denmark and 81st in the World with 47,758 publications made and 1,457,877 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 15 In Denmark
#16 of 1,414 In Europe
#81 of 6,528 In the World

University of Copenhagen
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 308 4882
1992 332 5548
1993 350 5447
1994 362 5761
1995 370 6632
1996 384 6492
1997 337 7232
1998 384 7607
1999 352 8408
2000 355 9259
2001 380 9918
2002 409 10987
2003 431 12356
2004 501 14045
2005 470 14893
2006 539 17108
2007 698 19950
2008 895 21506
2009 1123 25404
2010 1366 30106
2011 1313 33920
2012 1546 40311
2013 1827 47078
2014 2080 54602
2015 2201 60788
2016 2486 68537
2017 2643 76669
2018 2747 88165
2019 2981 103732
2020 3247 127549
2021 3512 153750
2022 3287 161403
2023 3481 166377

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

Psychology subfield Denmark ranking Europe ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 1 16 76
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 23 77
Psychiatry 1 16 77
Neuroscience 1 18 81
Clinical Psychology 1 35 134
Child Psychology 1 37 170
Cognitive Science 1 54 178
Sexology 1 37 183
Social Psychology 2 50 183
Social Work 2 74 236
Education Majors 3 57 244
Special Education 1 106 323
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 4 140 518

Mathematics rankings

The University of Copenhagen ranked 1st for Mathematics in Denmark and 82nd in the World with 32,653 publications made and 1,065,640 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics, Math Teachers, Actuarial Science.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 13 In Denmark
#16 of 1,388 In Europe
#82 of 6,305 In the World

University of Copenhagen
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 123 1421
1992 124 1579
1993 149 1759
1994 140 1928
1995 146 2580
1996 153 2745
1997 160 2733
1998 204 3099
1999 172 3545
2000 217 3944
2001 231 4191
2002 285 5294
2003 317 5955
2004 399 7086
2005 375 7984
2006 428 9061
2007 489 10304
2008 654 11767
2009 735 14021
2010 826 16934
2011 890 19344
2012 1130 23379
2013 1271 27625
2014 1472 32717
2015 1588 36312
2016 1814 41427
2017 1927 46088
2018 2043 53861
2019 2288 64128
2020 2403 76984
2021 2672 93721
2022 2529 99861
2023 2606 101403

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 14 64
Statistics 1 14 69
Applied Mathematics 2 46 138
Operations Research 3 70 210
Math Teachers 3 61 280
Blockchain and Cryptography 5 228 627

Economics rankings

The University of Copenhagen ranked 1st for Economics in Denmark and 67th in the World with 17,143 publications made and 423,686 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, International Trade, International Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 13 In Denmark
#15 of 1,366 In Europe
#67 of 5,995 In the World

University of Copenhagen
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 73 594
1992 72 692
1993 61 822
1994 63 1031
1995 76 1501
1996 95 1443
1997 104 1480
1998 116 1739
1999 119 1824
2000 126 2041
2001 177 2523
2002 197 2914
2003 219 3536
2004 270 4211
2005 259 4521
2006 294 5148
2007 311 6024
2008 386 6805
2009 472 8240
2010 536 9342
2011 566 10663
2012 624 12533
2013 665 14243
2014 770 16497
2015 854 17754
2016 857 19440
2017 1018 21298
2018 1070 24984
2019 1121 29801
2020 1213 36321
2021 1224 44060
2022 1147 44991
2023 1181 45939

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 172nd in the World with 17,002 publications made and 387,964 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, International Business, International Trade.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 15 In Denmark
#51 of 1,414 In Europe
#172 of 6,187 In the World

University of Copenhagen
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 73 626
1992 59 726
1993 59 824
1994 68 1011
1995 71 1283
1996 92 1357
1997 96 1372
1998 124 1673
1999 102 1722
2000 105 1866
2001 145 2397
2002 172 2806
2003 202 3342
2004 242 3944
2005 218 4231
2006 266 4988
2007 295 5829
2008 375 6822
2009 457 7928
2010 543 9214
2011 562 10407
2012 644 12680
2013 689 14445
2014 826 16581
2015 873 17923
2016 966 19675
2017 1027 21907
2018 1075 25915
2019 1181 30745
2020 1148 37151
2021 1197 44838
2022 1045 44884
2023 1157 46410

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 104th in the World with 10,336 publications made and 202,736 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
#30 of 1,349 In Europe
#104 of 5,720 In the World

University of Copenhagen
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 42 487
1992 61 658
1993 69 499
1994 62 642
1995 58 734
1996 65 824
1997 80 867
1998 72 928
1999 81 1150
2000 77 1069
2001 113 1411
2002 132 1559
2003 136 1790
2004 139 2040
2005 127 2292
2006 159 2762
2007 170 2984
2008 218 3466
2009 244 3828
2010 292 4678
2011 323 5622
2012 380 6547
2013 389 7380
2014 491 8313
2015 534 9394
2016 589 10162
2017 591 11513
2018 607 12547
2019 645 15321
2020 654 18685
2021 690 21332
2022 672 21625
2023 642 22626

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 24
Interior Design 1 12 33
UX/UI Desgin 1 13 46
Performing arts 1 20 58
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 23 69
Aesthetics 1 21 73
Game Design and Development 3 25 81
Photography 1 29 83
Cinematography 2 33 87
Literature 1 26 90
Creative Writing 2 34 95
Fashion Design 1 35 116
Music 2 49 134
Illustration and Concept Art 1 81 150
Painting and Drawing 1 81 150
Sculpture 1 81 150
Entertainment Industry Business 3 49 155
Art History 1 60 163
Graphic Design 4 79 215
Computer Graphics 3 107 285
Animation 4 140 366
Multimedia 5 137 367
Architecture 4 173 371