Universities by Research h-index in Denmark
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional h-index, which combines publication volume and citation impact. This is a research metric, not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1University of Copenhagen340,821 works
1,377
2Technical University of Denmark147,799 works
1,020
3Aarhus University251,888 works
975
4University of Southern Denmark103,121 works
690
5Aalborg University108,404 works
553
6Copenhagen Business School31,493 works
347
7Roskilde University26,524 works
249
8IT University of Copenhagen9,082 works
182
9Royal Academy of Music514 works
74
10Metropolitan University College1,165 works
73
11The Royal School of Library and Information Science747 works
71
12Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation1,162 works
70
13University College Copenhagen3,477 works
69
14Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine454 works
63
15VIA University College4,442 works
61
16University College Lillebaelt1,093 works
57
17Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design, Conservation2,727 works
54
18University College of Northern Denmark2,129 works
54
19Aarhus School of Architecture1,358 works
39
20University College Absalon792 works
39
21Aarhus Business College79 works
37
22University College South Denmark898 works
34
23Design School Kolding746 works
31
24Royal Danish Defence College473 works
25
25Nordic Institute of Asian Studies188 works
23
26University College Capital704 works
22
27Schools of Visual Arts, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts231 works
19
28Danish School of Media and Journalism284 works
16
29Institute for the Blind and Partially Sighted29 works
15
30Danish College of General Practitioners52 works
14
31HF & VUC Klar122 works
14
32Copenhagen School of Design and Technology183 works
13
33Svendborg International Maritime Academy24 works
13
36Business Academy Aarhus26 works
10
37Erhvervsakademi MidtVest6 works
10
38Samsø Energy Academy14 works
9
39Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design31 works
8
40Zealand Institute of Business and Technology39 works
8
41Business Academy SouthWest22 works
7
42Copenhagen Business Academy35 works
7
43Dania Academy of Higher Education17 works
7
44Royal Danish Academy of Music33 works
7
45Danish National Academy of Music21 works
6
46Lillebaelt Academy University of Applied Sciences32 works
6
47Rhythmic Music Conservatory23 works
6
48The Danish Town Planning Institute16 works
6
49Danish Institute for Quality and Accreditation in Healthcare22 works
5
50International Business Academy25 works
5
Highlights
Within Denmark, University of Copenhagen ranks first in 2026 with 1,377, followed by Technical University of Denmark (1,020) and Aarhus University (975).
Across 50 entries, values run from 1,377 (University of Copenhagen) to 5 (International Business Academy), with a median of 23.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.
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