Universities by Research i10-index in Denmark
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional i10-index, the number of works with at least ten citations. 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
367,626
2Aarhus University251,888 works
199,372
3Technical University of Denmark147,799 works
151,319
4University of Southern Denmark103,121 works
87,429
5Aalborg University108,404 works
74,280
6Copenhagen Business School31,493 works
10,445
7Roskilde University26,524 works
9,352
8IT University of Copenhagen9,082 works
4,009
9Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation1,162 works
951
10University College Copenhagen3,477 works
672
11Royal Academy of Music514 works
567
12VIA University College4,442 works
534
13Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine454 works
450
14Metropolitan University College1,165 works
428
15University College Lillebaelt1,093 works
427
16Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design, Conservation2,727 works
390
17The Royal School of Library and Information Science747 works
351
18University College of Northern Denmark2,129 works
341
19University College Absalon792 works
230
20University College South Denmark898 works
130
21Aarhus School of Architecture1,358 works
110
22Design School Kolding746 works
75
23Royal Danish Defence College473 works
63
24Aarhus Business College79 works
59
25Nordic Institute of Asian Studies188 works
42
26University College Capital704 works
41
27Danish School of Media and Journalism284 works
30
28Schools of Visual Arts, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts231 works
30
29HF & VUC Klar122 works
20
30Copenhagen School of Design and Technology183 works
19
31Danish College of General Practitioners52 works
17
32Institute for the Blind and Partially Sighted29 works
17
33Svendborg International Maritime Academy24 works
17
36Business Academy Aarhus26 works
10
37Erhvervsakademi MidtVest6 works
10
38Samsø Energy Academy14 works
9
39Business Academy SouthWest22 works
7
40Copenhagen Business Academy35 works
7
41Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design31 works
7
42Dania Academy of Higher Education17 works
6
43The Danish Town Planning Institute16 works
6
44Zealand Institute of Business and Technology39 works
6
45Danish Institute for Quality and Accreditation in Healthcare22 works
5
46International Business Academy25 works
5
47Royal Danish Academy of Music33 works
5
48Danish National Academy of Music21 works
4
49Lillebaelt Academy University of Applied Sciences32 works
4
50Rhythmic Music Conservatory23 works
4
Highlights
Within Denmark, University of Copenhagen ranks first in 2026 with 367,626, followed by Aarhus University (199,372) and Technical University of Denmark (151,319).
University of Copenhagen is 1.8 times higher than Aarhus University, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 367,626 (University of Copenhagen) to 4 (Rhythmic Music Conservatory), with a median of 42.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research i10-index, 2026. Unit: i10-index.
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