Universities by Research Publications in Denmark
Universities and colleges ranked by the number of scholarly works indexed by OpenAlex. This measures research volume, not teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1University of Copenhagen30,928,242 citations
340,821
2Aarhus University14,890,635 citations
251,888
3Technical University of Denmark12,846,049 citations
147,799
4Aalborg University4,651,437 citations
108,404
5University of Southern Denmark6,699,530 citations
103,121
6Copenhagen Business School851,028 citations
31,493
7Roskilde University550,475 citations
26,524
8IT University of Copenhagen233,748 citations
9,082
9VIA University College22,985 citations
4,442
10University College Copenhagen28,978 citations
3,477
11Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design, Conservation17,794 citations
2,727
12University College of Northern Denmark15,632 citations
2,129
13Aarhus School of Architecture5,858 citations
1,358
14Metropolitan University College21,198 citations
1,165
15Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation38,603 citations
1,162
16University College Lillebaelt17,601 citations
1,093
17University College South Denmark5,318 citations
898
18University College Absalon8,411 citations
792
19The Royal School of Library and Information Science23,232 citations
747
20Design School Kolding3,818 citations
746
21University College Capital1,671 citations
704
22Royal Academy of Music28,001 citations
514
23Royal Danish Defence College2,911 citations
473
24Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine18,339 citations
454
25Danish School of Media and Journalism1,120 citations
284
26Schools of Visual Arts, The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts1,888 citations
231
27Nordic Institute of Asian Studies1,618 citations
188
28Copenhagen School of Design and Technology1,147 citations
183
29HF & VUC Klar766 citations
122
30Niels Brock1,960 citations
108
31Aarhus Business College6,071 citations
79
32Danish College of General Practitioners993 citations
52
33VUC Aarhus804 citations
46
34Zealand Institute of Business and Technology1,527 citations
39
35Copenhagen Business Academy574 citations
35
36Royal Danish Academy of Music169 citations
33
37Lillebaelt Academy University of Applied Sciences136 citations
32
38Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design290 citations
31
39Institute for the Blind and Partially Sighted559 citations
29
40Business Academy Aarhus798 citations
26
41Danish Film Institute66 citations
25
42International Business Academy416 citations
25
43Svendborg International Maritime Academy599 citations
24
44Rhythmic Music Conservatory236 citations
23
45Business Academy SouthWest185 citations
22
46Danish Institute for Quality and Accreditation in Healthcare208 citations
22
47Danish National Academy of Music181 citations
21
48Erhvervsakademi København11 citations
19
49Dania Academy of Higher Education286 citations
17
50The Danish Town Planning Institute698 citations
16
Highlights
Within Denmark, University of Copenhagen ranks first in 2026 with 340,821, followed by Aarhus University (251,888) and Technical University of Denmark (147,799).
Across 50 entries, values run from 340,821 (University of Copenhagen) to 16 (The Danish Town Planning Institute), with a median of 258.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Publications, 2026. Unit: works.
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