Top-cited scientists by field in Denmark

20 fields · 154 subfields · Denmark

In which fields are the top 2% scientists in Denmark?

2,138 researchers whose current affiliation is in Denmark are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list, across 20 fields and 154 subfields. Clinical Medicine has the most (820, 38.4%), followed by Biomedical Research (234) and Physics & Astronomy (152); the largest subfield is Microbiology (96). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Field and subfieldListed authorsShareTop 100kHighest-ranked author
Clinical Medicine · 820 listed authors (38.4%)
General & Internal Medicine904.2%14Gøtzsche, Peter Christian #2,589
Cardiovascular System & Hematology773.6%36Nordestgaard, Börge Grønne #239
Neurology & Neurosurgery663.1%35Ashina, Messoud #3,247
Endocrinology & Metabolism622.9%45Pedersen, Bente Klarlund #458
Oncology & Carcinogenesis582.7%23Overgaard, Jens #12,189
Anesthesiology331.5%9Kehlet, Henrik Fs #818
Dentistry331.5%9Petersen, Poul Erik #6,731
Gastroenterology & Hepatology331.5%16Burisch, Johan #15,601
Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine301.4%13Skakkebaek, Niels Erik #13,415
Psychiatry261.2%23Pedersen, Carsten Bøcker #3,173
Orthopedics241.1%8Hartvigsen, Jan #26,180
Surgery231.1%5Gögenür, Ismail #30,879
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases221.0%5Jemec, Gregor Borut Ernst #6,978
Pharmacology & Pharmacy221.0%5Hallas, Jesper #19,802
Environmental & Occupational Health190.9%5Rugulies, Reiner #17,781
Immunology180.8%11Mogensen, Trine Hyrup #9,154
Sport Sciences160.7%9Ntoumanis, Nikos #4,231
Arthritis & Rheumatology130.6%7Roos, Ewa M. #3,269
Allergy120.6%4Bisgaard, Hans #10,781
Otorhinolaryngology110.5%0von Buchwald, Christian #155,456
Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging100.5%2Thomsen, Henrik Segelcke #44,061
Ophthalmology & Optometry100.5%2Grauslund, Jakob #48,495
Urology & Nephrology90.4%0Fenton, Robert A. #125,427
Respiratory System80.4%2Lange, Peter #53,787
Emergency & Critical Care Medicine70.3%2Andersen, Lars Wiuff #23,092
Legal & Forensic Medicine70.3%1Lynnerup, Niels #98,668
Pediatrics60.3%1Greisen, Gorm Ole #93,958
General Clinical Medicine40.2%0Nexö, Ebba #200,753
Tropical Medicine20.1%0Konradsen, Flemming #218,738
Geriatrics10.0%0Nielsen, Thomas Rune #105,138
Biomedical Research · 234 listed authors (10.9%)
Microbiology964.5%41Jørgensen, Bo Barker #3,303
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology482.2%16Davies, Michael J. #2,352
Developmental Biology361.7%19Loos, Ruth J.f. #2,270
Physiology261.2%7Bangsbo, Jens #6,582
Toxicology261.2%7Grandjean, Philippe A. #3,093
Nutrition & Dietetics150.7%9Astrup, Arne Vernon #6,335
Genetics & Heredity80.4%1Christensen, Kaare #23,102
Virology70.3%2Belsham, G. J. #71,015
Biophysics60.3%2Mouritsen, Ole G. #25,528
Mycology & Parasitology40.2%0Thamsborg, Stig Milan #205,117
Microscopy20.1%1Gundersen, Hansjørgen Jørgen G. #38,543
Physics & Astronomy · 152 listed authors (7.1%)
Applied Physics331.5%11Krebs, Frederik C. Christian #11,392
Astronomy & Astrophysics231.1%17Christensen-Dalsgaard, Joergen #18,963
Nuclear & Particle Physics221.0%3Hannestad, Steen #24,273
Chemical Physics211.0%10Hammer, Bjørk #5,684
Optics190.9%6Bozhevolnyi, Sergey I. #15,767
General Physics130.6%4Mølmer, Klaus #16,090
Acoustics110.5%4Jensen, Jørgen Arendt #11,886
Fluids & Plasmas70.3%2Bruus, Henrik #15,488
Mathematical Physics10.0%0Kastoryano, Michael J. #282,505
Enabling & Strategic Technologies · 143 listed authors (6.7%)
Energy773.6%34Sovacool, Benjamin K. #33
Optoelectronics & Photonics251.2%1Oxenløwe, Leif Katsuo #76,349
Materials211.0%10Hansen, Niels Erik Ottesen #4,706
Biotechnology200.9%9Keasling, Jay D. #2,957
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology70.3%7Mishra, Yogendra Kumar #23,075
Bioinformatics30.1%2Krogh, Anders K. #4,316
Strategic, Defence & Security Studies10.0%0Raju, Emmanuel #258,767
Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry · 131 listed authors (6.1%)
Agronomy & Agriculture371.7%16Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus #17,923
Dairy & Animal Science321.5%3Bach Knudsen, Knud Erik #15,956
Veterinary Sciences261.2%0Sharun, Khan #131,349
Fisheries200.9%3Buchmann, Kurt #16,682
Food Science190.9%16Grunert, Klaus G. #3,339
Forestry50.2%2Vesterdal, Lars #74,705
Engineering · 112 listed authors (5.2%)
Electrical & Electronic Engineering391.8%12Blaabjerg, Frede #128
Mechanical Engineering & Transports140.7%6Tvergaard, Viggo #8,672
Civil Engineering110.5%3Nielsen, Ulrik Dam #66,668
Chemical Engineering100.5%4Kontogeorgis, Georgios M. #33,214
Environmental Engineering80.4%4Brix, H. #16,615
Biomedical Engineering70.3%1Khare, Smith K. #65,773
Industrial Engineering & Automation70.3%2Bai, Shaoping #57,762
Geological & Geomatics Engineering50.2%5Fensholt, R. #9,595
Operations Research30.1%3Pisinger, David #7,819
Automobile Design & Engineering10.0%0True, Hans #430,851
Biology · 98 listed authors (4.6%)
Marine Biology & Hydrobiology371.7%17Kiørboe, Thomas #10,995
Plant Biology & Botany211.0%10Palmgren, Michael Gjedde #14,829
Ecology130.6%13Svenning, Jens Christian #1,275
Entomology90.4%1Sørensen, Jesper Givskov #94,733
Evolutionary Biology60.3%2Willerslev, Eske #20,011
Zoology50.2%0Rasmussen, Claus #113,372
Ornithology20.1%1Fox, Anthony David #93,727
Information & Communication Technologies · 90 listed authors (4.2%)
Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing512.4%15Belongie, Serge J. #6,025
Networking & Telecommunications160.7%2Popovski, Petar #11,746
Software Engineering50.2%2Russo, Daniel #40,248
Computer Hardware & Architecture40.2%0Pop, Paul #387,718
Computation Theory & Mathematics30.1%2Thorup, Mikkel #39,917
Information Systems30.1%3Medaglia, Rony #49,726
Medical Informatics30.1%0Tolsgaard, Martin Grønnebæk #136,824
Earth & Environmental Sciences · 74 listed authors (3.5%)
Environmental Sciences351.6%27Kirchherr, Julian #1,842
Geochemistry & Geophysics140.7%8Canfield, Donald Eugene #547
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences110.5%10Elberling, Bo #38,794
Oceanography50.2%1Fredsøe, Jørgen #21,065
Paleontology40.2%3Murray, Andrew S. #24,242
Geology30.1%0Surlyk, Finn #143,989
Chemistry · 70 listed authors (3.3%)
Organic Chemistry200.9%7Rossmeisl, Jan #2,894
Physical Chemistry160.7%11NØrskov, Jens Kehlet #72
Analytical Chemistry110.5%5Bro, Rasmus #2,690
Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry110.5%2Meyer, Gerd H. #40,424
Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry80.4%2Gloriam, David E. #63,192
Polymers20.1%1Hansen, Charlès M. #13,630
General Chemistry10.0%0Wegeberg, Christina #609,510
Social Sciences · 59 listed authors (2.8%)
Political Science & Public Administration180.8%18Torfing, Jacob #3,194
Education90.4%5Makransky, Guido #6,395
International Relations60.3%6Adler-Nissen, Rebecca #14,004
Information & Library Sciences50.2%3Wullum Nielsen, Mathias Wullum #26,434
Law50.2%2Madsen, Mikael Rask #77,988
Geography40.2%4Ponte, Stefano #6,764
Sociology40.2%4Jæger, Mads Meier #29,005
Science Studies20.1%1Wray, K. Brad #92,183
Criminology10.0%0Hayward, Keith J. #121,294
Cultural Studies10.0%0Brødsgaard, Kjeld Erik #337,286
Demography10.0%1Vaupel, James W. #12,060
Economics & Business · 49 listed authors (2.3%)
Business & Management200.9%20Foss, Nicolai J. #1,312
Logistics & Transportation80.4%5Psaraftis, Harilaos N. #9,262
Marketing50.2%5Thøgersen, John B. #1,164
Sport, Leisure & Tourism30.1%3Kock, Florian #17,001
Agricultural Economics & Policy20.1%2Buch-Hansen, Hubert #90,554
Econometrics20.1%2Johansen, Søren #10,886
Economics20.1%1Jenkins, Stephen P. #43,855
Finance20.1%2Pedersen, Lasse Heje #5,994
Development Studies10.0%1LUND, Christian #19,104
Economic Theory10.0%0Ehlers, Lars Holger #119,828
Psychology & Cognitive Sciences · 24 listed authors (1.1%)
Human Factors90.4%7Hornbaek, Kasper #13,989
Social Psychology90.4%8Petersen, Michael Bang #11,980
Experimental Psychology60.3%5Berntsen, Dorthe #15,361
Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology40.2%1Briefer, Elodie Floriane #50,058
Developmental & Child Psychology20.1%2Steinhausen, Hans Christoph #11,740
Clinical Psychology10.0%1Micali, Nadia #40,371
Built Environment & Design · 21 listed authors (1.0%)
Building & Construction140.7%14Wargocki, Pawel #6,083
Design Practice & Management110.5%4Sigmund, Ole #167
Urban & Regional Planning40.2%4Mouratidis, Kostas #1,516
Historical Studies · 20 listed authors (0.9%)
Archaeology110.5%0Vandkilde, Helle #140,344
Anthropology60.3%2Mattingly, Cheryl F. #34,289
History of Social Sciences20.1%1CLARK, GREGORY Kitson #34,893
Classics10.0%0Hansen, Mogens Herman #374,514
History10.0%0Kansteiner, Wulf #226,371
History of Science, Technology & Medicine10.0%0Kragh, Helge S. #138,214
Public Health & Health Services · 17 listed authors (0.8%)
Public Health130.6%5Sørensen, Kristine #16,895
Nursing50.2%0Egerod, Ingrid #179,089
Epidemiology40.2%3Olsen, Jørn Ø.R. #36,253
Rehabilitation40.2%2Biering-Sörensen, Fin #49,810
Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology30.1%0Jensen, Jesper Højvang #122,940
Health Policy & Services20.1%0Azzopardi-Muscat, Natasha #134,270
Mathematics & Statistics · 10 listed authors (0.5%)
General Mathematics80.4%0Haagerup, Uffe #102,416
Numerical & Computational Mathematics20.1%1Hansen, Per Christian #29,454
Statistics & Probability20.1%2Andersen, Per Kragh #11,662
Applied Mathematics10.0%1Krenk, Steen #55,754
Communication & Textual Studies · 9 listed authors (0.4%)
Communication & Media Studies40.2%4Parikka, Jussi #50,678
Languages & Linguistics20.1%2Van Leeuwen, Theo Jacob #7,202
Literary Studies10.0%0Nielsen, Henrik Skov #751,955
Philosophy & Theology · 5 listed authors (0.2%)
Philosophy50.2%3Zahavi, Dan #6,291
Religions & Theology20.1%0Sedgwick, Mark J. #337,408
Applied Ethics10.0%1Wicks, Andrew C. #65,986
Visual & Performing Arts · 0 listed authors (0.0%)
Art Practice, History & Theory10.0%0Petersen, Anne Ring #1,118,030
Music10.0%0Dahl, Sofia #483,150

2,138 listed scientists in Denmark

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