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Denmark
Denmark ranks between 7th and 40th across the 45 technologies, by share of the 10% most cited papers, 2021–2025.
TechnologyRankIts neighbours in the rankingShare of the top 10%, from 2021 to 2025Its institution with the most credit
Synthetic biology
7thof 55
1stCN45.7%5thGB3.9%6thIN3.5%7thDK2.5%8thES1.5%9–10AU1.2%
Technical University of Denmark1.1% of the top 10%
Quantum communication
11–13tied, of 57
1stCN28.9%11–13CA2.1%11–13CH2.0%11–13DK1.9%14–15JP1.3%14–15SG1.3%
Technical University of Denmark1.2% of the top 10%
Gene editing
15thof 77
1stUS32.2%13–14AU1.1%13–14PK1.1%15thDK0.9%16–18FR0.8%16–18ES0.8%
Aarhus University0.4% of the top 10%
Genome sequencing
15–18tied, of 59
1stUS33.6%13–14IN1.2%13–14JP1.1%15–18DK1.0%15–18FR1.0%15–18AT0.9%
Aalborg University0.3% of the top 10%
Hydrogen storage and ammonia fuel
14–16tied, of 68
1stCN44.5%14–16MY1.3%14–16IT1.3%14–16DK1.3%17–19CA1.2%17–19HK1.1%
Technical University of Denmark1.2% of the top 10%
Nuclear fusion
17–19tied, of 504.4 papers of credit
1stUS27.5%15–16IN0.6%15–16FI0.5%17–19DK0.5%17–19PL0.5%17–19AT0.4%
Technical University of Denmark0.5% of the top 10%
Autonomous underwater vehicles
14–20tied, of 442.2 papers of credit
1stCN71.7%14–20NO0.6%14–20HK0.6%14–20DK0.6%14–20TR0.5%14–20SG0.5%
Aalborg University0.5% of the top 10%
Optical communication
16–19tied, of 54
1stCN38.8%16–19HK1.0%16–19TW0.9%16–19DK0.9%16–19TR0.9%20–21AU0.8%
Technical University of Denmark0.9% of the top 10%
Electric batteries
15–21tied, of 89
1stCN68.0%15–21IT0.3%15–21SE0.3%15–21DK0.3%15–21CH0.3%15–21TH0.3%
Aalborg University0.3% of the top 10%
Quantum sensors
17–21tied, of 483.5 papers of credit
1stCN22.5%17–21CA0.9%17–21HU0.9%17–21DK0.8%17–21IN0.8%17–21PL0.8%
Technical University of Denmark0.4% of the top 10%
Magnets and superconductors
17–20tied, of 583.4 papers of credit
1stCN35.0%17–20AU0.8%17–20CA0.8%17–20DK0.7%17–20NL0.7%21–26SE0.6%
Technical University of Denmark0.4% of the top 10%
Quantum computing
20–21tied, of 71
1stUS34.9%17–18RU0.7%19thFI0.6%20–21DK0.5%20–21PL0.5%22–25IL0.4%
University of Copenhagen0.4% of the top 10%
Sonar and underwater acoustics
15–23tied, of 371.0 papers of credit
1stCN71.6%15–23AE0.3%15–23UA0.3%15–23DK0.3%15–23TR0.3%15–23MY0.3%
Aalborg University0.3% of the top 10%
Metamaterials
16–20tied, of 73
1stCN55.5%16–20AE0.5%16–20JP0.5%16–20DK0.5%21–24EG0.4%21–24ES0.4%
University of Southern Denmark0.3% of the top 10%
mRNA vaccines and therapeutics
21–22tied, of 704.4 papers of credit
1stUS38.7%18–19TW0.6%20thCH0.6%21–22DK0.5%21–22PT0.4%23–30SA0.3%
Statens Serum Institut0.2% of the top 10%
Advanced robotics
18–25tied, of 544.1 papers of credit
1stCN31.5%18–25BE0.6%18–25FI0.6%18–25DK0.6%18–25GR0.6%18–25PL0.6%
Aarhus University0.3% of the top 10%
Small satellites
15–23tied, of 471.6 papers of credit
1stUS13.7%15–23TR1.5%15–23CA1.3%15–23DK1.3%15–23PL1.2%24–39GR0.9%
Aalborg University1.3% of the top 10%
Hydrogen by electrolysis
21–23tied, of 83
1stCN53.0%17–20IR0.7%21–23ES0.6%21–23DK0.6%21–23MY0.6%24–25AE0.5%
Technical University of Denmark0.5% of the top 10%
AI chips
29–34tied, of 460.9 papers of credit
1stCN46.2%23–28NZ0.2%23–28FI0.2%29–34DK0.1%29–34PK0.1%29–34MX0.1%
Technical University of Denmark0.1% of the top 10%
Wide-bandgap semiconductors
30–40tied, of 561.8 papers of credit
1stCN40.8%23–29AT0.3%23–29HU0.3%30–40DK0.2%30–40FI0.2%30–40PT0.2%
Aalborg University0.2% of the top 10%
Post-quantum cryptography
27–39tied, of 591.8 papers of credit
1stCN20.4%27–39MA0.6%27–39IR0.6%27–39DK0.5%27–39MX0.5%27–39NG0.5%
Outside the top 30
Aarhus University0.3% of the top 10%
Distributed ledgers
30–32tied, of 103
1stCN20.6%30–32MA0.6%30–32GR0.6%30–32DK0.6%33–36ID0.5%33–36TN0.5%
Outside the top 30
Copenhagen Business School0.2% of the top 10%
High-performance computing
22–35tied, of 450.5 papers of credit
1stUS36.3%22–35MA0.3%22–35KZ0.2%22–35DK0.2%22–35SI0.1%22–35AT0.1%
Outside the top 30
Aalborg University0.1% of the top 10%
6G and advanced wireless
30–33tied, of 804.1 papers of credit
1stCN39.9%30–33IE0.3%30–33BR0.3%30–33DK0.3%34–38PT0.2%34–38LB0.2%
Outside the top 30
Aalborg University0.2% of the top 10%
Cybersecurity
34–36tied, of 104
1stCN14.8%29–33JP0.5%34–36QA0.4%34–36DK0.4%34–36ID0.4%37–40NO0.3%
Outside the top 30
Technical University of Denmark0.2% of the top 10%
Large language models
28–39tied, of 96
1stCN27.4%28–39MY0.3%28–39JO0.3%28–39DK0.3%28–39BE0.3%28–39RO0.3%
Outside the top 30
University of Copenhagen0.1% of the top 10%
Additive manufacturing
33–40tied, of 90
1stCN34.0%33–40TW0.3%33–40TH0.3%33–40DK0.3%33–40MX0.3%33–40ZA0.3%
Outside the top 30
Technical University of Denmark0.2% of the top 10%
Advanced composites
34–40tied, of 681.3 papers of credit
1stCN50.8%34–40TH0.2%34–40ID0.1%34–40QA0.1%34–40DK0.1%34–40ZA0.1%
Outside the top 30
Technical University of Denmark0.1% of the top 10%
Critical minerals processing
34–40tied, of 580.7 papers of credit
1stCN43.0%34–40GR0.3%34–40TH0.2%34–40LK0.2%34–40NP0.2%34–40DK0.2%
Outside the top 30
University of Southern Denmark0.1% of the top 10%
Satellite navigation
33–40tied, of 450.4 papers of credit
1stCN56.1%33–40PT0.1%33–40NG0.1%33–40NZ0.1%33–40MO0.1%33–40DK0.1%
Outside the top 30
Danish Meteorological Institute0.0% of the top 10%
Atomic clocks
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced aircraft engines
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hypersonic flight
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Drones and swarming
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Supercapacitors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Perovskite solar cells
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced chip manufacturing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Space launch
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Inertial navigation
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Radar
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Directed energy
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Electronic warfare
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hyperspectral imaging
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Nuclear fission power
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
New antibiotics and antivirals
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Neighbours are the countries ranked just above and below. Ranks are shown as a range where shares are equal to one decimal place. Source: OpenAlex, pulled 18 October 2026. Method
Where Denmark is in the top three
PilotEach paper sorted into one sub-area by an AI model reading its title and abstract, then credited as usual. On 200 hand-labelled papers it chose the same sub-area, or a defensible second, 92% of the time. Shown where the sub-area has at least 30 papers in the top 10% and the country at least five papers of credit.
- 2ndElectrochemical nitrogen reduction to ammoniaHydrogen storage and ammonia fuel, 68 papers; behind China 60.3%8.7%