Copenhagen, Denmark
University of Copenhagen
Ranked in the world
7
University of Copenhagen is ranked 7th in the world for Biological Sciences.
Full ranking profile
University of Copenhagen's placement across the international ranking systems recorded by the Index. The headline figure above is the strongest of these.
| Ranking | Publisher | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| URAP 2024-2025Headlinein the world for Biological Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 7 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Anatomy & Physiology | Quacquarelli Symonds | 8 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Biology & Biochemistry | National Taiwan University | 8 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Microbiology | National Taiwan University | 10 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Agriculture | National Taiwan University | 16 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Plant & Animal Science | National Taiwan University | 17 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Space Science | National Taiwan University | 17 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Life Sciences | National Taiwan University | 18 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Veterinary Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 18 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Sports-related Subjects | Quacquarelli Symonds | 19 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Agricultural Sciences | National Taiwan University | 19 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Human Movement & Sports Sciences | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 20 |
| QS by Subject 2026in the world for Pharmacy & Pharmacology | Quacquarelli Symonds | 21 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Veterinary | SCImago Research Group | 22 |
| NTU 2025 | National Taiwan University | 23 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Clinical Medicine | National Taiwan University | 23 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Molecular Biology & Genetics | National Taiwan University | 23 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Medical and Health Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 23 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Public, Environmental & Occupational Health | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 24 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Agricultural and Biological Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 24 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Clinical Medicine | National Taiwan University | 25 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Environmental Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 25 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Immunology | National Taiwan University | 30 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Environment/Ecology | National Taiwan University | 32 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences, General | National Taiwan University | 33 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Agriculture | METU (URAP Lab) | 33 |
| Nature 2025in the world for physical sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 34 |
| MosIUR 2025 | Association of Rating Makers (MosIUR) | 34 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Pharmacology & Toxicology | National Taiwan University | 34 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Psychology and Cognitive Sciences | METU (URAP Lab) | 34 |
| URAP 2025-2026 | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 35 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Studies in Human Society | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 35 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Neuroscience & Behavior | National Taiwan University | 35 |
| URAP 2024-2025in the world for Nursing | URAP Research Laboratory, Middle East Technical University | 37 |
| Leiden 2025 | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 40 |
| Nature 2025in the world for biological sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 44 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | SCImago Research Group | 44 |
| Nature 2025in the world for health sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 47 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Arts and Humanities | SCImago Research Group | 47 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Social Sciences | National Taiwan University | 50 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Natural Sciences | National Taiwan University | 56 |
| THE-Rep 2025in the world for reputation | Times Higher Education | 62 |
| ARTU 2025 | UNSW Sydney | 62 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Medicine | SCImago Research Group | 63 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Social Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 66 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics | SCImago Research Group | 75 |
| SCImago 2026 | SCImago Research Group | 76 |
| Webomet 2025.2 (July 2025) | Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC | 76 |
| Nature 2025 | Nature / Springer Nature | 79 |
| THE 2026 | Times Higher Education | 90 |
| Nature 2025in the world for Earth & environmental sciences | Nature / Springer Nature | 90 |
| QS 2026 | Quacquarelli Symonds | 101 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Psychology | SCImago Research Group | 113 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Economics, Econometrics and Finance | SCImago Research Group | 118 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Physics and Astronomy | SCImago Research Group | 135 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Chemistry | SCImago Research Group | 148 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Dentistry | SCImago Research Group | 160 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for life and earth sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 195 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for physical sciences and engineering (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 196 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Environmental Science | SCImago Research Group | 221 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for biomedical and health sciences (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 275 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for scientific impact (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 279 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Earth and Planetary Sciences | SCImago Research Group | 284 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Computer Science | SCImago Research Group | 287 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for mathematics and computer science (top 10% most-cited papers) | Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University | 328 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Mathematics | SCImago Research Group | 328 |
| Time 2026 | Time / Statista | 360 |
| Leiden 2025in the world for social sciences and humanities (top 10% most-cited papers) | CWTS, Leiden University | 391 |
| SCImago 2026in the world for Business, Management and Accounting | SCImago Research Group | 448 |
| SCImago 2025in the world for Engineering | SCImago Research Group | 454 |
| NTU 2025in the world for Engineering | National Taiwan University | 551 |
Banded results are recorded at the lower bound of the band. For how the headline figure is selected, see the methodology.