Technical University of Denmark (DTU)

Danmarks Tekniske Universitet (DTU)

Denmark

Time frame: 1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026

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The Nature Index tracks primary research articles from 178 applied, health, natural and social sciences journals, across many different publishers, chosen by an independent group of researchers. The Nature Index provides absolute Count of primary research articles and fractional Share counts of author contribution to articles. The positions in the table below reflect Technical University of Denmark (DTU)'s position overall, domestically, within their sector, and in various subject areas based on their Share. Each position links to the corresponding table where Technical University of Denmark (DTU) is listed.

Position by research output Share

Global Denmark
Overall 245 3
Academic 225 3

Position by research output Share in subject areas

Global Denmark
Applied sciences 148 1
Health sciences 429 6
Natural sciences 273 3
Biological sciences 226 3
Chemistry 255 2
Earth & environmental sciences 183 2
Physical sciences 319 2
Social sciences 386 5

Research

Technical University of Denmark (DTU) has the following research output in the current window (1 June 2025 - 30 May 2026) of the Nature Index. Click on Count to view a list of articles representing the corresponding Share value.

Overall research output

Count Share
Overall 419 116.16

Overall Count and Share for 'Technical University of Denmark (DTU)' based on the 12-month time frame mentioned above.

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Research outputs by subject area

Note: Natural sciences includes biological sciences, chemistry, Earth & environmental sciences and physical sciences.
Subject Count Share
Applied sciences 108 43.32
Biological sciences 77 14.58
Chemistry 66 24.12
Earth & environmental sciences 36 9.87
Health sciences 56 11.11
Physical sciences 65 10.57
Social sciences 11 2.58

Note: Hover over the donut graph to view the Share for each subject.

Leading research topics

In the Current Index (12-month rolling window), Technical University of Denmark (DTU) published the most articles in these research topics. Learn more about Nature Research Intelligence Topics.
Topics Count Share
Physical Chemistry 25 9.83
Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry 18 9.21
Electrical Engineering 15 7.62
Quantum Physics 11 5.73
Ecology 22 5.45
Industrial Biotechnology 11 4.01
Chemical Engineering 11 3.93
Biomedical Engineering 6 3.69

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Share output for the past 5 years

Subject area or journal group 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Overall 83 73 80 127 112
Applied sciences 15 16 17 47 0
Health sciences 10 8 13 11 0
Natural sciences 57 49 50 66 0
Biological sciences 14 11 12 18 0
Chemistry 23 19 19 25 26
Earth & environmental sciences 11 9 8 12 0
Physical sciences 10 10 11 11 0
Social sciences 1 0 0 3 0
Nature & Science 2 2 3 3 3

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Collaboration

Nature Index collaborations highlight fruitful collaborations that lead to high quality research around the world. A collaboration can be between any two institutions or locations co-authoring at least one article in the journals tracked by the Nature Index. The collaboration score between two institutions is the sum of each of their Shares on the papers to which both have contributed. The table and charts below highlight the leading collaborators with Technical University of Denmark (DTU).

International vs domestic collaboration by Share

Type Percentage
International (143 institutions) 52.7%
Domestic (53 institutions) 47.3%

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Top 5 domestic collaborators with Technical University of Denmark (DTU) by Share

Collaborating institutions

Note: Hover over the bars to view details about each institution's Share.

Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Collaboration Score
University of Copenhagen (UCPH) 18.46 / 17.76 36.22
Aarhus University (AU) 5.58 / 7.02 12.60
Rigshospitalet 3.44 / 1.72 5.16
Herlev University Hospital 3.17 / 0.54 3.70
Gentofte University Hospital 3.13 / 0.44 3.56
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Top 5 international collaborators with Technical University of Denmark (DTU) by Share

Collaborating institutions

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Collaborating Institution Collaborators' Share Total Share
Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres 3.75 / 4.33 8.09
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) 4.54 / 2.59 7.13
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) 3.88 / 2.50 6.38
Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) 3.52 / 2.32 5.84
French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) 3.59 / 1.96 5.55
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Relationships

Affiliated institutions

The following affiliated institutions are wholly owned, operated, administered or contains research facilities for Technical University of Denmark (DTU). All affiliations for an affiliated institution are credited to the institution to which it is affiliated. Each of the affiliated institutions listed below has its own research profile.

Affiliated joint institutions and consortia

Represents joint institutions and consortia for which the institution is designated as a partner institution. Each partner institution of a joint institution or consortium receives an equivalent Share for every affiliation in which the consortium is included.