University of Copenhagen ranks 2 in the North

Posted 9 November 2007

University of Copenhagen, University of Uppsala (Sweden) and the University of Helsinki (Finland) are the only three Nordic universities represented on the top 100 list from the 2007 Times Higher Education Supplement (THES) university ranking. This year, the University of Copenhagen is ranked as number 93 worldwide and number 33 in Europe. University of Uppsala is number 71 worldwide and 24 in Europe and University of Helsinki is number 100 worldwide and 35 in Europe.

The ranking is based on a number of criteria e.g. peer review from researchers all around the world, and number of citations in research papers and journals.

- The survey shows that University of Copenhagen must work continuously on positioning itself as a highly esteemed university internationally. Our aim is to be among the leading basic research universities in Europe, says Rector Ralf Hemmingsen.

Another recent international ranking placed University of Copenhagen much higher on the list, and last year the University was ranked 54 by the THES ranking. But the results can not be compared directly from year to year. This year THES has made several changes in the survey method. Among other things, a different research journal database is used this year to measure citations, and the number of researchers at each institution is counted slightly different. Research areas such as theology, humanities and law are not covered very well in the citation analysis.