University of Copenhagen ranks #39 globally with a prestige score of 87, earned across 16 prestigious academic awards including 6 Nobel Prizes. Its strongest area is Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Notable laureates include Morten Meldal, Niels Bohr, Aage Bohr.
87
Prestige Score
16
Total Awards
6
Nobel Prizes
7
Decades Active
10
Laureates
13
Award Types
2
Countries
2
Publications
15
Citations
Awards by Prestige Tier
Tier 1 (10pts): Nobel-equivalent • Tier 2 (3pts): Major prestigious • Tier 3 (1pt): Field-leading
7
Tier 1 • Apex
= 70 pts
4
Tier 2 • Elite
= 12 pts
5
Tier 3 • Prestigious
= 5 pts
Tier 1Apex Awards (4 types, 7 total)
Tier 2Elite Awards (4 types, 4 total)
Tier 3Prestigious Awards (5 types, 5 total)
Data completeness: Nobel Prizes complete 1901–2024 · Fields Medal complete 1936–2024 · Turing Award complete 1966–2024 · Abel Prize complete 2003–2024
Awards by Category
Awards by Decade
Prestige Trend Over Time
Weighted prestige score by decade (Tier 1 = 10pts, Tier 2 = 3pts, Tier 3 = 1pt)
Peer Comparison
All Awards (13 types)
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
3(1920–1943)
Nobel Prize in Physics
2(1922–1975)
Nobel Prize in Chemistry
1(2022)
Turing Award
1(2005)
Wolf Prize in Chemistry
1(2022)
Copley Medal
1(1820–1938)
Balzan Prize
1(1963)
Royal Medal
1(1925)
Hughes Medal
1(1921)
Max Planck Medal
1(1930)
Lorentz Medal
1(1947)
Fellow of the Royal Society
1(2008)
Notable Laureates
Ranked by award prestige (Nobel, Fields, Turing, Abel) and multiple honors
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