The Leiden Ranking
The Leiden University rankings focus primarily on university publications. The Leiden ranking is particularly interesting, as it isolates publication frequency within the research fields which the university in question emphasises. The Leiden rankings are also based on data gathered over a number of years, adjusted for university size anf for differences in citation patterns between disciplines
Aarhus University's rank
| 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | |
| World rank* | 51 | 55 | - | - |
| Rank in Scandinavia* | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| Rank in Europe* | 12 | 13 | - | - |
*The rankings indicate the university's rank among the world's 100 largest universities. Size is determined on the basis of the number of publications






