The University now ranks as #57 in the world, #1 the Nordic countries, and #13 in Europe.
Three of DTU's alliance universities are also on the list: The Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) ranks #11, the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) is #12, and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) is #45.
Reuters releases two innovation rankings each year: a European ranking in the spring and a world rankings in the autumn. The two rankings are based on different methods and are therefore not directly comparable.
The Reuters Top 100 World's Most Innovative Universities indicators are:
- Patent Volume
- Patent Success
- Global Patents
- Patent Citations
- Patent Citation Impact
- Percent of Patents Cited
- Patent to Article Citation Impact
- Industry Article Citation Impact
- Percent of Industry Collaborative Articles
- Total Web of Science Core Collection Papers