Research Funders in Denmark and the Journals That Publish Their Research

In short12 research funders from Denmark are named in the recent research articles of 298 journals we checked. The biggest is Novo Nordisk Fonden (99 journals). Below: the funders, then the journals that publish their funded research most often.

Research funders in Denmark

Novo Nordisk Fonden99 journalsDanmarks Frie Forskningsfond41 journalsCopenhagen University38 journalsIndependent Research Fund Denmark26 journalsDanmarks Grundforskningsfond20 journalsUniversity of Southern Denmark20 journalsAarhus Universitet18 journalsCarlsbergfondet15 journalsLundbeck Foundation14 journalsNovo Nordisk14 journalsInnovation Fund Denmark13 journalsTrygFonden10 journals

Journals that publish research funded in Denmark most often

#JournalFunder mentionsFunders from DenmarkIndexingImpact factor*Median review time
1Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica29 in 200 articles2SCIE2.0088 days
2Acta Physiologica20 in 200 articles2SCIE3.8095 days
3Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica17 in 200 articles2SCIE SSCI4.0697 days
4Molecular Metabolism14 in 200 articles1SCIE7.20n/a
5Diabetes Therapy13 in 200 articles1SCIE5.6061 days
6Acta veterinaria Scandinavica12 in 110 articles1SCIE2.24163 days
7Nordic Journal of Psychiatry11 in 153 articles2SCIE SSCI1.66158 days
8Scandinavian Journal of Trauma Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine10 in 200 articles3SCIE3.3782 days
9Cephalalgia10 in 200 articles2SCIE5.76n/a
10American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism9 in 200 articles1SCIE4.05132 days
11Metabolic Engineering9 in 200 articles1SCIE8.23n/a
12Human Reproduction Open9 in 180 articles2SCIE5.95n/a
13Pharmacological Reviews8 in 172 articles1SCIE27.81n/a
14Transcultural Psychiatry8 in 96 articles2SSCI2.41n/a
15Clinical Obesity8 in 150 articles1ESCI3.20165 days
16International Journal of Circumpolar Health7 in 135 articles1SCIE SSCI2.20124 days
17Journal of Diabetes and its Complications7 in 200 articles1SCIE3.49n/a
18Stem Cell Research7 in 200 articles1SCIE0.73n/a
19Resuscitation7 in 200 articles2SCIE1.95n/a
20European Journal of Epidemiology7 in 200 articles1SCIE6.26133 days
21Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems7 in 146 articles2SCIE3.30199 days
22Chiropractic & Manual Therapies7 in 130 articles1SCIE2.52134 days
23Biofilm6 in 198 articles1ESCI7.84n/a
24Diabetic Medicine6 in 200 articles1SCIE2.65103 days
25Food Structure6 in 157 articles1SCIE4.23n/a
26Journal of sport and health science/Journal of Sport and Health Science6 in 200 articles1SCIE SSCI10.87n/a
27Nature Metabolism6 in 200 articles1SCIE18.26326 days
28The Lancet Regional Health - Europe6 in 200 articles1SCIE SSCI8.82n/a
29Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism6 in 200 articles1SCIE11.38n/a
30International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction6 in 119 articles2Scopus4.70n/a
31BMJ Mental Health6 in 200 articles1SCIE5.44n/a
32Experimental Physiology6 in 200 articles1SCIE2.55111 days
33Apmis5 in 200 articles1SCIE2.03133 days
34Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts5 in 200 articles1SCIE9.3998 days
35Human Reproduction Update5 in 74 articles1SCIE14.62n/a
36Journal of Extracellular Biology5 in 178 articles1Scopus4.61142 days
37Metabolic Engineering Communications5 in 43 articles1ESCI5.94n/a
38Aesthetic Surgery Journal5 in 200 articles2SCIE3.56n/a
39Journal of Cultural Economy5 in 171 articles1AHCI SSCI1.85271 days
40EJNMMI Physics5 in 200 articles1SCIE3.42177 days

"Funder mentions" adds up how often the funders from Denmark are named in the journal's recent research articles (up to 200 from the last 24 months); one article that names two of them counts twice. *Impact factor calculated by ScholarsColab, not the official Clarivate value. Review time: median days from submission to acceptance.

Research funders of other countries

United StatesChinaGermanySouth KoreaSpainAustraliaUnited KingdomIndiaBrazilCanadaItalySwedenEuropean UnionIndonesiaSaudi ArabiaJapanSouth AfricaAustriaFinlandIranNew ZealandSwitzerlandCzech RepublicMalaysiaThailandHong KongIrelandHungaryInternationalIsraelKazakhstanNetherlandsNorwayTaiwanVietnamBelgiumMexicoRussiaSerbiaArgentinaChileEgyptFrancePolandQatarSingaporeSlovakiaColombiaEstoniaGreecePortugalTurkeyUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesBangladeshBulgariaCroatiaGeorgiaLithuaniaMacauMoroccoNigeriaOmanPakistanRomaniaSlovenia

Find a journal for your paper

A journal that publishes research funded in Denmark knows this community, but the fit with your topic matters most. The free Journal Finder matches your title or abstract to the journals that published the closest papers.

Open the Journal Finder →Check your APC waiver

Frequently asked questions

Which research funders in Denmark fund the most published research?

By the number of journals that name them in recent research articles: Novo Nordisk Fonden, Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond, Copenhagen University, Independent Research Fund Denmark, Danmarks Grundforskningsfond. In all, 12 funders from Denmark are named in at least 10 journals.

Which journals publish the most research funded in Denmark?

Counting the funder mentions of all 12 funders together: Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica, Acta Physiologica, Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, Molecular Metabolism, Diabetes Therapy.

Should I choose a journal because it publishes research funded in Denmark?

It shows that editors and reviewers of the journal know this research community, but the fit with your topic, the indexing and the review time matter more. The free Journal Finder matches your abstract to the journals that published the closest papers.

How is this counted?

For each journal, ScholarsColab looked at up to 200 research articles from the last 24 months and counted the funders they name; the country is that of the funding body.

For each journal, ScholarsColab looked at up to 200 research articles from the last 24 months and counted the funders they name; funders named in at least 10 journals are grouped by the country of the funding body. Updated: 29 October 2026.