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The most cited scientific article, of all-time, from a Danish university is a description of a software package developed and authored by a British paleontologist who used to work at the University of Copenhagen. He has helped a generation of scientists and students analyse rocks and fossils.
The scientific articles that are cited by many other scientists are seen as having a high 'impact'. But articles are not just cited by other scientists because they are important for their field and for society. And citation counts subtly change the 'competition of science,' says a professor in the history of science.
The University Post has extracted the most cited articles — all time — by scientists associated with Danish universities from a key citation database. The names and articles at the top of this list might surprise you.
Marianne Stidsen is finished. She has quit her associate professor position at the University of Copenhagen after accusations of plagiarism, and she is now withdrawing from the public debate. But in what she calls her last interview, she says that she leaves in the same high spirits as when she arrived.
»I am really tired of corona, and this is quite frankly a real crap situation, but it is necessary to make the exams digital, because it is ultimately about people's safety and comfort.«
Borchs Kollegium is an immaculately maintained building, which has retained its original style. And with a 330-year history, there are plenty of traditions to keep alive.
A group of students wants to rally their fellow students for battle: A battle to stop the cutbacks resulting from the Danish government's plans to relocate student places outside Danish cities.
The new Danish vacation rules can be tricky: There are new rules for accrued vacation, new deadlines and for the transfer of days. But don’t worry, here is a University Post guide with everything you need to know to plan your days off.
New corona restrictions have students concerned that universities will return to online teaching, that exams will be changed, and that we will yet again have to give up the routines of normality. But the actual risk of infection does not concern them.
More than 800 people have signed an open letter protesting a proposal by the management of the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports to close the master's degree programme in clinical nutrition. The decision is a direct consequence of a government plan to relocate university programmes out of Danish cities.
