| Isabella Cortzen | | | | 2020 | Georgios Magdis (grad student) |
| Audrius Alkauskas | | | 2002 | 2002 | Antti-Pekka Jauho (research assistant), Karsten Flensberg (research assistant) |
| Hanne Andersen | | | | | |
| Laure Berthier | | | | | |
| Rita Bertoncini | | | 1990 | 1991 | Antti-Pekka Jauho (post-doc) |
| Daniel R. Bès | | | 1956 | 1959 | Niels Bohr (research scientist) |
| Mikkel Bjorn | | | | | |
| Niels Bohr | Theoretical nuclear physics | | | 1911 | Christian Christiansen (grad student) |
| Étienne Bourbeau | | | | | |
| Mads Brandbyge | nanoelectronics, nanotechnology | | 1993 | 1994 | Per Hedegård (research assistant) |
| Mauricio Bustamante | neutrinos, astroparticle physics | | | | |
| Subramanyan Chandrasekhar | astrophysics | | | 1932 | Niels Bohr (research assistant) |
| Christian Christiansen | physics | | | | |
| Heinrich Louis d'Arrest | | | | | |
| Max Delbrück | | | 1931 | 1931 | Niels Bohr (post-doc) |
| Gitte Elgaard Clausen | | | | | |
| Thomas Fiig | | | | | |
| Karsten Flensberg | Condensed matter theory | | | 1989 | Per Hedegård (grad student) |
| Christian Flindt | Theoretical physics | | | | Karsten Flensberg (grad student) |
| Jørn Bindslev Hansen | | | | 1981 | Poul Erik Lindelof (grad student) |
| Christine Hartmann | | | | | |
| Per Hedegård | | | | | |
| Anders Starcke Henriksen | | Computer Science | | | Andrzej Olaf Filinski (grad student) |
| Ejnar Hertzsprung | astronomy | | 1908 | 1909 | Elis Strömgren (grad student) |
| Friedrich Hermann Hund | Theoretical physics | | | 1926 | Niels Bohr (research scientist) |
| Per Hyldgaard | | | 1990 | 1990 | Antti-Pekka Jauho (research assistant) |
| Jens Jensen | magnetism | | | | |
| Henning Højgaard Jensen | | | | | |
| Jens H. Jensen | MRI physics, neuroimaging | | | | |
| Oskar Benjamin Klein | | | | | Niels Bohr (research assistant) |
| Vasily Kokorev | | | | 2022 | Georgios Magdis (grad student) |
| David Jason Koskinen | particle physics, particle astrophysics | | | | |
| Hendrik Antonie Kramers | quantum mechanics | | 1919 | 1926 | Niels Bohr (research assistant), Niels Bohr (research scientist) |
| Kristine Marie Løfgren Krighaar | | | | | |
| Anders Kristensen | Nanotechnology | | | 1994 | Poul Erik Lindelof (grad student) |
| Michael J. Larson | | Niels Bohr Institute | 2014 | 2018 | David Jason Koskinen (grad student) |
| Jakob Lass | | Niels Bohr Institute | 2017 | 2020 | Kim Lefmann (grad student) |
| Hans Emil Lau | | | | 1906 | Thorvald Thiele (grad student) |
| Kim Lefmann | Magnetism, Superconductivity, Correlated electron systems, Neutron scattering instrumentation | | 1992 | 1995 | Finn Berg Rasmussen (grad student) |
| Inge Lehmann | Seismology, Earthquakes, Inner core | | 1918 | 1920 | Niels Erik Nørlund (grad student) |
| Poul Erik Lindelof | | | | | |
| Anne Louchet-Chauvet | Physics | Niels Bohr Institute | 2008 | 2009 | Eugene Simon Polzik (post-doc) |
| Anders Mathias Lunde | | | 2005 | 2007 | Karsten Flensberg (grad student) |
| Thomas Lynghøj | | | 2004 | 2004 | Karsten Flensberg (research assistant) |
| Georgios Magdis | Extragalactic Astrophysics, Galaxy Evolution, Observational Cosmology | | | | |
| Ramesh Chandra Majumdar | Mesons, quantum physics, atmospheric physics | | | | Niels Bohr (post-doc) |
| Morten Medici | | Niels Bohr Institute | 2013 | 2017 | David Jason Koskinen (grad student) |
| Kurt V. Mikkelsen | | Department of Chemistry | | | Esper Dahlgaard (grad student) |
| N. Asger Mortensen | Condensed matter theory, Optics, Nanophotonics | | 1999 | 2001 | Karsten Flensberg (grad student) |
| Klaus Mosegaard | Computational Geophysics | | | | |
| Lars Nielsen | Geophysics | | | | |
| Tomáš Novotný | | | 2004 | 2006 | Karsten Flensberg (post-doc) |
| Niels Erik Nørlund | | | | | |
| Daniel Oblak | Quantum Networking, Quantum information | Physics | | | Eugene Simon Polzik (grad student) |
| Johan Raunkjær Ott | Quantum Optical Multiple Scattering | | 2014 | 2015 | Anders Søndberg Sørensen (post-doc) |
| Jens Paaske | | | | | |
| Abraham Pais | theoretical particle physics, science history | | | 1946 | Niels Bohr (post-doc) |
| Jonas Nyvold Petersen | | | 2004 | 2004 | Antti-Pekka Jauho (research assistant), Karsten Flensberg (research assistant) |
| Eugene Simon Polzik | Quantum Optics | | | | |
| Finn Berg Rasmussen | Low Temperature Physics | | | | |
| Henrik M. Ronnow | Physics, Magnetism, Neutron Scattering | | | | Desmond F. McMorrow (grad student), Jens Jensen (grad student) |
| Svein Rosseland | | | 1920 | 1924 | Niels Bohr (grad student) |
| Jon Rotvig | | | 1994 | 1994 | Antti-Pekka Jauho (research assistant), Henrik Smith (research assistant) |
| Heng Shen | quantum optics | Niels Bohr Institute | 2011 | 2015 | Eugene Simon Polzik (grad student) |
| Roberta Sinatra | complex systems, network science, sociophysics | | | | |
| John Clarke Slater | theoretical chemistry | | 1924 | 1924 | Niels Bohr (post-doc) |
| Henrik Smith | | | | | |
| Elis Strömgren | | | | | |
| Bengt Strömgren | Astrophysics | | | 1929 | Elis Strömgren (grad student) |
| Anders Søndberg Sørensen | | | | | |
| Bernanda Telalovic | | Niels Bohr Institute | | | Mauricio Bustamante (grad student) |
| Thorvald Thiele | | | 1860 | 1866 | Heinrich Louis d'Arrest (grad student) |
| Hans Thybo | Seismology | | | | |
| Ala Trusina | | | | | |
| Víctor B. Valera | | Niels Bohr Institute | 2020 | 2023 | Mauricio Bustamante (grad student) |
| Søren Vedel | Physics, applied mathematics, biophysics | Niels Bohr Institute | | | Ala Trusina (post-doc) |
| Nicklas Walldorf | | | 2016 | 2020 | Jens Paaske (grad student) |
| Victor Frederick Weisskopf | | | | 1932 | Niels Bohr (post-doc) |
| John Archibald Wheeler | Gravitational Physics/Theoretical Astrophysics | | 1934 | 1935 | Niels Bohr (post-doc) |
| Morten Willatzen | | | 1989 | 1993 | Antti-Pekka Jauho (grad student) |
| Martijn Wubs | Quantum optics, Nanophotonics | | 2007 | 2009 | Anders Søndberg Sørensen (post-doc) |
| Andrea Zunino | Seismology | Niels Bohr Institute | 2012 | 2020 | Klaus Mosegaard (post-doc) |
| Hans Christian Ørsted | magnetic effect of electrical currents, isolation of aluminum | | | 1799 | Jacob Baden (grad student) |