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Research in Bergen

Science Explorer records 103 research institutions in Bergen, Norway. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Bergen, Haukeland University Hospital and Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research.

Research institutions
103
11 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
67k
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
24.2%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Bergen?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of BergenUniversity 39,434 #504
2Haukeland University HospitalHospital / health system 7,981 #3,015
3Norwegian School of EconomicsUniversity 3,940 #6,447
4Norwegian Institute of Marine ResearchResearch facility 3,472 #4,231
5Western Norway University of Applied SciencesUniversity 3,043 #3,782
6NORCE Research ASResearch facility 1,656 #3,328
7Uni Research (Norway)Company 1,281 #19,375
8Directorate of FisheriesGovernment institution 1,074 #10,375 all time
9Bjerknes Centre for Climate ResearchResearch facility 1,034 #3,079
10Chr. Michelsen InstituteNonprofit 1,023 #19,798
11Feed Control (Norway)Company 994 #16,691
12NLA University CollegeUniversity 440 #17,799
13Norwegian Armed ForcesGovernment institution 275 #24,546 all time
14Haraldsplass Diakonale SykehusHospital / health system 212 #32,106 all time
15Senter for KrisepsykologiInstitution 191 #39,404 all time
16Bergen KommuneGovernment institution 125 #33,482 all time
17Norwegian Institute of Emotion-focused TherapyUniversity 121 #42,542 all time
18Ewos Innovation (Norway)Company 92 not ranked
19Grieg Seafood (Norway)Company 87 not ranked
20Bevital (Norway)Company 77 not ranked
21Norwegian Centre for Research DataInstitution 75 not ranked
22GexCon (Norway)Company 60 not ranked
23Pharmaq (Norway)Company 58 not ranked
24Lerøy (Norway)Company 55 not ranked
25BerGenBio (Norway)Company 51 not ranked
26Bergen School of ArchitectureUniversity 35 not ranked
27Betanien University CollegeUniversity 29 not ranked
28Hordaland County CouncilGovernment institution 28 not ranked
29StormGeo (Norway)Company 28 not ranked
30Prototech (Norway)Company 28 not ranked
31ClampOn (Norway)Company 25 not ranked
32Mowi (Norway)Company 25 not ranked
33Dolphin Geophysical (Norway)Company 18 not ranked
34Odfjell Drilling (Norway)Company 17 not ranked
35Consortium of European Social Science Data ArchivesInstitution 17 not ranked
36Bergenshalvøens Kommunale Kraftselskap (Norway)Company 17 not ranked
37Aanderaa (Norway)Company 15 not ranked
38Benchmark Holdings (Norway)Company 14 not ranked
39The Kavli TrustInstitution 13 not ranked
40REN (Norway)Company 13 not ranked
41Vaxxinova (Norway)Company 13 not ranked
42Akademika (Norway)Institution 13 not ranked
43Epsis (Norway)Company 11 not ranked
44Biosense Laboratories (Norway)Company 11 not ranked
45Head Energy (Norway)Company 10 not ranked
46Rocksource (Norway)Company 10 not ranked
47Stiftelsen BergensklinikkeneInstitution 10 not ranked
48Metas (Norway)Company 8 not ranked
49Vizrt (Norway)Company 8 not ranked
50Nui (Norway)Company 8 not ranked
51NewSchoolUniversity 8 not ranked
52Spiro Medical (Norway)Company 7 not ranked
53Offshore Sensing (Norway)Company 6 not ranked
54Fjell KommuneGovernment institution 6 not ranked
55Visual Solutions (Norway)Company 5 not ranked
56Norwegian Hydropower (Norway)Company 5 not ranked
57Bergen Teknologioverføring (Norway)Company 5 not ranked
58Fluenta (Norway)Company 5 not ranked
59Falck Nutec (Norway)Company 5 not ranked
60Bergen Kommune Byrådsavd for Helse og OmsorgGovernment institution 4 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

University of Bergen: 58.6%Haukeland University Hospital: 11.9%Norwegian School of Economics: 5.9%Norwegian Institute of Marine Research: 5.2%56 others listed: 18.6%59%largest
University of Bergen39k · 58.6%Haukeland University Hospital7,981 · 11.9%Norwegian School of Economics3,940 · 5.9%Norwegian Institute of Marine Research3,472 · 5.2%56 others listed13k · 18.6%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Bergen strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Bergen is most concentrated in Public Administration, Oceanography and Atmospheric Science (6.3× the world share in Public Administration).

  1. Public AdministrationSubfield · 37.3 works6.3×
  2. OceanographySubfield · 175.0 works5.7×
  3. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 229.7 works4.7×
  4. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 106.4 works4.1×
  5. MusicSubfield · 32.3 works3.6×
  6. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 71.8 works3.6×
  7. PhysiologySubfield · 21.5 works3.5×
  8. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 294.2 works3.5×
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Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Bergen?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Fisheries Sustainability, Epidemiology, Ocean Circulation, Mental Health, Aquaculture, Global Warming and Globalization.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change782▲ 2.6×104 topics
  2. Epidemiology470◆ 1.08×134 topics
  3. Globalization293▲ 1.36×119 topics
  4. Mental Health292▲ 1.81×46 topics
  5. Machine Learning254▼ 0.71×85 topics
  6. Inflammation243◆ 1.06×81 topics
  7. Sustainability235◆ 0.88×91 topics
  8. Public Health200▲ 1.26×60 topics
  9. Education198◆ 1.05×89 topics
  10. Global Warming170▲ 3.8×15 topics
  11. Depression170▲ 1.76×25 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease168▲ 1.38×38 topics
  13. Fisheries Sustainability158▲ 16×2 topics
  14. Human Rights158▲ 1.40×63 topics
  15. Invasive Species158▲ 3.4×20 topics
  16. Ocean Circulation157▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Aquaculture154▲ 5.4×8 topics
  18. Democracy146▲ 3.7×21 topics
  19. Resilience128▲ 2.4×17 topics
  20. Data Assimilation119▲ 6.9×4 topics
  21. Arctic106▲ 8.5×4 topics
  22. Embodiment99▲ 4.9×7 topics
  23. Trophic Cascades92▲ 8.9×2 topics
  24. Habitat Fragmentation91▲ 3.7×5 topics
  25. Ecosystem Management87▲ 13×1 topic
  26. Marine Fisheries87▲ 19×1 topic
  27. Tacit Knowledge85▲ 16×3 topics
  28. Social Science76▲ 19×7 topics
  29. Constitutionalism76▲ 7.2×5 topics
  30. Freshwater Biodiversity74▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Ethical Guidelines73▲ 12×4 topics
  32. Judicial Review72▲ 7.2×5 topics
  33. Conservation Challenges71▲ 14×1 topic
  34. Flow Regulation71▲ 14×1 topic
  35. Pragmatism71▲ 26×3 topics
  36. Dementia Care70▲ 52×2 topics
  37. ECHR69▲ 16×1 topic
  38. European Legal Systems69▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Interactional Expertise67▲ 55×1 topic
  40. Technical Decision-making67▲ 55×1 topic

What research is done in Bergen?

  1. 1 Marine and fisheries researchGlobal and Planetary Change 87 works
  2. 2 Fish Ecology and Management StudiesNature and Landscape Conservation 71 works
  3. 3 European and International Law StudiesPolitical Science and International Relations 69 works
  4. 4 Education, Healthcare and Sociology ResearchSocial Psychology 67 works
  5. 5 Climate variability and modelsGlobal and Planetary Change 56 works
  6. 6 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamicsAtmospheric Science 51 works
  7. 7 Geology and Paleoclimatology ResearchAtmospheric Science 51 works
  8. 8 Oceanographic and Atmospheric ProcessesOceanography 50 works
  9. 9 Migration, Health and TraumaClinical Psychology 50 works
  10. 10 Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAquatic Science 48 works

Research output over time

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