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Research in Kongsberg

Science Explorer records 11 research institutions in Kongsberg, Norway. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of South-Eastern Norway.

Research institutions
11
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.5k
▲ 201% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
24.3%
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 Kongsberg?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of South-Eastern NorwayUniversity 4,472 #1,593
2Buskerud University CollegeUniversity 490 #19,070 all time
3Kongsberg Innovasjon (Norway)Company 421 #36,515 all time
4Kongsberg Gruppen (Norway)Company 47 not ranked
5GKN (Norway)Company 19 not ranked
6Kongsberg Automotive (Norway)Company 11 not ranked
7Ulefos Esco (Norway)Company 7 not ranked
8Semcon (Norway)Company 6 not ranked
9CO2-Norway (Norway)Company 5 not ranked
10Fanbooster (Norway)Company 2 not ranked
11Simicon (Norway)Company 1 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 South-Eastern Norway: 81.6%Buskerud University College: 8.9%Kongsberg Innovasjon (Norway): 7.7%Kongsberg Gruppen (Norway): 0.9%7 others listed: 0.9%82%largest
University of South-Eastern Norway4,472 · 81.6%Buskerud University College490 · 8.9%Kongsberg Innovasjon (Norway)421 · 7.7%Kongsberg Gruppen (Norway)47 · 0.9%7 others listed51 · 0.9%

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

What is Kongsberg strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Kongsberg is most concentrated in Ocean Engineering and Social Psychology (4.6× the world share in Ocean Engineering).

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 47.1 works4.6×
  2. Social PsychologySubfield · 77.7 works4.5×
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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 Kongsberg?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Tacit Knowledge, Embodiment, Globalization, Education, Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Reflective Practice and Dementia Care.

▲ 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. Sustainability78▲ 1.64×53 topics
  2. Globalization77▲ 2.0×67 topics
  3. Education68▲ 2.0×55 topics
  4. Machine Learning62◆ 0.97×61 topics
  5. Renewable Energy61▲ 2.2×37 topics
  6. Climate Change50◆ 0.95×72 topics
  7. Tacit Knowledge42▲ 45×3 topics
  8. Embodiment41▲ 11×6 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management39▲ 2.1×17 topics
  10. Mental Health39▲ 1.35×31 topics
  11. Social Justice38▲ 3.3×23 topics
  12. Qualitative Research37▲ 2.1×19 topics
  13. Identity32▲ 2.3×33 topics
  14. Optimization31▲ 3.5×16 topics
  15. Reflective Practice31▲ 8.5×7 topics
  16. Well-being31▲ 4.1×14 topics
  17. Dementia Care31▲ 128×2 topics
  18. Social Capital30▲ 2.9×14 topics
  19. Social Science28▲ 39×3 topics
  20. Ethical Guidelines28▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Higher Education28▲ 2.7×14 topics
  22. Interactional Expertise27▲ 124×1 topic
  23. Technical Decision-making27▲ 124×1 topic
  24. Technology Integration27▲ 4.6×10 topics
  25. Smart Grid26▲ 3.5×9 topics
  26. Social Interaction23▲ 3.0×10 topics
  27. Power Electronics22▲ 3.4×8 topics
  28. Self-Regulation21▲ 6.1×6 topics
  29. Informal Learning21▲ 8.2×5 topics
  30. Professional Development21▲ 5.3×11 topics
  31. Youth Engagement20▲ 4.5×4 topics
  32. Human Factors19▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Student Perceptions19▲ 5.3×7 topics
  34. Academic Achievement19▲ 5.7×9 topics
  35. Teacher Education19▲ 7.5×5 topics
  36. Citizenship Education17▲ 14×4 topics
  37. Cultural Competence17▲ 6.8×6 topics
  38. Professional Learning Communities17▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Smart Grid Applications16▲ 6.4×2 topics
  40. Communities of Practice15▲ 45×2 topics

What research is done in Kongsberg?

  1. 1 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 27 works
  2. 2 Innovative Education and Learning Practices Human Factors and Ergonomics 13 works
  3. 3 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 13 works
  4. 4 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 12 works
  5. 5 Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  6. 6 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 11 works
  7. 7 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 11 works
  8. 8 Social and Educational Sciences Education 11 works
  9. 9 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 11 works
  10. 10 Systems Engineering Methodologies and Applications Control and Systems Engineering 10 works

Research output over time

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