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Research in Oslo

Science Explorer records 7 research institutions in Oslo. The largest by output are Norges Bank, The Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research and The Norwegian Institute for Children’s Books.

Research institutions
7
Research works
483
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
28.9%
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 Oslo?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Norges BankGovernment institution 364 #26,637 all time
2The Fafo Institute for Labour and Social ResearchNonprofit 103 not ranked
3The Norwegian Institute for Children’s BooksInstitution 8 not ranked
4Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family AffairsGovernment institution 4 not ranked
5StortingetGovernment institution 4 not ranked
6Norges Astma- og AllergiforbundInstitution 1 not ranked
7PatentstyretGovernment institution 0 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.

Norges Bank: 75.2%The Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research: 21.3%The Norwegian Institute for Children’s Books: 1.7%Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs: 0.8%2 others listed: 1.0%75%largest
Norges Bank364 · 75.2%The Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research103 · 21.3%The Norwegian Institute for Children’s Books8 · 1.7%Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs4 · 0.8%2 others listed5 · 1.0%

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

What is Oslo strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Oslo is most concentrated in Economics, Econometrics and Finance (15.8× the world share in Economics, Econometrics and Finance).

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 23.0 works16×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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 Oslo?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Monetary Policy, Economic Growth, Globalization, Fiscal Policy, Structural Change, Liquidity, Labor Market and Financial Development.

▲ 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. Monetary Policy10▲ 62×8 topics
  2. Economic Growth9▲ 15×13 topics
  3. Globalization7▲ 5.1×13 topics
  4. Fiscal Policy5▲ 35×5 topics
  5. Structural Change5▲ 109×2 topics
  6. Liquidity5▲ 93×3 topics
  7. Labor Market5▲ 23×6 topics
  8. Mental Health4▲ 4.6×10 topics
  9. Financial Development4▲ 38×2 topics
  10. Panel Data Analysis4▲ 36×2 topics
  11. Business Cycles4▲ 140×1 topic
  12. Interest Rates4▲ 140×1 topic
  13. Regulation4▲ 9.5×5 topics
  14. Income Inequality3▲ 35×4 topics
  15. Supply Chain Management3▲ 5.4×4 topics
  16. Capital Flows3▲ 129×2 topics
  17. Asset Pricing3▲ 50×2 topics
  18. Financial Stability3▲ 22×4 topics
  19. Unemployment3▲ 51×3 topics
  20. Exchange Rate Regimes3▲ 141×1 topic
  21. Financial Integration3▲ 137×1 topic
  22. Labor Movement3▲ 209×1 topic
  23. Union Revitalization3▲ 209×1 topic
  24. Finance3▲ 21×2 topics
  25. Internet of Things3▲ 4.5×2 topics
  26. Immigration3▲ 34×3 topics
  27. Austerity Measures2▲ 53×2 topics
  28. Financialization2▲ 37×2 topics
  29. Health Outcomes2▲ 13×3 topics
  30. Neoliberalism2▲ 9.9×7 topics
  31. Banking2▲ 78×1 topic
  32. Blockchain2▲ 14×1 topic
  33. Credit2▲ 78×1 topic
  34. Smart Contracts2▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Economic Crisis2▲ 26×1 topic
  37. Precarious Employment2▲ 50×1 topic
  38. Political Economy2▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Public Opinion2▲ 25×2 topics
  40. Competitive Economy2▲ 136×1 topic

What research is done in Oslo?

  1. 1 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 4 works
  2. 2 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 3 works
  3. 3 Labor Movements and Unions Public Administration 3 works
  4. 4 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 2 works
  5. 5 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 2 works
  6. 6 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  7. 7 Economic theories and models Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  8. 8 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  9. 9 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  10. 10 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.