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Research in Tromsø

Science Explorer records 38 research institutions in Tromsø, Norway. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Norwegian Polar Institute and University Hospital of North Norway.

Research institutions
38
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
28k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
22.6%
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 Tromsø?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1UiT The Arctic University of NorwayUniversity 18,561 #1,027
2University Hospital of North NorwayHospital / health system 3,155 #5,886
3NofimaCompany 1,397 #7,903
4Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and ClimateResearch facility 1,300 #7,302
5Norwegian Polar InstituteResearch facility 1,232 #3,915
6The FRAM CentreResearch facility 636 #10,094
7Akvaplan-nivaCompany 408 #16,311 all time
8Tromsø research foundationNonprofit 336 #22,036 all time
9Northern Research InstituteNonprofit 322 #12,681 all time
10GenØkNonprofit 110 not ranked
11ViGØR RehabiliteringssykehusHospital / health system 74 not ranked
12European Incoherent Scatter Scientific AssociationInstitution 72 not ranked
13Arctic Monitoring And Assessment ProgrammeInstitution 36 not ranked
14Lytix Biopharma (Norway)Company 27 not ranked
15North Energy (Norway)Company 27 not ranked
16Kongsberg Satellite Services (Norway)Company 26 not ranked
17Tidewater (Norway)Company 20 not ranked
18Halvors Tradisjonsfisk (Norway)Company 12 not ranked
19Nofi Tromsø (Norway)Company 11 not ranked
20Calanus (Norway)Company 7 not ranked
21Troms Kraft (Norway)Company 6 not ranked
22Norwegian Seafood CouncilInstitution 5 not ranked
23Troms FylkeskommuneGovernment institution 5 not ranked
24ArcticZymes (Norway)Company 5 not ranked
25Invenia (Norway)Company 4 not ranked
26Capia (Norway)Company 4 not ranked
27Biotec Pharmacon (Norway)Company 4 not ranked
28Prophylix Pharma (Norway)Company 4 not ranked
29Breivoll Inspection Technologies (Norway)Company 3 not ranked
30Olivita (Norway)Company 2 not ranked
31Orthogenics (Norway)Company 2 not ranked
32Norinnova (Norway)Company 2 not ranked
33Pharmasum Therapeutics (Norway)Company 1 not ranked
34Kvalvik (Norway)Company 1 not ranked
35SpareBank 1 Nord-NorgeInstitution 1 not ranked
36Nergård (Norway)Company 1 not ranked
37PolariaArchive 0 not ranked
38Profixio (Norway)Company 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.

UiT The Arctic University of Norway: 66.7%University Hospital of North Norway: 11.3%Nofima: 5.0%Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate: 4.7%32 others listed: 12.2%67%largest
UiT The Arctic University of Norway19k · 66.7%University Hospital of North Norway3,155 · 11.3%Nofima1,397 · 5.0%Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate1,300 · 4.7%32 others listed3,406 · 12.2%

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

What is Tromsø strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Tromsø is most concentrated in Atmospheric Science, Oceanography and Aquatic Science (7.0× the world share in Atmospheric Science).

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 144.8 works7.0×
  2. OceanographySubfield · 71.9 works5.4×
  3. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 45.9 works5.3×
  4. BiophysicsSubfield · 26.6 works5.0×
  5. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 48.0 works4.7×
  6. EcologySubfield · 147.4 works4.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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 Tromsø?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Arctic, Aquaculture, Ocean Circulation, Remote Sensing, Sustainability, Fisheries Sustainability and Hydrology.

▲ 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 Change479▲ 3.8×99 topics
  2. Sustainability164▲ 1.43×79 topics
  3. Epidemiology162◆ 0.87×123 topics
  4. Arctic134▲ 25×4 topics
  5. Remote Sensing129▲ 2.2×29 topics
  6. Environmental Impact108▲ 1.35×47 topics
  7. Mental Health92▲ 1.33×40 topics
  8. Aquaculture86▲ 6.9×8 topics
  9. Food Security74▲ 2.8×15 topics
  10. Ocean Circulation72▲ 12×3 topics
  11. International Relations63▲ 5.5×19 topics
  12. Fisheries Sustainability63▲ 15×2 topics
  13. Invasive Species62▲ 3.1×19 topics
  14. Conservation57▲ 2.8×19 topics
  15. Hydrology57▲ 9.6×4 topics
  16. Geopolitics57▲ 7.8×5 topics
  17. Vulnerability57▲ 5.3×8 topics
  18. Microbial Communities56▲ 2.8×10 topics
  19. Governance54▲ 3.5×11 topics
  20. Shipping54▲ 22×2 topics
  21. Decline52▲ 42×1 topic
  22. Sea Ice52▲ 42×1 topic
  23. Population Dynamics50▲ 4.2×10 topics
  24. Oil and Gas48▲ 27×2 topics
  25. Trophic Cascades48▲ 11×2 topics
  26. Maritime Transport44▲ 34×1 topic
  27. Northern Sea Route44▲ 34×1 topic
  28. Ecological Knowledge42▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Traditional Knowledge42▲ 21×3 topics
  30. Nutrition Transition41▲ 27×2 topics
  31. Arctic Indigenous Peoples41▲ 48×1 topic
  32. community-based monitoring41▲ 48×1 topic
  33. Ecosystem Management38▲ 14×4 topics
  34. Anaerobic37▲ 11×1 topic
  35. Methane Oxidation37▲ 9.7×1 topic
  36. Fish Population Dynamics37▲ 19×1 topic
  37. Marine Fisheries37▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Stakeholder Engagement37▲ 8.9×3 topics
  39. Permafrost34▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Omega-3 Fatty Acids34▲ 9.6×2 topics

What research is done in Tromsø?

Arctic and Antarctic ice…52Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 52 fractional worksArctic and Russian Polic…44Arctic and Russian Policy Studies: 44 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and Ecology: 41 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Rel…37Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 37 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…37Marine and fisheries research: 37 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 31 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 31 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Manag…26Coastal and Marine Management: 26 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 26 fractional worksClimate change and permafrost: 24 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceSociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsEnvironmental Chemistry4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamicsAtmospheric Science 52 works
  2. 2 Arctic and Russian Policy StudiesSociology and Political Science 44 works
  3. 3 Indigenous Studies and EcologyGeneral Health Professions 41 works
  4. 4 Methane Hydrates and Related PhenomenaEnvironmental Chemistry 37 works
  5. 5 Marine and fisheries researchGlobal and Planetary Change 37 works
  6. 6 Cryospheric studies and observationsAtmospheric Science 31 works
  7. 7 Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAquatic Science 31 works
  8. 8 Coastal and Marine ManagementManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law 26 works
  9. 9 Fish Ecology and Management StudiesNature and Landscape Conservation 26 works
  10. 10 Climate change and permafrostAtmospheric Science 24 works

Research output over time

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