Research in Trondheim
Science Explorer records 113 research institutions in Trondheim, Norway. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Norwegian University of Science and Technology, SINTEF and Integrated Optoelectronics (Norway).
- Research institutions
- 113 14 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 84k ▲ 24% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 23.7% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Trondheim?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyUniversity | 54,540 | #209 | |
| 2 | SINTEFResearch facility | 11,601 | #1,802 | |
| 3 | St Olav's University HospitalHospital / health system | 4,531 | #5,249 | |
| 4 | Norwegian Institute for Nature ResearchResearch facility | 2,199 | #6,311 | |
| 5 | NTNU SamfunnsforskningResearch facility | 1,568 | #11,796 | |
| 6 | Geological Survey of NorwayGovernment institution | 1,392 | #7,624 | |
| 7 | Trondheim KommuneGovernment institution | 1,220 | #19,168 | |
| 8 | Fugro (Norway)Company | 890 | #26,898 | |
| 9 | Integrated Optoelectronics (Norway)Company | 716 | #4,135 | |
| 10 | SINTEF IndustryResearch facility | 621 | #5,040 | |
| 11 | SINTEF OceanResearch facility | 591 | #19,716 all time | |
| 12 | FORCE Technology (Norway)Company | 487 | #19,583 | |
| 13 | Ruralis - Institute for Rural and Regional ResearchInstitution | 375 | #22,378 all time | |
| 14 | Queen Maud University CollegeUniversity | 348 | #24,039 | |
| 15 | Vitensenteret i TrondheimArchive | 340 | #21,285 all time | |
| 16 | Ocean Energy (Norway)Company | 309 | #24,123 | |
| 17 | Norwegian Environment AgencyInstitution | 256 | #37,618 all time | |
| 18 | Electromagnetic Geoservices (Norway)Company | 228 | #34,644 all time | |
| 19 | Research Management (Norway)Company | 222 | #26,367 | |
| 20 | Norwegian Biodiversity Information CentreResearch facility | 145 | #17,462 all time | |
| 21 | RubinInstitution | 140 | #36,604 all time | |
| 22 | Uninett (Norway)Company | 139 | #26,916 all time | |
| 23 | Paper and Fibre Research InstituteResearch facility | 114 | not ranked | |
| 24 | TrønderEnergi (Norway)Company | 108 | not ranked | |
| 25 | Adresseavisen (Norway)Company | 101 | not ranked | |
| 26 | Chiron (Norway)Company | 86 | not ranked | |
| 27 | Reinertsen (Norway)Company | 86 | not ranked | |
| 28 | Norwegian Labour Inspection AuthorityGovernment institution | 77 | not ranked | |
| 29 | SINTEF Energy ResearchResearch facility | 64 | not ranked | |
| 30 | Norwegian Academy of Technological SciencesUniversity | 62 | not ranked | |
| 31 | Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and LettersUniversity | 62 | not ranked | |
| 32 | Cybernetica (Norway)Company | 57 | not ranked | |
| 33 | Nordic Semiconductor (Norway)Company | 54 | not ranked | |
| 34 | AquaGen (Norway)Company | 54 | not ranked | |
| 35 | Resman (Norway)Company | 45 | not ranked | |
| 36 | Kavli Institute for Systems NeuroscienceResearch facility | 33 | not ranked | |
| 37 | Network Learning LabUniversity | 30 | not ranked | |
| 38 | PPM Robotics (Norway)Company | 29 | not ranked | |
| 39 | Seaweed Energy Solutions (Norway)Company | 28 | not ranked | |
| 40 | Doble (Norway)Company | 27 | not ranked | |
| 41 | KITH (Norway)Company | 25 | not ranked | |
| 42 | Clarity Water Treatment Systems (Norway)Company | 23 | not ranked | |
| 43 | Petrell (Norway)Company | 22 | not ranked | |
| 44 | Trondheim HjertesenterUniversity | 17 | not ranked | |
| 45 | Maritime Robotics (Norway)Company | 15 | not ranked | |
| 46 | FEM Engineering (Norway)Company | 13 | not ranked | |
| 47 | Sensorlink (Norway)Company | 13 | not ranked | |
| 48 | Aleris RosenborgklinikkenHospital / health system | 12 | not ranked | |
| 49 | HyBond (Norway)Company | 12 | not ranked | |
| 50 | Aquastructures (Norway)Company | 11 | not ranked | |
| 51 | Ship Modelling & Simulation CentreCompany | 11 | not ranked | |
| 52 | Q Free (Norway)Company | 10 | not ranked | |
| 53 | Solution Seeker (Norway)Company | 10 | not ranked | |
| 54 | Cerpotech (Norway)Company | 10 | not ranked | |
| 55 | Ecotone (Norway)Company | 8 | not ranked | |
| 56 | InPhase Solutions (Norway)Company | 7 | not ranked | |
| 57 | CrayoNano (Norway)Company | 7 | not ranked | |
| 58 | PRORES (Norway)Company | 7 | not ranked | |
| 59 | NTNU Technology Transfer (Norway)Company | 7 | not ranked | |
| 60 | Myworkout (Norway)Company | 6 | 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.
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What is Trondheim strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Trondheim is most concentrated in Ocean Engineering, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes and Metals and Alloys (6.4× the world share in Ocean Engineering).
- Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 554.9 works6.4×
- Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSubfield · 60.6 works4.7×
- Metals and AlloysSubfield · 21.0 works3.9×
- Energy Engineering and Power TechnologySubfield · 64.9 works3.6×
- Statistics, Probability and UncertaintySubfield · 94.5 works3.4×
- Environmental EngineeringSubfield · 301.8 works3.4×
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 Trondheim?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Maritime Transportation and Energy Efficiency.
- Shipping
- Unmanned Surface Vehicles
- Turbulent Flow
- Fluid-Structure Interaction
- Metal Recovery
- Game Theory
- Path Planning
- Circular Economy
- Collision Avoidance
- Numerical Simulation
- Recycling
- Heat Transfer
- Smart Grid
- Energy Storage
- Supply Chain Management
- Nanoparticles
- Remote Sensing
- Environmental Impact
- Deep Learning
- Sustainability
- Climate Change
- Machine Learning
- Renewable Energy
- Energy Efficiency
- Neural Networks
- Mechanical Properties
- Optimization
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Management
- Maritime Transportation
- Model Predictive Control
- Renewable Energy Integration
- Emissions
- Air Quality
- CO2 Sequestration
- Human Factors
- Control Strategies
- Energy Transition
- Autonomous Ships
- Fuel Consumption
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
- Climate Change774▲ 1.74×107 topics
- Sustainability705▲ 1.75×110 topics
- Machine Learning699▲ 1.29×91 topics
- Deep Learning679▲ 1.20×83 topics
- Renewable Energy644▲ 2.7×52 topics
- Environmental Impact568▲ 2.0×62 topics
- Energy Efficiency326▲ 2.1×42 topics
- Remote Sensing315▲ 1.54×36 topics
- Neural Networks293◆ 1.15×41 topics
- Nanoparticles291▲ 1.40×43 topics
- Mechanical Properties276▲ 1.71×38 topics
- Supply Chain Management263▲ 1.71×24 topics
- Optimization219▲ 2.9×26 topics
- Energy Storage206▲ 1.90×13 topics
- Risk Assessment203▲ 1.81×25 topics
- Smart Grid202▲ 3.2×10 topics
- Risk Management187▲ 2.3×17 topics
- Heat Transfer176▲ 2.1×19 topics
- Maritime Transportation168▲ 19×2 topics
- Recycling155▲ 2.4×10 topics
- Model Predictive Control154▲ 3.6×6 topics
- Numerical Simulation151▲ 3.1×14 topics
- Renewable Energy Integration151▲ 2.7×6 topics
- Collision Avoidance140▲ 4.6×4 topics
- Emissions137▲ 4.2×6 topics
- Circular Economy135▲ 3.0×8 topics
- Air Quality132▲ 4.3×6 topics
- Path Planning132▲ 6.3×3 topics
- CO2 Sequestration129▲ 4.1×4 topics
- Game Theory129▲ 4.6×7 topics
- Human Factors127▲ 9.9×3 topics
- Metal Recovery126▲ 3.8×3 topics
- Control Strategies111▲ 4.7×5 topics
- Fluid-Structure Interaction111▲ 4.4×6 topics
- Energy Transition108▲ 4.5×5 topics
- Turbulent Flow102▲ 5.2×4 topics
- Autonomous Ships96▲ 19×1 topic
- Unmanned Surface Vehicles96▲ 19×1 topic
- Fuel Consumption91▲ 7.5×2 topics
- Shipping86▲ 10×2 topics
What research is done in Trondheim?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Maritime Navigation and SafetyOcean Engineering 96 works
- 2 Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationBuilding and Construction 75 works
- 3 Maritime Transport Emissions and EfficiencyEnvironmental Engineering 72 works
- 4 Smart Grid Energy ManagementElectrical and Electronic Engineering 70 works
- 5 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsOcean Engineering 64 works
- 6 Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchAutomotive Engineering 61 works
- 7 Risk and Safety AnalysisStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty 61 works
- 8 Drilling and Well EngineeringOcean Engineering 60 works
- 9 Integrated Energy Systems OptimizationElectrical and Electronic Engineering 59 works
- 10 Digital Transformation in IndustryIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering 59 works
Research output over time
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