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Science in Norway

Norway ranks #21 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#21 all time), with 81k research works and 12.8% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#21
of 189 · #21 all time
Works, 2022-now
81k
▲ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
11.9M
26.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
12.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.27×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
7 in the top 1,000
Open access
47%
world 40%
International
31%
world 18%
Norway

What is Norway strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Norway ranks highest in Social Sciences (#15 of 148), Environmental Science (#13 of 122) and Education (#14 of 112). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Administration, Research and Theory and Ocean Engineering.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesField #15 of 148 15.5%12,565 #16 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #13 of 122 11.2%5,894 #12 Institutions
EducationSubfield #14 of 112 15.0%2,477 #18 Institutions
MedicineField #19 of 152 14.0%13,661 #18 Institutions
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #10 of 78 11.8%2,558 #10 Institutions
PsychologyField #14 of 106 13.7%5,121 #15 Institutions
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #13 of 95 17.1%1,998 #14 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #17 of 119 15.4%4,112 #19 Institutions
Health ProfessionsField #16 of 106 13.1%3,077 #16 Institutions
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #13 of 84 11.7%1,931 #15 Institutions
EngineeringField #21 of 131 10.1%11,273 - Institutions
Arts and HumanitiesField #17 of 103 14.9%3,196 #19 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more (or less) of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where "twice the world share" and "half of it" are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. Public AdministrationSubfield · 248.8 works · #16 of 186 active here5.0×
  2. Research and TheorySubfield · 118.6 works · #15 of 183 active here5.0×
  3. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 1,681.4 works · #16 of 213 active here3.5×
  4. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 1,064.3 works · #15 of 217 active here2.6×
  5. OceanographySubfield · 640.3 works · #20 of 215 active here2.5×
  6. MusicSubfield · 175.2 works · #27 of 174 active here2.3×
  7. Social PsychologySubfield · 1,875.3 works · #24 of 218 active here2.3×
  8. Radiological and Ultrasound TechnologySubfield · 242.8 works · #28 of 200 active here2.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 2,555 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 3,830 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.99× its world share, 918 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.06× its world share, 1,581 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 161 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.84× its world share, 269 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.42× its world share, 610 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.80× its world share, 5,750 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.08× its world share, 2,995 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.93× its world share, 785 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.90× its world share, 12k worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.48× its world share, 6,750 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.45× its world share, 1,432 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.84× its world share, 907 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.73× its world share, 1,487 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.71× its world share, 315 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.43× its world share, 3,469 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.89× its world share, 16k worksMedicineNursing: 0.91× its world share, 409 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.09× its world share, 136 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.36× its world share, 3,612 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.93× its world share, 2,744 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 1,347 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.92× its world share, 1,814 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.09× its world share, 5,850 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 14k worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology2.09×5,850 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.08×2,995 works
  3. Decision Sciences1.52×1,347 works
  4. Environmental Science1.48×6,750 works
  5. Health Professions1.43×3,469 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.36×3,612 works
  7. Social Sciences1.21×14k works
  8. Veterinary1.09×136 works
  9. Neuroscience1.06×1,581 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.99×918 works
  11. Energy0.93×785 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.93×2,744 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.92×1,814 works
  14. Nursing0.91×409 works
  15. Engineering0.90×12k works
  16. Medicine0.89×16k works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.84×269 works
  18. Mathematics0.84×907 works
  19. Computer Science0.80×5,750 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.78×3,830 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.73×1,487 works
  22. Dentistry0.71×315 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.58×2,555 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.50×161 works
  25. Materials Science0.45×1,432 works
  26. Chemistry0.42×610 works

Which fields of science does Norway work in?

In 2022-now, 36% of research in Norway is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (17%), Social Sciences (15%), Engineering (14%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 33k fractional works · 36.4% of its workEngineering: 12k fractional works · 13.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1,957 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 1,681 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1,637 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1,205 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 952 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 890 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 782 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 637 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 616 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 568 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 539 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 450 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 280 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 226 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6,750 fractional works · 7.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1,435 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology: 1,264 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 851 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 622 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 589 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 477 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 432 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 386 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 317 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 259 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 119 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 5,750 fractional works · 6.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1,919 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems: 1,044 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 807 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 620 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 339 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 291 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 275 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 234 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 221 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2,995 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1,064 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOceanography: 640 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 588 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 202 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPaleontology: 191 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 309 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1,487 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 429 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 425 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 238 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 190 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 204 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1,432 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 828 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 189 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 415 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 907 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 261 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 646 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 785 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 599 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 186 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 610 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 216 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 394 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 269 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 29k fractional works · 32.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 14k fractional works · 15.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4,630 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEducation: 2,746 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2,211 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGender Studies: 510 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 493 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 458 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 436 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 359 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 310 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 260 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 249 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 248 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 224 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 216 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 203 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 191 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 349 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 5,850 fractional works · 6.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1,961 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 1,875 fractional works · 2.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 849 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 846 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 262 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 57 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 3,612 fractional works · 3.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 640 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 587 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 552 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 431 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 289 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 239 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 203 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 671 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2,744 fractional works · 3.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 807 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 471 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 377 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 368 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 348 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 290 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 82 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1,814 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1,333 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFinance: 324 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 157 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1,347 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 615 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 371 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 326 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 20k fractional works · 21.8% of its workMedicine: 16k fractional works · 17.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1,490 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 1,440 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1,134 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1,071 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1,033 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 842 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 840 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 811 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 747 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 676 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 409 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 404 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 394 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 378 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 351 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 335 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 332 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 305 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 302 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 229 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 185 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 184 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1,792 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 3,469 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2,163 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 243 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 236 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 209 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 618 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 409 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 256 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 153 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 315 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 136 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 9,046 fractional works · 9.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3,830 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1,890 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 845 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 308 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 216 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 571 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2,555 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPlant Science: 594 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 384 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 382 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 347 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 196 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInsect Science: 193 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 185 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 275 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1,581 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 911 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 241 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 430 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 918 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 641 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 277 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 161 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNorway92kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences32%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this country does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering12k13.6%
    2. Environmental Science6,7507.3%
    3. Computer Science5,7506.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2,9953.3%
    5. Physics and Astronomy1,4871.6%
    6. Materials Science1,4321.6%
    7. Mathematics9071.0%
    8. Energy7850.9%
    9. Chemistry6100.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering2690.3%
    1. Social Sciences14k15.3%
    2. Psychology5,8506.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities3,6123.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting2,7443.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1,8142.0%
    6. Decision Sciences1,3471.5%
    1. Medicine16k17.1%
    2. Health Professions3,4693.8%
    3. Nursing4090.4%
    4. Dentistry3150.3%
    5. Veterinary1360.1%
  4. Life Sciences9,0469.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3,8304.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2,5552.8%
    3. Neuroscience1,5811.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology9181.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1610.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Norway?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Epidemiology, Mental Health, Machine Learning, Renewable Energy, Globalization and Environmental Impact.

▲ 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-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this country'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 Change4,529▲ 1.81×130 topics
  2. Epidemiology3,392◆ 0.93×140 topics
  3. Sustainability2,832▲ 1.26×137 topics
  4. Machine Learning2,813◆ 0.92×97 topics
  5. Deep Learning2,229▼ 0.70×85 topics
  6. Globalization2,190▲ 1.21×181 topics
  7. Mental Health2,024▲ 1.54×48 topics
  8. Renewable Energy1,984▲ 1.49×61 topics
  9. Environmental Impact1,867▲ 1.19×74 topics
  10. Public Health1,651▲ 1.23×76 topics
  11. Inflammation1,586▼ 0.81×83 topics
  12. Education1,547◆ 0.98×157 topics
  13. Quality of Life1,464◆ 1.10×61 topics
  14. Remote Sensing1,286◆ 1.14×40 topics
  15. Depression1,172▲ 1.45×26 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease1,141◆ 1.09×39 topics
  17. Human Rights1,138▲ 1.21×88 topics
  18. Risk Factors1,114◆ 1.10×37 topics
  19. Ethics917▲ 1.97×59 topics
  20. Resilience899▲ 1.99×19 topics
  21. Democracy824▲ 2.6×30 topics
  22. Global Warming762▲ 1.94×16 topics
  23. Embodiment756▲ 4.4×7 topics
  24. Religion751▲ 1.76×43 topics
  25. Invasive Species740▲ 1.90×21 topics
  26. Well-being708▲ 1.98×14 topics
  27. Aquaculture699▲ 3.0×8 topics
  28. Tacit Knowledge638▲ 15×3 topics
  29. Arctic600▲ 5.9×4 topics
  30. Ethical Guidelines519▲ 11×4 topics
  31. Social Science508▲ 15×7 topics
  32. Ocean Circulation494▲ 3.9×3 topics
  33. Pragmatism481▲ 21×4 topics
  34. Dementia Care473▲ 42×2 topics
  35. Interactional Expertise460▲ 46×1 topic
  36. Technical Decision-making460▲ 46×1 topic
  37. Fisheries Sustainability459▲ 5.8×2 topics
  38. Constitutionalism432▲ 5.3×6 topics
  39. ECHR375▲ 12×1 topic
  40. European Legal Systems375▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does Norway publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research, European and International Law Studies, Drilling and Well Engineering.

Education, Healthcare an…460Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 460 fractional worksEuropean and Internation…375European and International Law Studies: 375 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engineering: 263 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 258 fractional worksReservoir Engineering an…257Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 257 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 234 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 225 fractional worksSocial and Educational Sciences: 215 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 213 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 212 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 207 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 205 fractional works
Social PsychologyPolitical Science and International RelationsOcean EngineeringMechanical Engineering7 others

Area is fractional works in 2022-now; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to. Every tile is a topic page.

  1. 1 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 460 works
  2. 2 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 375 works
  3. 3 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 263 works
  4. 4 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 258 works
  5. 5 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 257 works
  6. 6 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 234 works
  7. 7 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 225 works
  8. 8 Social and Educational Sciences Education 215 works
  9. 9 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 213 works
  10. 10 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 212 works
  11. 11 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 207 works
  12. 12 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 205 works

How many world-class institutions does Norway hold?

Average quality and elite capacity disagree by construction, and both are worth knowing: the first is decided by a country's whole institution population, the second counts the institutions it holds at the top. One square per institution.

Standing among countries2022-nowWhere that sitsAll time
Average qualityits whole institution population #21 of 189 #21 of 203
Elite capacitythe institutions it holds at the top #23 of 204 #22 of 216

Elite capacity counts a country's institutions by their worldwide rank, weighted so a place at #1 counts for more than one at #480. Countries under 100 fractional works are left out.

101st to 500th3501st to 1,000th4

Bands are exclusive, so the squares add up to 7 (the institutions it holds in the world top 1,000), not to four times it.

Which universities in Norway lead research?

Norwegian University of Science and Technology, University of Oslo and University of Bergen rank highest in Norway on research quality in 2022-now.

0%10%20%mean 13.36%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of OsloUniversity of Stavan…Norwegian University…University of Bergen
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Trondheim · #166 worldwide13.6% top 10% · 12k works
  2. 2University of OsloUniversity · Oslo · #185 worldwide14.4% top 10% · 13k works
  3. 3University of BergenUniversity · Bergen · #258 worldwide13.1% top 10% · 6.5k works
  4. 4University of StavangerUniversity · Stavanger · #647 worldwide14.0% top 10% · 3.2k works
  5. 5UiT The Arctic University of NorwayUniversity · Tromsø · #730 worldwide12.1% top 10% · 3.7k works
  6. 6Norwegian Institute of Public HealthFunder · Oslo · #791 worldwide15.2% top 10% · 1k works
  7. 7University of AgderUniversity · Kristiansand · #917 worldwide15.7% top 10% · 2.1k works
  8. 8SINTEFResearch facility · Trondheim · #1,131 worldwide9.8% top 10% · 2.8k works
  9. 9OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan UniversityUniversity · Oslo · #1,161 worldwide14.2% top 10% · 2.1k works
  10. 10Western Norway University of Applied SciencesUniversity · Bergen · #1,299 worldwide11.8% top 10% · 1.3k works
  11. 11University of Inland NorwayUniversity · Elverum · #1,422 worldwide13.7% top 10% · 1.1k works
  12. 12University of South-Eastern NorwayUniversity · Kongsberg · #1,482 worldwide13.2% top 10% · 2k works
  13. 13Nord UniversityUniversity · Bodø · #1,494 worldwide15.6% top 10% · 1.3k works
  14. 14Norwegian University of Life SciencesUniversity · Ås · #1,502 worldwide12.7% top 10% · 1.8k works
  15. 15NORCE Research ASResearch facility · Bergen · #1,513 worldwide11.3% top 10% · 760 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Norway

Who are the top researchers in Norway?

Amandeep Dhir, Glen P. Peters and Puneet Kaur rank highest among researchers based in Norway.

  1. 1 Amandeep Dhir #8 worldwide 33k citations · 319 works
  2. 2 Glen P. Peters #264 worldwide 69k citations · 451 works
  3. 3 Puneet Kaur #1,322 worldwide 18k citations · 209 works
  4. 4 Edvard Ingjald Moser #1,526 worldwide 53k citations · 437 works
  5. 5 Simon Elias Bibri #1,816 worldwide 12k citations · 146 works
  6. 6 Ion Sorin Zgură #2,398 worldwide 31k citations · 241 works
  7. 7 F. K. Hansen #2,961 worldwide 84k citations · 196 works
  8. 8 May‐Britt Moser #3,115 worldwide 44k citations · 179 works
  9. 9 Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie #4,044 worldwide 23k citations · 194 works
  10. 10 Kristian Hveem #4,250 worldwide 69k citations · 595 works
Top researchers in Norway

Which cities in Norway are research hubs?

  1. 1 OsloNorway 185k works
  2. 2 TrondheimNorway 84k works
  3. 3 BergenNorway 67k works
  4. 4 TromsøNorway 28k works
  5. 5 StavangerNorway 20k works

How much of it is in the largest

The same cities as shares of everything these twelve account for.

Oslo: 48.0%Trondheim: 21.9%Bergen: 17.5%Tromsø: 7.2%1 other listed: 5.3%48%largest
Oslo185k · 48.0%Trondheim84k · 21.9%Bergen67k · 17.5%Tromsø28k · 7.2%1 other listed20k · 5.3%

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

How open and international is Norway's research?

47% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 31% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available46.6%not open53.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.7%domestic only69.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 75% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 40% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 1.23× the expected open access and 1.74× the expected international share, which puts it #13 of 173 countries on openness.

How has Norway's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Norway as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.36% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Norway over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Over the whole record, 12.6% of its 456k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

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Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.4% in 2013.

Which countries have research most like Norway's?

Australia is Norway's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like Norway's, with both strong in Psychology.

  1. 1 AustraliaBoth strong in Psychology, Health Professions, Environmental Science 0.80 Compare
  2. 2 Faroe IslandsBoth strong in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Psychology, Decision Sciences 0.79 Compare
  3. 3 FinlandBoth strong in Psychology, Arts and Humanities, Environmental Science 0.79 Compare
  4. 4 IcelandBoth strong in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Psychology, Environmental Science 0.74 Compare
  5. 5 CanadaBoth strong in Psychology, Health Professions, Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.72 Compare

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What is Norway strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, Norway ranks highest in Social Sciences (#15 of 148), Environmental Science (#13 of 122) and Education (#14 of 112). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Administration, Research and Theory and Ocean Engineering.

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