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Top research institutions in Norway

University of Oslo ranks first in Norway on research quality in 2022–2025 (#185 worldwide), followed by Norwegian University of Science and Technology and University of Bergen.

Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025

#InstitutionWorld rankTop-10% rateWorksAll time
1University of OsloUniversity · Oslo #185 27.1% 9,996 #1
2Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyUniversity · Trondheim #209 25.8% 11,198 #2
3University of BergenUniversity · Bergen #504 25.3% 5,382 #3
4UiT The Arctic University of NorwayUniversity · Tromsø #1,027 23.8% 3,212 #4
5Oslo University HospitalHospital / health system · Oslo #1,070 22.7% 2,621 #5
6University of StavangerUniversity · Stavanger #1,318 28.2% 2,806 #8
7OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan UniversityUniversity · Oslo #1,413 31.0% 1,937 #10
8University of South-Eastern NorwayUniversity · Kongsberg #1,593 24.4% 1,926 #22
9University of AgderUniversity · Kristiansand #1,607 29.2% 2,082 #9
10Norwegian University of Life SciencesUniversity · Ås #1,660 25.9% 1,790 #7
11SINTEFResearch facility · Trondheim #1,802 18.8% 2,151 #6
12Nord UniversityUniversity · Bodø #2,454 28.5% 1,283 #24
13Haukeland University HospitalHospital / health system · Bergen #3,015 21.2% 1,141 #19
14Bjerknes Centre for Climate ResearchResearch facility · Bergen #3,079 30.3% 216 #12
15University of Inland NorwayUniversity · Elverum #3,324 32.1% 1,128 #52
16NORCE Research ASResearch facility · Bergen #3,328 24.6% 760 #41
17Norwegian Institute of Public HealthFunder · Oslo #3,441 28.5% 1,016 #17
18Norwegian Meteorological InstituteGovernment institution · Oslo #3,481 23.0% 153 #13
19CICERO Center for International Climate ResearchResearch facility · Oslo #3,696 43.2% 154 #16
20Western Norway University of Applied SciencesUniversity · Bergen #3,782 25.3% 1,347 #43
21Norwegian Polar InstituteResearch facility · Tromsø #3,915 27.1% 128 #15
22Integrated Optoelectronics (Norway)Company · Trondheim #4,135 20.3% 249 #32
23Norwegian Institute of Marine ResearchResearch facility · Bergen #4,231 26.2% 517 #20
24Norwegian Institute of International AffairsGovernment institution · Oslo #4,749 39.4% 222 #37
25BI Norwegian Business SchoolUniversity · Oslo #4,753 30.1% 853 #30
26SINTEF IndustryResearch facility · Trondheim #5,040 17.2% 272 #61
27St Olav's University HospitalHospital / health system · Trondheim #5,249 23.5% 698 #29
28Akershus University HospitalHospital / health system · Lillestrøm #5,317 19.9% 515 #40
29Østfold University CollegeUniversity · Halden #5,337 28.1% 603 #64
30Institute for Energy TechnologyResearch facility · Lillestrøm #5,506 26.5% 333 #26
31Høyskolen KristianiaUniversity · Oslo #5,546 33.3% 455 #69
32University Hospital of North NorwayHospital / health system · Tromsø #5,886 23.3% 396 #31
33Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy ResearchFunder · Oslo #6,179 22.6% 527 #63
34Drug Discovery Laboratory (Norway)Company · Oslo #6,295 24.2% 212 #46
35Norwegian Institute for Nature ResearchResearch facility · Trondheim #6,311 29.2% 367 #35
36Norwegian School of EconomicsUniversity · Bergen #6,447 22.2% 611 #28
37VID Specialized UniversityUniversity · Oslo #6,494 22.4% 524 #84
38Norwegian Geotechnical InstituteInstitution · Oslo #6,609 16.4% 311 #36
39Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and ClimateResearch facility · Tromsø #7,302 14.5% 447 #53
40NILUNonprofit · Kjeller #7,458 26.0% 108 #14
41Geological Survey of NorwayGovernment institution · Trondheim #7,624 19.8% 131 #21
42Norwegian Womens Public Health AssociationInstitution · Oslo #7,771 20.2% 287 #34
43VestlandsforskingResearch facility · Sogndal #7,898 34.9% 141 #60
44NofimaCompany · Tromsø #7,903 24.7% 285 #39
45Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage ResearchNonprofit · Oslo #8,108 40.9% 80 #79
46Stavanger University HospitalHospital / health system · Stavanger #8,325 22.6% 366 #50
47Simula Research LaboratoryResearch facility · Oslo #8,489 18.5% 310 #27
48Institute for Social ResearchResearch facility · Oslo #8,701 36.8% 212 #44
49Fridtjof Nansen InstituteUniversity · Lysaker #8,759 41.4% 98 #74
50Diakonhjemmet HospitalHospital / health system · Oslo #8,803 19.6% 222 #73
51Lovisenberg Diakonale HøgskoleUniversity · Oslo #9,318 26.8% 179 #97
52Norwegian Veterinary InstituteResearch facility · Oslo #9,583 21.6% 167 #49
53Norwegian School of Sport SciencesUniversity · Oslo #9,609 32.6% 398 #67
54The FRAM CentreResearch facility · Tromsø #10,094 15.8% 129 #80
55Norwegian Institute for Water ResearchNonprofit · Oslo #10,838 24.5% 229 #42
56VitenparkenArchive · Ås #10,979 20.5% 74 #83
57Molde University CollegeUniversity · Molde #10,997 31.2% 273 #88
58Østfold Hospital TrustHospital / health system · Fredrikstad #11,068 21.8% 132 #101
59Norsk Hydro (Norway)Company · Oslo #11,094 16.7% 98 #11
60Volda University CollegeUniversity · Volda #11,283 21.0% 250 #111
61NTNU SamfunnsforskningResearch facility · Trondheim #11,796 21.1% 351 #72
62Cancer Registry of NorwayArchive · Oslo #12,171 22.4% 155 #62
63Norwegian Computing CenterNonprofit · Oslo #12,283 24.2% 150 #75
64Equinor (Norway)Company · Stavanger #12,430 11.6% 260 #23
65Simula Metropolitan Center for Digital EngineeringNonprofit · Oslo #13,333 19.7% 182 #118
66Statistics NorwayGovernment institution · Oslo #13,734 26.9% 166 #45
67Norwegian Defence Research EstablishmentResearch facility · Oslo #14,125 16.6% 206 #18
68Peace Research Institute OsloInstitution · Oslo #14,373 37.6% 229 #47
69Human Factors (Norway)Company · Oslo #14,638 18.9% 126 #93
70MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and SocietyUniversity · Oslo #14,695 22.0% 182 #127
71Sykehuset i VestfoldHospital / health system · Tønsberg #14,901 20.8% 166 #119
72Ålesund HospitalHospital / health system · Ålesund #14,907 21.5% 89 #151
73Fafo FoundationResearch facility · Oslo #14,994 22.2% 207 #56
74Innlandet Hospital TrustHospital / health system · Brumunddal #15,218 23.0% 166 #98
75Vestre Viken Hospital TrustHospital / health system · Drammen #15,336 21.3% 146 #110
76DNV (Norway)Company · Høvik #15,479 11.0% 232 #55
77UniforNonprofit · Oslo #15,952 5.8% 390 #102
78Telio (Norway)Company · Oslo #16,124 5.8% 252 #124
79Levanger HospitalHospital / health system · Levanger #16,210 28.4% 100 #128
80Norwegian Cancer SocietyNonprofit · Oslo #16,262 21.4% 64 #25
81Feed Control (Norway)Company · Bergen #16,691 14.2% 126 #86
82RED Consulting (Norway)Company · Oslo #17,047 9.4% 290 #91
83National Institute of Occupational HealthGovernment institution · Oslo #17,418 18.7% 151 #48
84Nordland Hospital TrustHospital / health system · Bodø #17,440 15.4% 95 #150
85Institute of Transport EconomicsNonprofit · Oslo #17,454 26.2% 200 #87
86Zero Emissions Resource OrganisationNonprofit · Oslo #17,501 9.2% 159 #114
87Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and EducationNonprofit · Oslo #17,516 36.2% 127 #104
88NLA University CollegeUniversity · Bergen #17,799 24.2% 208 #146
89657 OsloInstitution · Oslo #17,903 7.9% 302 #95
90Institutt for Eksperimentell Medisinsk ForskningUniversity · Oslo #17,993 12.7% 122 #78
91Agder ResearchResearch facility · Kristiansand #18,012 30.8% 73 #70
92Development FundNonprofit · Oslo #18,356 10.9% 265 #90
93Kirkelig Pedagogisk SenterUniversity · Oslo #18,874 8.2% 130 #160
94Sørlandet SykehusHospital / health system · Kristiansand #18,985 20.7% 116 #142
95Trondheim KommuneGovernment institution · Trondheim #19,168 10.9% 110 #58
96Campbell CollaborationNonprofit · Oslo #19,219 12.0% 99 #76
97Uni Research (Norway)Company · Bergen #19,375 12.5% 144 #51
98FORCE Technology (Norway)Company · Trondheim #19,583 6.8% 133 #68
99Chr. Michelsen InstituteNonprofit · Bergen #19,798 29.3% 141 #57
100Standard Bio (Norway)Company · Oslo #20,316 9.6% 106 #137
101Drammen HospitalHospital / health system · Drammen #20,428 20.7% 61 #113
102Multiconsult (Norway)Company · Oslo #20,626 8.8% 116 #173
103Norwegian Defence University CollegeUniversity · Oslo #20,667 29.2% 134 #158
104Norwegian Academy of MusicUniversity · Oslo #20,679 37.7% 64 #133
105Aker BP (Norway)Company · Fornebu #21,379 9.0% 162 #196
106Oslo Sports Trauma Research CenterResearch facility · Oslo #21,603 33.2% 75 #116
107Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress StudiesResearch facility · Oslo #21,896 34.2% 88 #170
108Sámi University of Applied SciencesUniversity · Kautokeino #22,086 17.2% 67 #205
109Acoustics (Norway)Company · Asker #22,338 6.0% 61 #166
110Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Eastern and Southern NorwayInstitution · Oslo #23,289 28.8% 78 #161
111Sunnaas sykehusHospital / health system · Nesoddtangen #23,400 15.4% 73 #198
112Helse FørdeHospital / health system · Førde #23,749 15.4% 74 #162
113Norwegian Public Roads AdministrationGovernment institution · Oslo #24,014 21.1% 74 #169
114Praktisk-Teologiske SeminarInstitution · Oslo #24,015 7.7% 111 #106
115Queen Maud University CollegeUniversity · Trondheim #24,039 21.6% 93 #180
116Norwegian Medical AssociationInstitution · Oslo #24,059 10.5% 63 #140
117Ocean Energy (Norway)Company · Trondheim #24,123 11.3% 89 #178
118SmerteklinikkenHospital / health system · Oslo #24,161 4.2% 150 #141
119Sitma (Norway)Company · Oslo #24,168 16.9% 70 #218
120Trøndelag Forskning og Utvikling (Norway)Company · Steinkjer #24,315 9.4% 147 #203
121Forskning.no (Norway)Company · Oslo #24,336 4.1% 293 #135
122Norwegian Police University CollegeUniversity · Oslo #24,737 30.2% 96 #193
123Petroleum Technology Company (Norway)Company · Stavanger #25,541 5.9% 95 #85
124Oslo School of Architecture and DesignUniversity · Oslo #25,860 12.3% 110 #199
125Smart Solution (Norway)Company · Billingstad #26,324 8.4% 78 #212
126Research Management (Norway)Company · Trondheim #26,367 12.3% 61 #201
127Fugro (Norway)Company · Trondheim #26,898 5.2% 119 #122
128Norwegian Association for Development ResearchInstitution · Kristiansand #27,172 7.5% 64 #195
129Nasjonalforeningen for FolkehelsenInstitution · Oslo #27,256 7.4% 95 #179
130Institutt for Grafiske MedierUniversity · Oslo #27,473 4.7% 91 #216
131Weatherford (Norway)Company · Stavanger #27,878 4.4% 97 #163
132Ministry of TransportGovernment institution · Oslo #27,937 2.2% 91 —
133Abilia (Norway)Company · Oslo #28,030 0.3% 102 —

Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Norway on the quality composite for 2022–2025; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.

Size against quality inside Norway

The upper left is the interesting corner: institutions that publish less than the national giants and land more of it in the world top 10%.

0%20%40%mean 20.5594%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Oslo: 9,996, 27.1%Norwegian University of Science and Technology: 11k, 25.8%University of Bergen: 5,382, 25.3%UiT The Arctic University of Norway: 3,212, 23.8%Oslo University Hospital: 2,621, 22.7%University of Stavanger: 2,806, 28.2%OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University: 1,937, 31.0%University of South-Eastern Norway: 1,926, 24.4%University of Agder: 2,082, 29.2%Norwegian University of Life Sciences: 1,790, 25.9%SINTEF: 2,151, 18.8%Nord University: 1,283, 28.5%Haukeland University Hospital: 1,141, 21.2%Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research: 216, 30.3%University of Inland Norway: 1,128, 32.1%NORCE Research AS: 760, 24.6%Norwegian Institute of Public Health: 1,016, 28.5%Norwegian Meteorological Institute: 153, 23.0%CICERO Center for International Climate Research: 154, 43.2%Western Norway University of Applied Sciences: 1,347, 25.3%Norwegian Polar Institute: 128, 27.1%Integrated Optoelectronics (Norway): 249, 20.3%Norwegian Institute of Marine Research: 517, 26.2%Norwegian Institute of International Affairs: 222, 39.4%BI Norwegian Business School: 853, 30.1%SINTEF Industry: 272, 17.2%St Olav's University Hospital: 698, 23.5%Akershus University Hospital: 515, 19.9%Østfold University College: 603, 28.1%Institute for Energy Technology: 333, 26.5%Høyskolen Kristiania: 455, 33.3%University Hospital of North Norway: 396, 23.3%Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research: 527, 22.6%Drug Discovery Laboratory (Norway): 212, 24.2%Norwegian Institute for Nature Research: 367, 29.2%Norwegian School of Economics: 611, 22.2%VID Specialized University: 524, 22.4%Norwegian Geotechnical Institute: 311, 16.4%Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate: 447, 14.5%NILU: 108, 26.0%Geological Survey of Norway: 131, 19.8%Norwegian Womens Public Health Association: 287, 20.2%Vestlandsforsking: 141, 34.9%Nofima: 285, 24.7%Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research: 80, 40.9%Stavanger University Hospital: 366, 22.6%Simula Research Laboratory: 310, 18.5%Institute for Social Research: 212, 36.8%Fridtjof Nansen Institute: 98, 41.4%Diakonhjemmet Hospital: 222, 19.6%Lovisenberg Diakonale Høgskole: 179, 26.8%Norwegian Veterinary Institute: 167, 21.6%Norwegian School of Sport Sciences: 398, 32.6%The FRAM Centre: 129, 15.8%Norwegian Institute for Water Research: 229, 24.5%Vitenparken: 74, 20.5%Molde University College: 273, 31.2%Østfold Hospital Trust: 132, 21.8%Norsk Hydro (Norway): 98, 16.7%Volda University College: 250, 21.0%NTNU Samfunnsforskning: 351, 21.1%Cancer Registry of Norway: 155, 22.4%Norwegian Computing Center: 150, 24.2%Equinor (Norway): 260, 11.6%Simula Metropolitan Center for Digital Engineering: 182, 19.7%Statistics Norway: 166, 26.9%Norwegian Defence Research Establishment: 206, 16.6%Peace Research Institute Oslo: 229, 37.6%Human Factors (Norway): 126, 18.9%MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society: 182, 22.0%Sykehuset i Vestfold: 166, 20.8%Ålesund Hospital: 89, 21.5%Fafo Foundation: 207, 22.2%Innlandet Hospital Trust: 166, 23.0%Vestre Viken Hospital Trust: 146, 21.3%DNV (Norway): 232, 11.0%Unifor: 390, 5.8%Telio (Norway): 252, 5.8%Levanger Hospital: 100, 28.4%Norwegian Cancer Society: 64, 21.4%Feed Control (Norway): 126, 14.2%RED Consulting (Norway): 290, 9.4%National Institute of Occupational Health: 151, 18.7%Nordland Hospital Trust: 95, 15.4%Institute of Transport Economics: 200, 26.2%Zero Emissions Resource Organisation: 159, 9.2%Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education: 127, 36.2%NLA University College: 208, 24.2%657 Oslo: 302, 7.9%Institutt for Eksperimentell Medisinsk Forskning: 122, 12.7%Agder Research: 73, 30.8%Development Fund: 265, 10.9%Kirkelig Pedagogisk Senter: 130, 8.2%Sørlandet Sykehus: 116, 20.7%Trondheim Kommune: 110, 10.9%Campbell Collaboration: 99, 12.0%Uni Research (Norway): 144, 12.5%FORCE Technology (Norway): 133, 6.8%Chr. Michelsen Institute: 141, 29.3%Standard Bio (Norway): 106, 9.6%Drammen Hospital: 61, 20.7%Multiconsult (Norway): 116, 8.8%Norwegian Defence University College: 134, 29.2%Norwegian Academy of Music: 64, 37.7%Aker BP (Norway): 162, 9.0%Oslo Sports Trauma Research Center: 75, 33.2%Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies: 88, 34.2%Sámi University of Applied Sciences: 67, 17.2%Acoustics (Norway): 61, 6.0%Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Eastern and Southern Norway: 78, 28.8%Sunnaas sykehus: 73, 15.4%Helse Førde: 74, 15.4%Norwegian Public Roads Administration: 74, 21.1%Praktisk-Teologiske Seminar: 111, 7.7%Queen Maud University College: 93, 21.6%Norwegian Medical Association: 63, 10.5%Ocean Energy (Norway): 89, 11.3%Smerteklinikken: 150, 4.2%Sitma (Norway): 70, 16.9%Trøndelag Forskning og Utvikling (Norway): 147, 9.4%Forskning.no (Norway): 293, 4.1%Norwegian Police University College: 96, 30.2%Petroleum Technology Company (Norway): 95, 5.9%Oslo School of Architecture and Design: 110, 12.3%Smart Solution (Norway): 78, 8.4%Research Management (Norway): 61, 12.3%Fugro (Norway): 119, 5.2%Norwegian Association for Development Research: 64, 7.5%Nasjonalforeningen for Folkehelsen: 95, 7.4%Institutt for Grafiske Medier: 91, 4.7%Weatherford (Norway): 97, 4.4%Ministry of Transport: 91, 2.2%Abilia (Norway): 102, 0.3%University of OsloNorwegian University…University of BergenUiT The Arctic Unive…
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