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Health Sciences research in Norway

University of Oslo ranks first in Norway for Health Sciences research in 2022-now (#100 worldwide), followed by University of Bergen and Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

Norway's world rank
#18
of 158 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
17k
Top-10% rate
13.8%
Ranked institutions
37

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Health Sciences in Norway?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of OsloOslo #10050.014.3%4,362
2University of BergenBergen #19342.814.5%1,975
3Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyTrondheim #25539.814.6%1,753
4Norwegian Institute of Public HealthOslo #38735.216.1%505
5UiT The Arctic University of NorwayTromsø #73128.312.9%737
6University of StavangerStavanger #73228.313.6%595
7OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan UniversityOslo #1,13123.615.8%485
8University Hospital of North NorwayTromsø #1,41921.116.1%274
9Norwegian School of Sport SciencesOslo #1,42121.120.6%220
10Vestre Viken Hospital TrustDrammen #1,45620.814.6%177
11Western Norway University of Applied SciencesBergen #1,46620.812.6%279
12Nord UniversityBodø #1,52920.315.7%259
13Cancer Registry of NorwayOslo #1,66619.416.3%104
14University of Inland NorwayElverum #1,80018.517.0%156
15Norwegian Womens Public Health AssociationOslo #1,81318.514.1%114
16University of AgderKristiansand #1,88818.017.4%229
17Diakonhjemmet HospitalOslo #1,92417.813.0%162
18Lovisenberg Diakonale HøgskoleOslo #2,06017.115.2%118
19Sykehuset i VestfoldTønsberg #2,41015.413.6%118
20Østfold Hospital TrustFredrikstad #2,51614.916.7%102
21Levanger HospitalLevanger #2,56714.718.0%71
22VID Specialized UniversityOslo #2,78913.816.0%138
23Norwegian University of Life SciencesÅs #2,83913.610.9%176
24University of South-Eastern NorwayKongsberg #2,98313.014.7%244
25SINTEFTrondheim #2,99513.012.9%151
26Innlandet Hospital TrustBrumunddal #3,49911.314.1%97
27Østfold University CollegeHalden #3,55411.114.8%87
28Oslo Sports Trauma Research CenterOslo #4,0099.824.0%63
29UniforOslo #4,0649.77.3%140
30NORCE Research ASBergen #4,1439.510.8%88
31Sørlandet SykehusKristiansand #5,0047.413.4%72
32SmerteklinikkenOslo #5,1987.05.0%93
33National Institute of Occupational HealthOslo #5,3106.86.2%71
34Development FundOslo #5,8635.76.1%121
35Nordland Hospital TrustBodø #5,9225.69.9%71
36Forskning.no (Norway)Oslo #6,5134.65.0%99
37Uni Research (Norway)Bergen #7,1963.54.4%78

Institutions in Norway above the floor of 40 fractional works in Health Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Health Sciences researchers in Norway?

Lars Fredrik Engebretsen, Dag Aarsland and Ulf Ekelund rank highest among researchers based in Norway, on their papers in Health Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Lars Fredrik Engebretsen#11,563 worldwide overall236.2 of 609 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Dag Aarsland#19,226 worldwide overall237.6 of 703 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Ulf Ekelund#8,056 worldwide overall203.7 of 520 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Ole A. Andreassen#14,559 worldwide overall192.1 of 630 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Thor Edvardsen#66,033 worldwide overall170.3 of 580 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Tore Kristian Kvien#47,345 worldwide overall154.8 of 559 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Kristina Hermann Haugaa#53,624 worldwide overall133.8 of 467 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Lars Tjelta Westlye#7,627 worldwide overall106.8 of 223 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Eiliv Lund#64,791 worldwide overall128.1 of 449 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Roald Bahr#111,322 worldwide overall171.3 of 461 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Ulrik Wisløff#35,702 worldwide overall117.3 of 379 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Kristian Hveem#4,250 worldwide overall100.4 of 231 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Sophie D. Fosså#147,032 worldwide overall141.1 of 645 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Stein Kaasa#52,028 worldwide overall116.8 of 390 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Per Magne Ueland#120,996 worldwide overall126.9 of 542 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Norway on their work in Health Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Norway compares with other countries in Health Sciences