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What is the best university for Physical Sciences in Norway?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
| 1 | Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyTrondheim |
#120 | 48.4 | 12.4% | 6,743 |
| 2 | University of OsloOslo |
#499 | 33.0 | 11.3% | 2,906 |
| 3 | University of BergenBergen |
#504 | 32.9 | 10.2% | 1,667 |
| 4 | SINTEFTrondheim |
#698 | 29.4 | 8.9% | 2,282 |
| 5 | University of StavangerStavanger |
#743 | 28.7 | 12.2% | 1,275 |
| 6 | NORCE Research ASBergen |
#853 | 27.2 | 10.5% | 463 |
| 7 | UiT The Arctic University of NorwayTromsø |
#885 | 26.8 | 10.1% | 1,370 |
| 8 | University of AgderKristiansand |
#976 | 25.8 | 15.0% | 815 |
| 9 | Norwegian University of Life SciencesÅs |
#1,247 | 23.1 | 12.3% | 737 |
| 10 | Norwegian Geotechnical InstituteOslo |
#1,332 | 22.4 | 10.5% | 301 |
| 11 | Western Norway University of Applied SciencesBergen |
#1,480 | 21.3 | 10.2% | 391 |
| 12 | University of South-Eastern NorwayKongsberg |
#1,631 | 20.2 | 11.3% | 745 |
| 13 | Institute for Energy TechnologyLillestrøm |
#1,694 | 19.8 | 14.8% | 281 |
| 14 | Integrated Optoelectronics (Norway)Trondheim |
#1,915 | 18.5 | 13.8% | 234 |
| 15 | Bjerknes Centre for Climate ResearchBergen |
#1,976 | 18.2 | 14.1% | 196 |
| 16 | OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan UniversityOslo |
#2,006 | 18.0 | 11.8% | 594 |
| 17 | Norwegian Institute for Nature ResearchTrondheim |
#2,494 | 15.7 | 13.9% | 237 |
| 18 | Nord UniversityBodø |
#2,667 | 14.9 | 11.0% | 254 |
| 19 | Østfold University CollegeHalden |
#2,950 | 13.9 | 15.6% | 201 |
| 20 | Norwegian Institute of Public HealthOslo |
#3,227 | 12.9 | 9.3% | 99 |
| 21 | Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy ResearchOslo |
#3,254 | 12.8 | 9.6% | 263 |
| 22 | NTNU SamfunnsforskningTrondheim |
#3,353 | 12.5 | 6.4% | 147 |
| 23 | CICERO Center for International Climate ResearchOslo |
#3,400 | 12.3 | 20.9% | 102 |
| 24 | Equinor (Norway)Stavanger |
#3,552 | 11.9 | 6.9% | 225 |
| 25 | Norwegian School of EconomicsBergen |
#3,570 | 11.8 | 11.8% | 114 |
| 26 | Norwegian Polar InstituteTromsø |
#3,577 | 11.8 | 14.4% | 110 |
| 27 | Norwegian Institute for Water ResearchOslo |
#3,638 | 11.6 | 12.9% | 190 |
| 28 | Norwegian Institute of Marine ResearchBergen |
#3,881 | 10.9 | 13.2% | 355 |
| 29 | Simula Research LaboratoryOslo |
#3,971 | 10.7 | 10.8% | 213 |
| 30 | Zero Emissions Resource OrganisationOslo |
#4,228 | 10.0 | 7.4% | 98 |
| 31 | Høyskolen KristianiaOslo |
#4,254 | 9.9 | 20.2% | 110 |
| 32 | University of Inland NorwayElverum |
#4,402 | 9.6 | 11.2% | 178 |
| 33 | DNV (Norway)Høvik |
#5,033 | 8.1 | 6.4% | 179 |
| 34 | BI Norwegian Business SchoolOslo |
#5,217 | 7.7 | 17.6% | 100 |
| 35 | Norwegian Defence Research EstablishmentOslo |
#5,436 | 7.3 | 4.4% | 145 |
| 36 | Geological Survey of NorwayTrondheim |
#5,829 | 6.5 | 10.2% | 123 |
| 37 | NILUKjeller |
#5,963 | 6.3 | 11.7% | 90 |
| 38 | Aker BP (Norway)Fornebu |
#5,966 | 6.3 | 3.9% | 156 |
| 39 | Norsk Hydro (Norway)Oslo |
#6,201 | 5.8 | 8.3% | 87 |
| 40 | Molde University CollegeMolde |
#6,345 | 5.6 | 14.2% | 77 |
| 41 | The FRAM CentreTromsø |
#6,584 | 5.2 | 12.7% | 62 |
| 42 | Drug Discovery Laboratory (Norway)Oslo |
#6,880 | 4.7 | 11.9% | 66 |
| 43 | Institute of Transport EconomicsOslo |
#7,014 | 4.5 | 10.3% | 76 |
| 44 | FORCE Technology (Norway)Trondheim |
#7,174 | 4.3 | 3.8% | 115 |
| 45 | 657 OsloOslo |
#7,323 | 4.1 | 3.9% | 89 |
| 46 | NofimaTromsø |
#7,564 | 3.7 | 13.2% | 80 |
| 47 | RED Consulting (Norway)Oslo |
#7,921 | 3.2 | 8.4% | 122 |
| 48 | Petroleum Technology Company (Norway)Stavanger |
#8,155 | 2.9 | 3.7% | 92 |
| 49 | Norwegian Computing CenterOslo |
#8,213 | 2.8 | 5.6% | 100 |
| 50 | Ocean Energy (Norway)Trondheim |
#8,646 | 2.3 | 7.0% | 60 |
| 51 | Fugro (Norway)Trondheim |
#9,009 | 1.8 | 2.7% | 78 |
| 52 | Weatherford (Norway)Stavanger |
#9,027 | 1.8 | 0.8% | 95 |
| 53 | Norwegian Meteorological InstituteOslo |
#9,120 | 1.7 | 10.9% | 145 |
Who are the top Physical Sciences researchers in Norway?
Hamid Reza Karimi, Bjørn Hallvard Samset and Yan Zhang rank highest among researchers based in Norway, on their papers in Physical Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.
- 1Hamid Reza Karimi#101,193 worldwide overall318.2 of 1,040 papers here in the top 10%
- 2Bjørn Hallvard Samset#10,715 worldwide overall174.4 of 455 papers here in the top 10%
- 3Yan Zhang#202,144 worldwide overall259.3 of 1,161 papers here in the top 10%
- 4Ion Sorin Zgură#2,398 worldwide overall128.2 of 229 papers here in the top 10%
- 5Andreas Stohl#44,419 worldwide overall152.7 of 547 papers here in the top 10%
- 6Gopalakrishnan Kumar#21,077 worldwide overall133.2 of 361 papers here in the top 10%
- 7Gunnar Myhre#13,925 worldwide overall119.2 of 306 papers here in the top 10%
- 8F. K. Hansen#2,961 worldwide overall122.7 of 177 papers here in the top 10%
How Norway compares with other countries in Physical Sciences