How does Norway rank in Social Sciences research?

Norway ranks #21 of 164 countries on research quality in Social Sciences (2022–2025), with 26k works.

Social Sciences research in Norway

University of Oslo ranks first in Norway for Social Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#30 worldwide), followed by University of Bergen and Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

Norway's world rank: #21
Works, 2022–2025: 26k
Top-10% rate: 28.9%
Ranked institutions: 57

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Social Sciences in Norway?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	University of OsloOslo	#30	63.3	33.3%	3,912
2	University of BergenBergen	#120	48.3	30.4%	1,958
3	Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyTrondheim	#149	46.0	35.0%	2,538
4	OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan UniversityOslo	#273	39.4	36.0%	898
5	University of StavangerStavanger	#473	33.5	36.3%	1,109
6	University of AgderKristiansand	#496	33.0	33.6%	958
7	University of South-Eastern NorwayKongsberg	#541	32.0	29.7%	895
8	UiT The Arctic University of NorwayTromsø	#738	28.7	27.8%	953
9	BI Norwegian Business SchoolOslo	#840	27.3	31.0%	708
10	University of Inland NorwayElverum	#878	26.8	33.6%	706
11	Nord UniversityBodø	#1,219	23.3	30.6%	638
12	Norwegian School of EconomicsBergen	#1,355	22.1	22.9%	462
13	Western Norway University of Applied SciencesBergen	#1,519	20.9	29.5%	639
14	Norwegian University of Life SciencesÅs	#1,796	19.1	35.2%	281
15	Høyskolen KristianiaOslo	#1,921	18.4	33.7%	273
16	Norwegian Institute of Public HealthOslo	#2,172	17.0	33.2%	296
17	Volda University CollegeVolda	#2,183	17.0	22.2%	188
18	Norwegian Institute of International AffairsOslo	#2,188	17.0	38.7%	193
19	VID Specialized UniversityOslo	#2,363	16.1	20.3%	365
20	Institute for Social ResearchOslo	#2,373	16.1	40.5%	130
21	Østfold University CollegeHalden	#2,501	15.5	26.5%	291
22	Norwegian School of Sport SciencesOslo	#2,675	14.8	45.3%	138
23	Peace Research Institute OsloOslo	#2,989	13.6	38.8%	200
24	MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and SocietyOslo	#3,010	13.5	22.8%	166
25	SINTEFTrondheim	#3,118	13.1	28.0%	221
26	Oslo University HospitalOslo	#3,121	13.1	32.2%	194
27	Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and ClimateTromsø	#3,377	12.3	17.8%	203
28	VestlandsforskingSogndal	#3,823	10.9	41.3%	69
29	Akershus University HospitalLillestrøm	#3,842	10.9	22.5%	61
30	Molde University CollegeMolde	#3,972	10.5	37.8%	129
31	NTNU SamfunnsforskningTrondheim	#4,294	9.7	26.6%	149
32	Telio (Norway)Oslo	#4,478	9.2	6.8%	157
33	NORCE Research ASBergen	#4,486	9.2	34.9%	163
34	Statistics NorwayOslo	#4,696	8.7	32.8%	94
35	657 OsloOslo	#4,999	8.0	10.4%	145
36	Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and EducationOslo	#5,101	7.8	36.6%	104
37	Norwegian Defence University CollegeOslo	#5,176	7.7	31.8%	108
38	NLA University CollegeBergen	#5,187	7.6	23.0%	156
39	Chr. Michelsen InstituteBergen	#5,506	7.0	29.5%	118
40	Fridtjof Nansen InstituteLysaker	#5,913	6.2	39.4%	65
41	Haukeland University HospitalBergen	#6,067	5.9	22.7%	120
42	Kirkelig Pedagogisk SenterOslo	#6,396	5.4	8.5%	113
43	Institute of Transport EconomicsOslo	#6,527	5.2	31.8%	100
44	Praktisk-Teologiske SeminarOslo	#6,677	4.9	9.5%	86
45	St Olav's University HospitalTrondheim	#6,931	4.5	27.7%	79
46	Queen Maud University CollegeTrondheim	#6,994	4.4	24.4%	71
47	Fafo FoundationOslo	#7,095	4.2	22.6%	94
48	RED Consulting (Norway)Oslo	#7,443	3.7	9.3%	97
49	Trøndelag Forskning og Utvikling (Norway)Steinkjer	#7,542	3.6	10.4%	110
50	Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress StudiesOslo	#7,585	3.5	35.4%	61
51	Norwegian Police University CollegeOslo	#7,897	3.1	31.1%	70
52	Development FundOslo	#8,078	2.8	16.1%	94
53	Forskning.no (Norway)Oslo	#8,923	1.8	6.7%	146
54	UniforOslo	#9,072	1.6	5.8%	166
55	Norwegian Womens Public Health AssociationOslo	#9,975	58.0	6.8%	78
56	Institutt for Grafiske MedierOslo	#10,199	34.0	5.9%	68
57	Ministry of TransportOslo	#10,466	6.0	3.2%	62

Institutions in Norway above the floor of 40 fractional works in Social Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in Norway?

Johan Galtung, Petter Gottschalk and Vlad Petre Glăveanu rank highest among researchers based in Norway.

1Johan Galtung#119 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 112 works
2Petter Gottschalk#754,870 worldwide overall298 citations · 246 works
3Vlad Petre Glăveanu#756,619 worldwide overall180 citations · 118 works

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