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Chemistry research in Norway

University of Oslo ranks first in Norway for Chemistry research in 2022-now (#606 worldwide), followed by Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

Norway's world rank
#34
of 71 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
541
Top-10% rate
8.5%
Ranked institutions
2

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

What is the best university for Chemistry in Norway?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of OsloOslo #60610.610.8%99
2Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyTrondheim #7467.77.2%100

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

Who are the top Chemistry researchers in Norway?

Stig Pedersen‐Bjergaard, Trygve Ulf Helgaker and Unni Olsbye rank highest among researchers based in Norway, on their papers in Chemistry that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Stig Pedersen‐Bjergaard#124,629 worldwide overall36.1 of 142 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Trygve Ulf Helgaker#85,145 worldwide overall35.5 of 111 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Unni Olsbye#65,331 worldwide overall26.6 of 79 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Karl Petter Lillerud#69,385 worldwide overall24.7 of 78 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Stian Svelle#38,375 worldwide overall21.8 of 59 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Kenneth Ruud#199,748 worldwide overall27.3 of 122 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Knut Einar Rasmussen#277,933 worldwide overall19.0 of 59 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Henrik Koch#86,112 worldwide overall17.1 of 54 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Astrid Gjelstad#251,725 worldwide overall13.6 of 38 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Harald A. Martens#260,463 worldwide overall13.2 of 36 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Arne Thomas Haaland#948,280 worldwide overall30.2 of 212 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Ainara Nova#241,660 worldwide overall14.7 of 64 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Morten Bjørgen#78,781 worldwide overall10.3 of 16 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Thomas Bondo Pedersen#244,451 worldwide overall12.0 of 38 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Olav Smidsrød#101,776 worldwide overall16.3 of 93 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Norway on their work in Chemistry 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 Chemistry