Field · Engineering · Norway
Engineering research in Norway
Norwegian University of Science and Technology ranks first in Norway for Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#119 worldwide), followed by SINTEF and University of Agder.
- Norway's world rank
- #37 of 134 countries, 2022–2025
- Works, 2022–2025
- 11k
- Top-10% rate
- 17.2%
- Ranked institutions
- 24
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Engineering in Norway?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyTrondheim | #119 | 45.7 | 20.5% | 3,327 |
| 2 | SINTEFTrondheim | #717 | 25.3 | 15.4% | 980 |
| 3 | University of AgderKristiansand | #875 | 23.0 | 20.3% | 392 |
| 4 | University of StavangerStavanger | #891 | 22.8 | 18.9% | 637 |
| 5 | University of OsloOslo | #1,016 | 21.3 | 18.6% | 541 |
| 6 | UiT The Arctic University of NorwayTromsø | #1,469 | 17.1 | 20.2% | 297 |
| 7 | OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan UniversityOslo | #1,484 | 17.0 | 27.9% | 188 |
| 8 | University of South-Eastern NorwayKongsberg | #1,495 | 16.9 | 16.2% | 404 |
| 9 | University of BergenBergen | #2,182 | 12.6 | 15.5% | 281 |
| 10 | Norwegian University of Life SciencesÅs | #2,190 | 12.6 | 21.0% | 187 |
| 11 | Integrated Optoelectronics (Norway)Trondheim | #2,403 | 11.5 | 17.6% | 114 |
| 12 | SINTEF IndustryTrondheim | #2,581 | 10.7 | 18.3% | 150 |
| 13 | Institute for Energy TechnologyLillestrøm | #2,879 | 9.5 | 20.2% | 126 |
| 14 | NORCE Research ASBergen | #3,270 | 8.0 | 15.8% | 181 |
| 15 | Western Norway University of Applied SciencesBergen | #3,277 | 8.0 | 16.8% | 126 |
| 16 | Norwegian Geotechnical InstituteOslo | #3,481 | 7.3 | 12.3% | 180 |
| 17 | Equinor (Norway)Stavanger | #4,908 | 3.4 | 8.6% | 128 |
| 18 | DNV (Norway)Høvik | #5,063 | 3.1 | 9.0% | 112 |
| 19 | NTNU SamfunnsforskningTrondheim | #5,526 | 2.1 | 10.8% | 65 |
| 20 | Norwegian Defence Research EstablishmentOslo | #5,542 | 2.0 | 17.1% | 65 |
| 21 | Oslo University HospitalOslo | #5,597 | 1.9 | 13.0% | 62 |
| 22 | Aker BP (Norway)Fornebu | #5,715 | 1.7 | 10.2% | 86 |
| 23 | FORCE Technology (Norway)Trondheim | #6,178 | 81.0 | 5.8% | 69 |
| 24 | Weatherford (Norway)Stavanger | #6,347 | 51.0 | 4.3% | 90 |
Institutions in Norway above the floor of 40 fractional works in Engineering, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.
Who are the top Engineering researchers in Norway?
Thor I. Fossen, Sigurd Skogestad and Kristin Y. Pettersen rank highest among researchers based in Norway.
- 1Thor I. Fossen#12,239 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 111 works
- 2Sigurd Skogestad#31,525 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 155 works
- 3Kristin Y. Pettersen#35,884 worldwide overall758 citations · 104 works
- 4Yan Zhang#50,912 worldwide overall2.6k citations · 235 works
- 5Torgeir Moan#67,027 worldwide overall666 citations · 115 works
- 6Hamid Reza Karimi#92,335 worldwide overall1.8k citations · 246 works
- 7Marta Molinas#122,725 worldwide overall785 citations · 145 works
- 8Tor Arne Johansen#128,712 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 245 works
- 9Filippo Berto#222,628 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 242 works
- 10Hao Wang#681,158 worldwide overall945 citations · 181 works