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Environmental Science research in Norway

Norwegian University of Science and Technology ranks first in Norway for Environmental Science research in 2022–2025 (#142 worldwide), followed by University of Oslo and UiT The Arctic University of Norway.

Norway's world rank
#29
of 125 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
5.9k
Top-10% rate
23.6%
Ranked institutions
18

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

What is the best university for Environmental Science in Norway?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyTrondheim #14239.424.9%822
2University of OsloOslo #26032.027.1%434
3UiT The Arctic University of NorwayTromsø #48324.424.5%331
4Norwegian University of Life SciencesÅs #49224.225.2%340
5University of BergenBergen #49724.023.0%375
6Norwegian Institute of Marine ResearchBergen #64420.925.5%267
7Norwegian Institute for Nature ResearchTrondheim #70819.727.8%211
8University of StavangerStavanger #76918.728.1%169
9SINTEFTrondheim #99015.619.4%238
10Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy ResearchOslo #1,12814.020.8%180
11NORCE Research ASBergen #1,29012.427.1%128
12Nord UniversityBodø #1,33012.026.6%119
13Norwegian Institute for Water ResearchOslo #1,33612.022.9%143
14University of Inland NorwayElverum #1,7049.029.3%94
15University of AgderKristiansand #1,8098.230.4%67
16Norwegian Geotechnical InstituteOslo #1,8667.926.2%62
17Bjerknes Centre for Climate ResearchBergen #1,9937.130.5%73
18University of South-Eastern NorwayKongsberg #2,1376.222.1%86

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

Who are the top Environmental Science researchers in Norway?

Dieu Tien Bui, Svein Jentoft and Jon E. Swenson rank highest among researchers based in Norway.

  1. 1Dieu Tien Bui#24,557 worldwide overall1k citations · 40 works
  2. 2Svein Jentoft#31,599 worldwide overall491 citations · 38 works
  3. 3Jon E. Swenson#33,878 worldwide overall637 citations · 43 works
  4. 4Glen P. Peters#40,702 worldwide overall901 citations · 42 works
  5. 5Erik Næsset#41,442 worldwide overall1.1k citations · 104 works
  6. 6Terje Gobakken#47,895 worldwide overall712 citations · 73 works
  7. 7Bror Jönsson#50,118 worldwide overall625 citations · 47 works
  8. 8A. Stohl#50,394 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 78 works
  9. 9Kit M. Kovacs#50,886 worldwide overall661 citations · 48 works
  10. 10Gunnar Myhre#52,076 worldwide overall607 citations · 37 works
  11. 11John D. C. Linnell#62,904 worldwide overall597 citations · 66 works
  12. 12Nils Chr. Stenseth#71,499 worldwide overall1.3k citations · 96 works
  13. 13Nikolai Friberg#73,543 worldwide overall321 citations · 39 works
  14. 14Dag O. Hessen#92,606 worldwide overall461 citations · 42 works
  15. 15Lena M. Tallaksen#100,799 worldwide overall473 citations · 49 works

How Norway compares with other countries in Environmental Science