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Materials Science research in Norway

Norwegian University of Science and Technology ranks first in Norway for Materials Science research in 2022-now (#186 worldwide), followed by SINTEF and University of Oslo.

Norway's world rank
#24
of 87 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
1.2k
Top-10% rate
9.8%
Ranked institutions
3

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

What is the best university for Materials Science in Norway?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyTrondheim #18632.412.7%340
2SINTEFTrondheim #48320.010.1%160
3University of OsloOslo #1,01910.47.3%177

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

Who are the top Materials Science researchers in Norway?

De Chen, Unni Olsbye and Karl Petter Lillerud rank highest among researchers based in Norway, on their papers in Materials Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1De Chen#125,985 worldwide overall40.4 of 187 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Unni Olsbye#65,331 worldwide overall22.9 of 87 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Karl Petter Lillerud#69,385 worldwide overall20.7 of 70 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Anders Holmen#109,573 worldwide overall22.9 of 94 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Stian Svelle#38,375 worldwide overall16.7 of 45 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Norway on their work in Materials Science 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 Materials Science