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Mathematics research in Norway

Norwegian University of Science and Technology ranks first in Norway for Mathematics research in 2022-now (#189 worldwide), followed by University of Oslo and University of Bergen.

Norway's world rank
#23
of 80 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
749
Top-10% rate
12.6%
Ranked institutions
3

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

What is the best university for Mathematics in Norway?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyTrondheim #18924.716.2%141
2University of OsloOslo #29018.513.0%167
3University of BergenBergen #29718.211.1%78

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

Who are the top Mathematics researchers in Norway?

Idun Reiten, Håvard Rue and Kurusch Ebrahimi‐Fard rank highest among researchers based in Norway, on their papers in Mathematics that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Idun Reiten#84,067 worldwide overall31.9 of 92 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Håvard Rue#123,144 worldwide overall18.0 of 48 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Kurusch Ebrahimi‐Fard#404,147 worldwide overall19.7 of 69 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Kristian Seip#438,023 worldwide overall18.8 of 77 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Kenneth Hvistendahl Karlsen#378,822 worldwide overall19.9 of 74 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Helge Holden#304,888 worldwide overall17.3 of 68 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7Aslak Bakke Buan#326,203 worldwide overall13.7 of 38 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Erling Størmer#362,808 worldwide overall15.3 of 65 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Steffen Oppermann#372,959 worldwide overall11.3 of 34 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Morten Wang Fagerland#75,973 worldwide overall8.9 of 16 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Nils Henrik Risebro#727,611 worldwide overall12.2 of 46 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Hans Munthe–Kaas#454,960 worldwide overall9.2 of 24 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Odd O. Aalen#427,551 worldwide overall10.5 of 43 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Raphael J. Høegh-Krohn#394,425 worldwide overall9.3 of 32 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Brynjulf Owren#454,544 worldwide overall8.5 of 33 papers here in the top 10%

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