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Medicine research in Norway

University of Oslo ranks first in Norway for Medicine research in 2022–2025 (#184 worldwide), followed by Oslo University Hospital and University of Bergen.

Norway's world rank
#31
of 155 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
14k
Top-10% rate
21.9%
Ranked institutions
38

This ranks research output and citation impact, not the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

What is the best university for Medicine in Norway?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of OsloOslo #18443.622.6%1,850
2Oslo University HospitalOslo #23740.921.4%1,649
3University of BergenBergen #51932.424.7%938
4Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyTrondheim #58031.224.8%950
5Haukeland University HospitalBergen #76928.221.2%731
6UiT The Arctic University of NorwayTromsø #92426.223.5%518
7University Hospital of North NorwayTromsø #1,23423.121.7%238
8OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan UniversityOslo #1,30622.528.4%296
9Norwegian Institute of Public HealthOslo #1,40621.727.9%399
10St Olav's University HospitalTrondheim #1,62120.123.0%451
11Akershus University HospitalLillestrøm #1,65619.919.9%329
12University of StavangerStavanger #2,12517.224.6%197
13Nord UniversityBodø #2,34116.224.8%156
14Diakonhjemmet HospitalOslo #2,69714.617.7%150
15Stavanger University HospitalStavanger #2,71414.621.6%231
16Østfold Hospital TrustFredrikstad #2,89913.922.6%92
17Norwegian Womens Public Health AssociationOslo #3,74511.137.2%105
18Norwegian School of Sport SciencesOslo #3,94610.525.5%186
19University of AgderKristiansand #4,11310.127.2%139
20Lovisenberg Diakonale HøgskoleOslo #4,3149.626.1%83
21VID Specialized UniversityOslo #4,5429.028.7%68
22UniforOslo #4,6348.88.1%101
23Western Norway University of Applied SciencesBergen #4,6638.721.0%170
24Norwegian University of Life SciencesÅs #4,6958.619.4%100
25Cancer Registry of NorwayOslo #4,7218.622.0%100
26Vestre Viken Hospital TrustDrammen #5,0027.922.7%99
27Nordland Hospital TrustBodø #5,4337.116.1%60
28University of South-Eastern NorwayKongsberg #5,4457.021.1%130
29Sykehuset i VestfoldTønsberg #5,5656.820.8%102
30University of Inland NorwayElverum #5,6226.729.2%89
31Innlandet Hospital TrustBrumunddal #6,4035.322.0%78
32Levanger HospitalLevanger #6,9414.426.9%61
33Uni Research (Norway)Bergen #7,4923.69.7%70
34SINTEFTrondheim #7,5033.623.3%76
35Development FundOslo #7,6993.37.3%107
36Sørlandet SykehusKristiansand #8,5162.215.1%64
37SmerteklinikkenOslo #9,97649.03.7%80
38Forskning.no (Norway)Oslo #10,23522.00.7%71

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

Who are the top Medicine researchers in Norway?

Sverre E. Kjeldsen, Thor Edvardsen and Kristina H. Haugaa rank highest among researchers based in Norway.

  1. 1Sverre E. Kjeldsen#1,093 worldwide overall1.9k citations · 119 works
  2. 2Thor Edvardsen#1,676 worldwide overall2k citations · 148 works
  3. 3Kristina H. Haugaa#2,031 worldwide overall2.1k citations · 120 works
  4. 4Ole A. Andreassen#6,978 worldwide overall3.5k citations · 127 works
  5. 5Martin Biermann#1,082,985 worldwide overall69 citations · 111 works

How Norway compares with other countries in Medicine