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Psychology research in Norway

Norwegian University of Science and Technology ranks first in Norway for Psychology research in 2022–2025 (#121 worldwide), followed by University of Oslo and OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University.

Norway's world rank
#23
of 109 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
5.1k
Top-10% rate
25.6%
Ranked institutions
18

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

What is the best university for Psychology in Norway?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyTrondheim #12137.630.6%508
2University of OsloOslo #12637.131.1%689
3OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan UniversityOslo #15534.427.4%201
4University of BergenBergen #36423.326.4%382
5University of AgderKristiansand #40322.028.1%158
6University of StavangerStavanger #57617.328.2%208
7UiT The Arctic University of NorwayTromsø #64415.924.9%216
8Norwegian Institute of Public HealthOslo #66915.432.8%130
9BI Norwegian Business SchoolOslo #80513.021.5%110
10University of South-Eastern NorwayKongsberg #82112.725.7%167
11Nord UniversityBodø #88111.824.5%124
12Oslo University HospitalOslo #90511.430.4%116
13Western Norway University of Applied SciencesBergen #1,0919.020.3%160
14University of Inland NorwayElverum #1,1877.925.3%131
15VID Specialized UniversityOslo #1,2437.319.3%103
16Norwegian School of Sport SciencesOslo #1,5654.340.9%65
17Østfold University CollegeHalden #1,5664.325.8%62
18Haukeland University HospitalBergen #1,6753.424.9%69

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

Who are the top Psychology researchers in Norway?

Ingrid Melle, Ole A. Andreassen and Ståle Pallesen rank highest among researchers based in Norway.

  1. 1Ingrid Melle#4,674 worldwide overall1.6k citations · 36 works
  2. 2Ole A. Andreassen#6,978 worldwide overall3.5k citations · 40 works
  3. 3Ståle Pallesen#8,815 worldwide overall1k citations · 31 works
  4. 4Christian Gold#42,166 worldwide overall319 citations · 23 works
  5. 5Carlos Velasco#56,862 worldwide overall401 citations · 22 works
  6. 6Michail N. Giannakos#59,896 worldwide overall532 citations · 22 works
  7. 7Øivind Ekeberg#128,831 worldwide overall164 citations · 21 works
  8. 8Børge Sivertsen#150,424 worldwide overall221 citations · 24 works
  9. 9Lars Lien#194,643 worldwide overall206 citations · 30 works
  10. 10Atle Dyregrov#215,124 worldwide overall149 citations · 31 works
  11. 11Ivar Bråten#262,066 worldwide overall266 citations · 31 works
  12. 12Ted Reichborn‐Kjennerud#318,454 worldwide overall240 citations · 29 works
  13. 13Heidi Hjelmeland#391,324 worldwide overall111 citations · 24 works
  14. 14Svenn Torgersen#481,529 worldwide overall166 citations · 23 works
  15. 15Christian K. Tamnes#561,732 worldwide overall170 citations · 26 works

How Norway compares with other countries in Psychology