How does Norway rank in Social Sciences research?

Norway ranks #18 of 151 countries on research quality in Social Sciences (2022–2025), with 13k works.

Social Sciences research in Norway

University of Oslo ranks first in Norway for Social Sciences research in 2022–2025 (#9 worldwide), followed by University of Bergen and Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

Norway's world rank: #18
Works, 2022–2025: 13k
Top-10% rate: 31.8%
Ranked institutions: 36

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

What is the best university for Social Sciences in Norway?

#	Institution	World rank	Score	Top-10% rate	Works
1	University of OsloOslo	#9	74.9	37.5%	2,065
2	University of BergenBergen	#57	53.8	34.9%	990
3	Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyTrondheim	#100	47.4	39.7%	1,054
4	OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan UniversityOslo	#185	40.4	40.7%	507
5	University of StavangerStavanger	#382	32.1	39.4%	525
6	University of AgderKristiansand	#474	29.7	36.3%	443
7	University of South-Eastern NorwayKongsberg	#536	28.2	28.4%	414
8	UiT The Arctic University of NorwayTromsø	#554	27.9	30.5%	469
9	University of Inland NorwayElverum	#976	21.4	35.3%	319
10	Nord UniversityBodø	#1,119	19.9	32.7%	332
11	Western Norway University of Applied SciencesBergen	#1,144	19.6	32.4%	312
12	Norwegian Institute of International AffairsOslo	#1,266	18.4	39.3%	170
13	BI Norwegian Business SchoolOslo	#1,358	17.6	35.4%	214
14	Norwegian School of Sport SciencesOslo	#1,475	16.7	49.3%	64
15	Norwegian University of Life SciencesÅs	#1,491	16.6	38.3%	133
16	Peace Research Institute OsloOslo	#1,868	14.0	38.9%	168
17	Høyskolen KristianiaOslo	#1,939	13.6	38.2%	125
18	Østfold University CollegeHalden	#2,038	13.0	30.0%	139
19	Volda University CollegeVolda	#2,324	11.5	22.5%	116
20	Norwegian School of EconomicsBergen	#2,520	10.6	24.7%	128
21	Institute for Social ResearchOslo	#2,530	10.5	43.6%	95
22	Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and ClimateTromsø	#2,540	10.5	17.3%	106
23	Norwegian Institute of Public HealthOslo	#2,609	10.2	33.6%	123
24	VID Specialized UniversityOslo	#2,635	10.1	20.1%	196
25	MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and SocietyOslo	#3,046	8.4	27.4%	96
26	Norwegian Defence University CollegeOslo	#3,172	7.9	34.4%	78
27	Chr. Michelsen InstituteBergen	#3,243	7.7	31.9%	92
28	NORCE Research ASBergen	#3,248	7.7	40.4%	83
29	SINTEFTrondheim	#3,493	6.8	29.9%	64
30	657 OsloOslo	#3,594	6.5	11.2%	72
31	NTNU SamfunnsforskningTrondheim	#3,838	5.8	30.3%	81
32	NLA University CollegeBergen	#4,142	4.9	22.7%	85
33	Molde University CollegeMolde	#4,429	4.1	35.3%	62
34	UniforOslo	#5,788	108.0	6.8%	106
35	Forskning.no (Norway)Oslo	#5,829	100.0	7.2%	77
36	Telio (Norway)Oslo	#6,194	31.0	4.3%	81

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

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in Norway?

Johan Galtung and Petter Gottschalk rank highest among researchers based in Norway.

1Johan Galtung#119 worldwide overall2.3k citations · 79 works
2Petter Gottschalk#754,870 worldwide overall298 citations · 139 works

How Norway compares with other countries in Social Sciences