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ABB (Norway)

In research, ABB (Norway) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,859 of 17,446 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,587 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,302
of 34,923
Rank in Norway
#148
of 215
Research works
248
▼ 40% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.2k
21.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.12×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
13%
world 40%
International
35%
world 18%
ABB (Norway)

What is ABB (Norway) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #5,859 of 17,446 14.5%221
EngineeringField #3,587 of 9,532 15.5%142

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where ABB (Norway) sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does ABB (Norway) work in?

In all years, 89% of research at ABB (Norway) is in Physical Sciences, 7% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (57%), Computer Science (24%), Physics and Astronomy (3%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 221 fractional works · 89.2% of its workEngineering: 142 fractional works · 57.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 47 fractional works · 18.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 35 fractional works · 14.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 18 fractional works · 7.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 9 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 3.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 59 fractional works · 23.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 21 fractional works · 8.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInformation Systems: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHardware and Architecture: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSoftware: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 7.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKABB (Norway)248fractional works, all years
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences89%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences7%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering14257.3%
    2. Computer Science5923.7%
    3. Physics and Astronomy62.6%
    4. Environmental Science41.8%
    5. Materials Science41.5%
    6. Energy41.4%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.3%
    8. Mathematics10.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.2%
    10. Chemistry00.2%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting52.0%
    2. Decision Sciences41.5%
    3. Social Sciences31.4%
    4. Psychology31.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.8%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.3%
    1. Medicine41.8%
    2. Health Professions10.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.6%
    3. Neuroscience00.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 3.43× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.90× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.55× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.68× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering3.90×8 works
  2. Chemical Engineering3.43×0 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.68×1 works
  4. Mathematics2.04×0 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.55×0 works
  6. Energy1.30×0 works
  7. Materials Science1.17×1 works
  8. Environmental Science1.13×1 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.12×0 works
  10. Computer Science0.62×1 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.56×0 works
  12. Medicine0.40×1 works
  13. Health Professions0.36×0 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.17×0 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.17×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at ABB (Norway)?

Ranked on the quality score, Gunnar Prytz, Jan Endresen and Charlotte Skourup lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ABB (Norway).

  1. 1 Gunnar Prytz Norway · #1,881,590 worldwide 515 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Jan Endresen Norway · #2,282,467 worldwide 281 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Charlotte Skourup Norway · #3,967,935 worldwide 392 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Judith E. Y. Rossebø Norway · #4,806,148 worldwide 192 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Magne Saxegaard Norway · #4,861,245 worldwide 105 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at ABB (Norway)

What are the most cited papers from ABB (Norway)?

The most cited paper from ABB (Norway) is "Exponential stabilization of nonholonomic chained systems" (Ole Jakob Sørdalen, Olav Egeland, 1995), with 566 citations. Next come "History and State of the Art in Commercial Electric Ship Propulsion, Integrated Power Systems, and Future Trends" (270) and "Optimal thrust allocation for marine vessels" (204).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Exponential stabilization of nonholonomic chained systems Ole Jakob Sørdalen, Olav Egeland · IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control 1995 566
2 History and State of the Art in Commercial Electric Ship Propulsion, Integrated Power Systems, and Future Trends Jan Fredrik Hansen, Frank Wendt · Proceedings of the IEEE 18 Sep 2015 270
3 Optimal thrust allocation for marine vessels Ole Jakob Sørdalen · Control Engineering Practice Sep 1997 204
4 Human-robot interaction and future industrial robotics applications Clint Heyer Conference paper Oct 2010 204
5 Shannon-kotel-nikov mappings in joint source-channel coding Fredrik Hekland, Pål Anders Floor, Tor Audun Ramstad · IEEE Transactions on Communications 2009 189
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Which keywords describe research at ABB (Norway)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Wireless Sensor Networks, Power Electronics, Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Smart Grid, Fault Detection and Renewable Energy Integration.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Machine Learning21▲ 4.0×14 topics
  2. Renewable Energy14▲ 5.7×19 topics
  3. Wireless Sensor Networks13▲ 14×8 topics
  4. Energy Efficiency13▲ 6.6×19 topics
  5. Power Electronics12▲ 18×8 topics
  6. Smart Grid12▲ 16×8 topics
  7. Fault Detection9▲ 31×3 topics
  8. Renewable Energy Integration9▲ 14×6 topics
  9. Channel Modeling9▲ 34×6 topics
  10. Clock Synchronization8▲ 381×1 topic
  11. Time-Sensitive Networking8▲ 381×1 topic
  12. Fault Diagnosis8▲ 15×4 topics
  13. Optimization8▲ 5.7×7 topics
  14. Feedback Control7▲ 13×5 topics
  15. Security7▲ 6.7×5 topics
  16. Technology7▲ 6.5×3 topics
  17. Cyber-Physical Systems7▲ 21×4 topics
  18. Oil and Gas6▲ 76×1 topic
  19. Subsea6▲ 189×1 topic
  20. Control Strategies6▲ 19×5 topics
  21. Embedded Systems6▲ 27×4 topics
  22. Predictive Maintenance6▲ 31×2 topics
  23. Privacy5▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Path Planning5▲ 23×3 topics
  25. Artificial Lift Systems5▲ 70×1 topic
  26. Communication Networks5▲ 77×1 topic
  27. Electric Submersible Pumps5▲ 70×1 topic
  28. False Data Injection Attacks5▲ 77×1 topic
  29. Requirements Engineering5▲ 31×2 topics
  30. Model Predictive Control5▲ 9.0×3 topics
  31. Autonomous Vehicles5▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Model-Based Development5▲ 53×2 topics
  33. Resource Allocation5▲ 8.7×5 topics
  34. Smart Grid Applications5▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Stability Analysis5▲ 9.1×4 topics
  36. Thermal Analysis5▲ 13×4 topics
  37. Data-Driven Techniques4▲ 24×1 topic
  38. HVDC Transmission4▲ 40×2 topics
  39. MAC Protocols4▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Process Monitoring4▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does ABB (Norway) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Digital Transformation in Industry, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Advanced Control Systems Optimization and Manufacturing Process and Optimization.

Digital Transformation i…1Digital Transformation in Industry: 1 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…1Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Control Systems…0Advanced Control Systems Optimization: 0 fractional worksManufacturing Process an…0Manufacturing Process and Optimization: 0 fractional worksHigh voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena: 0 fractional worksVacuum and Plasma Arcs: 0 fractional worksElectric Power Systems a…0Electric Power Systems and Control: 0 fractional worksIntegrated Energy System…0Integrated Energy Systems Optimization: 0 fractional worksModel-Driven Software En…0Model-Driven Software Engineering Techniques: 0 fractional worksThermal Analysis in Powe…0Thermal Analysis in Power Transmission: 0 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringEconomics and EconometricsControl and Systems EngineeringMaterials Chemistry3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  3. 3 Advanced Control Systems Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena Materials Chemistry 0 works
  6. 6 Vacuum and Plasma Arcs Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
  7. 7 Electric Power Systems and Control Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Integrated Energy Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Model-Driven Software Engineering Techniques Software 0 works
  10. 10 Thermal Analysis in Power Transmission Control and Systems Engineering 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available12.7%not open87.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.7%domestic only65.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has ABB (Norway)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 40% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is ABB (Norway) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000037% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%ABB (Norway)0.00011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of ABB (Norway) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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