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Agder Research

In research, Agder Research stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,665 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,999 of 10,206 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,974 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,012
of 28,054 · #10,917 all time
Rank in Norway
#91
of 133
Research works
751
▼ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
29.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Agder Research 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,665 of 16,945 39.4%450
Social SciencesField #1,999 of 10,206 42.4%185
Physical SciencesDomain #9,974 of 21,541 21.2%223

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Agder Research 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 2.17× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.77× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.90× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.78× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.05× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.82× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.37× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Agder Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Bjørn Erik Munkvold lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Agder Research.

  1. 1 Bjørn Erik Munkvold Norway · #477,633 worldwide 84 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Agder Research

Which keywords describe research at Agder Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Big Data, Social Capital, Educational Technology, Mathematics Education, Teacher Professional Development, Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Teacher Knowledge and Machine Learning.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Big Data5▲ 7.6×8 topics
  2. Machine Learning5▲ 1.93×12 topics
  3. Educational Technology4▲ 4.3×7 topics
  4. Social Capital3▲ 8.1×8 topics
  5. Sustainability3▲ 1.66×13 topics
  6. Mathematics Education3▲ 85×2 topics
  7. Globalization3▲ 1.88×13 topics
  8. Teacher Professional Development3▲ 22×3 topics
  9. Security2▲ 5.3×6 topics
  10. Pedagogical Content Knowledge2▲ 118×1 topic
  11. Supply Chain Management2▲ 3.5×6 topics
  12. Teacher Knowledge2▲ 110×1 topic
  13. Data Mining2▲ 3.8×2 topics
  14. Differential Privacy2▲ 39×1 topic
  15. Federated Learning2▲ 39×1 topic
  16. Internet of Things2▲ 3.1×4 topics
  17. Data Cleaning2▲ 85×1 topic
  18. Healthcare2▲ 2.1×7 topics
  19. Record Linkage2▲ 85×1 topic
  20. Data Science2▲ 21×2 topics
  21. Firm Performance2▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Identity2▲ 3.1×7 topics
  23. Corporate Governance2▲ 3.0×8 topics
  24. Environmental Management2▲ 5.3×3 topics
  25. Cloud Computing1▲ 6.7×3 topics
  26. Entrepreneurship1▲ 4.8×4 topics
  27. Mobile Devices1▲ 32×3 topics
  28. Analytics1▲ 20×1 topic
  29. Business Intelligence1▲ 20×1 topic
  30. Investment Decisions1▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Student Engagement1▲ 4.2×8 topics
  32. Educational Inequality1▲ 26×2 topics
  33. Entrepreneurial Orientation1▲ 17×1 topic
  34. Opportunity Recognition1▲ 17×1 topic
  35. Activity Recognition1▲ 39×1 topic
  36. Antioxidant Properties1▲ 9.3×1 topic
  37. Cultural Capital1▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Moringa oleifera1▲ 49×1 topic
  39. Pervasive Computing1▲ 39×1 topic
  40. Social Class1▲ 102×1 topic

Which research topics does Agder Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques, Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data, Data Quality and Management and Big Data and Business Intelligence.

Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques: 2 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 2 fractional worksData Quality and Managem…2Data Quality and Management: 2 fractional worksBig Data and Business In…1Big Data and Business Intelligence: 1 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 1 fractional worksSocial and Cultural Dynamics: 1 fractional worksMoringa oleifera researc…1Moringa oleifera research and applications: 1 fractional worksContext-Aware Activity Recognition Systems: 1 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 1 fractional worksInnovative Human-Technology Interaction: 1 fractional works
EducationArtificial IntelligenceManagement Science and Operations ResearchManagement Information Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques Education 2 works
  2. 2 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  3. 3 Data Quality and Management Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  4. 4 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 1 works
  5. 5 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  6. 6 Social and Cultural Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Moringa oleifera research and applications Plant Science 1 works
  8. 8 Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  9. 9 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 1 works
  10. 10 Innovative Human-Technology Interaction Human-Computer Interaction 1 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 available30.2%not open69.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.5%domestic only77.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Agder Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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