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Akvaforsk Genetics Center (Norway)

In research, Akvaforsk Genetics Center (Norway) stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,904 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aquatic Science, Physiology and Nature and Landscape Conservation — Aquatic Science is 161.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#5,474
of 42,892
Rank in Norway
#33
of 232
Research works
295
▼ 58% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
75.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
100.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
8%
world 28%

What is Akvaforsk Genetics Center (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
Life SciencesDomain #1,904 of 14,347 46.7%212

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

What does Akvaforsk Genetics Center (Norway) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aquatic Science takes 161.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 75.2 works161×
  2. PhysiologySubfield · 21.4 works91×
  3. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 25.5 works29×
  4. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 20.2 works26×
  5. ImmunologySubfield · 40.7 works17×
  6. Immunology and MicrobiologyField · 41.3 works11×
  7. GeneticsSubfield · 29.3 works9.4×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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.

Who are the top researchers at Akvaforsk Genetics Center (Norway)?

Ranked on the composite score, Bjarne Gjerde, Trygve Gjedrem and Morten Rye lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Akvaforsk Genetics Center (Norway).

  1. 1 Bjarne Gjerde Norway · #104,867 worldwide 325 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Trygve Gjedrem Norway · #166,340 worldwide 163 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Morten Rye Norway · #678,340 worldwide 77 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Akvaforsk Genetics Center (Norway)

Which keywords describe research at Akvaforsk Genetics Center (Norway)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Aquaculture, Nutrition, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Fatty Acids, Fish Feed, Gut Microbiota, Probiotics and Innate Immunity.

▲ 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. Aquaculture116▲ 154×7 topics
  2. Nutrition71▲ 55×2 topics
  3. Omega-3 Fatty Acids70▲ 256×2 topics
  4. Fatty Acids70▲ 231×1 topic
  5. Fish Feed70▲ 400×1 topic
  6. Gut Microbiota50▲ 50×5 topics
  7. Probiotics49▲ 66×2 topics
  8. Climate Change41▲ 5.2×25 topics
  9. Innate Immunity39▲ 38×3 topics
  10. Fish Immunology38▲ 287×1 topic
  11. Stress Response38▲ 177×1 topic
  12. Fisheries Sustainability26▲ 69×2 topics
  13. Genetic Diversity24▲ 17×9 topics
  14. Invasive Species24▲ 14×3 topics
  15. Habitat Fragmentation24▲ 28×2 topics
  16. Conservation Challenges24▲ 116×1 topic
  17. Freshwater Biodiversity24▲ 95×1 topic
  18. Gonadal Development22▲ 166×2 topics
  19. Oogenesis21▲ 343×1 topic
  20. Spermatogenesis21▲ 343×1 topic
  21. Marker-Assisted Selection20▲ 69×2 topics
  22. Population Genetics18▲ 37×3 topics
  23. Antioxidants18▲ 14×3 topics
  24. Plant Breeding16▲ 48×2 topics
  25. Quantitative Genetics14▲ 68×2 topics
  26. Animal Breeding14▲ 81×1 topic
  27. Genomic Selection14▲ 81×1 topic
  28. Biomarkers12▲ 6.8×5 topics
  29. Intestinal Barrier11▲ 30×2 topics
  30. Heat Stress10▲ 39×2 topics
  31. Amino Acids10▲ 29×1 topic
  32. Antibiotic Alternatives10▲ 51×1 topic
  33. Consumer Perception9▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Meat Quality9▲ 33×1 topic
  35. Protein Oxidation9▲ 46×1 topic
  36. Atherosclerosis9▲ 8.3×2 topics
  37. Physiological Adaptation9▲ 57×2 topics
  38. Carotenoids8▲ 73×1 topic
  39. Lipid Peroxidation8▲ 39×1 topic
  40. Metabolic Rate8▲ 31×1 topic

Which research topics does Akvaforsk Genetics Center (Norway) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Animal Virus Infections Studies, Aquaculture disease management and microbiota and Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock.

  1. 1 Animal Virus Infections Studies Animal Science and Zoology 0 works
  2. 2 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 0 works
  3. 3 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 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 available7.7%not open92.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.3%domestic only79.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Akvaforsk Genetics Center (Norway)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 58% 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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