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Chr. Michelsen Institute

In research, Chr. Michelsen Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,136 of 5,988 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,595 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations, Sociology and Political Science and Social Sciences (Political Science and International Relations is 9.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,680
of 22,385 · #4,886 all time
Rank in Norway
#70
of 123
Research works
1k
▲ 27% vs 2018-21
Citations
24k
23.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.08×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Chr. Michelsen Institute

What is Chr. Michelsen Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesField #2,136 of 5,988 20.4%92 #1391
Social SciencesDomain #3,595 of 9,585 19.4%118 #2043

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Chr. Michelsen Institute 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 Chr. Michelsen Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 83% of research at Chr. Michelsen Institute is in Social Sciences, 8% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (65%), Arts and Humanities (6%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (5%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 129 fractional works · 83.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 100 fractional works · 65.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 44 fractional works · 28.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 22 fractional works · 14.1% of its workAnthropology: 9 fractional works · 6.0% of its workGender Studies: 6 fractional works · 3.7% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopment: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 9 fractional works · 5.7% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 3.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 12 fractional works · 7.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 4.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 6.9% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKChr. MichelsenInstitute154fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences83%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences10065.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities95.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance85.3%
    4. Psychology63.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting53.2%
    6. Decision Sciences00.3%
    1. Environmental Science84.9%
    2. Engineering10.9%
    3. Computer Science10.7%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    5. Mathematics10.4%
    6. Energy00.1%
    7. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Medicine74.8%
    2. Health Professions31.7%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.3%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Chr. Michelsen Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 9.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 21.7 works9.5×
  2. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 44.0 works8.0×
  3. Social SciencesField · 100.2 works5.1×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.98× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.98× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.98× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.49× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.30× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.14× its world share, 100 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences5.14×100 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.49×8 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.98×9 works
  4. Psychology1.30×6 works
  5. Environmental Science0.98×8 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting0.98×5 works
  7. Health Professions0.63×3 works
  8. Nursing0.57×0 works
  9. Mathematics0.34×1 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.33×0 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.31×1 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.28×0 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.26×2 works
  14. Medicine0.25×8 works
  15. Dentistry0.18×0 works
  16. Energy0.11×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.09×1 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.08×1 works
  19. Engineering0.06×1 works
  20. Neuroscience0.04×0 works
  21. Chemistry0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Chr. Michelsen Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Ivar Kolstad, Odd‐Helge Fjeldstad and Anwesha Dutta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Chr. Michelsen Institute.

  1. 1 Ivar Kolstad Norway · #282,682 worldwide 4.3k citations · 139 works
  2. 2 Odd‐Helge Fjeldstad Norway · #336,779 worldwide 4k citations · 171 works
  3. 3 Anwesha Dutta Norway · #337,854 worldwide 619 citations · 60 works
  4. 4 Astri Suhrke Norway · #399,650 worldwide 2.8k citations · 144 works
  5. 5 Arne Wiig Norway · #474,412 worldwide 3.2k citations · 99 works
  6. 6 Lovise Aalen Norway · #623,093 worldwide 1k citations · 55 works
  7. 7 Vibeke Wang Norway · #829,876 worldwide 753 citations · 44 works
  8. 8 Jessica Schultz Norway · #834,098 worldwide 588 citations · 42 works
  9. 9 Ottar Mæstad Norway · #871,848 worldwide 1.5k citations · 100 works
  10. 10 Arne Tostensen Norway · #874,874 worldwide 1.1k citations · 79 works
All ranked researchers at Chr. Michelsen Institute

What are the most cited papers from Chr. Michelsen Institute?

The most cited paper from Chr. Michelsen Institute is "What determines Chinese outward FDI?" (Ivar Kolstad, Arne Wiig, 2010), with 923 citations. Next come "Is Transparency the Key to Reducing Corruption in Resource-Rich Countries?" (786) and "Health equity and COVID-19: global perspectives" (774).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 What determines Chinese outward FDI? Ivar Kolstad, Arne Wiig · Journal of World Business 2 Nov 2010 923
2 Is Transparency the Key to Reducing Corruption in Resource-Rich Countries? Ivar Kolstad, Arne Wiig · World Development 15 Oct 2008 786
3 Health equity and COVID-19: global perspectives Efrat Shadmi, Yingyao Chen, Inês Costa Dourado et al. · International Journal for Equity in Health Open access 25 Jun 2020 774
4 Agricultural expansion and deforestation: modelling the impact of population, market forces and property rights Arild Angelsen · Journal of Development Economics Open access Feb 1999 462
5 Fairness and the Development of Inequality Acceptance Ingvild Almås, Alexander W. Cappelen, Erik Ø. Sørensen et al. · Science Open access 27 May 2010 457
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Chr. Michelsen Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Human Rights, Colonialism, Politics, Neoliberalism, Ethnicity, Immigration and Governance.

▲ 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-now 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. Globalization19▲ 6.2×35 topics
  2. Human Rights16▲ 10×25 topics
  3. Colonialism11▲ 15×13 topics
  4. Politics11▲ 27×8 topics
  5. Neoliberalism11▲ 19×12 topics
  6. Ethnicity10▲ 17×7 topics
  7. Immigration9▲ 52×3 topics
  8. Governance9▲ 17×10 topics
  9. Democracy8▲ 15×9 topics
  10. Citizenship8▲ 42×5 topics
  11. Conflict8▲ 31×9 topics
  12. Identity8▲ 7.0×11 topics
  13. Peacebuilding8▲ 74×5 topics
  14. Economic Development8▲ 6.2×11 topics
  15. NGOs8▲ 52×4 topics
  16. Refugees7▲ 38×5 topics
  17. Political Economy7▲ 18×10 topics
  18. Religion7▲ 9.5×10 topics
  19. Multiculturalism7▲ 24×3 topics
  20. International Law6▲ 13×6 topics
  21. National Identity6▲ 33×2 topics
  22. Corruption6▲ 24×5 topics
  23. Cosmopolitanism6▲ 34×1 topic
  24. Migration6▲ 11×9 topics
  25. Social Boundaries6▲ 132×1 topic
  26. International Relations5▲ 14×6 topics
  27. Decolonization5▲ 42×4 topics
  28. Resettlement5▲ 41×3 topics
  29. Genocide5▲ 64×3 topics
  30. Development5▲ 9.1×6 topics
  31. Global Governance5▲ 13×6 topics
  32. Humanitarianism5▲ 52×2 topics
  33. International Aid5▲ 69×2 topics
  34. Nation-Building5▲ 59×2 topics
  35. Nationalism5▲ 6.9×8 topics
  36. Global Trade5▲ 16×4 topics
  37. Civil Society5▲ 27×5 topics
  38. Poverty Reduction4▲ 23×4 topics
  39. Social Networks4▲ 11×5 topics
  40. Gender Equality4▲ 10×9 topics

Which research topics does Chr. Michelsen Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Migration, Refugees, and Integration, Peacebuilding and International Security, Global Peace and Security Dynamics and Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics.

Migration, Refugees, and…6Migration, Refugees, and Integration: 6 fractional worksPeacebuilding and Intern…4Peacebuilding and International Security: 4 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Securit…4Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 4 fractional worksHistorical and Contempor…4Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics: 4 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 3 fractional worksGlobal Maritime and Colonial Histories: 3 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dyna…3Migration and Labor Dynamics: 3 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 3 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 2 fractional worksGlobal Security and Publ…2Global Security and Public Health: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsHistoryAnthropology2 others

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

  1. 1 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  2. 2 Peacebuilding and International Security Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  4. 4 Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics History 4 works
  5. 5 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  6. 6 Global Maritime and Colonial Histories Anthropology 3 works
  7. 7 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  8. 8 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 3 works
  9. 9 International Development and Aid Development 2 works
  10. 10 Global Security and Public Health Sociology and Political Science 2 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 available44.2%not open55.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.5%domestic only82.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Chr. Michelsen Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 27% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Chr. Michelsen Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00074% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Chr. Michelsen Institute0.00059% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Chr. Michelsen Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting20%40%Chr. Michelsen Institute21.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 38.4% in 2010.

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