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Chr. Michelsen Institute

In research, Chr. Michelsen Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,243 of 6,365 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,506 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations and Sociology and Political Science — Political Science and International Relations is 9.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,798
of 28,054 · #8,894 all time
Rank in Norway
#99
of 133
Research works
1k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
23.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Chr. Michelsen Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesField #3,243 of 6,365 31.9%92 #2237
Social SciencesDomain #5,506 of 10,521 29.5%118 #3231

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Chr. Michelsen Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 9.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 20.6 works9.9×
  2. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 38.6 works7.6×
← 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: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.15× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.00× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.37× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.29× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.14× its world share, 92 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.

Who are the top researchers at Chr. Michelsen Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Astri Suhrke, Ivar Kolstad and Arne Wiig lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Chr. Michelsen Institute.

  1. 1 Astri Suhrke Norway · #72,079 worldwide 142 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Ivar Kolstad Norway · #88,184 worldwide 322 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Arne Wiig Norway · #110,980 worldwide 279 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Kees van Wingerden Norway · #336,292 worldwide 124 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Ottar Mæstad Norway · #360,450 worldwide 65 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Odd‐Helge Fjeldstad Norway · #431,153 worldwide 82 citations · 44 works
  7. 7 Siri Lange Norway · #585,058 worldwide 38 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Elin Skaar Norway · #666,760 worldwide 20 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Inge Tvedten Norway · #721,520 worldwide 23 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Anne Sofie Roald Norway · #797,316 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Chr. Michelsen Institute

Which keywords describe research at Chr. Michelsen Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Human Rights, Neoliberalism, Politics, Colonialism, Ethnicity, Governance and Immigration.

▲ 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. Globalization17▲ 6.2×32 topics
  2. Human Rights14▲ 9.8×23 topics
  3. Neoliberalism10▲ 20×11 topics
  4. Colonialism9▲ 14×10 topics
  5. Politics9▲ 25×8 topics
  6. Ethnicity9▲ 16×6 topics
  7. Governance8▲ 18×10 topics
  8. Immigration8▲ 48×3 topics
  9. Identity8▲ 7.3×11 topics
  10. Democracy7▲ 15×9 topics
  11. Economic Development7▲ 6.3×11 topics
  12. NGOs7▲ 52×4 topics
  13. Conflict7▲ 31×8 topics
  14. Peacebuilding7▲ 74×4 topics
  15. Political Economy7▲ 18×10 topics
  16. Citizenship6▲ 38×5 topics
  17. Religion6▲ 9.6×10 topics
  18. Refugees6▲ 35×5 topics
  19. International Law6▲ 14×6 topics
  20. Multiculturalism6▲ 21×3 topics
  21. Corruption6▲ 24×5 topics
  22. Economic Growth5▲ 4.5×7 topics
  23. Decolonization5▲ 46×4 topics
  24. Genocide5▲ 64×3 topics
  25. International Relations5▲ 15×6 topics
  26. Migration5▲ 11×9 topics
  27. Resettlement5▲ 42×3 topics
  28. National Identity5▲ 29×2 topics
  29. Cosmopolitanism5▲ 30×1 topic
  30. Global Trade5▲ 17×4 topics
  31. Humanitarianism5▲ 53×2 topics
  32. International Aid5▲ 67×2 topics
  33. Social Boundaries5▲ 114×1 topic
  34. Development4▲ 9.3×6 topics
  35. Civil Society4▲ 28×5 topics
  36. Nation-Building4▲ 59×2 topics
  37. Nationalism4▲ 6.8×8 topics
  38. Social Networks4▲ 12×5 topics
  39. Labor Market4▲ 10×4 topics
  40. Poverty Reduction4▲ 22×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Migration, Refugees, and Integration, Peacebuilding and International Security, Global Peace and Security Dynamics and Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics.

Migration, Refugees, and…5Migration, Refugees, and Integration: 5 fractional worksPeacebuilding and Intern…4Peacebuilding and International Security: 4 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 4 fractional worksHistorical and Contemporary Political Dynamics: 3 fractional worksGlobal Maritime and Colonial Histories: 3 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 3 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 3 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dyna…3Migration and Labor Dynamics: 3 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 2 fractional worksGlobal 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 5 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 3 works
  5. 5 Global Maritime and Colonial Histories Anthropology 3 works
  6. 6 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  7. 7 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 3 works
  8. 8 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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