Science Explorer Interactive view Map
Company · Høvik · Norway

DNV (Norway)

In research, DNV (Norway) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,812 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,063 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering — Ocean Engineering is 22.8× its share of world research.

dnvgl.comROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#15,479
of 28,054 · #8,454 all time
Rank in Norway
#76
of 133
Research works
2.1k
▼ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
12.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is DNV (Norway) 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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,812 of 12,888 9.7%179 #5291
EngineeringField #5,063 of 6,636 8.9%112 #3580

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where DNV (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 DNV (Norway) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 22.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 27.6 works23×
← 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: 0.49× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.86× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.71× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.37× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.20× its world share, 112 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.87× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.20× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.86× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.85× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.17× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.81× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.18× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at DNV (Norway)?

Ranked on the composite score, Erik Vanem, Inge Lotsberg and Elzbieta M. Bitner‐Gregersen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is DNV (Norway).

  1. 1 Erik Vanem Norway · #207,564 worldwide 161 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Inge Lotsberg Norway · #226,685 worldwide 108 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Elzbieta M. Bitner‐Gregersen Norway · #258,147 worldwide 133 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Avlant Nilsson Norway · #352,434 worldwide 124 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Volker Bertram Norway · #694,935 worldwide 26 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Abel Valdés A. Norway · #800,570 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Gaute Storhaug Norway · #1,149,629 worldwide 39 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 K. M. Mjelde Norway · #1,201,559 worldwide 38 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Jing Xie Norway · #1,444,704 worldwide 19 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 J. W. McCurry Norway · #1,573,128 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at DNV (Norway)

Which keywords describe research at DNV (Norway)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Environmental Impact, Corrosion, Pipeline, Maritime Transportation, Pitting Corrosion, Finite Element Analysis and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy22▲ 6.7×22 topics
  2. Machine Learning17▲ 2.3×26 topics
  3. Environmental Impact17▲ 4.2×16 topics
  4. Sustainability16▲ 2.9×21 topics
  5. Climate Change15▲ 2.4×27 topics
  6. Corrosion12▲ 42×5 topics
  7. Pipeline12▲ 46×3 topics
  8. Maritime Transportation11▲ 91×2 topics
  9. Pitting Corrosion10▲ 90×2 topics
  10. Finite Element Analysis10▲ 19×2 topics
  11. Air Quality9▲ 21×3 topics
  12. Natural Gas9▲ 41×3 topics
  13. Risk Analysis8▲ 34×3 topics
  14. Reliability Assessment8▲ 80×2 topics
  15. Offshore8▲ 196×1 topic
  16. Steel Structures8▲ 89×1 topic
  17. Numerical Simulation8▲ 12×5 topics
  18. Risk Assessment8▲ 4.9×8 topics
  19. Big Data8▲ 3.6×10 topics
  20. Fuel Consumption8▲ 44×2 topics
  21. Human Factors8▲ 42×2 topics
  22. Technology7▲ 5.8×4 topics
  23. Oil and Gas7▲ 79×2 topics
  24. Shipping7▲ 58×2 topics
  25. Bayesian Networks7▲ 32×2 topics
  26. Emissions7▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Emission Control Areas6▲ 123×1 topic
  28. Flow Assurance6▲ 300×1 topic
  29. Ship Propulsion6▲ 123×1 topic
  30. Subsea6▲ 300×1 topic
  31. Control Strategies6▲ 19×3 topics
  32. Collision Avoidance6▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Fault Tree Analysis6▲ 51×1 topic
  34. Quantitative Risk Assessment6▲ 51×1 topic
  35. Hydrogen Embrittlement5▲ 25×3 topics
  36. Path Planning5▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Turbulent Flow5▲ 18×3 topics
  38. Power Take-Off5▲ 111×1 topic
  39. Wave Energy5▲ 111×1 topic
  40. Autonomous Ships5▲ 67×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis, Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency, Offshore Engineering and Technologies and Risk and Safety Analysis.

Structural Integrity and…8Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis: 8 fractional worksMaritime Transport Emiss…6Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency: 6 fractional worksOffshore Engineering and…6Offshore Engineering and Technologies: 6 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis6Risk and Safety Analysis: 6 fractional worksWave and Wind Energy Systems: 5 fractional worksMaritime Navigation and Safety: 5 fractional worksFatigue and fracture mec…4Fatigue and fracture mechanics: 4 fractional worksMarine and Offshore Engineering Studies: 4 fractional worksShip Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability: 3 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 3 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringEnvironmental EngineeringOcean EngineeringStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty2 others

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

  1. 1 Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis Mechanical Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency Environmental Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Offshore Engineering and Technologies Ocean Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 6 works
  5. 5 Wave and Wind Energy Systems Ocean Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 Fatigue and fracture mechanics Mechanics of Materials 4 works
  8. 8 Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies Ocean Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability Ocean Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 3 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 available16.2%not open83.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.4%domestic only78.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.