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FORCE Technology (Norway)

In research, FORCE Technology (Norway) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,174 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,816 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,719
of 22,385 · #18,613 all time
Rank in Norway
#94
of 123
Research works
487
▲ 145% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.4k
5.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
43%
world 18%
FORCE Technology (Norway)

What is FORCE Technology (Norway) 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
Physical SciencesDomain #7,174 of 10,670 3.8%115 #9410
EngineeringField #4,816 of 5,901 2.3%69 #6755

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where FORCE Technology (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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does FORCE Technology (Norway) work in?

In 2022-now, 69% of research at FORCE Technology (Norway) is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (39%), Computer Science (16%), Social Sciences (11%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 150 fractional works · 68.9% of its workEngineering: 85 fractional works · 39.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 15 fractional works · 6.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 11 fractional works · 4.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 9 fractional works · 4.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 34 fractional works · 15.5% of its workInformation Systems: 10 fractional works · 4.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 9 fractional works · 4.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 8 fractional works · 3.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 16 fractional works · 7.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 57 fractional works · 26.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 24 fractional works · 10.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 24 fractional works · 10.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKFORCE Technology(Norway)218fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences69%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences26%

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. Engineering8539.1%
    2. Computer Science3415.5%
    3. Materials Science167.1%
    4. Physics and Astronomy62.5%
    5. Environmental Science52.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.7%
    7. Mathematics10.7%
    8. Chemistry10.5%
    9. Energy10.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Social Sciences2410.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities2410.9%
    3. Psychology41.7%
    4. Decision Sciences31.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting31.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Medicine41.7%
    2. Health Professions41.6%
    1. Neuroscience21.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.00× its world share, 34 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.61× its world share, 85 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.05× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.14× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.76× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.76×24 works
  2. Engineering2.61×85 works
  3. Materials Science2.05×16 works
  4. Computer Science2.00×34 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.43×3 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.14×6 works
  7. Social Sciences0.86×24 works
  8. Neuroscience0.71×2 works
  9. Health Professions0.62×4 works
  10. Mathematics0.56×1 works
  11. Psychology0.55×4 works
  12. Environmental Science0.47×5 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.46×2 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.36×2 works
  15. Energy0.33×1 works
  16. Chemistry0.32×1 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.11×0 works
  18. Medicine0.09×4 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.07×1 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.05×0 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at FORCE Technology (Norway)?

Ranked on the quality score, Shiyun Dong, Zhiguo Xing and Paul M. Chess lead among researchers whose main affiliation is FORCE Technology (Norway).

  1. 1 Shiyun Dong Norway · #1,143,204 worldwide 1.6k citations · 73 works
  2. 2 Zhiguo Xing Norway · #1,651,787 worldwide 1.9k citations · 153 works
  3. 3 Paul M. Chess Norway · #2,945,057 worldwide 51 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Qinzhao Wang Norway · #3,322,461 worldwide 311 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Bogdan Iwanowski Norway · #3,717,210 worldwide 836 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Gehua Fan Norway · #4,148,816 worldwide 38 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Feifei Shang Norway · #4,157,258 worldwide 139 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Jingye Wang Norway · #4,284,257 worldwide 177 citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Yile Liu Norway · #4,286,105 worldwide 251 citations · 55 works
  10. 10 Hai-rong Hu Norway · #4,706,778 worldwide 26 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at FORCE Technology (Norway)

What are the most cited papers from FORCE Technology (Norway)?

The most cited paper from FORCE Technology (Norway) is "A Volume-of-Fluid based simulation method for wave impact problems" (K.M. Theresa Kleefsman, Geert Fekken, Arthur E. P. Veldman et al., 2005), with 684 citations. Next come "Experience from SIMMAN 2008—The First Workshop on Verification and Validation of Ship Maneuvering Simulation Methods" (142) and "Exfoliation method matters: The microstructure-dependent photoactivity of g-C3N4 nanosheets for water purification" (123).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A Volume-of-Fluid based simulation method for wave impact problems K.M. Theresa Kleefsman, Geert Fekken, Arthur E. P. Veldman et al. · Journal of Computational Physics Open access 25 Jan 2005 684
2 Experience from SIMMAN 2008—The First Workshop on Verification and Validation of Ship Maneuvering Simulation Methods Fred Stern, K. Agdraup, S. Y. Kim et al. · Journal of Ship Research Jun 2011 142
3 Exfoliation method matters: The microstructure-dependent photoactivity of g-C3N4 nanosheets for water purification Menglu Zhang, Yu Xiao Yang, Xiaoqiang An et al. · Journal of Hazardous Materials 4 Oct 2021 123
4 Measurement of Residual Stresses Using Nanoindentation Method Li−Na Zhu, Binshi Xu, Haidou Wang et al. · Critical reviews in solid state and materials sciences/CRC critical reviews in solid state and materials sciences 28 Oct 2014 97
5 Digital Twins in Wind Energy: Emerging Technologies and Industry-Informed Future Directions Florian Stadtmann et al. · IEEE Access Open access 2023 96
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at FORCE Technology (Norway)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Microstructure, Machine Learning, Big Data, Virtual Reality and Neural Networks.

▲ 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. Deep Learning17▲ 2.3×39 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties14▲ 6.3×21 topics
  3. Machine Learning13▲ 1.75×31 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence12▲ 3.9×22 topics
  5. Globalization9▲ 2.2×13 topics
  6. Neural Networks8▲ 2.5×21 topics
  7. Education8▲ 2.1×12 topics
  8. Big Data8▲ 3.7×12 topics
  9. Microstructure7▲ 6.4×11 topics
  10. Virtual Reality6▲ 5.6×7 topics
  11. Ethics6▲ 5.1×8 topics
  12. Internet of Things5▲ 2.7×10 topics
  13. Nanocomposites5▲ 2.8×8 topics
  14. Laser Ablation5▲ 57×2 topics
  15. Technology5▲ 4.0×9 topics
  16. Graphene4▲ 3.1×8 topics
  17. Convolutional Neural Networks4▲ 2.8×8 topics
  18. Micromachining4▲ 42×2 topics
  19. Cultural Studies4▲ 5.3×6 topics
  20. Femtosecond Laser4▲ 37×1 topic
  21. Transparent Materials4▲ 86×1 topic
  22. Text Mining4▲ 14×2 topics
  23. Neoliberalism4▲ 5.1×4 topics
  24. Cultural Transmission4▲ 23×3 topics
  25. Simulation4▲ 6.5×8 topics
  26. Language4▲ 6.6×4 topics
  27. Cloud Computing4▲ 5.6×7 topics
  28. Social Network Analysis3▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Digital Humanities3▲ 96×1 topic
  30. Literary History3▲ 47×1 topic
  31. Environmental Risk Assessment3▲ 16×1 topic
  32. Pollution Monitoring3▲ 37×1 topic
  33. Vibration Control3▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Surface Roughness3▲ 9.8×4 topics
  35. Marxism3▲ 29×2 topics
  36. Neural Network3▲ 7.2×3 topics
  37. Social Reproduction3▲ 54×2 topics
  38. Wireless Sensor Network3▲ 32×3 topics
  39. Cultural Evolution3▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Fuzzy Control3▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does FORCE Technology (Norway) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Laser Material Processing Techniques, Digital Humanities and Scholarship, Educational Reforms and Innovations and Language and cultural evolution.

Laser Material Processin…4Laser Material Processing Techniques: 4 fractional worksDigital Humanities and S…3Digital Humanities and Scholarship: 3 fractional worksEducational Reforms and …3Educational Reforms and Innovations: 3 fractional worksLanguage and cultural ev…3Language and cultural evolution: 3 fractional worksHistorical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies: 2 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Imaging…2Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies: 2 fractional worksMetal and Thin Film Mechanics: 2 fractional worksElectromagnetic wave absorption materials: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Cont…2Advanced Sensor and Control Systems: 2 fractional works
Computational MechanicsLiterature and Literary TheoryHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisCultural Studies6 others

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

  1. 1 Laser Material Processing Techniques Computational Mechanics 4 works
  2. 2 Digital Humanities and Scholarship Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  3. 3 Educational Reforms and Innovations Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  4. 4 Language and cultural evolution Cultural Studies 3 works
  5. 5 Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies Archeology 2 works
  6. 6 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies Media Technology 2 works
  8. 8 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  9. 9 Electromagnetic wave absorption materials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced Sensor and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 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 available42.6%not open57.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.4%domestic only56.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has FORCE Technology (Norway)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 145% 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 FORCE Technology (Norway) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00049% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%FORCE Technology (Norway)0.00086% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of FORCE Technology (Norway) 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025FORCE Technology (Norway)7.3% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.8% in 2008.

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