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Fridtjof Nansen Institute

In research, Fridtjof Nansen Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,913 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 13.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,759
of 28,054 · #11,725 all time
Rank in Norway
#49
of 133
Research works
668
▲ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
15.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
41.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Fridtjof Nansen 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 SciencesDomain #5,913 of 10,521 39.4%65 #5404

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fridtjof Nansen 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 Fridtjof Nansen Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 13.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 20.4 works14×
  2. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 25.0 works7.1×
← 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: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.26× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.81× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.92× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.24× its world share, 53 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fridtjof Nansen Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Geir Hønneland, Steinar Andresen and Anna Korppoo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fridtjof Nansen Institute.

  1. 1 Geir Hønneland Norway · #160,304 worldwide 70 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Steinar Andresen Norway · #182,664 worldwide 102 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Anna Korppoo Norway · #334,911 worldwide 43 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Lars H. Gulbrandsen Norway · #342,427 worldwide 73 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Arild Moe Norway · #366,580 worldwide 30 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Olav Schram Stokke Norway · #520,954 worldwide 22 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Jon Birger Skjærseth Norway · #556,973 worldwide 55 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Per Ove Eikeland Norway · #628,804 worldwide 41 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Carl August Fleischer Norway · #659,705 worldwide 4 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Andreas Østhagen Norway · #662,786 worldwide 26 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Fridtjof Nansen Institute

Which keywords describe research at Fridtjof Nansen Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, International Relations, Governance, Geopolitics, Renewable Energy, Shipping and Arctic.

▲ 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. Climate Change32▲ 12×25 topics
  2. Sustainability24▲ 9.9×16 topics
  3. International Relations22▲ 95×11 topics
  4. Governance20▲ 63×4 topics
  5. Geopolitics20▲ 132×5 topics
  6. Renewable Energy16▲ 11×11 topics
  7. Shipping16▲ 317×2 topics
  8. Arctic16▲ 139×1 topic
  9. Northern Sea Route16▲ 561×1 topic
  10. Globalization13▲ 6.8×17 topics
  11. Global Governance7▲ 33×10 topics
  12. International Law7▲ 22×6 topics
  13. Energy Transition6▲ 46×4 topics
  14. Resilience6▲ 14×3 topics
  15. Human Rights5▲ 5.4×8 topics
  16. Public Perception5▲ 41×4 topics
  17. Greenhouse Gas Emissions5▲ 19×5 topics
  18. Environmental Policy5▲ 25×3 topics
  19. Global Warming5▲ 12×6 topics
  20. Public Opinion5▲ 40×2 topics
  21. Democracy5▲ 13×5 topics
  22. Economic Impacts5▲ 68×1 topic
  23. Policy Instruments5▲ 74×1 topic
  24. Sustainable Energy4▲ 25×2 topics
  25. Place Attachment4▲ 122×2 topics
  26. Vulnerability4▲ 19×4 topics
  27. Social Acceptance4▲ 153×1 topic
  28. Social-Ecological Systems4▲ 31×1 topic
  29. Sustainability Transitions4▲ 168×1 topic
  30. Wind Power4▲ 45×1 topic
  31. Economic Development4▲ 4.8×6 topics
  32. Biodiversity4▲ 5.2×4 topics
  33. European Legal Systems4▲ 96×1 topic
  34. Judicial Review4▲ 41×1 topic
  35. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 9.5×6 topics
  36. European Union4▲ 16×3 topics
  37. Learning4▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Political Economy3▲ 13×7 topics
  39. Biogeography3▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Diplomacy3▲ 30×3 topics

Which research topics does Fridtjof Nansen Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Arctic and Russian Policy Studies, Climate Change Policy and Economics, Sustainability and Climate Change Governance and Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy.

Arctic and Russian Polic…16Arctic and Russian Policy Studies: 16 fractional worksClimate Change Policy and Economics: 5 fractional worksSustainability and Climate Change Governance: 4 fractional worksSocial Acceptance of Renewable Energy: 4 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 4 fractional worksPolar Research and Ecology3Polar Research and Ecology: 3 fractional worksGlobal Energy Security and Policy: 3 fractional worksInternational Maritime Law Issues: 3 fractional worksEuropean Union Policy and Governance: 2 fractional worksPolicy Transfer and Learning: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEconomics and EconometricsGlobal and Planetary ChangePolitical Science and International Relations3 others

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

  1. 1 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  2. 2 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  3. 3 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  4. 4 Social Acceptance of Renewable Energy Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  5. 5 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  6. 6 Polar Research and Ecology Ecology 3 works
  7. 7 Global Energy Security and Policy General Energy 3 works
  8. 8 International Maritime Law Issues Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  9. 9 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  10. 10 Policy Transfer and Learning Political Science and International Relations 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 available31.6%not open68.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.6%domestic only90.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fridtjof Nansen Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% higher 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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