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GexCon (Norway)

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Research works
60
▼ 62% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.7k
28.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
39%
world 18%
GexCon (Norway)

Not ranked overall: GexCon (Norway) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does GexCon (Norway) work in?

In all years, 82% of research at GexCon (Norway) is in Physical Sciences, 17% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (64%), Decision Sciences (16%), Environmental Science (7%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 49 fractional works · 81.5% of its workEngineering: 38 fractional works · 63.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 17 fractional works · 28.0% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 8 fractional works · 13.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 6 fractional works · 9.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 7.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 6.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 17.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 9 fractional works · 15.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 9 fractional works · 15.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKGexCon (Norway)60fractional works, all years
Life Sciences0%Physical Sciences82%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences17%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3863.6%
    2. Environmental Science47.4%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences35.3%
    4. Chemical Engineering12.1%
    5. Computer Science11.2%
    6. Materials Science11.0%
    7. Chemistry00.6%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    1. Decision Sciences915.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities00.7%
    3. Social Sciences00.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    1. Health Professions11.2%
    1. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.1%
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.

Computer Science: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.45× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 4.62× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.81× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.80× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 7 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering4.62×4 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.45×0 works
  3. Environmental Science2.81×1 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.80×0 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting0.56×0 works
  6. Computer Science0.52×0 works
  7. Social Sciences0.21×0 works

Who are the top researchers at GexCon (Norway)?

Ranked on the quality score, Olav R. Hansen, Prankul Middha and Trygve Skjold lead among researchers whose main affiliation is GexCon (Norway).

  1. 1 Olav R. Hansen Norway · #154,899 worldwide 3.4k citations · 78 works
  2. 2 Prankul Middha Norway · #248,049 worldwide 1.8k citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Trygve Skjold Norway · #1,239,063 worldwide 1.3k citations · 72 works
  4. 4 Kees van Wingerden Norway · #1,319,107 worldwide 1.4k citations · 59 works
  5. 5 Helene Hisken Norway · #1,443,487 worldwide 504 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Gordon Atanga Norway · #2,381,497 worldwide 312 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Sunil Lakshmipathy Norway · #2,596,822 worldwide 671 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at GexCon (Norway)

What are the most cited papers from GexCon (Norway)?

The most cited paper from GexCon (Norway) is "FLACS CFD air quality model performance evaluation with Kit Fox, MUST, Prairie Grass, and EMU observations" (Steven R. Hanna, Olav R. Hansen, Seshu Dharmavaram, 2004), with 267 citations. Next come "Detailed Simulations of Atmospheric Flow and Dispersion in Downtown Manhattan: An Application of Five Computational Fluid Dynamics Models" (203) and "Validation of CFD-model for hydrogen dispersion" (132).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 FLACS CFD air quality model performance evaluation with Kit Fox, MUST, Prairie Grass, and EMU observations Steven R. Hanna, Olav R. Hansen, Seshu Dharmavaram · Atmospheric Environment 22 Jul 2004 267
2 Detailed Simulations of Atmospheric Flow and Dispersion in Downtown Manhattan: An Application of Five Computational Fluid Dynamics Models Steven R. Hanna, Michael J. Brown, Fernando E. Camelli et al. · Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society Open access Dec 2006 203
3 Validation of CFD-model for hydrogen dispersion Prankul Middha, Olav R. Hansen, Idar E. Storvik · Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries 27 Aug 2009 132
4 CFD simulation study to investigate the risk from hydrogen vehicles in tunnels Prankul Middha, Olav R. Hansen · International Journal of Hydrogen Energy Mar 2009 125
5 CFD calculations of gas leak dispersion and subsequent gas explosions: Validation against ignited impinging hydrogen jet experiments Prankul Middha, Olav R. Hansen, Joachim Grüne et al. · Journal of Hazardous Materials 27 Feb 2010 119
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at GexCon (Norway)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Detonation Propulsion, Pulse Detonation Engines, Bayesian Networks, Fault Tree Analysis, Smoke Control, Tunnel Fires, Large-Eddy Simulation and Heat Transfer.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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 34 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 34 words, with their numbers
  1. Detonation Propulsion15▲ 856×1 topic
  2. Pulse Detonation Engines15▲ 856×1 topic
  3. Bayesian Networks9▲ 177×1 topic
  4. Fault Tree Analysis9▲ 325×1 topic
  5. Smoke Control8▲ 564×1 topic
  6. Tunnel Fires8▲ 564×1 topic
  7. Large-Eddy Simulation7▲ 49×3 topics
  8. Heat Transfer5▲ 17×5 topics
  9. Turbulent Flow5▲ 65×2 topics
  10. Air Quality4▲ 33×3 topics
  11. Boundary Layer4▲ 44×2 topics
  12. CFD Simulation4▲ 49×1 topic
  13. Urban Microclimate4▲ 114×1 topic
  14. Chemical Kinetics3▲ 40×2 topics
  15. Blast Loading2▲ 90×1 topic
  16. Progressive Collapse2▲ 149×1 topic
  17. Combustion Instabilities2▲ 50×2 topics
  18. Premixed Combustion2▲ 72×1 topic
  19. Turbulent Flames2▲ 72×1 topic
  20. Numerical Simulation2▲ 9.4×4 topics
  21. Fluid-Structure Interaction2▲ 17×4 topics
  22. Turbulent Flows2▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Flow Control2▲ 40×1 topic
  24. Particle Image Velocimetry2▲ 25×1 topic
  25. Vortex Dynamics2▲ 15×1 topic
  26. Vortex-Induced Vibrations2▲ 68×1 topic
  27. Risk Assessment1▲ 3.9×3 topics
  28. Machine Learning1◆ 1.02×5 topics
  29. Combustion1▲ 30×2 topics
  30. Inverse Problems1▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Accident Prevention1▲ 27×2 topics
  32. Full-Waveform Tomography1▲ 37×1 topic
  33. Safety Culture1▲ 27×2 topics
  34. Seismic Waveform Inversion1▲ 37×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Combustion and Detonation Processes, Fire dynamics and safety research, Wind and Air Flow Studies and Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows.

Combustion and Detonatio…1Combustion and Detonation Processes: 1 fractional worksFire dynamics and safety research: 1 fractional worksWind and Air Flow Studies: 0 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 0 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis: 0 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environm…0Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 0 fractional worksCombustion and flame dynamics: 0 fractional worksStructural Response to Dynamic Loads: 0 fractional worksCarbon Dioxide Capture Technologies: 0 fractional worksGeography Education and Pedagogy: 0 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityEnvironmental EngineeringComputational Mechanics4 others

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

  1. 1 Combustion and Detonation Processes Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Fire dynamics and safety research Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  3. 3 Wind and Air Flow Studies Environmental Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 0 works
  5. 5 Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis Computational Mechanics 0 works
  6. 6 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  7. 7 Combustion and flame dynamics Computational Mechanics 0 works
  8. 8 Structural Response to Dynamic Loads Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Geography Education and Pedagogy Geography, Planning and Development 0 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 available20.0%not open80.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.6%domestic only61.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 62% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is GexCon (Norway) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000033% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%GexCon (Norway)0.000026% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of GexCon (Norway) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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