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Helse Førde

In research, Helse Førde stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,633 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#6,228 of 14,558 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,692 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,030
of 22,385 · #13,862 all time
Rank in Norway
#100
of 123
Research works
397
▲ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.3k
18.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
49%
world 40%
International
29%
world 18%
Helse Førde

What is Helse Førde known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #6,633 of 16,688 12.1%186
MedicineField #6,228 of 14,558 10.8%143
Social SciencesDomain #7,692 of 14,833 13.9%158

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Helse Førde 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 Helse Førde work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research at Helse Førde is in Health Sciences, 40% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (33%), Psychology (19%), Social Sciences (13%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 39 fractional works · 46.1% of its workMedicine: 28 fractional works · 33.2% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 12.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 34 fractional works · 40.0% of its workPsychology: 17 fractional works · 19.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 9 fractional works · 10.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 5.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 13.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 7.0% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 6.9% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKHelse Førde85fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences46%Social Sciences40%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2833.2%
    2. Health Professions1012.1%
    3. Nursing10.7%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Psychology1719.5%
    2. Social Sciences1113.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities44.6%
    4. Decision Sciences11.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting11.1%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.5%
    1. Engineering33.2%
    2. Computer Science11.2%
    3. Environmental Science10.7%
    4. Mathematics00.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.5%
    6. Materials Science00.4%
    7. Energy00.3%
    8. Chemistry00.1%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    1. Neuroscience33.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.7%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
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: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.14× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.58× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.73× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.58× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 6.40× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 6.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology6.40×17 works
  2. Health Professions4.58×10 works
  3. Neuroscience2.14×3 works
  4. Medicine1.73×28 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.58×4 works
  6. Nursing1.35×1 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.26×1 works
  8. Social Sciences1.04×11 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.99×0 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.69×1 works
  11. Mathematics0.43×0 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.40×2 works
  13. Dentistry0.40×0 works
  14. Veterinary0.36×0 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.34×1 works
  16. Energy0.32×0 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.24×0 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.22×0 works
  19. Engineering0.21×3 works
  20. Computer Science0.16×1 works
  21. Environmental Science0.13×1 works
  22. Materials Science0.11×0 works
  23. Chemistry0.08×0 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.05×0 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Helse Førde?

Ranked on the quality score, Villy Våge, John Roger Andersen and Christian Moltu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Helse Førde.

  1. 1 Villy Våge Norway · #519,315 worldwide 2.6k citations · 66 works
  2. 2 John Roger Andersen Norway · #663,867 worldwide 4.5k citations · 153 works
  3. 3 Christian Moltu Norway · #1,035,107 worldwide 3.8k citations · 124 works
  4. 4 Reidar Hjetland Norway · #1,411,980 worldwide 829 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Anny Aasprang Norway · #1,581,594 worldwide 666 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Paweł Mielnik Norway · #1,791,657 worldwide 1.9k citations · 68 works
  7. 7 Hans Johan Breidablik Norway · #2,261,852 worldwide 728 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Aleksandar Vodovnik Norway · #3,365,251 worldwide 415 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Helse Førde

What are the most cited papers from Helse Førde?

The most cited paper from Helse Førde is "Negotiating the coresearcher mandate – service users’ experiences of doing collaborative research on mental health" (Christian Moltu, Jon Stefansen, Marit Svisdahl et al., 2012), with 1,415 citations. Next come "Exercise as a treatment for depression: A meta-analysis" (848) and "Sleep and use of electronic devices in adolescence: results from a large population-based study" (680).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Negotiating the coresearcher mandate – service users’ experiences of doing collaborative research on mental health Christian Moltu, Jon Stefansen, Marit Svisdahl et al. · Disability and Rehabilitation 10 Apr 2012 1,415
2 Exercise as a treatment for depression: A meta-analysis Siri Kvam, Catrine Lykkedrang Kleppe, Inger Hilde Nordhus et al. · Journal of Affective Disorders Review 22 May 2016 848
3 Sleep and use of electronic devices in adolescence: results from a large population-based study Mari Hysing, Ståle Pallesen, Kjell Morten Stormark et al. · BMJ Open Open access 2015 680
4 A systematic review of reviews: exploring the relationship between obesity, weight loss and health‐related quality of life Ronette L. Kolotkin, John Roger Andersen · Clinical Obesity ReviewOpen access 10 Jul 2017 598
5 Tenecteplase versus alteplase for management of acute ischaemic stroke (NOR-TEST): a phase 3, randomised, open-label, blinded endpoint trial Nicola Logallo et al. · The Lancet Neurology 2 Aug 2017 478
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Helse Førde?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Epidemiology, Meta-Analysis, Public Health, Mental Health, Embodiment, Prevalence and Tacit Knowledge.

▲ 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. Epidemiology7▲ 2.0×44 topics
  2. Primary Care4▲ 14×7 topics
  3. Public Health4▲ 3.5×16 topics
  4. Mental Health4▲ 3.5×15 topics
  5. Meta-Analysis4▲ 7.2×7 topics
  6. Depression3▲ 4.3×10 topics
  7. Education3▲ 2.1×9 topics
  8. Embodiment3▲ 18×3 topics
  9. Obesity3▲ 4.4×8 topics
  10. Prevalence3▲ 8.0×8 topics
  11. Tacit Knowledge3▲ 68×2 topics
  12. Adolescents3▲ 8.3×6 topics
  13. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 22×6 topics
  14. Psychological Interventions2▲ 22×4 topics
  15. Ethical Guidelines2▲ 53×1 topic
  16. Interactional Expertise2▲ 259×1 topic
  17. Clinical Guidelines2▲ 8.6×7 topics
  18. Healthcare Quality2▲ 24×4 topics
  19. Integrated Care2▲ 59×2 topics
  20. Communication2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  21. Health Inequalities2▲ 20×4 topics
  22. Social Justice2▲ 3.8×7 topics
  23. Democracy2▲ 5.9×2 topics
  24. Healthcare Workers2▲ 9.0×5 topics
  25. Neuroimaging2▲ 7.5×5 topics
  26. Psychological Distress2▲ 8.4×6 topics
  27. Cardiovascular Risk2▲ 6.5×5 topics
  28. Cognition2▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Learning2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  30. Psychotherapy Outcome2▲ 92×1 topic
  31. Therapeutic Alliance2▲ 92×1 topic
  32. Health Outcomes2▲ 7.2×4 topics
  33. Interdisciplinary Collaboration2▲ 26×2 topics
  34. Narrative Analysis2▲ 37×3 topics
  35. Neural Plasticity2▲ 10×3 topics
  36. Patient Care2▲ 16×4 topics
  37. European Legal Systems1▲ 49×1 topic
  38. Health Care1▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Healthcare Outcomes1▲ 30×2 topics
  40. Judicial Review1▲ 20×1 topic

Which research topics does Helse Førde publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research, Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications, European and International Law Studies and Vestibular and auditory disorders.

Education, Healthcare an…2Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 2 fractional worksPsychotherapy Techniques…2Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 1 fractional worksVestibular and auditory disorders: 1 fractional worksInterprofessional Education and Collaboration: 1 fractional worksObesity and Health Practices: 1 fractional worksCounseling, Therapy, and…1Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics: 1 fractional worksMedical Malpractice and Liability Issues: 1 fractional worksBariatric Surgery and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksSocial and Educational S…1Social and Educational Sciences: 1 fractional works
Social PsychologyClinical PsychologyPolitical Science and International RelationsNeurology4 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 2 works
  2. 2 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 2 works
  3. 3 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  4. 4 Vestibular and auditory disorders Neurology 1 works
  5. 5 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Obesity and Health Practices Pharmacy 1 works
  7. 7 Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics Clinical Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues Pharmacy 1 works
  9. 9 Bariatric Surgery and Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Social and Educational Sciences Education 1 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 available49.3%not open50.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.2%domestic only70.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Helse Førde's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Helse Førde as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00032% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Helse Førde0.00031% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Helse Førde over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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