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Human Factors (Norway)

In research, Human Factors (Norway) stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,765 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#7,645 of 14,558 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,338 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,260
of 22,385 · #10,034 all time
Rank in Norway
#63
of 123
Research works
1.1k
▲ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
22k
20.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
54%
world 18%
Human Factors (Norway)

What is Human Factors (Norway) 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 #7,765 of 16,688 9.8%326
MedicineField #7,645 of 14,558 11.2%208
EngineeringField #6,338 of 9,532 9.9%184
Physical SciencesDomain #12,279 of 17,446 8.2%329
PsychologyField #2,755 of 3,404 9.7%161
Social SciencesDomain #12,083 of 14,833 7.4%336
Life SciencesDomain #9,403 of 11,023 8.5%129

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Human Factors (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 Human Factors (Norway) work in?

In 2022-now, 34% of research at Human Factors (Norway) is in Health Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (22%), Engineering (15%), Psychology (13%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 51 fractional works · 34.3% of its workMedicine: 33 fractional works · 21.9% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 18 fractional works · 11.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.9% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 45 fractional works · 30.2% of its workPsychology: 19 fractional works · 12.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 12 fractional works · 8.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 9.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 42 fractional works · 27.7% of its workEngineering: 23 fractional works · 15.0% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 6.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 7.8% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 4.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKHuman Factors(Norway)150fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences34%Social Sciences30%

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. Medicine3321.9%
    2. Health Professions1811.9%
    3. Nursing10.5%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Psychology1912.8%
    2. Social Sciences159.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting53.6%
    4. Decision Sciences32.0%
    5. Arts and Humanities21.4%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
    1. Engineering2315.0%
    2. Computer Science106.6%
    3. Environmental Science53.3%
    4. Materials Science10.9%
    5. Chemical Engineering10.5%
    6. Energy10.5%
    7. Mathematics10.5%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    9. Chemistry00.2%
    10. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Neuroscience64.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology42.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
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: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.52× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.38× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.85× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.00× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.52× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.14× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.11× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.02× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.21× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions4.52×18 works
  2. Psychology4.21×19 works
  3. Neuroscience2.52×6 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.02×3 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.38×1 works
  6. Medicine1.14×33 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.11×5 works
  8. Engineering1.00×22 works
  9. Nursing0.98×1 works
  10. Computer Science0.85×10 works
  11. Social Sciences0.77×15 works
  12. Environmental Science0.66×5 works
  13. Energy0.50×1 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.49×0 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.47×2 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.44×4 works
  17. Mathematics0.38×1 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.32×1 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.25×0 works
  20. Materials Science0.25×1 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.20×1 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.19×0 works
  23. Chemistry0.10×0 works
  24. Dentistry0.09×0 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Human Factors (Norway)?

Ranked on the quality score, Richard van der Horst, Vahid Paeez and Bjørn Z. Ekelund lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Human Factors (Norway).

  1. 1 Richard van der Horst Norway · #2,699,267 worldwide 798 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Vahid Paeez Norway · #3,708,403 worldwide 16 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Bjørn Z. Ekelund Norway · #4,201,735 worldwide 853 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Wesley E. Woodson Norway · #4,534,442 worldwide 1k citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Astrid Oehme Norway · #4,746,654 worldwide 294 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Raimo Launonen Norway · #4,791,958 worldwide 363 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Rodney Leitner Norway · #4,938,547 worldwide 27 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 A. le May Norway · #5,178,320 worldwide 54 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Aernout J.K. Oudenhuijzen Norway · #5,431,414 worldwide 131 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 A. (Alexander) Toet Norway · #5,453,142 worldwide 0 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Human Factors (Norway)

What are the most cited papers from Human Factors (Norway)?

The most cited paper from Human Factors (Norway) is "Visual Contribution to Speech Intelligibility in Noise" (William H. Sumby, Irwin W. Pollack, 1954), with 2,641 citations. Next come "IBM computer usability satisfaction questionnaires: Psychometric evaluation and instructions for use" (2,483) and "Outcomes among 562 Recipients of Placental-Blood Transplants from Unrelated Donors" (1,333).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Visual Contribution to Speech Intelligibility in Noise William H. Sumby, Irwin W. Pollack · The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America Mar 1954 2,641
2 IBM computer usability satisfaction questionnaires: Psychometric evaluation and instructions for use James R. Lewis · International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction 1995 2,483
3 Outcomes among 562 Recipients of Placental-Blood Transplants from Unrelated Donors Pablo Rubinstein, Carmelita M. Carrier, Andromachi Scaradavou et al. · New England Journal of Medicine 26 Nov 1998 1,333
4 A strategy for human factors/ergonomics: developing the discipline and profession Jan Dul, Ralph Bruder, Peter Buckle et al. · Ergonomics Open access 15 Feb 2012 924
5 Discrepant attitudes about teamwork among critical care nurses and physicians* Eric J. Thomas, John Bryan Sexton, Robert L. Helmreich · Critical Care Medicine Mar 2003 777
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Human Factors (Norway)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Factors, Driver Behavior, Autonomous Vehicles, Mental Workload, Trust, Automation, Cognitive Load and Driver Distraction.

▲ 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. Human Factors10▲ 80×3 topics
  2. Driver Behavior9▲ 79×2 topics
  3. Machine Learning9▲ 1.76×20 topics
  4. Autonomous Vehicles8▲ 27×2 topics
  5. Mental Workload8▲ 94×2 topics
  6. Trust8▲ 18×3 topics
  7. Automation8▲ 71×2 topics
  8. Cognitive Load7▲ 104×2 topics
  9. Driver Distraction7▲ 124×1 topic
  10. Situation Awareness7▲ 124×1 topic
  11. Occupational Safety6▲ 44×2 topics
  12. Risk Perception6▲ 15×4 topics
  13. Safety Climate6▲ 48×2 topics
  14. Sustainable Development5▲ 2.2×10 topics
  15. Accident Prevention5▲ 47×2 topics
  16. Safety Culture5▲ 47×2 topics
  17. Organizational Culture5▲ 8.3×3 topics
  18. Workplace Safety5▲ 23×3 topics
  19. Construction Safety5▲ 46×1 topic
  20. Safety Management5▲ 48×1 topic
  21. Healthcare4▲ 2.5×12 topics
  22. Big Data4▲ 3.0×9 topics
  23. Risk Factors4▲ 2.6×15 topics
  24. Mortality3▲ 3.9×9 topics
  25. Intensive Care Unit3▲ 15×3 topics
  26. Medication Errors3▲ 34×2 topics
  27. Community Engagement2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  28. Injury Severity2▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Physiological Monitoring2▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Human-Computer Interaction2▲ 8.7×5 topics
  31. Alarm Fatigue2▲ 97×1 topic
  32. Clinical Alarms2▲ 97×1 topic
  33. Ergonomics2▲ 14×5 topics
  34. Maintenance2▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Pedestrian Safety2▲ 32×2 topics
  36. Traffic Accidents2▲ 32×2 topics
  37. Bayesian Networks2▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Citizen Participation2▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Crash Prediction Models2▲ 34×1 topic
  40. Road Safety2▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does Human Factors (Norway) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Human-Automation Interaction and Safety, Occupational Health and Safety Research, Healthcare Technology and Patient Monitoring and Quality and Safety in Healthcare.

Human-Automation Interac…7Human-Automation Interaction and Safety: 7 fractional worksOccupational Health and …5Occupational Health and Safety Research: 5 fractional worksHealthcare Technology an…2Healthcare Technology and Patient Monitoring: 2 fractional worksQuality and Safety in Healthcare: 2 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 2 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety: 2 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 2 fractional worksErgonomics and Human Factors: 2 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis: 2 fractional worksPatient Safety and Medication Errors: 2 fractional works
Social PsychologyRadiological and Ultrasound TechnologySurgeryMedical Laboratory Technology6 others

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

  1. 1 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 7 works
  2. 2 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 5 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Technology and Patient Monitoring Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 Quality and Safety in Healthcare Medical Laboratory Technology 2 works
  5. 5 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 works
  7. 7 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  8. 8 Ergonomics and Human Factors Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 2 works
  10. 10 Patient Safety and Medication Errors Emergency Medical Services 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 available33.0%not open67.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors53.8%domestic only46.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Human Factors (Norway)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% 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 Human Factors (Norway) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00058% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Human Factors (Norway)0.00067% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Human Factors (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 counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Human Factors (Norway)7.5% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.2% in 1998.

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