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Human Factors (Norway)

In research, Human Factors (Norway) stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,919 of 20,462 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,147 of 16,945 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,955 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,638
of 28,054 · #14,346 all time
Rank in Norway
#69
of 133
Research works
1.1k
▼ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
20.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

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 #5,919 of 20,462 16.2%326
Social SciencesDomain #7,147 of 16,945 16.1%336
MedicineField #7,955 of 17,978 15.8%208
Life SciencesDomain #9,801 of 14,347 13.9%129
EngineeringField #9,298 of 11,412 13.0%184
PsychologyField #3,160 of 3,744 16.2%161
Physical SciencesDomain #18,716 of 21,541 11.9%329

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.96× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.03× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 4.57× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.24× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.26× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.00× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Horst Georg Pöhlmann and Terhi Kling lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Human Factors (Norway).

  1. 1 Horst Georg Pöhlmann Norway · #548,926 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Terhi Kling Norway · #979,894 worldwide 6 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Human Factors (Norway)

Which keywords describe research at Human Factors (Norway)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Factors, Driver Behavior, Autonomous Vehicles, Trust, Automation, Cognitive Load, Mental Workload 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 2022–2025 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. Machine Learning8▲ 1.80×18 topics
  2. Human Factors7▲ 76×3 topics
  3. Driver Behavior7▲ 74×2 topics
  4. Autonomous Vehicles6▲ 24×2 topics
  5. Trust6▲ 16×3 topics
  6. Automation6▲ 65×2 topics
  7. Cognitive Load6▲ 97×2 topics
  8. Driver Distraction5▲ 113×1 topic
  9. Mental Workload5▲ 83×2 topics
  10. Situation Awareness5▲ 113×1 topic
  11. Safety Climate5▲ 46×2 topics
  12. Sustainable Development5▲ 2.5×9 topics
  13. Risk Perception5▲ 14×4 topics
  14. Occupational Safety5▲ 40×2 topics
  15. Healthcare4▲ 2.9×12 topics
  16. Risk Factors4▲ 3.0×15 topics
  17. Workplace Safety4▲ 21×3 topics
  18. Organizational Culture4▲ 7.5×3 topics
  19. Accident Prevention4▲ 41×2 topics
  20. Big Data4▲ 3.1×8 topics
  21. Safety Culture4▲ 41×2 topics
  22. Construction Safety4▲ 41×1 topic
  23. Safety Management4▲ 42×1 topic
  24. Management3▲ 3.2×10 topics
  25. Mortality3▲ 4.3×9 topics
  26. Intensive Care Unit3▲ 18×3 topics
  27. Community Engagement2▲ 5.9×4 topics
  28. Medication Errors2▲ 42×2 topics
  29. Injury Severity2▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Physiological Monitoring2▲ 33×2 topics
  31. Alarm Fatigue2▲ 128×1 topic
  32. Clinical Alarms2▲ 128×1 topic
  33. Ergonomics2▲ 16×4 topics
  34. Maintenance2▲ 19×2 topics
  35. Citizen Participation2▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Environmental Participation2▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Pedestrian Safety2▲ 34×2 topics
  38. Territorial Governance2▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Traffic Accidents2▲ 34×2 topics
  40. Clinical Engineering2▲ 68×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Human-Automation Interaction and Safety, Occupational Health and Safety Research, Healthcare Technology and Patient Monitoring and French Urban and Social Studies.

Human-Automation Interac…5Human-Automation Interaction and Safety: 5 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 4 fractional worksHealthcare Technology and Patient Monitoring: 2 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 2 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety: 2 fractional worksQuality and Safety in Healthcare: 2 fractional worksClimate Change and Healt…2Climate Change and Health Impacts: 2 fractional worksErgonomics and Human Factors: 2 fractional worksPatient Safety and Medication Errors: 2 fractional worksTechnology Use by Older Adults: 1 fractional works
Social PsychologyRadiological and Ultrasound TechnologySurgerySociology and Political Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 5 works
  2. 2 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 4 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Technology and Patient Monitoring Surgery 2 works
  4. 4 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 works
  6. 6 Quality and Safety in Healthcare Medical Laboratory Technology 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 Patient Safety and Medication Errors Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  10. 10 Technology Use by Older Adults Demography 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 available33.0%not open67.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% lower 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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