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Kristiansand Municipality

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Research works
30
▼ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
256
8.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
54%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Kristiansand Municipality

Not ranked overall: Kristiansand Municipality is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Kristiansand Municipality work in?

In all years, 41% of research at Kristiansand Municipality is in Social Sciences, 38% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (20%), Health Professions (16%), Arts and Humanities (12%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 12 fractional works · 41.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 11.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 11.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 10.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 6.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 12 fractional works · 38.3% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 20.4% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 15.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 12.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 11.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 9.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 7.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKKristiansandMunicipality30fractional works, all years
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences12%Health Sciences38%Social Sciences41%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Arts and Humanities411.6%
    2. Social Sciences311.0%
    3. Psychology310.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting12.5%
    6. Decision Sciences12.4%
    1. Medicine620.4%
    2. Health Professions515.7%
    3. Dentistry01.1%
    4. Nursing01.1%
    1. Environmental Science25.1%
    2. Computer Science12.7%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences12.2%
    4. Energy01.1%
    5. Engineering00.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology27.5%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology01.1%
    3. Neuroscience00.6%
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: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 5.50× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 7.42× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.82× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 5.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 6.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 2.68× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 7.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions7.42×1 works
  2. Decision Sciences6.10×0 works
  3. Energy5.50×0 works
  4. Nursing5.16×0 works
  5. Psychology2.68×0 works
  6. Medicine1.82×2 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.16×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.95×1 works
  9. Computer Science0.65×0 works
  10. Environmental Science0.41×0 works
  11. Engineering0.07×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Kristiansand Municipality?

The most cited paper from Kristiansand Municipality is "Testing for slope heterogeneity in Stata" (Tore Bersvendsen, Jan Ditzen, 2021), with 253 citations. Next come "Principles, effectiveness and caveats in screening for cancer" (105) and "Nexus between entrepreneurial orientation and intellectual capital" (28).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Testing for slope heterogeneity in Stata Tore Bersvendsen, Jan Ditzen · The Stata Journal Promoting communications on statistics and Stata Open access Mar 2021 253
2 Principles, effectiveness and caveats in screening for cancer Michael Bretthauer, Mette Kalager · British journal of surgery 5 Dec 2012 105
3 Nexus between entrepreneurial orientation and intellectual capital Sanjay Chaudhary, Amandeep Dhir, Nicola Farronato et al. · Journal of Intellectual Capital 3 Mar 2023 28
4 Evaluation of eleven rapid tests for detection of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 Mette Christophersen Tollånes, Anne‐Marte Bakken Kran, Eirik Abildsnes et al. · Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM) Open access 29 Jun 2020 27
5 A pioneer study on human 3‐nitropropionic acid intoxication: Contributions from metabolomics Hanne Bendiksen Skogvold, Mazyar Yazdani, Elise Mørk Sandås et al. · Journal of Applied Toxicology Open access Nov 2021 26
All 76 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Kristiansand Municipality?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Behavior Change, Risk Factors, Primary Care, Etymology, Interactional Expertise, Linguistics 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 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 20 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 20 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology3▲ 2.1×10 topics
  2. Public Health3▲ 6.2×10 topics
  3. Risk Factors2▲ 6.3×6 topics
  4. Behavior Change2▲ 58×3 topics
  5. Primary Care2▲ 14×5 topics
  6. Climate Change2▲ 1.86×7 topics
  7. Etymology2▲ 114×2 topics
  8. Interactional Expertise2▲ 296×1 topic
  9. Linguistics2▲ 41×2 topics
  10. Mental Health2▲ 4.4×9 topics
  11. Tacit Knowledge2▲ 82×1 topic
  12. Quality of Life1▲ 3.5×4 topics
  13. Chronic Diseases1▲ 13×2 topics
  14. Precision Medicine1▲ 11×2 topics
  15. Cultural History1▲ 23×1 topic
  16. Glaucoma1▲ 20×1 topic
  17. Indo-European1▲ 126×1 topic
  18. Intraocular Pressure1▲ 32×1 topic
  19. Nutrigenomics1▲ 97×1 topic
  20. Personalized Nutrition1▲ 97×1 topic

Which research topics does Kristiansand Municipality publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Healthcare Systems and Public Health, Chronic Disease Management Strategies, Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare and Health Policy Implementation Science.

Healthcare Systems and P…0Healthcare Systems and Public Health: 0 fractional worksChronic Disease Manageme…0Chronic Disease Management Strategies: 0 fractional worksSimulation-Based Educati…0Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 0 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementa…0Health Policy Implementation Science: 0 fractional worksComplex Systems and Decision Making: 0 fractional worksGlobal Energy Security and Policy: 0 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Hea…0Child and Adolescent Health: 0 fractional worksAI in Service Interactions: 0 fractional worksHealth Literacy and Info…0Health Literacy and Information Accessibility: 0 fractional worksMental Health via Writing0Mental Health via Writing: 0 fractional works
EpidemiologyPhysiologyGeneral Health ProfessionsManagement Science and Operations Research3 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare Systems and Public Health Epidemiology 0 works
  2. 2 Chronic Disease Management Strategies Epidemiology 0 works
  3. 3 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 0 works
  4. 4 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 0 works
  5. 5 Complex Systems and Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 0 works
  6. 6 Global Energy Security and Policy General Energy 0 works
  7. 7 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 0 works
  8. 8 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  9. 9 Health Literacy and Information Accessibility General Health Professions 0 works
  10. 10 Mental Health via Writing Social Psychology 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 available53.7%not open46.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.4%domestic only80.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Kristiansand Municipality's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% 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 Kristiansand Municipality as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000020% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Kristiansand Municipality0.000021% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Kristiansand Municipality over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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