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Molde University College

In research, Molde University College stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,972 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,429 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,014 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,997
of 28,054 · #13,641 all time
Rank in Norway
#57
of 133
Research works
1.1k
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
19.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Molde University College known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #3,972 of 10,521 37.8%129 #4615
Social SciencesField #4,429 of 6,365 35.4%62 #4893
Physical SciencesDomain #9,014 of 12,888 28.6%77 #14246

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Molde University College 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#4,615 #3,972
  2. Social Sciences#4,893 #4,429
  3. Physical Sciences#14,246 #9,014
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.17× its world share, 25 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.97× its world share, 40 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.86× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.37× its world share, 24 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 1.57× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.83× its world share, 25 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.17× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.72× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.34× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.79× its world share, 62 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Molde University College?

Ranked on the composite score, Lars Magnus Hvattum, Arne Løkketangen and Nigel Halpern lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Molde University College.

  1. 1 Lars Magnus Hvattum Norway · #153,379 worldwide 167 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Arne Løkketangen Norway · #187,032 worldwide 227 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Nigel Halpern Norway · #239,227 worldwide 73 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Carlos M.P. Sousa Norway · #439,081 worldwide 103 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Judith Molka-Danielsen Norway · #485,415 worldwide 39 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Kjetil K. Haugen Norway · #494,383 worldwide 58 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Christos Anagnostopoulos Norway · #662,589 worldwide 86 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Jay P. Singh Norway · #818,088 worldwide 50 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Lisa Hansson Norway · #821,118 worldwide 12 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Sebastián Urrutia Norway · #1,123,091 worldwide 37 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Molde University College

Which keywords describe research at Molde University College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Supply Chain Management, Metaheuristics, Heuristic Algorithms, Labor Market, Fan Culture, Sport, Community Development and Mega Events.

▲ 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. Supply Chain Management14▲ 5.4×12 topics
  2. Sustainability12▲ 1.78×33 topics
  3. Sustainable Development11▲ 2.5×8 topics
  4. Healthcare10▲ 3.4×14 topics
  5. Metaheuristics10▲ 45×4 topics
  6. Social Media10▲ 2.5×13 topics
  7. Heuristic Algorithms9▲ 81×2 topics
  8. Identity8▲ 4.0×3 topics
  9. Mental Health8▲ 1.94×21 topics
  10. Internet of Things8▲ 3.2×6 topics
  11. Gender8▲ 5.2×3 topics
  12. Fan Culture8▲ 104×1 topic
  13. Labor Market8▲ 9.3×5 topics
  14. Sport8▲ 70×1 topic
  15. Community Development7▲ 14×2 topics
  16. Economic Impact7▲ 4.6×2 topics
  17. Mega Events7▲ 74×1 topic
  18. Sport Tourism7▲ 74×1 topic
  19. Primary Care7▲ 6.8×8 topics
  20. Environmental Impacts7▲ 9.3×3 topics
  21. Tabu Search7▲ 106×1 topic
  22. Vehicle Routing Problem7▲ 106×1 topic
  23. Competitive Balance7▲ 98×1 topic
  24. Prediction Markets7▲ 98×1 topic
  25. Security6▲ 3.2×8 topics
  26. Genetic Algorithm6▲ 14×5 topics
  27. Environmental Management5▲ 4.7×3 topics
  28. Communication5▲ 5.8×5 topics
  29. Circular Economy5▲ 6.3×4 topics
  30. Privacy5▲ 5.8×3 topics
  31. Decentralization5▲ 8.0×2 topics
  32. Metaheuristic Algorithms5▲ 38×2 topics
  33. Smart Contracts4▲ 8.9×1 topic
  34. Transportation4▲ 7.9×2 topics
  35. Travel Behavior4▲ 15×2 topics
  36. Accessibility4▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Green Practices4▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Operations Research4▲ 7.6×2 topics
  39. Sustainable Supply Chain Management4▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Scheduling4▲ 19×4 topics

Which research topics does Molde University College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports, Gender, and Society, Sport and Mega-Event Impacts, Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods and Sports Analytics and Performance.

Sports, Gender, and Soci…8Sports, Gender, and Society: 8 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Imp…7Sport and Mega-Event Impacts: 7 fractional worksVehicle Routing Optimiza…7Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods: 7 fractional worksSports Analytics and Per…7Sports Analytics and Performance: 7 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 4 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain Management: 4 fractional worksUrban Transport and Acce…4Urban Transport and Accessibility: 4 fractional worksTransportation Planning and Optimization: 4 fractional worksMaritime Ports and Logistics: 3 fractional worksTransportation and Mobility Innovations: 3 fractional works
Gender StudiesSociology and Political ScienceIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 8 works
  2. 2 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  3. 3 Vehicle Routing Optimization Methods Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 7 works
  4. 4 Sports Analytics and Performance Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  5. 5 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 4 works
  6. 6 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 4 works
  7. 7 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 4 works
  8. 8 Transportation Planning and Optimization Transportation 4 works
  9. 9 Maritime Ports and Logistics Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Transportation and Mobility Innovations Automotive Engineering 3 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 available52.1%not open47.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.1%domestic only66.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Molde University College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% higher 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.

Other research institutions in Molde

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