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Molde University College

In research, Molde University College stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,793 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,353 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,345 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering (Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is 12.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#5,319
of 22,385 · #4,670 all time
Rank in Norway
#27
of 123
Research works
1.1k
▲ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
21k
19.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.07×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
52%
world 40%
International
33%
world 18%
Molde University College

What is Molde University College known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #2,793 of 9,585 16.8%129 #2221
Social SciencesField #3,353 of 5,988 16.0%62 #3067
Physical SciencesDomain #6,345 of 10,670 14.3%77 #6584

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Social Sciences#2,221 #2,793
  2. Social Sciences#3,067 #3,353
  3. Physical Sciences#6,584 #6,345
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Molde University College work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Molde University College is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Engineering (15%), Medicine (12%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 144 fractional works · 47.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 71 fractional works · 23.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 27 fractional works · 8.9% of its workTransportation: 10 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGender Studies: 9 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 28 fractional works · 9.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 13 fractional works · 4.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 21 fractional works · 6.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 17 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 14 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 86 fractional works · 28.0% of its workEngineering: 45 fractional works · 14.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 20 fractional works · 6.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 27 fractional works · 8.7% of its workInformation Systems: 9 fractional works · 2.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 66 fractional works · 21.6% of its workMedicine: 37 fractional works · 12.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 26 fractional works · 8.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 15 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workResearch and Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 3.3% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMolde UniversityCollege307fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences47%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences7123.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting289.1%
    3. Psychology216.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance175.5%
    5. Decision Sciences62.0%
    6. Arts and Humanities20.6%
    1. Engineering4514.8%
    2. Computer Science278.7%
    3. Environmental Science62.1%
    4. Mathematics30.9%
    5. Energy20.8%
    6. Materials Science10.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    9. Chemistry00.0%
    1. Medicine3712.0%
    2. Health Professions268.6%
    3. Nursing30.9%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Neuroscience31.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.1%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology30.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Molde University College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering takes 12.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 20.1 works13×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.12× its world share, 27 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.99× its world share, 45 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.27× its world share, 26 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 37 worksMedicineNursing: 1.89× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.82× its world share, 28 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.04× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.57× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.26× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 71 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions3.27×26 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.82×28 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.57×17 works
  4. Psychology2.26×21 works
  5. Decision Sciences2.04×6 works
  6. Nursing1.89×3 works
  7. Social Sciences1.82×71 works
  8. Computer Science1.12×27 works
  9. Engineering0.99×45 works
  10. Energy0.86×2 works
  11. Mathematics0.76×3 works
  12. Neuroscience0.67×3 works
  13. Medicine0.63×37 works
  14. Environmental Science0.43×6 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.22×3 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.21×2 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.18×3 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.17×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.12×1 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.10×1 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.06×0 works
  22. Dentistry0.06×0 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.03×0 works
  24. Chemistry0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Molde University College?

Ranked on the quality score, Christos Anagnostopoulos, Arne Løkketangen and Lars Magnus Hvattum lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Molde University College.

  1. 1 Christos Anagnostopoulos Norway · #177,126 worldwide 2.4k citations · 139 works
  2. 2 Arne Løkketangen Norway · #293,222 worldwide 3.2k citations · 74 works
  3. 3 Lars Magnus Hvattum Norway · #301,117 worldwide 3.7k citations · 132 works
  4. 4 Irina V. Gribkovskaia Norway · #325,483 worldwide 1.9k citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Nigel Halpern Norway · #345,023 worldwide 1.3k citations · 84 works
  6. 6 Deodat Edward Mwesiumo Norway · #371,228 worldwide 944 citations · 57 works
  7. 7 Svein Bråthen Norway · #383,825 worldwide 1.7k citations · 58 works
  8. 8 Alex Krumer Norway · #480,960 worldwide 1.1k citations · 69 works
  9. 9 Jay P. Singh Norway · #688,616 worldwide 2.3k citations · 70 works
  10. 10 Petros Parganas Norway · #722,435 worldwide 698 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Molde University College

What are the most cited papers from Molde University College?

The most cited paper from Molde University College is "Static pickup and delivery problems: a classification scheme and survey" (Gerardo Berbeglia, Jean‐François Cordeau, Irina V. Gribkovskaia et al., 2007), with 717 citations. Next come "Optimized flocking of autonomous drones in confined environments" (588) and "The Kirkpatrick model: A useful tool for evaluating training outcomes" (557).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Static pickup and delivery problems: a classification scheme and survey Gerardo Berbeglia, Jean‐François Cordeau, Irina V. Gribkovskaia et al. · Top 18 Apr 2007 717
2 Optimized flocking of autonomous drones in confined environments Gábor Vásárhelyi, Csaba Virágh, Gergő Somorjai et al. · Science Robotics Open access 18 Jul 2018 588
3 The Kirkpatrick model: A useful tool for evaluating training outcomes Andy Smidt, Susan Balandin, Jeff Sigafoos et al. · Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability 14 Aug 2009 557
4 Evaluation of scenario-generation methods for stochastic programming Michal Kaut, Stein W. Wallace Open access 7 May 2003 488
5 Industrial aspects and literature survey: Combined inventory management and routing Henrik Andersson, Arild Hoff, Marielle Christiansen et al. · Computers & Operations Research Open access 21 Nov 2009 474
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Molde University College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Supply Chain Management, Metaheuristics, Heuristic Algorithms, Environmental Impacts, Labor Market, Primary Care, Fan Culture and Sport.

▲ 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. Supply Chain Management15▲ 5.5×14 topics
  2. Sustainability14▲ 1.91×35 topics
  3. Sustainable Development11▲ 2.4×9 topics
  4. Healthcare11▲ 3.1×14 topics
  5. Metaheuristics11▲ 42×4 topics
  6. Social Media10▲ 2.4×13 topics
  7. Heuristic Algorithms10▲ 73×2 topics
  8. Mental Health9▲ 1.98×22 topics
  9. Environmental Impacts8▲ 9.8×3 topics
  10. Identity8▲ 3.6×4 topics
  11. Internet of Things8▲ 3.0×6 topics
  12. Primary Care8▲ 7.0×8 topics
  13. Labor Market8▲ 9.1×5 topics
  14. Gender8▲ 4.7×3 topics
  15. Fan Culture8▲ 91×1 topic
  16. Sport8▲ 63×1 topic
  17. Community Development8▲ 13×2 topics
  18. Economic Impact8▲ 4.6×2 topics
  19. Mega Events7▲ 71×1 topic
  20. Sport Tourism7▲ 71×1 topic
  21. Tabu Search7▲ 94×1 topic
  22. Vehicle Routing Problem7▲ 94×1 topic
  23. Competitive Balance7▲ 91×1 topic
  24. Prediction Markets7▲ 91×1 topic
  25. Physical Activity6▲ 4.3×6 topics
  26. Environmental Management6▲ 4.8×3 topics
  27. Genetic Algorithm6▲ 14×5 topics
  28. Circular Economy6▲ 6.7×4 topics
  29. Transportation5▲ 9.5×2 topics
  30. Accessibility5▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Active Travel5▲ 23×1 topic
  32. Built Environment5▲ 23×1 topic
  33. Metaheuristic Algorithms5▲ 35×2 topics
  34. Travel Behavior5▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Decentralization5▲ 7.3×2 topics
  36. Supply Chain5▲ 7.4×5 topics
  37. Public Transport4▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Route Choice4▲ 26×1 topic
  39. Green Practices4▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Sustainable Supply Chain Management4▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does Molde University College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: 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 worksUrban Transport and Accessibility: 5 fractional worksTransportation Planning and Optimization: 4 fractional worksSustainable Supply Chain…4Sustainable Supply Chain Management: 4 fractional worksTransportation and Mobil…4Transportation and Mobility Innovations: 4 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…4Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 4 fractional worksUrban and Freight Transp…4Urban and Freight Transport Logistics: 4 fractional works
Gender StudiesSociology and Political ScienceIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringEconomics and Econometrics5 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 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 5 works
  6. 6 Transportation Planning and Optimization Transportation 4 works
  7. 7 Sustainable Supply Chain Management Strategy and Management 4 works
  8. 8 Transportation and Mobility Innovations Automotive Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 4 works
  10. 10 Urban and Freight Transport Logistics Building and Construction 4 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Molde University College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Molde University College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0012% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Molde University College0.0014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Molde University College 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%30%Molde University College16.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 24.7% in 2009.

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