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Nasjonalforeningen for Folkehelsen

In research, Nasjonalforeningen for Folkehelsen stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,758 of 14,833 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,981 of 9,330 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#14,520 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,886
of 22,385 · #14,500 all time
Rank in Norway
#83
of 123
Research works
938
▲ 146% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.5k
3.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
29%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Nasjonalforeningen for Folkehelsen

What is Nasjonalforeningen for Folkehelsen 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
Social SciencesDomain #11,758 of 14,833 10.6%338
Social SciencesField #7,981 of 9,330 8.1%144
Health SciencesDomain #14,520 of 16,688 5.5%449
MedicineField #12,718 of 14,558 5.9%282
Health ProfessionsField #3,142 of 3,315 4.9%159

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nasjonalforeningen for Folkehelsen 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 Nasjonalforeningen for Folkehelsen work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research at Nasjonalforeningen for Folkehelsen is in Social Sciences, 35% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Medicine (21%), Health Professions (14%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 57 fractional works · 53.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 27 fractional works · 25.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 6.4% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 5.1% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 14 fractional works · 13.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 6.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 5.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9 fractional works · 8.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 37 fractional works · 34.8% of its workMedicine: 22 fractional works · 20.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 14 fractional works · 13.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 12 fractional works · 11.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 8.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNasjonalforeningenfor Folkehelsen106fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences35%Social Sciences54%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2725.2%
    2. Psychology1413.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting98.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities33.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance32.7%
    6. Decision Sciences11.1%
    1. Medicine2220.6%
    2. Health Professions1413.6%
    3. Nursing10.5%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Environmental Science33.2%
    2. Computer Science21.8%
    3. Mathematics21.4%
    4. Engineering10.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.7%
    6. Energy00.1%
    7. Materials Science00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.5%
    4. Neuroscience10.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
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: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 5.14× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.07× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.12× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.62× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.27× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.35× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.99× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions5.14×14 works
  2. Psychology4.35×14 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.62×9 works
  4. Social Sciences1.99×27 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.27×3 works
  6. Mathematics1.21×2 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.17×1 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.12×3 works
  9. Medicine1.07×22 works
  10. Nursing1.07×1 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.97×0 works
  12. Veterinary0.77×0 works
  13. Environmental Science0.65×3 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.50×0 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.42×1 works
  16. Neuroscience0.31×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.23×2 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.20×1 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.15×1 works
  20. Energy0.09×0 works
  21. Engineering0.06×1 works
  22. Materials Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Nasjonalforeningen for Folkehelsen?

Ranked on the quality score, A Bjørndal, Martin Tesdal and ARVE LYSTAD lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nasjonalforeningen for Folkehelsen.

  1. 1 A Bjørndal Norway · #3,394,925 worldwide 900 citations · 72 works
  2. 2 Martin Tesdal Norway · #3,534,321 worldwide 55 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 ARVE LYSTAD Norway · #3,906,572 worldwide 1.5k citations · 98 works
  4. 4 Bergljot Baklien Norway · #5,327,959 worldwide 181 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Hjort Pf Norway · #5,438,683 worldwide 135 citations · 72 works
  6. 6 Peter Nedergaard Norway · #7,681,491 worldwide 0 citations · 288 works
All ranked researchers at Nasjonalforeningen for Folkehelsen

What are the most cited papers from Nasjonalforeningen for Folkehelsen?

The most cited paper from Nasjonalforeningen for Folkehelsen is "Lumbar spine surgery across 15 years: trends, complications and reoperations in a longitudinal observational study from Norway" (Margreth Grotle, Milada Cvancarova Småstuen, Olaf Fjeld et al., 2019), with 203 citations. Next come "Brominated flame retardants in plasma samples from three different occupational groups in Norway" (193) and "Epidemiology of candidemia." (154).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Lumbar spine surgery across 15 years: trends, complications and reoperations in a longitudinal observational study from Norway Margreth Grotle, Milada Cvancarova Småstuen, Olaf Fjeld et al. · BMJ Open Open access Aug 2019 203
2 Brominated flame retardants in plasma samples from three different occupational groups in Norway Cathrine Thomsen, Elsa Lundanes, Georg Becher · Journal of Environmental Monitoring 2001 193
3 Epidemiology of candidemia. Per Sandven · PubMed Sep 2000 154
4 KINETICS OF CELL RENEWAL, CELL MIGRATION AND CELL LOSS IN THE HAIRLESS MOUSE DORSAL EPIDERMIS Olav Hilmar Iversen, Rolf Bjerknes, F Devik · Cell Proliferation Oct 1968 151
5 The heavier the better? Birthweight and perinatal mortality in different ethnic groups Siri Vangen, Camilla Stoltenberg, Rolv Skjærven et al. · International Journal of Epidemiology Jun 2002 124
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Nasjonalforeningen for Folkehelsen?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Embodiment, Tacit Knowledge, Social Science, Pragmatism, Ethical Guidelines, Interactional Expertise, Mental Health and Health Disparities.

▲ 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. Embodiment7▲ 34×3 topics
  2. Tacit Knowledge6▲ 127×3 topics
  3. Mental Health6▲ 4.1×16 topics
  4. Epidemiology6▲ 1.45×29 topics
  5. Social Science6▲ 155×2 topics
  6. Pragmatism6▲ 221×2 topics
  7. Ethical Guidelines6▲ 101×1 topic
  8. Interactional Expertise6▲ 496×1 topic
  9. Education5▲ 2.9×13 topics
  10. Public Health5▲ 3.5×19 topics
  11. Health Disparities5▲ 17×4 topics
  12. Human Rights4▲ 4.2×7 topics
  13. Globalization4▲ 2.1×19 topics
  14. Qualitative Research4▲ 4.4×8 topics
  15. Quality of Care4▲ 43×3 topics
  16. Depression4▲ 3.7×10 topics
  17. Constitutionalism3▲ 37×2 topics
  18. Democracy3▲ 9.3×2 topics
  19. European Legal Systems3▲ 91×1 topic
  20. Judicial Review3▲ 37×1 topic
  21. COVID-193▲ 2.3×8 topics
  22. Pedagogy3▲ 5.5×6 topics
  23. Cultural Competence3▲ 19×2 topics
  24. Healthcare Communication3▲ 29×2 topics
  25. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 3.2×4 topics
  26. Primary Care3▲ 6.7×8 topics
  27. Health Effects2▲ 3.9×5 topics
  28. Anxiety2▲ 4.5×5 topics
  29. Language Barriers2▲ 119×1 topic
  30. Medical Interpreters2▲ 119×1 topic
  31. Social Sciences2▲ 15×3 topics
  32. Stakeholder Engagement2▲ 24×4 topics
  33. Communication2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  34. Infectious Diseases2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  35. Neoliberalism2▲ 5.4×9 topics
  36. Chronic Diseases2▲ 6.6×4 topics
  37. Integrated Care2▲ 42×2 topics
  38. Methodology2▲ 35×3 topics
  39. Phenomenology2▲ 16×3 topics
  40. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 7.4×3 topics

Which research topics does Nasjonalforeningen for Folkehelsen publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research, European and International Law Studies, Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare and Nutritional Studies and Diet.

Education, Healthcare an…6Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 6 fractional worksEuropean and Internation…3European and International Law Studies: 3 fractional worksInterpreting and Communi…2Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare: 2 fractional worksNutritional Studies and Diet: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksMental Health and Patient Involvement: 1 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 1 fractional worksConsumer Attitudes and Food Labeling: 1 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 1 fractional worksSocial and Educational Sciences: 1 fractional works
Social PsychologyPolitical Science and International RelationsGeneral Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health2 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 6 works
  2. 2 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  3. 3 Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare General Health Professions 2 works
  4. 4 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Social and Educational Sciences Education 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 available28.7%not open71.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.1%domestic only86.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Nasjonalforeningen for Folkehelsen's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 146% higher 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 Nasjonalforeningen for Folkehelsen as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00053% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Nasjonalforeningen for Folkehelsen0.00048% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Nasjonalforeningen for Folkehelsen 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%Nasjonalforeningen for Folkehelsen13.0% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.4% in 2014.

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