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NILU

In research, NILU stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,658 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,458
of 28,054 · #2,695 all time
Rank in Norway
#40
of 133
Research works
1.6k
▼ 55% vs 2013–17
Citations
81k
51.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is NILU 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
Physical SciencesDomain #4,658 of 12,888 23.5%90 #1659

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where NILU 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: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.50× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10.17× its world share, 17 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.97× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.77× its world share, 47 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.03× its world share, 4 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.77× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.83× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 10.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at NILU?

Ranked on the composite score, A. Stohl, Philipp Schneider and Cathrine Lund Myhre lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NILU.

  1. 1 A. Stohl · #50,394 worldwide 1.2k citations · 135 works
  2. 2 Philipp Schneider · #64,114 worldwide 278 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Cathrine Lund Myhre · #92,337 worldwide 519 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 J. F. Burkhart · #174,852 worldwide 193 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Józef M. Pacyna · #183,415 worldwide 256 citations · 52 works
  6. 6 Rona L. Thompson · #208,502 worldwide 136 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Fred Prata · #265,336 worldwide 342 citations · 78 works
  8. 8 Daniel P. Rasse · #295,268 worldwide 151 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Norbert Schmidbauer · #336,031 worldwide 147 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Alena Bartoňová · #366,547 worldwide 74 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at NILU

Which keywords describe research at NILU?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Effects, Particulate Matter, Air Quality, Atmospheric Aerosols, Black Carbon, Climate Change, Mortality and Air Pollution.

▲ 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. Health Effects16▲ 24×15 topics
  2. Particulate Matter14▲ 83×2 topics
  3. Air Quality13▲ 65×5 topics
  4. Climate Change12▲ 4.1×45 topics
  5. Environmental Impact10▲ 5.4×23 topics
  6. Atmospheric Aerosols10▲ 160×1 topic
  7. Black Carbon10▲ 160×1 topic
  8. Oxidative Stress9▲ 5.1×9 topics
  9. Air Pollution9▲ 64×4 topics
  10. Mortality9▲ 14×3 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 6.9×2 topics
  12. Fine Particulate Air Pollution8▲ 81×1 topic
  13. Global Burden of Disease8▲ 31×1 topic
  14. Environmental Monitoring8▲ 19×4 topics
  15. Neural Networks6▲ 3.8×5 topics
  16. Remote Sensing6▲ 4.8×16 topics
  17. Toxicity6▲ 14×10 topics
  18. Satellite Observations6▲ 60×2 topics
  19. IoT6▲ 15×3 topics
  20. Risk Assessment6▲ 8.2×10 topics
  21. Forecasting6▲ 27×2 topics
  22. Air Quality Monitoring6▲ 87×1 topic
  23. Low-Cost Sensors6▲ 87×1 topic
  24. Global Distribution5▲ 78×2 topics
  25. Environmental Exposure5▲ 45×3 topics
  26. Waste Management5▲ 11×4 topics
  27. Emissions5▲ 22×4 topics
  28. Bioaccumulation4▲ 47×3 topics
  29. Recycling4▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Water Quality4▲ 10×5 topics
  31. Marine Environment4▲ 25×3 topics
  32. Shale Gas4▲ 27×2 topics
  33. Atmospheric4▲ 68×1 topic
  34. Conservation4▲ 8.0×8 topics
  35. Methane4▲ 68×1 topic
  36. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons4▲ 65×2 topics
  37. Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor4▲ 93×1 topic
  38. Brominated Flame Retardants4▲ 93×1 topic
  39. Human Health4▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Hydrological Cycle4▲ 35×2 topics

Which research topics does NILU publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Air Quality and Health Impacts, Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics.

Atmospheric chemistry an…10Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 10 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 8 fractional worksAir Quality Monitoring and Forecasting: 6 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 4 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 4 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 3 fractional worksTechnology Assessment and Management: 3 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 3 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and clouds: 3 fractional worksVehicle emissions and performance: 2 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisEnvironmental EngineeringGlobal and Planetary Change3 others

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

  1. 1 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosolsAtmospheric Science 10 works
  2. 2 Air Quality and Health ImpactsHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 8 works
  3. 3 Air Quality Monitoring and ForecastingEnvironmental Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas DynamicsGlobal and Planetary Change 4 works
  5. 5 Toxic Organic Pollutants ImpactHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  6. 6 Atmospheric Ozone and ClimateAtmospheric Science 3 works
  7. 7 Technology Assessment and ManagementSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 3 works
  8. 8 Microplastics and Plastic PollutionPollution 3 works
  9. 9 Atmospheric aerosols and cloudsGlobal and Planetary Change 3 works
  10. 10 Vehicle emissions and performanceAutomotive Engineering 2 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 available40.5%not open59.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.9%domestic only54.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NILU's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 55% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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