Question 1

What is NILU known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, NILU stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,963 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences (Earth and Planetary Sciences is 10.9× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does NILU rank in research?

Accepted Answer

NILU ranks #13,896 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#3,470 all time), and #78 of 123 in Norway.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at NILU?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Andreas Stohl, Athanasios A. Katsoyiannis and Karl Espen Yttri lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NILU.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from NILU?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from NILU is "Persistence of soil organic matter as an ecosystem property" (Michael W. I. Schmidt, Margaret S. Torn, Samuel Abiven et al., 2011), with 6,166 citations. Next come "Quantitative assessment of worldwide contamination of air, water and soils by trace metals" (4,396) and "An overview of the uses of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)" (2,415).

Question 5

Which research topics does NILU publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at NILU?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does NILU work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 83% of research at NILU is in Physical Sciences, 7% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (44%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (17%), Engineering (14%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is NILU's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

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