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Nofima

In research, Nofima stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,262 of 7,800 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,577 of 3,409 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,236 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aquatic Science and Food Science — Aquatic Science is 44.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,903
of 28,054 · #6,177 all time
Rank in Norway
#44
of 133
Research works
1.4k
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
47k
33.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Nofima 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
Life SciencesDomain #3,262 of 7,800 26.3%147 #2303
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,577 of 3,409 28.4%86 #2196
Physical SciencesDomain #11,236 of 12,888 22.0%80 #14281

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nofima 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. Life Sciences#2,303 #3,262
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,196 #2,577
  3. Physical Sciences#14,281 #11,236
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.

What does Nofima specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aquatic Science takes 44.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 23.2 works45×
  2. Food ScienceSubfield · 29.4 works14×
← 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: 6.37× its world share, 86 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.79× its world share, 42 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.67× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.99× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.13× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.75× its world share, 39 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.76× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 7.56× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.91× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nofima?

Ranked on the composite score, Tormod Næs, Paula Varela and Øydis Ueland lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nofima.

  1. 1 Tormod Næs · #67,818 worldwide 400 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Paula Varela · #116,126 worldwide 319 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Øydis Ueland · #189,918 worldwide 121 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Ingrid Lein · #341,591 worldwide 128 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Grete Bæverfjord · #371,612 worldwide 182 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Bent Dreyer · #372,891 worldwide 100 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Leif Akse · #376,492 worldwide 86 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Bjarne Hatlen · #390,337 worldwide 77 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Sten Ivar Siikavuopio · #424,335 worldwide 95 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 Sjúrður Joensen · #452,399 worldwide 33 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Nofima

Which keywords describe research at Nofima?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Aquaculture, Consumer Perception, Nutrition, Lipid Oxidation, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Antioxidants, Gut Microbiota and Fatty Acids.

▲ 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. Aquaculture39▲ 52×7 topics
  2. Consumer Perception26▲ 42×6 topics
  3. Climate Change23▲ 3.0×22 topics
  4. Nutrition22▲ 17×8 topics
  5. Lipid Oxidation20▲ 67×2 topics
  6. Omega-3 Fatty Acids19▲ 91×2 topics
  7. Antioxidants19▲ 15×5 topics
  8. Gut Microbiota19▲ 19×6 topics
  9. Fatty Acids18▲ 61×3 topics
  10. Fish Feed18▲ 119×1 topic
  11. Sustainability18▲ 2.6×20 topics
  12. Sustainable Feeds18▲ 119×1 topic
  13. Environmental Impact18▲ 3.7×17 topics
  14. Modified Atmosphere Packaging18▲ 71×2 topics
  15. Meat Quality17▲ 77×3 topics
  16. Protein Oxidation16▲ 98×1 topic
  17. Spoilage Microbiota16▲ 98×1 topic
  18. Probiotics15▲ 22×4 topics
  19. Health Benefits14▲ 15×8 topics
  20. Antioxidant Activity12▲ 6.7×11 topics
  21. Stress Response12▲ 72×2 topics
  22. Innate Immunity12▲ 13×4 topics
  23. Cytokines12▲ 14×3 topics
  24. Antibiotic Resistance12▲ 11×2 topics
  25. Fish Immunology11▲ 88×1 topic
  26. Viral Diseases11▲ 60×1 topic
  27. Food Security11▲ 6.9×5 topics
  28. Fisheries Sustainability9▲ 37×2 topics
  29. Food Authentication9▲ 30×2 topics
  30. Consumer Behavior9▲ 5.0×8 topics
  31. Food Safety9▲ 11×10 topics
  32. Invasive Species9▲ 7.1×5 topics
  33. Nutritional Significance9▲ 19×3 topics
  34. Hyperspectral Imaging8▲ 10×4 topics
  35. Near-Infrared Spectroscopy8▲ 31×2 topics
  36. Enzymatic Hydrolysis7▲ 25×2 topics
  37. Protein Hydrolysates7▲ 38×2 topics
  38. ACE Inhibitory Peptides7▲ 56×1 topic
  39. Bioactive Peptides7▲ 56×1 topic
  40. Principal Component Analysis7▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Nofima publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Meat and Animal Product Quality, Aquaculture disease management and microbiota and Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides.

Aquaculture Nutrition an…18Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 18 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 16 fractional worksAquaculture disease management and microbiota: 11 fractional worksProtein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides: 7 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses: 7 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…6Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 6 fractional worksSensory Analysis and Statistical Methods: 6 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 5 fractional worksListeria monocytogenes in Food Safety: 4 fractional worksReproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species: 4 fractional works
Aquatic ScienceAnimal Science and ZoologyImmunologyMolecular Biology6 others

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

  1. 1 Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAquatic Science 18 works
  2. 2 Meat and Animal Product QualityAnimal Science and Zoology 16 works
  3. 3 Aquaculture disease management and microbiotaImmunology 11 works
  4. 4 Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive PeptidesMolecular Biology 7 works
  5. 5 Spectroscopy and Chemometric AnalysesAnalytical Chemistry 7 works
  6. 6 Fish Ecology and Management StudiesNature and Landscape Conservation 6 works
  7. 7 Sensory Analysis and Statistical MethodsFood Science 6 works
  8. 8 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesGlobal and Planetary Change 5 works
  9. 9 Listeria monocytogenes in Food SafetyBiotechnology 4 works
  10. 10 Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic speciesPhysiology 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 available55.1%not open44.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.5%domestic only65.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nofima's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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.

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