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Nofima

In research, Nofima stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,846 of 6,403 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,455 of 3,157 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,564 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aquatic Science, Animal Science and Zoology and Food Science (Aquatic Science is 42.9× its share of world research).

nofima.noROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#8,845
of 22,385 · #6,796 all time
Rank in Norway
#51
of 123
Research works
1.4k
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
47k
33.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
55%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
Nofima

What is Nofima 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
Life SciencesDomain #1,846 of 6,403 11.5%147 #2252
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,455 of 3,157 12.7%86 #1292
Physical SciencesDomain #7,564 of 10,670 13.2%80 #7732

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 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. Life Sciences#2,252 #1,846
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,292 #1,455
  3. Physical Sciences#7,732 #7,564
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 Nofima work in?

In 2022-now, 52% of research at Nofima is in Life Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (30%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (15%), Environmental Science (14%). It does 3.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 164 fractional works · 52.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 94 fractional works · 29.9% of its workFood Science: 32 fractional works · 10.3% of its workAquatic Science: 25 fractional works · 7.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 21 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPlant Science: 11 fractional works · 3.3% of its workInsect Science: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 49 fractional works · 15.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 18 fractional works · 5.6% of its workBiotechnology: 9 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiophysics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 16 fractional works · 5.2% of its workImmunology: 15 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSensory Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 90 fractional works · 28.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 43 fractional works · 13.7% of its workEcology: 12 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 10 fractional works · 3.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 15 fractional works · 4.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 11 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 10 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomaterials: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 36 fractional works · 11.4% of its workMedicine: 22 fractional works · 7.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNursing: 12 fractional works · 3.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 12 fractional works · 3.8% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 25 fractional works · 8.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNofima315fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences52%Physical Sciences29%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences8%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences9429.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4915.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology165.2%
    4. Neuroscience51.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Environmental Science4313.7%
    2. Engineering154.6%
    3. Chemistry113.4%
    4. Materials Science103.2%
    5. Computer Science51.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences41.3%
    7. Energy10.4%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.2%
    9. Physics and Astronomy10.2%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Medicine227.0%
    2. Nursing123.8%
    3. Health Professions20.5%
    4. Veterinary10.2%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting92.9%
    2. Social Sciences61.9%
    3. Psychology41.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance41.4%
    5. Decision Sciences10.4%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Nofima specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aquatic Science takes 42.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 24.6 works43×
  2. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 20.8 works30×
  3. Food ScienceSubfield · 32.4 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: 6.28× its world share, 94 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.89× its world share, 49 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.16× its world share, 16 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.90× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.18× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.76× its world share, 43 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.90× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 7.69× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× 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, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing7.69×12 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6.28×94 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology5.16×16 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.89×49 works
  5. Environmental Science2.76×43 works
  6. Chemistry2.18×11 works
  7. Veterinary1.36×1 works
  8. Neuroscience0.90×5 works
  9. Materials Science0.90×10 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.90×9 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.81×4 works
  12. Chemical Engineering0.68×1 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.63×4 works
  14. Energy0.46×1 works
  15. Psychology0.45×4 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.41×1 works
  17. Medicine0.36×22 works
  18. Engineering0.31×14 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.25×0 works
  20. Computer Science0.19×5 works
  21. Health Professions0.18×2 works
  22. Social Sciences0.15×6 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.10×1 works
  24. Mathematics0.05×0 works
  25. Dentistry0.03×0 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Nofima?

Ranked on the quality score, Paula Varela, Grete Bæverfjord and Matthew Baranski lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nofima.

  1. 1 Paula Varela Norway · #399,986 worldwide 11k citations · 234 works
  2. 2 Grete Bæverfjord Norway · #451,927 worldwide 6.6k citations · 87 works
  3. 3 Matthew Baranski Norway · #495,606 worldwide 4.5k citations · 89 works
  4. 4 Lars T. Axelsson Norway · #595,677 worldwide 8.3k citations · 123 works
  5. 5 Trond Møretrø Norway · #621,719 worldwide 7.7k citations · 131 works
  6. 6 Asbjørn Gildberg Norway · #635,886 worldwide 3.1k citations · 55 works
  7. 7 Margrethe Hersleth Norway · #716,837 worldwide 4.7k citations · 81 works
  8. 8 Tormod Næs Norway · #756,757 worldwide 17k citations · 370 works
  9. 9 Nils Kristian Afseth Norway · #769,394 worldwide 3.8k citations · 145 works
  10. 10 Eirik Mikkelsen Norway · #796,728 worldwide 1k citations · 61 works
All ranked researchers at Nofima

What are the most cited papers from Nofima?

The most cited paper from Nofima is "A standardised static in vitro digestion method suitable for food – an international consensus" (Mans Minekus et al., 2014), with 5,749 citations. Next come "INFOGEST static in vitro simulation of gastrointestinal food digestion" (5,074) and "The Atlantic salmon genome provides insights into rediploidization" (1,191).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A standardised static in vitro digestion method suitable for food – an international consensus Mans Minekus et al. · Food & Function Open access 2014 5,749
2 INFOGEST static in vitro simulation of gastrointestinal food digestion André Brodkorb et al. · Nature Protocols Open access 18 Mar 2019 5,074
3 The Atlantic salmon genome provides insights into rediploidization Sigbjørn Lien et al. · Nature Open access 15 Apr 2016 1,191
4 Active Packaging Applications for Food Selçuk Yildirim, Bettina Röcker, Marit Kvalvåg Pettersen et al. · Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety Open access 28 Nov 2017 1,004
5 The genome sequence of Atlantic cod reveals a unique immune system Bastiaan Star et al. · Nature Open access 9 Aug 2011 859
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Nofima?

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

▲ 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. Aquaculture44▲ 54×7 topics
  2. Consumer Perception28▲ 39×6 topics
  3. Climate Change24▲ 2.8×24 topics
  4. Nutrition23▲ 17×8 topics
  5. Lipid Oxidation22▲ 68×2 topics
  6. Gut Microbiota22▲ 20×6 topics
  7. Environmental Impact21▲ 3.9×17 topics
  8. Sustainability21▲ 2.7×21 topics
  9. Antioxidants21▲ 15×6 topics
  10. Omega-3 Fatty Acids20▲ 90×2 topics
  11. Fatty Acids20▲ 60×4 topics
  12. Modified Atmosphere Packaging20▲ 72×2 topics
  13. Fish Feed19▲ 120×1 topic
  14. Sustainable Feeds19▲ 120×1 topic
  15. Meat Quality18▲ 79×3 topics
  16. Protein Oxidation18▲ 102×1 topic
  17. Spoilage Microbiota18▲ 102×1 topic
  18. Probiotics17▲ 23×4 topics
  19. Health Benefits15▲ 15×10 topics
  20. Stress Response14▲ 74×2 topics
  21. Antibiotic Resistance14▲ 11×2 topics
  22. Antioxidant Activity14▲ 7.0×13 topics
  23. Innate Immunity14▲ 14×4 topics
  24. Cytokines14▲ 15×3 topics
  25. Fish Immunology14▲ 94×1 topic
  26. Viral Diseases14▲ 64×1 topic
  27. Food Security12▲ 7.0×6 topics
  28. Food Safety11▲ 12×10 topics
  29. Consumer Behavior11▲ 5.4×8 topics
  30. Food Authentication10▲ 30×2 topics
  31. Fisheries Sustainability10▲ 35×2 topics
  32. Invasive Species10▲ 7.1×5 topics
  33. Hyperspectral Imaging9▲ 11×4 topics
  34. Nutritional Significance9▲ 19×3 topics
  35. Near-Infrared Spectroscopy9▲ 33×2 topics
  36. Enzymatic Hydrolysis8▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Microbial Inactivation8▲ 74×2 topics
  38. Protein Hydrolysates8▲ 37×2 topics
  39. ACE Inhibitory Peptides8▲ 57×1 topic
  40. Bioactive Peptides8▲ 57×1 topic

Which research topics does Nofima publish most on?

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

Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 19 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 18 fractional worksAquaculture disease management and microbiota: 14 fractional worksProtein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides: 8 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses: 8 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 6 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 6 fractional worksSensory Analysis and Statistical Methods: 6 fractional worksListeria monocytogenes in Food Safety: 6 fractional worksReproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species: 5 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 Growth Aquatic Science 19 works
  2. 2 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 18 works
  3. 3 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 14 works
  4. 4 Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides Molecular Biology 8 works
  5. 5 Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses Analytical Chemistry 8 works
  6. 6 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  7. 7 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 6 works
  8. 8 Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods Food Science 6 works
  9. 9 Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety Biotechnology 6 works
  10. 10 Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species Physiology 5 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Nofima's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% lower 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 Nofima as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0011% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Nofima0.0012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Nofima 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%Nofima14.8% 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 23.6% in 2016.

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