Question 1

What is Nofima known for?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 2

How does Nofima rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Nofima ranks #8,845 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#6,796 all time), and #51 of 123 in Norway.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Nofima?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Nofima?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 5

Which research topics does Nofima publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Nofima?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Nofima work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Is Nofima's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% lower than in 2018-2021.