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Nord University

In research, Nord University stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,075 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,219 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,119 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine and Developmental and Educational Psychology — Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is 12.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,454
of 28,054 · #3,986 all time
Rank in Norway
#12
of 133
Research works
3.6k
▲ 128% vs 2013–17
Citations
56k
15.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Nord University 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
Health SciencesDomain #1,075 of 11,982 26.5%259 #2166
Social SciencesDomain #1,219 of 10,521 30.6%638 #1513
Social SciencesField #1,119 of 6,365 32.7%332 #1606
MedicineField #2,341 of 10,443 24.8%156 #5173
EducationSubfield #487 of 1,892 38.8%81 #847
Life SciencesDomain #2,604 of 7,800 29.7%132 #3426
Physical SciencesDomain #4,661 of 12,888 24.6%254 #6656
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #962 of 2,578 32.0%107 #1404
Environmental ScienceField #1,330 of 3,551 26.6%119 #1833
PsychologyField #881 of 2,181 24.5%124 #1651

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nord University 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. Health Sciences#2,166 #1,075
  2. Social Sciences#1,513 #1,219
  3. Social Sciences#1,606 #1,119
  4. Medicine#5,173 #2,341
  5. Education#847 #487
  6. Life Sciences#3,426 #2,604
  7. Physical Sciences#6,656 #4,661
  8. Sociology and Political Science#1,404 #962
  9. Environmental Science#1,833 #1,330
  10. Psychology#1,651 #881
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 Nord University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine takes 12.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 40.1 works12×
  2. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 28.6 works4.9×
← 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: 0.99× its world share, 60 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 47 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.16× its world share, 15 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 33 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 21 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.22× its world share, 14 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 45 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.86× its world share, 119 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.81× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.56× its world share, 87 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 156 worksMedicineNursing: 2.09× its world share, 13 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.35× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.49× its world share, 55 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.66× its world share, 68 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.54× its world share, 42 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.17× its world share, 124 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.05× its world share, 332 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nord University?

Ranked on the composite score, Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie, Viswanath Kiron and Einar Rasmussen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nord University.

  1. 1 Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie Norway · #58,952 worldwide 666 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Viswanath Kiron Norway · #84,471 worldwide 332 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Einar Rasmussen Norway · #120,526 worldwide 268 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Mette Sørensen Norway · #390,574 worldwide 109 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Marina Z. Solesvik Norway · #405,434 worldwide 81 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Tommy Høyvarde Clausen Norway · #455,763 worldwide 82 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Odd Jarl Borch Norway · #470,997 worldwide 49 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Terese Bondas Norway · #491,803 worldwide 35 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Roland van den Tillaar Norway · #574,559 worldwide 78 citations · 45 works
  10. 10 Youngjin Park Norway · #643,144 worldwide 99 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Nord University

Which keywords describe research at Nord University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Governance, Aquaculture, Social Capital, High-Intensity Interval Training, International Relations and Globalization.

▲ 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. Climate Change101▲ 2.9×63 topics
  2. Sustainability65▲ 2.1×55 topics
  3. Globalization50▲ 1.97×59 topics
  4. Environmental Impact34▲ 1.58×33 topics
  5. Qualitative Research34▲ 3.0×16 topics
  6. Mental Health33▲ 1.76×36 topics
  7. Social Capital33▲ 4.9×12 topics
  8. Social Media31▲ 1.71×20 topics
  9. Governance30▲ 7.2×12 topics
  10. Biodiversity30▲ 3.1×23 topics
  11. Aquaculture28▲ 8.3×8 topics
  12. High-Intensity Interval Training26▲ 19×2 topics
  13. International Relations26▲ 8.3×13 topics
  14. Resistance Training24▲ 20×2 topics
  15. Social Justice23▲ 3.0×18 topics
  16. Well-being22▲ 4.6×13 topics
  17. Injury Prevention22▲ 14×5 topics
  18. Performance Analysis22▲ 7.9×1 topic
  19. Training Load22▲ 27×1 topic
  20. Invasive Species22▲ 4.0×15 topics
  21. Geopolitics22▲ 11×5 topics
  22. Arctic20▲ 14×4 topics
  23. Job Satisfaction20▲ 3.7×9 topics
  24. Reflective Practice20▲ 8.2×7 topics
  25. Shipping20▲ 30×2 topics
  26. Student Engagement19▲ 3.8×12 topics
  27. Oil and Gas19▲ 39×2 topics
  28. Maritime Transport18▲ 52×1 topic
  29. Northern Sea Route18▲ 52×1 topic
  30. Stakeholder Engagement18▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Athletic Training17▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Muscle Injuries17▲ 20×1 topic
  33. Phenomenology17▲ 13×4 topics
  34. Sports Injury17▲ 20×1 topic
  35. Embodiment17▲ 7.1×6 topics
  36. Tacit Knowledge17▲ 28×3 topics
  37. Professional Development17▲ 6.6×10 topics
  38. Vulnerability16▲ 5.6×7 topics
  39. Intrinsic Motivation15▲ 9.8×4 topics
  40. Institutional Theory14▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Nord University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports Performance and Training, Arctic and Russian Policy Studies, Sports injuries and prevention and Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research.

Sports Performance and Training: 22 fractional worksArctic and Russian Policy Studies: 18 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…17Sports injuries and prevention: 17 fractional worksEducation, Healthcare an…12Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 12 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 11 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 10 fractional worksEuropean and Internation…10European and International Law Studies: 10 fractional worksAquaculture disease management and microbiota: 9 fractional worksMental Health and Patient Involvement: 9 fractional worksPublic Policy and Admini…9Public Policy and Administration Research: 9 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSociology and Political ScienceSocial PsychologyManagement of Technology and Innovation5 others

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

  1. 1 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 22 works
  2. 2 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 18 works
  3. 3 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 17 works
  4. 4 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 12 works
  5. 5 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 11 works
  6. 6 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 10 works
  7. 7 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  8. 8 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 9 works
  9. 9 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 9 works
  10. 10 Public Policy and Administration Research Public Administration 9 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 available69.6%not open30.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.9%domestic only61.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nord University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 128% higher 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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