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Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education

In research, Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,101 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,516
of 28,054 · #16,351 all time
Rank in Norway
#87
of 133
Research works
561
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
24k
42.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
36.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,101 of 10,521 36.6%104 #2846

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education 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).

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: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.73× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.76× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.05× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.85× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.39× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 15.87× its world share, 20 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.38× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.90× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.59× its world share, 58 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 15.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education?

Ranked on the composite score, Svein Kyvik, Jannecke Wiers‐Jenssen and Gunnar Sivertsen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education.

  1. 1 Svein Kyvik Norway · #126,653 worldwide 117 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Jannecke Wiers‐Jenssen Norway · #127,836 worldwide 133 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Gunnar Sivertsen Norway · #161,247 worldwide 96 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Jens‐Christian Smeby Norway · #223,927 worldwide 114 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Per Olaf Aamodt Norway · #394,908 worldwide 72 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Mari Elken Norway · #416,651 worldwide 41 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Elisabeth Hovdhaugen Norway · #426,575 worldwide 52 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Nicoline Frølich Norway · #558,421 worldwide 65 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Dag W. Aksnes Norway · #565,034 worldwide 41 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Antje Klitkou Norway · #648,981 worldwide 103 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education

Which keywords describe research at Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Research, Social Impact Assessment, Neoliberalism, Bibliometric Analysis, Research Evaluation and Scientific Impact.

▲ 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. Globalization16▲ 6.3×14 topics
  2. Higher Education12▲ 17×8 topics
  3. Interdisciplinary Research11▲ 96×4 topics
  4. Social Impact Assessment10▲ 236×2 topics
  5. Neoliberalism10▲ 21×6 topics
  6. Bibliometric Analysis9▲ 131×2 topics
  7. Research Evaluation9▲ 299×1 topic
  8. Scientific Impact9▲ 299×1 topic
  9. Innovation6▲ 4.8×12 topics
  10. Internationalization6▲ 77×2 topics
  11. Academic Mobility6▲ 119×2 topics
  12. Education6▲ 2.6×12 topics
  13. Quality Assurance6▲ 26×2 topics
  14. Academic Identity6▲ 150×1 topic
  15. University Rankings6▲ 150×1 topic
  16. Lifelong Learning5▲ 19×3 topics
  17. Student Engagement5▲ 9.2×7 topics
  18. Economic Development4▲ 4.0×6 topics
  19. Labor Market4▲ 11×5 topics
  20. Educational Technology4▲ 2.6×10 topics
  21. International Relations4▲ 12×4 topics
  22. Informal Learning4▲ 22×4 topics
  23. Career Development3▲ 23×5 topics
  24. Concept Mapping3▲ 68×1 topic
  25. Theory-Based Evaluation3▲ 149×1 topic
  26. Social Capital3▲ 5.0×7 topics
  27. Institutional Theory3▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Innovation Policy3▲ 25×3 topics
  29. Education Policy3▲ 36×2 topics
  30. Student Perceptions3▲ 13×4 topics
  31. Diversity3▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Regional Disparities3▲ 44×2 topics
  33. Public-Private Partnerships3▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Teacher Education3▲ 17×4 topics
  35. Self-Regulation3▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Comparative Education2▲ 97×1 topic
  37. PISA Study2▲ 97×1 topic
  38. Human Capital2▲ 12×4 topics
  39. S&T Policies2▲ 240×1 topic
  40. Science Diplomacy2▲ 240×1 topic

Which research topics does Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: scientometrics and bibliometrics research, Higher Education Governance and Development, Evaluation and Performance Assessment and Global Educational Policies and Reforms.

scientometrics and bibli…9scientometrics and bibliometrics research: 9 fractional worksHigher Education Governa…6Higher Education Governance and Development: 6 fractional worksEvaluation and Performan…3Evaluation and Performance Assessment: 3 fractional worksGlobal Educational Policies and Reforms: 2 fractional worksInternational Science and Diplomacy: 2 fractional worksHigher Education Learning Practices: 2 fractional worksManagement and Organizational Studies: 2 fractional worksHungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies: 2 fractional worksInnovation Policy and R&D: 2 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 2 fractional works
Statistics, Probability and UncertaintyPolitical Science and International RelationsManagement Science and Operations ResearchEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 scientometrics and bibliometrics research Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 9 works
  2. 2 Higher Education Governance and Development Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  3. 3 Evaluation and Performance Assessment Management Science and Operations Research 3 works
  4. 4 Global Educational Policies and Reforms Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 International Science and Diplomacy Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 2 works
  7. 7 Management and Organizational Studies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  8. 8 Hungarian Social, Economic and Educational Studies Geography, Planning and Development 2 works
  9. 9 Innovation Policy and R&D Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  10. 10 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 2 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 available49.0%not open51.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.9%domestic only79.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nordic Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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