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Norsar

In research, Norsar stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,316 of 17,446 worldwide), Earth and Planetary Sciences (#950 of 2,224 worldwide) and Geophysics (#342 of 725 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences (Earth and Planetary Sciences is 35.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#16,850
of 34,923
Rank in Norway
#124
of 215
Research works
380
▼ 27% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
28.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.07×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
35%
world 40%
International
35%
world 18%
Norsar

What is Norsar known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #5,316 of 17,446 12.2%361
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #950 of 2,224 10.7%233
GeophysicsSubfield #342 of 725 9.7%213

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Norsar 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 fields of science does Norsar work in?

In 2022-now, 94% of research at Norsar is in Physical Sciences, 2% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (56%), Engineering (15%), Computer Science (10%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 38 fractional works · 94.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 22 fractional works · 55.8% of its workGeophysics: 19 fractional works · 46.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 14.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 10.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 9.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 8.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNorsar40fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences94%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences2%

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 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences2255.8%
    2. Engineering614.6%
    3. Computer Science410.0%
    4. Environmental Science38.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy13.2%
    6. Energy12.0%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Social Sciences11.4%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.1%
    1. Medicine01.2%
    2. Veterinary00.4%
    3. Health Professions00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Norsar specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 35.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 22.4 works36×
← 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: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 1.29× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 35.60× its world share, 22 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.18× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.98× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.69× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.45× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.80× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 35.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences35.60×22 works
  2. Veterinary2.80×0 works
  3. Energy2.18×1 works
  4. Environmental Science1.69×3 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.45×1 works
  6. Computer Science1.29×4 works
  7. Engineering0.98×6 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.52×0 works
  9. Chemical Engineering0.47×0 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.29×1 works
  11. Social Sciences0.11×1 works
  12. Medicine0.06×0 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.03×0 works
  14. Health Professions0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Norsar?

Ranked on the quality score, Bettina Goertz-Allmann, Steven J. Gibbons and Andreas Wüstefeld lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Norsar.

  1. 1 Bettina Goertz-Allmann Norway · #363,323 worldwide 2.7k citations · 70 works
  2. 2 Steven J. Gibbons Norway · #852,088 worldwide 3.6k citations · 174 works
  3. 3 Andreas Wüstefeld Norway · #1,000,718 worldwide 967 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Nadège Langet Norway · #1,014,776 worldwide 565 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 Quentin Brissaud Norway · #1,029,987 worldwide 1.1k citations · 105 works
  6. 6 Andreas Köhler Norway · #1,306,593 worldwide 1.2k citations · 94 works
  7. 7 Volker Øye Norway · #1,436,873 worldwide 2.2k citations · 177 works
  8. 8 Ben Dando Norway · #1,468,749 worldwide 584 citations · 46 works
  9. 9 H. Bungum Norway · #1,514,017 worldwide 4.7k citations · 129 works
  10. 10 Charlotte Bruland Norway · #1,663,750 worldwide 22 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Norsar

What are the most cited papers from Norsar?

The most cited paper from Norsar is "The detection of low magnitude seismic events using array-based waveform correlation" (Steven J. Gibbons, Frode Ringdal, 2006), with 795 citations. Next come "Emergence of modern continental crust about 3 billion years ago" (456) and "The SHARE European Earthquake Catalogue (SHEEC) 1000–1899" (423).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The detection of low magnitude seismic events using array-based waveform correlation Steven J. Gibbons, Frode Ringdal · Geophysical Journal International Open access 16 Feb 2006 795
2 Emergence of modern continental crust about 3 billion years ago Bruno Dhuime, Andreas Wüestefeld, Chris J. Hawkesworth · Nature Geoscience 22 Jun 2015 456
3 The SHARE European Earthquake Catalogue (SHEEC) 1000–1899 M. Stucchi et al. · Journal of Seismology Open access 11 Oct 2012 423
4 Criteria for Selecting and Adjusting Ground-Motion Models for Specific Target Regions: Application to Central Europe and Rock Sites Fabrice Cotton, Frank Scherbaum, Julian J. Bommer et al. · Journal of Seismology Apr 2006 413
5 Atmospheric waves and global seismoacoustic observations of the January 2022 Hunga eruption, Tonga Robin S. Matoza et al. · Science Open access 12 May 2022 379
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Norsar?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Tomography, Seismic Noise, Surface Wave, Full-Waveform Tomography, Seismic Waveform Inversion, Subduction, Earthquakes and Plate Boundaries.

▲ 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 25 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 25 words, with their numbers
  1. Tomography9▲ 121×2 topics
  2. Seismic Noise7▲ 370×1 topic
  3. Surface Wave7▲ 370×1 topic
  4. Earthquakes4▲ 177×1 topic
  5. Full-Waveform Tomography4▲ 247×1 topic
  6. Machine Learning4▲ 3.0×2 topics
  7. Plate Boundaries4▲ 177×1 topic
  8. Seismic Waveform Inversion4▲ 247×1 topic
  9. Subduction4▲ 138×2 topics
  10. Citizen Science4▲ 87×2 topics
  11. Earthquake Detection4▲ 416×1 topic
  12. Seismic Signals4▲ 416×1 topic
  13. Climate Change2▲ 2.2×11 topics
  14. Remote Sensing2▲ 4.9×4 topics
  15. Plate Tectonics2▲ 35×3 topics
  16. GIS-based Modeling2▲ 49×2 topics
  17. Crystal Structure Prediction2▲ 80×1 topic
  18. Mantle Dynamics2▲ 80×1 topic
  19. Hazard1▲ 48×1 topic
  20. Ionospheric Anomalies1▲ 85×1 topic
  21. Landslide1▲ 48×1 topic
  22. Seismic Electromagnetics1▲ 85×1 topic
  23. Hydrology1▲ 21×2 topics
  24. Environmental Impact1▲ 1.46×6 topics
  25. Renewable Energy1▲ 1.77×4 topics

Which research topics does Norsar publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Seismic Waves and Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques and Seismology and Earthquake Studies.

Seismic Waves and Analysis7Seismic Waves and Analysis: 7 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 4 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 4 fractional worksSeismology and Earthquake Studies: 4 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 2 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 1 fractional worksEarthquake Detection and Analysis: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 1 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 1 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 1 fractional works
GeophysicsArtificial IntelligenceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawElectrical and Electronic Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 7 works
  2. 2 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 4 works
  3. 3 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 4 works
  4. 4 Seismology and Earthquake Studies Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  5. 5 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 2 works
  6. 6 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  7. 7 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 1 works
  10. 10 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 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 available35.1%not open64.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.2%domestic only64.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Norsar's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 27% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Norsar as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00011% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Norsar0.00018% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Norsar over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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