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Norwegian Defence Research Establishment

In research, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,948 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,542 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Aerospace Engineering is 11.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,125
of 28,054 · #3,274 all time
Rank in Norway
#67
of 133
Research works
2.5k
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
60k
24.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is Norwegian Defence Research Establishment 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
Physical SciencesDomain #7,948 of 12,888 13.9%145 #2729
EngineeringField #5,542 of 6,636 17.1%65 #1513

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Norwegian Defence Research Establishment 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).

What does Norwegian Defence Research Establishment specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 11.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 26.7 works11×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 21.6 works6.7×
← 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: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.84× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.88× its world share, 30 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.68× its world share, 22 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.10× its world share, 65 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.16× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.78× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.26× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Norwegian Defence Research Establishment?

Ranked on the composite score, Øystein Olsen, Gunnar Arisholm and Frode Fonnum lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Norwegian Defence Research Establishment.

  1. 1 Øystein Olsen Norway · #95,795 worldwide 130 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Gunnar Arisholm Norway · #131,610 worldwide 182 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Frode Fonnum Norway · #159,063 worldwide 314 citations · 56 works
  4. 4 E. Lippert Norway · #362,230 worldwide 107 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Thomas Hegghammer Norway · #369,624 worldwide 24 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Roald Otnes Norway · #404,789 worldwide 57 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Paul van Walree Norway · #475,015 worldwide 71 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Thor Gramstad Norway · #538,209 worldwide 96 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Torleiv Maseng Norway · #588,881 worldwide 31 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Roy Edgar Hansen Norway · #605,637 worldwide 71 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Norwegian Defence Research Establishment

Which keywords describe research at Norwegian Defence Research Establishment?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Acoustic Techniques, Seafloor Mapping, Deep Learning, Remote Sensing, Climate Change, Arctic and Signal Processing.

▲ 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. Machine Learning20▲ 2.9×21 topics
  2. Deep Learning16▲ 2.3×24 topics
  3. Climate Change13▲ 2.4×18 topics
  4. Remote Sensing11▲ 4.4×17 topics
  5. Acoustic Techniques11▲ 160×1 topic
  6. Seafloor Mapping11▲ 160×1 topic
  7. Arctic7▲ 30×4 topics
  8. Signal Processing7▲ 24×2 topics
  9. Detection6▲ 10×3 topics
  10. Collision Avoidance6▲ 16×4 topics
  11. Convolutional Neural Networks6▲ 4.0×5 topics
  12. Path Planning6▲ 22×3 topics
  13. Autonomous Vehicles5▲ 12×4 topics
  14. International Relations5▲ 10×6 topics
  15. Wireless Sensor Networks5▲ 5.4×4 topics
  16. Ocean Circulation5▲ 18×3 topics
  17. Geopolitics4▲ 14×4 topics
  18. Acoustic Communications4▲ 46×1 topic
  19. Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks4▲ 46×1 topic
  20. Decision Making4▲ 6.2×2 topics
  21. Decline4▲ 71×1 topic
  22. Micro-Doppler Effect4▲ 65×1 topic
  23. Multi-Agent Systems4▲ 9.7×3 topics
  24. Sea Ice4▲ 71×1 topic
  25. Synthetic Aperture Radar4▲ 65×1 topic
  26. Beamforming4▲ 16×3 topics
  27. MIMO Radar4▲ 52×2 topics
  28. Resource Allocation4▲ 9.8×5 topics
  29. Human Factors3▲ 21×2 topics
  30. Optimal Motion Planning3▲ 21×1 topic
  31. Sampling-Based Algorithms3▲ 21×1 topic
  32. Infrared3▲ 47×1 topic
  33. Small Target3▲ 47×1 topic
  34. 5G Networks3▲ 7.5×4 topics
  35. Cognitive Radar3▲ 60×1 topic
  36. Data Assimilation3▲ 9.2×3 topics
  37. Waveform Design3▲ 39×1 topic
  38. Mobile Ad Hoc Networks3▲ 43×2 topics
  39. Mobility Models3▲ 43×2 topics
  40. Information Warfare3▲ 43×2 topics

Which research topics does Norwegian Defence Research Establishment publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Underwater Acoustics Research, Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics and Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques.

Underwater Acoustics Res…11Underwater Acoustics Research: 11 fractional worksUnderwater Vehicles and Communication Systems: 4 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 4 fractional worksAdvanced SAR Imaging Techniques: 4 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Algorithms: 3 fractional worksInfrared Target Detection Methodologies: 3 fractional worksRadar Systems and Signal…3Radar Systems and Signal Processing: 3 fractional worksMilitary Strategy and Technology: 2 fractional worksSynthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques: 2 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis: 2 fractional works
OceanographyOcean EngineeringAtmospheric ScienceAerospace Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 11 works
  2. 2 Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems Ocean Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 4 works
  4. 4 Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 3 works
  6. 6 Infrared Target Detection Methodologies Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Radar Systems and Signal Processing Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Military Strategy and Technology Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 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 available18.3%not open81.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.9%domestic only85.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Norwegian Defence Research Establishment's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% lower 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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