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Norwegian Geotechnical Institute

In research, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,866 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#3,481 of 6,636 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#1,866 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Civil and Structural Engineering is 27.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,609
of 28,054 · #6,069 all time
Rank in Norway
#38
of 133
Research works
1.5k
▲ 50% vs 2013–17
Citations
45k
29.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Norwegian Geotechnical Institute 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 #3,866 of 12,888 16.2%301 #3868
EngineeringField #3,481 of 6,636 12.3%180 #2393
Environmental ScienceField #1,866 of 3,551 26.1%62 #1399
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #577 of 896 10.3%99 #385

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Norwegian Geotechnical Institute 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. Physical Sciences#3,868 #3,866
  2. Engineering#2,393 #3,481
  3. Environmental Science#1,399 #1,866
  4. Civil and Structural Engineering#385 #577
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 Norwegian Geotechnical Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 27.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 99.0 works27×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 45.5 works9.3×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9.31× its world share, 46 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.85× its world share, 180 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.02× its world share, 62 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 9.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Norwegian Geotechnical Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Nick Barton, Hans Peter H. Arp and Knut H. Andersen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Norwegian Geotechnical Institute.

  1. 1 Nick Barton Norway · #56,056 worldwide 463 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Hans Peter H. Arp Norway · #116,285 worldwide 246 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Knut H. Andersen Norway · #142,261 worldwide 153 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Farrokh Nadim Norway · #155,358 worldwide 314 citations · 52 works
  5. 5 Amir M. Kaynia Norway · #156,354 worldwide 356 citations · 56 works
  6. 6 Kaare Høeg Norway · #160,664 worldwide 190 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Gerard Cornelissen Norway · #166,112 worldwide 239 citations · 65 works
  8. 8 Regula Frauenfelder Norway · #207,713 worldwide 183 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Zhongqiang Liu Norway · #277,416 worldwide 175 citations · 44 works
  10. 10 Suzanne Lacasse Norway · #349,308 worldwide 178 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Norwegian Geotechnical Institute

Which keywords describe research at Norwegian Geotechnical Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Liquefaction Resistance, Particle Shape Effects, Liquefaction, Tunnel, Pipeline, Analysis and Earthquake.

▲ 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. Remote Sensing28▲ 7.2×15 topics
  2. Liquefaction Resistance26▲ 307×1 topic
  3. Particle Shape Effects26▲ 307×1 topic
  4. Liquefaction25▲ 90×2 topics
  5. Tunnel25▲ 90×2 topics
  6. Pipeline22▲ 63×3 topics
  7. Analysis21▲ 72×2 topics
  8. Earthquake21▲ 111×1 topic
  9. Seismic21▲ 111×1 topic
  10. GIS-based Modeling20▲ 74×2 topics
  11. Risk Assessment19▲ 9.0×4 topics
  12. Soil Properties19▲ 35×4 topics
  13. Soil Reinforcement18▲ 86×2 topics
  14. Geosynthetics17▲ 106×2 topics
  15. Climate Change16▲ 1.93×33 topics
  16. Fiber Reinforcement16▲ 82×1 topic
  17. Stone Columns16▲ 118×1 topic
  18. CO2 Sequestration15▲ 26×4 topics
  19. Finite Element Analysis14▲ 20×5 topics
  20. Hazard14▲ 63×1 topic
  21. Landslide14▲ 63×1 topic
  22. Reliability Analysis14▲ 42×2 topics
  23. Spatial Variability13▲ 69×2 topics
  24. Probabilistic Methods13▲ 104×1 topic
  25. Slope Stability Analysis13▲ 104×1 topic
  26. Rock Mechanics11▲ 38×2 topics
  27. Dynamic Behavior10▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Fracture9▲ 31×2 topics
  29. Hydraulic Fracturing9▲ 27×2 topics
  30. Acoustic Emission9▲ 48×1 topic
  31. Numerical Modelling9▲ 51×1 topic
  32. Rheological Properties9▲ 16×3 topics
  33. Fracture Propagation8▲ 44×1 topic
  34. Shale Gas Reservoirs8▲ 44×1 topic
  35. Reactive Transport8▲ 48×2 topics
  36. Numerical Simulation8▲ 8.3×5 topics
  37. Global Distribution8▲ 38×2 topics
  38. Hydraulic Conductivity8▲ 54×2 topics
  39. Vibration Analysis7▲ 8.6×2 topics
  40. Drilling Fluids7▲ 40×1 topic

Which research topics does Norwegian Geotechnical Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics, Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures, Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization and Landslides and related hazards.

Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics: 26 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 21 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…16Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization: 16 fractional worksLandslides and related h…14Landslides and related hazards: 14 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Analysis: 13 fractional worksRock Mechanics and Modeling: 9 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and…8Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 8 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engineering: 7 fractional worksSoil and Unsaturated Flow: 7 fractional worksGeological Modeling and Analysis: 6 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityMechanics of Materials3 others

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

  1. 1 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 26 works
  2. 2 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 21 works
  3. 3 Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization Civil and Structural Engineering 16 works
  4. 4 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 14 works
  5. 5 Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 13 works
  6. 6 Rock Mechanics and Modeling Mechanics of Materials 9 works
  7. 7 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 8 works
  8. 8 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 7 works
  9. 9 Soil and Unsaturated Flow Civil and Structural Engineering 7 works
  10. 10 Geological Modeling and Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 6 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 available39.3%not open60.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.0%domestic only62.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Norwegian Geotechnical Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 50% 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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