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Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research

In research, Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,022 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,108
of 28,054 · #12,411 all time
Rank in Norway
#45
of 133
Research works
302
▲ 142% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
12.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
40.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research 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
Social SciencesDomain #4,022 of 16,945 45.0%190

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research 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: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 12.34× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.75× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.01× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsArts and Humanities: 13.35× its world share, 31 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 13.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Erich Nau, Lars Gustavsen and Fredrik Berg lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research.

  1. 1 Erich Nau Norway · #541,388 worldwide 27 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Lars Gustavsen Norway · #803,208 worldwide 20 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Fredrik Berg Norway · #846,824 worldwide 9 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research

Which keywords describe research at Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Archaeology, Cultural Heritage, Climate Change, Medieval, Religion, Cultural Exchange, Scandinavia and Viking Age.

▲ 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. Archaeology15▲ 142×5 topics
  2. Cultural Heritage15▲ 33×10 topics
  3. Climate Change13▲ 6.0×18 topics
  4. Medieval11▲ 364×2 topics
  5. Religion11▲ 28×2 topics
  6. Cultural Exchange10▲ 95×4 topics
  7. Scandinavia9▲ 767×1 topic
  8. Viking Age9▲ 767×1 topic
  9. Urban Development9▲ 31×3 topics
  10. Cultural Sustainability8▲ 179×2 topics
  11. Remote Sensing8▲ 7.7×6 topics
  12. Sustainable Development7▲ 5.6×2 topics
  13. Adaptive Reuse7▲ 222×1 topic
  14. Intangible Heritage7▲ 222×1 topic
  15. Conservation5▲ 15×5 topics
  16. Machine Learning5▲ 1.87×2 topics
  17. LiDAR5▲ 134×1 topic
  18. Satellite Imagery5▲ 45×1 topic
  19. Risk Assessment4▲ 8.1×2 topics
  20. Ecological Knowledge4▲ 116×2 topics
  21. Vulnerability4▲ 19×3 topics
  22. Food Security3▲ 7.7×2 topics
  23. Sea-Level Rise3▲ 37×2 topics
  24. Arctic Indigenous Peoples3▲ 228×1 topic
  25. Environmental Monitoring3▲ 11×1 topic
  26. Museum Environments3▲ 200×1 topic
  27. Traditional Knowledge3▲ 99×1 topic
  28. Holocene3▲ 34×2 topics
  29. Agricultural Origins3▲ 110×1 topic
  30. Radiocarbon Dating3▲ 110×1 topic
  31. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 6.3×6 topics
  32. Adaptation2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  33. Biodeterioration2▲ 82×1 topic
  34. Geomycology2▲ 82×1 topic
  35. Maritime Archaeology2▲ 118×1 topic
  36. Mediterranean2▲ 25×2 topics
  37. Sea-Level Change2▲ 118×1 topic
  38. Arctic2▲ 19×4 topics
  39. Hydrology2▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Society2▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Historical and Archaeological Studies, Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation, Archaeological Research and Protection and Indigenous Studies and Ecology.

Historical and Archaeolo…9Historical and Archaeological Studies: 9 fractional worksCultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 7 fractional worksArchaeological Research and Protection: 5 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and Ecology: 3 fractional worksConservation Techniques and Studies: 3 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient …3Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 3 fractional worksBuilding materials and conservation: 2 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Archaeology: 2 fractional worksMedieval Literature and History: 2 fractional worksImage Processing and 3D Reconstruction: 2 fractional works
HistoryArcheologySpace and Planetary ScienceGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 9 works
  2. 2 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 7 works
  3. 3 Archaeological Research and Protection Space and Planetary Science 5 works
  4. 4 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 3 works
  5. 5 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 3 works
  6. 6 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 3 works
  7. 7 Building materials and conservation Earth-Surface Processes 2 works
  8. 8 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 2 works
  9. 9 Medieval Literature and History Classics 2 works
  10. 10 Image Processing and 3D Reconstruction Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 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 available62.2%not open37.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.9%domestic only81.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 142% 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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