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Norwegian Institute for Nature Research

In research, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research stands highest in Environmental Science (#708 of 3,551 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,921 of 12,888 worldwide) and Ecology (#304 of 578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology and Global and Planetary Change — Nature and Landscape Conservation is 39.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,311
of 28,054 · #5,885 all time
Rank in Norway
#35
of 133
Research works
2.2k
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
98k
44.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Norwegian Institute for Nature Research 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
Environmental ScienceField #708 of 3,551 27.8%211 #562
Physical SciencesDomain #4,921 of 12,888 28.0%237 #5174
EcologySubfield #304 of 578 24.5%89 #331
Life SciencesDomain #4,988 of 7,800 26.4%76 #4521

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Norwegian Institute for Nature 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).

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. Environmental Science#562 #708
  2. Physical Sciences#5,174 #4,921
  3. Ecology#331 #304
  4. Life Sciences#4,521 #4,988
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 Institute for Nature Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nature and Landscape Conservation takes 39.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 34.2 works39×
  2. EcologySubfield · 88.7 works31×
  3. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 37.2 works13×
  4. Environmental ScienceField · 211.0 works12×
← 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: 2.76× its world share, 48 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.20× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.97× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.44× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 11.58× its world share, 211 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.96× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 11.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Norwegian Institute for Nature Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Erik Gómez‐Baggethun, David N. Barton and Per Fauchald lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Norwegian Institute for Nature Research.

  1. 1 Erik Gómez‐Baggethun Norway · #18,597 worldwide 985 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 David N. Barton Norway · #27,600 worldwide 769 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Per Fauchald Norway · #33,255 worldwide 340 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Bengt Finstad Norway · #33,422 worldwide 294 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Jon E. Swenson Norway · #33,878 worldwide 637 citations · 55 works
  6. 6 Kjetil Hindar Norway · #50,025 worldwide 401 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Bror Jönsson Norway · #50,118 worldwide 625 citations · 54 works
  8. 8 John D. C. Linnell Norway · #62,904 worldwide 597 citations · 82 works
  9. 9 Hans Tømmervik Norway · #69,846 worldwide 280 citations · 49 works
  10. 10 Graciela M. Rusch Norway · #122,873 worldwide 226 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Norwegian Institute for Nature Research

Which keywords describe research at Norwegian Institute for Nature Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Population Dynamics, Habitat Fragmentation, Habitat Selection, Trophic Cascades and Fisheries Sustainability.

▲ 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. Climate Change124▲ 13×62 topics
  2. Invasive Species58▲ 37×20 topics
  3. Biodiversity47▲ 17×21 topics
  4. Population Dynamics38▲ 41×11 topics
  5. Habitat Fragmentation36▲ 44×5 topics
  6. Habitat Selection34▲ 124×2 topics
  7. Trophic Cascades33▲ 95×2 topics
  8. Fisheries Sustainability32▲ 99×2 topics
  9. Conservation29▲ 18×16 topics
  10. Biodiversity Conservation26▲ 19×12 topics
  11. Freshwater Biodiversity23▲ 105×2 topics
  12. Animal Movement22▲ 115×1 topic
  13. Occupancy Rates22▲ 115×1 topic
  14. Conservation Challenges22▲ 126×1 topic
  15. Flow Regulation22▲ 126×1 topic
  16. Sustainability21▲ 2.4×25 topics
  17. Ecosystem Services21▲ 15×8 topics
  18. Conservation Biology18▲ 47×4 topics
  19. Global Change16▲ 17×6 topics
  20. Ecosystem14▲ 34×4 topics
  21. Species Richness13▲ 54×2 topics
  22. Model Evaluation12▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Genetic Diversity12▲ 7.5×7 topics
  24. Citizen Science12▲ 33×2 topics
  25. Agricultural Intensification11▲ 90×2 topics
  26. Land Use Change11▲ 10×5 topics
  27. Ecological Niche11▲ 53×1 topic
  28. Model Selection11▲ 37×2 topics
  29. Species Distribution Modeling11▲ 53×1 topic
  30. Avian Ecology11▲ 144×1 topic
  31. Migration Patterns11▲ 119×1 topic
  32. Biogeography11▲ 11×13 topics
  33. Ecological Knowledge11▲ 66×2 topics
  34. Social-Ecological Systems11▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Community Ecology10▲ 34×2 topics
  36. Ecosystem Management10▲ 48×2 topics
  37. Fish Population Dynamics10▲ 69×1 topic
  38. Marine Fisheries10▲ 69×1 topic
  39. DNA Barcoding10▲ 17×7 topics
  40. Ecosystem Functioning10▲ 14×7 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Species Distribution and Climate Change and Avian ecology and behavior.

Wildlife Ecology and Con…22Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 22 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 22 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 11 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 11 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 10 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…8Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 8 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 7 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and Ecology: 6 fractional worksForest Management and Policy: 5 fractional worksEnvironmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies: 5 fractional works
EcologyNature and Landscape ConservationEcological ModelingGlobal and Planetary Change1 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 22 works
  2. 2 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 22 works
  3. 3 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 11 works
  4. 4 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 11 works
  5. 5 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 10 works
  6. 6 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 8 works
  7. 7 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  8. 8 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 6 works
  9. 9 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  10. 10 Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies Ecology 5 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 available54.2%not open45.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.4%domestic only64.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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