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Norwegian Institute for Water Research

In research, Norwegian Institute for Water Research stands highest in Environmental Science (#1,336 of 3,551 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,822 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pollution and Environmental Science — Pollution is 30.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,838
of 28,054 · #6,926 all time
Rank in Norway
#55
of 133
Research works
1.5k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
60k
40.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Norwegian Institute for Water 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 #1,336 of 3,551 22.9%143 #803
Physical SciencesDomain #6,822 of 12,888 23.8%190 #4846

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

What does Norwegian Institute for Water Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pollution takes 30.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PollutionSubfield · 27.8 works31×
  2. Environmental ScienceField · 143.2 works13×
← 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: 1.34× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.77× its world share, 24 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.44× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 12.58× its world share, 143 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 12.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Nikolai Friberg, Luca Nizzetto and A. Henriksen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Norwegian Institute for Water Research.

  1. 1 Nikolai Friberg Norway · #73,543 worldwide 321 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Luca Nizzetto Norway · #162,136 worldwide 288 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 A. Henriksen Norway · #210,859 worldwide 181 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Egil T. Gjessing Norway · #239,179 worldwide 153 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Richard F. Wright Norway · #256,898 worldwide 296 citations · 58 works
  6. 6 Knut Erik Tollefsen Norway · #337,378 worldwide 66 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Malcolm J. Reid Norway · #429,049 worldwide 62 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Amy Lusher Norway · #452,127 worldwide 150 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Ian Allan Norway · #572,943 worldwide 50 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Janneche Utne Skåre Norway · #599,449 worldwide 34 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Norwegian Institute for Water Research

Which keywords describe research at Norwegian Institute for Water Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Environmental Impact, Recycling, Waste Management, Marine Environment, Pollution, Water Quality and Human Health.

▲ 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 Change44▲ 7.2×51 topics
  2. Environmental Impact39▲ 10.0×30 topics
  3. Recycling29▲ 33×5 topics
  4. Waste Management29▲ 31×4 topics
  5. Marine Environment21▲ 65×3 topics
  6. Pollution19▲ 42×3 topics
  7. Water Quality18▲ 19×10 topics
  8. Human Health16▲ 44×2 topics
  9. Microplastics16▲ 72×1 topic
  10. Terrestrial Ecosystems16▲ 72×1 topic
  11. Sustainability16▲ 2.8×25 topics
  12. Eutrophication13▲ 57×4 topics
  13. Environmental Impacts12▲ 19×5 topics
  14. Bioaccumulation12▲ 58×3 topics
  15. Health Effects11▲ 8.0×13 topics
  16. Toxicity11▲ 11×11 topics
  17. Ecosystem Services11▲ 12×7 topics
  18. Metal Recovery10▲ 23×2 topics
  19. E-Waste10▲ 50×1 topic
  20. Hazardous Substances10▲ 50×1 topic
  21. Aquaculture10▲ 17×6 topics
  22. Harmful Algal Blooms10▲ 57×3 topics
  23. Global Warming9▲ 10×10 topics
  24. Environmental Exposure9▲ 37×2 topics
  25. Microbial Communities8▲ 8.6×5 topics
  26. Fisheries Sustainability8▲ 41×2 topics
  27. Nutrient Limitation8▲ 32×2 topics
  28. Freshwater Biodiversity8▲ 54×2 topics
  29. Dissolved Organic Matter7▲ 76×1 topic
  30. Invasive Species7▲ 7.5×13 topics
  31. Oceanic Carbon Cycle7▲ 76×1 topic
  32. Ecosystem Functioning7▲ 16×6 topics
  33. Global Distribution7▲ 47×3 topics
  34. Coastal Protection6▲ 43×2 topics
  35. Ecotoxicity6▲ 46×2 topics
  36. Sustainable Development Goals6▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Ocean Acidification6▲ 36×3 topics
  38. Pesticides6▲ 37×3 topics
  39. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons6▲ 48×2 topics
  40. Aquatic Environment6▲ 31×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Microplastics and Plastic Pollution, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques, Marine and coastal ecosystems and Coastal and Marine Management.

Microplastics and Plasti…16Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 16 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 10 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 7 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 6 fractional worksPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts: 5 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants…5Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 5 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 5 fractional worksEnvironmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology: 4 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 4 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 4 fractional works
PollutionIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringOceanographyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law4 others

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

  1. 1 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 16 works
  2. 2 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 10 works
  3. 3 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 7 works
  4. 4 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 6 works
  5. 5 Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts Pollution 5 works
  6. 6 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 5 works
  7. 7 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 works
  8. 8 Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  9. 9 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  10. 10 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 4 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 available46.0%not open54.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.0%domestic only58.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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