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Norwegian Medical Association

In research, Norwegian Medical Association stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,928 of 20,462 worldwide), Social Sciences (#12,648 of 16,945 worldwide) and Medicine (#14,882 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,059
of 28,054 · #22,993 all time
Rank in Norway
#116
of 133
Research works
376
▲ 187% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.2k
16.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Norwegian Medical Association 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
Health SciencesDomain #9,928 of 20,462 19.1%202
Social SciencesDomain #12,648 of 16,945 16.9%122
MedicineField #14,882 of 17,978 15.6%134

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Norwegian Medical Association 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: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.91× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.97× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.34× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.77× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Norwegian Medical Association?

Ranked on the composite score, Olaf Gjerløw Aasland, Anne Kjersti Befring and Anders Taraldset lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Norwegian Medical Association.

  1. 1 Olaf Gjerløw Aasland Norway · #16,023 worldwide 1.5k citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Anne Kjersti Befring Norway · #731,679 worldwide 7 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Anders Taraldset Norway · #1,163,893 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 S Aarseth Norway · #1,341,997 worldwide 7 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Are Brean Norway · #1,351,387 worldwide 1 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at Norwegian Medical Association

Which keywords describe research at Norwegian Medical Association?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Embodiment, Treatment, Healthcare, Epidemiology, European Legal Systems, Judicial Review, Diagnostic Criteria and Interactional Expertise.

▲ 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. Epidemiology5▲ 2.2×24 topics
  2. Treatment4▲ 5.3×11 topics
  3. Embodiment4▲ 32×5 topics
  4. Healthcare4▲ 5.0×5 topics
  5. Human Rights3▲ 4.8×3 topics
  6. Quality of Life3▲ 3.1×12 topics
  7. European Legal Systems3▲ 109×1 topic
  8. Judicial Review3▲ 47×1 topic
  9. Social Media3▲ 3.0×4 topics
  10. Diagnostic Criteria3▲ 19×4 topics
  11. Interactional Expertise2▲ 351×1 topic
  12. Tacit Knowledge2▲ 84×1 topic
  13. Discourse Analysis2▲ 15×2 topics
  14. Psychological Factors2▲ 18×5 topics
  15. Medical Education2▲ 14×3 topics
  16. Adolescents2▲ 8.2×5 topics
  17. Ethical Considerations2▲ 8.7×5 topics
  18. Neuroscience2▲ 10×3 topics
  19. International Relations2▲ 12×4 topics
  20. Patient Engagement2▲ 23×3 topics
  21. Health Equity2▲ 9.5×3 topics
  22. Open Innovation2▲ 40×2 topics
  23. Fake News2▲ 36×1 topic
  24. Misinformation2▲ 36×1 topic
  25. Primary Care2▲ 6.2×6 topics
  26. Neurobiology1▲ 8.8×3 topics
  27. Prevalence1▲ 5.6×6 topics
  28. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome1▲ 72×1 topic
  29. Fibromyalgia1▲ 72×1 topic
  30. High-Intensity Interval Training1▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Language Variation1▲ 37×1 topic
  32. Patient Satisfaction1▲ 6.7×3 topics
  33. Text Linguistics1▲ 104×1 topic
  34. Autoimmune Disease1▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Informed Consent1▲ 26×2 topics
  36. Patient Safety1▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Professionalism1▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Quality Improvement1▲ 9.9×3 topics
  39. Rheumatology1▲ 53×2 topics
  40. Social Sciences1▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Norwegian Medical Association publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: European and International Law Studies, Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research, Misinformation and Its Impacts and Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research.

European and International Law Studies: 3 fractional worksEducation, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 2 fractional worksMisinformation and Its Impacts: 2 fractional worksFibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research: 1 fractional worksLinguistic research and analysis: 1 fractional worksSalivary Gland Disorders and Functions: 1 fractional worksEmpathy and Medical Educ…1Empathy and Medical Education: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular and exerc…1Cardiovascular and exercise physiology: 1 fractional worksBiomedical and Engineeri…1Biomedical and Engineering Education: 1 fractional worksSocial Media in Health E…1Social Media in Health Education: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSocial PsychologySociology and Political SciencePsychiatry and Mental health5 others

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

  1. 1 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  2. 2 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 2 works
  3. 3 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  5. 5 Linguistic research and analysis Language and Linguistics 1 works
  6. 6 Salivary Gland Disorders and Functions Physiology 1 works
  7. 7 Empathy and Medical Education Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  8. 8 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Biomedical and Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Social Media in Health Education Health 1 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-authors14.1%domestic only85.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Norwegian Medical Association's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 187% 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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