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Norwegian Polar Institute

In research, Norwegian Polar Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,269 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Ecology — Atmospheric Science is 66.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,915
of 28,054 · #3,134 all time
Rank in Norway
#21
of 133
Research works
1.2k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
48k
39.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is Norwegian Polar 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 #2,269 of 12,888 28.3%109 #1976

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

What does Norwegian Polar Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 66.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 37.4 works66×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 54.2 works27×
  3. EcologySubfield · 23.0 works23×
← 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: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 27.08× its world share, 54 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.02× its world share, 51 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 27.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Norwegian Polar Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Kit M. Kovacs, Nalân Koç and Sebastian Gerland lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Norwegian Polar Institute.

  1. 1 Kit M. Kovacs Norway · #50,886 worldwide 661 citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Nalân Koç Norway · #57,498 worldwide 413 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Sebastian Gerland Norway · #148,003 worldwide 358 citations · 66 works
  4. 4 Haakon Hop Norway · #167,273 worldwide 355 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Anders Solheim Norway · #167,453 worldwide 289 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Christian Lydersen Norway · #170,989 worldwide 311 citations · 44 works
  7. 7 Geir Wing Gabrielsen Norway · #214,247 worldwide 353 citations · 68 works
  8. 8 Otto Salvigsen Norway · #220,613 worldwide 164 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Jack Kohler Norway · #233,521 worldwide 174 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Jan‐Gunnar Winther Norway · #263,426 worldwide 171 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Norwegian Polar Institute

Which keywords describe research at Norwegian Polar Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Arctic, Ocean Circulation, Decline, Sea Ice, Hydrology and Population Dynamics.

▲ 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 Change71▲ 21×36 topics
  2. Remote Sensing29▲ 18×10 topics
  3. Arctic28▲ 194×4 topics
  4. Ocean Circulation24▲ 144×3 topics
  5. Decline18▲ 532×1 topic
  6. Sea Ice18▲ 532×1 topic
  7. Hydrology15▲ 92×3 topics
  8. Population Dynamics12▲ 38×7 topics
  9. Conservation10▲ 19×7 topics
  10. Acoustic Communication10▲ 158×2 topics
  11. Predator-Prey Interactions10▲ 94×2 topics
  12. Sea Level Rise9▲ 58×2 topics
  13. Anthropogenic Noise9▲ 247×1 topic
  14. Marine Mammals9▲ 247×1 topic
  15. Glacier9▲ 160×1 topic
  16. Water Availability9▲ 160×1 topic
  17. Permafrost9▲ 159×2 topics
  18. Global Warming7▲ 13×6 topics
  19. Biodiversity6▲ 6.6×10 topics
  20. Methane Emissions6▲ 90×2 topics
  21. Carbon Feedback6▲ 136×1 topic
  22. Thawing6▲ 136×1 topic
  23. Trophic Cascades5▲ 44×2 topics
  24. Biogeography4▲ 14×4 topics
  25. Health Effects4▲ 5.8×7 topics
  26. Holocene4▲ 29×3 topics
  27. Sea Level4▲ 35×2 topics
  28. Habitat Selection4▲ 44×2 topics
  29. Data Assimilation4▲ 19×2 topics
  30. Fisheries Sustainability4▲ 34×2 topics
  31. Anaerobic4▲ 42×1 topic
  32. Marine Environment4▲ 20×3 topics
  33. Methane Oxidation4▲ 36×1 topic
  34. Oceanic Modeling4▲ 89×1 topic
  35. Tidal Analysis4▲ 89×1 topic
  36. Dissolved Organic Matter4▲ 68×1 topic
  37. Eutrophication4▲ 27×1 topic
  38. Glacial Cycles4▲ 43×1 topic
  39. International Relations4▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Paleoclimatology4▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does Norwegian Polar Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, Marine animal studies overview, Cryospheric studies and observations and Climate change and permafrost.

Arctic and Antarctic ice…18Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 18 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 9 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 9 fractional worksClimate change and permafrost: 6 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 4 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 4 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 4 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 4 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 3 fractional worksArctic and Russian Policy Studies: 3 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceEcologyOceanographyEnvironmental Chemistry2 others

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

  1. 1 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 18 works
  2. 2 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 9 works
  3. 3 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 9 works
  4. 4 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 6 works
  5. 5 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 4 works
  6. 6 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 4 works
  7. 7 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 4 works
  8. 8 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 4 works
  9. 9 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  10. 10 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 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 available61.4%not open38.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.8%domestic only50.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Norwegian Polar Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower 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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