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Norwegian Police University College

In research, Norwegian Police University College stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,897 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,737
of 28,054 · #34,371 all time
Rank in Norway
#122
of 133
Research works
337
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.4k
10.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Norwegian Police University College 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
Social SciencesDomain #7,897 of 10,521 31.1%70 #10627

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Norwegian Police University College 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.

Neuroscience: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 1.83× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.25× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.60× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.04× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.69× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.57× its world share, 43 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Norwegian Police University College?

Ranked on the composite score, Tore Björgo, Morten Holmboe and Paul Larsson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Norwegian Police University College.

  1. 1 Tore Björgo Norway · #201,784 worldwide 75 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Morten Holmboe Norway · #612,679 worldwide 2 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Paul Larsson Norway · #792,652 worldwide 15 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Berit Johnsen Norway · #960,385 worldwide 31 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Brita Bjørkelo Norway · #1,035,594 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Norwegian Police University College

Which keywords describe research at Norwegian Police University College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Law Enforcement, Social Identity, Police Legitimacy, Procedural Justice, Digital Forensics, Cybercrime, Security and Criminal Behavior.

▲ 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. Law Enforcement12▲ 211×3 topics
  2. Social Identity11▲ 119×3 topics
  3. Police Legitimacy9▲ 900×1 topic
  4. Procedural Justice9▲ 900×1 topic
  5. Digital Forensics6▲ 132×2 topics
  6. Deep Learning6▲ 1.83×9 topics
  7. Cybercrime5▲ 96×2 topics
  8. Mental Health5▲ 3.7×15 topics
  9. Security5▲ 8.3×6 topics
  10. Criminal Behavior5▲ 114×2 topics
  11. Mobile Devices4▲ 75×2 topics
  12. Internet of Things4▲ 4.9×2 topics
  13. Youth Violence4▲ 93×2 topics
  14. Cloud Computing4▲ 15×1 topic
  15. Forensic Investigation4▲ 232×1 topic
  16. Leadership4▲ 8.5×7 topics
  17. Developmental Trajectories4▲ 30×2 topics
  18. Meta-Analysis4▲ 6.2×6 topics
  19. Crime3▲ 128×1 topic
  20. Human Rights3▲ 3.5×7 topics
  21. Social Structure3▲ 90×1 topic
  22. Big Data3▲ 3.6×5 topics
  23. Criminal Justice3▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Detection3▲ 10×3 topics
  25. Stress3▲ 8.0×5 topics
  26. Prison System3▲ 50×2 topics
  27. Racial Disparities3▲ 56×2 topics
  28. Ethics3▲ 5.5×8 topics
  29. Incarceration Effects3▲ 96×1 topic
  30. Mass Incarceration3▲ 96×1 topic
  31. Psychological Impact3▲ 8.5×4 topics
  32. Victimization3▲ 90×2 topics
  33. Copy-Move Forgery2▲ 79×1 topic
  34. Embodiment2▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Image Forgery Detection2▲ 79×1 topic
  36. Social Interaction2▲ 6.3×4 topics
  37. Drug Trafficking2▲ 39×2 topics
  38. Judicial Review2▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Social Science2▲ 63×2 topics
  40. Tacit Knowledge2▲ 50×2 topics

Which research topics does Norwegian Police University College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Policing Practices and Perceptions, Digital and Cyber Forensics, Crime Patterns and Interventions and Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis.

Policing Practices and P…9Policing Practices and Perceptions: 9 fractional worksDigital and Cyber Forens…4Digital and Cyber Forensics: 4 fractional worksCrime Patterns and Inter…3Crime Patterns and Interventions: 3 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 3 fractional worksDigital Media Forensic Detection: 2 fractional worksEducation, Healthcare an…2Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 2 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 2 fractional worksCybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies: 2 fractional worksEmotional Intelligence and Performance: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsInformation SystemsSociology and Political ScienceComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition2 others

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

  1. 1 Policing Practices and Perceptions Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  2. 2 Digital and Cyber Forensics Information Systems 4 works
  3. 3 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  4. 4 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  5. 5 Digital Media Forensic Detection Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  6. 6 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 2 works
  9. 9 Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies Information Systems 2 works
  10. 10 Emotional Intelligence and Performance Social Psychology 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 available56.0%not open44.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.8%domestic only78.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Norwegian Police University College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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