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Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

In research, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,475 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,675 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,287 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Developmental and Educational Psychology and Social Psychology — Orthopedics and Sports Medicine is 44.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,609
of 28,054 · #10,506 all time
Rank in Norway
#53
of 133
Research works
2.2k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
86k
40.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Norwegian School of Sport Sciences 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 SciencesField #1,475 of 6,365 49.4%64 #3022
Social SciencesDomain #2,675 of 10,521 45.3%138 #4255
Health SciencesDomain #4,287 of 11,982 27.1%220 #3008
MedicineField #3,946 of 10,443 25.5%186 #2526
PsychologyField #1,565 of 2,181 40.9%65 #1845

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Norwegian School of Sport Sciences 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. Social Sciences#3,022 #1,475
  2. Social Sciences#4,255 #2,675
  3. Health Sciences#3,008 #4,287
  4. Medicine#2,526 #3,946
  5. Psychology#1,845 #1,565
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 School of Sport Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Orthopedics and Sports Medicine takes 44.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 45.7 works45×
  2. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 23.5 works13×
  3. Social PsychologySubfield · 25.6 works7.3×
← 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: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.06× its world share, 32 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.43× its world share, 186 worksMedicineNursing: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.38× its world share, 65 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 64 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Norwegian School of Sport Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Ulf Ekelund, Lars Bo Andersen and Sigmund A. Anderssen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.

  1. 1 Ulf Ekelund Norway · #14,039 worldwide 971 citations · 110 works
  2. 2 Lars Bo Andersen Norway · #82,038 worldwide 396 citations · 86 works
  3. 3 Sigmund A. Anderssen Norway · #123,193 worldwide 225 citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Grethe Myklebust Norway · #147,743 worldwide 189 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Kari Bø Norway · #172,495 worldwide 165 citations · 60 works
  6. 6 Truls Raastad Norway · #186,183 worldwide 81 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Kari Steen‐Johnsen Norway · #197,690 worldwide 192 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Jorunn Sundgot‐Borgen Norway · #238,630 worldwide 188 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Kari Fasting Norway · #402,218 worldwide 55 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Sverre Mæhlum Norway · #453,867 worldwide 105 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Norwegian School of Sport Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Norwegian School of Sport Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Physical Activity, Prevention, High-Intensity Interval Training, Injury Prevention, Resistance Training and Athletic Training.

▲ 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. Epidemiology55▲ 3.5×33 topics
  2. Risk Factors34▲ 7.8×12 topics
  3. Physical Activity33▲ 17×12 topics
  4. High-Intensity Interval Training27▲ 64×2 topics
  5. Prevention27▲ 16×8 topics
  6. Injury Prevention26▲ 54×4 topics
  7. Resistance Training25▲ 69×2 topics
  8. Athletic Training24▲ 64×3 topics
  9. Muscle Injuries23▲ 89×1 topic
  10. Sports Injury23▲ 89×1 topic
  11. Physical Education23▲ 47×5 topics
  12. Youth Engagement20▲ 22×4 topics
  13. Public Health19▲ 3.3×20 topics
  14. Qualitative Research19▲ 5.6×10 topics
  15. Gender Dynamics19▲ 46×3 topics
  16. Health Promotion19▲ 15×8 topics
  17. Performance Analysis18▲ 21×1 topic
  18. Training Load18▲ 72×1 topic
  19. Exercise18▲ 37×3 topics
  20. Well-being17▲ 11×10 topics
  21. Sport Psychology16▲ 41×2 topics
  22. Sport Education16▲ 206×1 topic
  23. Teaching Games for Understanding16▲ 206×1 topic
  24. Identity16▲ 5.4×4 topics
  25. Gender15▲ 7.1×4 topics
  26. Expert Performance15▲ 153×1 topic
  27. Motor Imagery15▲ 31×1 topic
  28. Masculinity14▲ 43×3 topics
  29. Fan Culture14▲ 133×1 topic
  30. Obesity14▲ 4.7×12 topics
  31. Sport14▲ 90×1 topic
  32. Intrinsic Motivation14▲ 29×3 topics
  33. Biomechanics13▲ 11×7 topics
  34. Autonomy Support13▲ 96×1 topic
  35. Self-Determination Theory13▲ 96×1 topic
  36. Mega Events12▲ 87×1 topic
  37. Sport Tourism12▲ 87×1 topic
  38. Rehabilitation12▲ 7.9×8 topics
  39. Physical Fitness12▲ 21×4 topics
  40. Adolescents11▲ 7.6×7 topics

Which research topics does Norwegian School of Sport Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports injuries and prevention, Sports Performance and Training, Physical Education and Pedagogy and Sport Psychology and Performance.

Sports injuries and prev…23Sports injuries and prevention: 23 fractional worksSports Performance and T…18Sports Performance and Training: 18 fractional worksPhysical Education and P…16Physical Education and Pedagogy: 16 fractional worksSport Psychology and Per…15Sport Psychology and Performance: 15 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Society: 14 fractional worksMotivation and Self-Concept in Sports: 13 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Imp…12Sport and Mega-Event Impacts: 12 fractional worksKnee injuries and reconstruction techniques: 10 fractional worksCardiovascular and exercise physiology: 9 fractional worksPhysical Activity and Health: 8 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicinePhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyGender Studies5 others

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

  1. 1 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 23 works
  2. 2 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 18 works
  3. 3 Physical Education and Pedagogy Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 16 works
  4. 4 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 15 works
  5. 5 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 14 works
  6. 6 Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports Social Psychology 13 works
  7. 7 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  8. 8 Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques Surgery 10 works
  9. 9 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 9 works
  10. 10 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 8 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 available53.4%not open46.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.5%domestic only62.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Norwegian School of Sport Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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