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Norwegian University of Life Sciences

In research, Norwegian University of Life Sciences stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#459 of 3,409 worldwide), Life Sciences (#1,071 of 7,800 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#492 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Veterinary, Small Animals and Aquatic Science — Veterinary is 13.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,660
of 28,054 · #1,334 all time
Rank in Norway
#10
of 133
Research works
10k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
358k
35.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Norwegian University of Life 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #459 of 3,409 30.3%324 #187
Life SciencesDomain #1,071 of 7,800 26.1%596 #664
Environmental ScienceField #492 of 3,551 25.2%340 #291
Physical SciencesDomain #2,037 of 12,888 23.2%737 #2290
Social SciencesDomain #1,796 of 10,521 35.2%281 #1040
Health SciencesDomain #2,766 of 11,982 21.1%176 #2360
Social SciencesField #1,491 of 6,365 38.3%133 #1314
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,040 of 3,579 22.8%187 #693
EngineeringField #2,190 of 6,636 21.0%187 #2242
MedicineField #4,695 of 10,443 19.3%100 #5101

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Norwegian University of Life 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#187 #459
  2. Life Sciences#664 #1,071
  3. Environmental Science#291 #492
  4. Physical Sciences#2,290 #2,037
  5. Social Sciences#1,040 #1,796
  6. Health Sciences#2,360 #2,766
  7. Social Sciences#1,314 #1,491
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#693 #1,040
  9. Engineering#2,242 #2,190
  10. Medicine#5,101 #4,695
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 University of Life Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Veterinary takes 13.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. VeterinaryField · 33.5 works14×
  2. Small AnimalsSubfield · 27.4 works12×
  3. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 31.9 works9.8×
  4. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 36.3 works9.2×
  5. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 36.8 works8.6×
  6. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 35.8 works8.4×
← 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: 3.81× its world share, 324 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.96× its world share, 187 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.30× its world share, 60 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.86× its world share, 25 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.77× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.71× its world share, 20 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 48 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 42 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.79× its world share, 30 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.70× its world share, 187 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.83× its world share, 340 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 17 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.88× its world share, 35 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 24 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 100 worksMedicineNursing: 1.94× its world share, 17 worksNursingVeterinary: 13.79× its world share, 34 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 33 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 16 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.37× its world share, 53 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 35 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 133 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 13.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Norwegian University of Life Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Arild Angelsen, Tor A. Benjaminsen and Vincent G. H. Eijsink lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Norwegian University of Life Sciences.

  1. 1 Arild Angelsen Norway · #14,621 worldwide 844 citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Tor A. Benjaminsen Norway · #30,502 worldwide 344 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Vincent G. H. Eijsink Norway · #36,734 worldwide 777 citations · 80 works
  4. 4 Erik Næsset Norway · #41,442 worldwide 1.1k citations · 91 works
  5. 5 Harald Martens Norway · #43,229 worldwide 586 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Terje Gobakken Norway · #47,895 worldwide 712 citations · 73 works
  7. 7 T.H.E. Meuwissen Norway · #51,410 worldwide 307 citations · 51 works
  8. 8 Lars R. Bakken Norway · #57,205 worldwide 649 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 David Griffiths Norway · #60,922 worldwide 195 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Ola M. Heide Norway · #64,492 worldwide 274 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Norwegian University of Life Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Aquaculture, Gut Microbiota, Biodiversity Conservation, Probiotics, Invasive Species, Sustainability and Biodiversity.

▲ 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 Change179▲ 3.7×87 topics
  2. Sustainability90▲ 2.1×66 topics
  3. Environmental Impact72▲ 2.4×51 topics
  4. Renewable Energy68▲ 2.6×32 topics
  5. Aquaculture64▲ 14×8 topics
  6. Gut Microbiota55▲ 8.8×7 topics
  7. Biodiversity55▲ 4.1×26 topics
  8. Biodiversity Conservation54▲ 8.1×13 topics
  9. Probiotics51▲ 12×6 topics
  10. Invasive Species50▲ 6.6×20 topics
  11. Genetic Diversity38▲ 4.8×17 topics
  12. Ecosystem Services37▲ 5.4×10 topics
  13. Antibiotic Resistance37▲ 5.4×8 topics
  14. Innate Immunity33▲ 5.8×6 topics
  15. Food Security33▲ 3.3×18 topics
  16. Health Effects32▲ 2.9×22 topics
  17. Nutrition30▲ 3.8×9 topics
  18. Animal Welfare29▲ 19×4 topics
  19. Habitat Fragmentation29▲ 7.4×5 topics
  20. Cytokines29▲ 5.7×4 topics
  21. Stress Response29▲ 28×2 topics
  22. Microbial Communities29▲ 3.8×9 topics
  23. Fish Immunology28▲ 35×1 topic
  24. Global Change28▲ 6.0×6 topics
  25. Viral Diseases28▲ 24×1 topic
  26. Biomass Estimation27▲ 9.8×3 topics
  27. Conservation27▲ 3.5×20 topics
  28. Omega-3 Fatty Acids26▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Population Dynamics26▲ 5.7×10 topics
  30. Population Genetics26▲ 10×5 topics
  31. Marker-Assisted Selection25▲ 18×3 topics
  32. Fatty Acids24▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Sustainable Agriculture24▲ 4.3×10 topics
  34. Fish Feed24▲ 26×1 topic
  35. Sustainable Feeds24▲ 26×1 topic
  36. Ecosystem Functioning22▲ 6.6×7 topics
  37. Aboveground Biomass22▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Plant Breeding22▲ 12×4 topics
  39. Genome-Wide Association20▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Milk Composition19▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does Norwegian University of Life Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Aquaculture disease management and microbiota, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock and Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies.

Aquaculture disease management and microbiota: 28 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 24 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic t…18Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 18 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welf…17Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 17 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 15 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 13 fractional worksProbiotics and Fermented…13Probiotics and Fermented Foods: 13 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 12 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 12 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR…11Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 11 fractional works
ImmunologyAquatic ScienceGeneticsSmall Animals6 others

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

  1. 1 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 28 works
  2. 2 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 24 works
  3. 3 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 18 works
  4. 4 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 17 works
  5. 5 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 15 works
  6. 6 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 13 works
  7. 7 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 13 works
  8. 8 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 12 works
  9. 9 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 12 works
  10. 10 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 11 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 available53.9%not open46.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.3%domestic only63.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Norwegian University of Life Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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