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Norwegian University of Science and Technology

In research, Norwegian University of Science and Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#158 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#149 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#100 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes and Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty — Ocean Engineering is 6.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#209
of 28,054 · #308 all time
Rank in Norway
#2
of 133
Research works
55k
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.5M
27.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Norwegian University of Science and Technology 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 #158 of 12,888 22.3%6,707 #264
Social SciencesDomain #149 of 10,521 35.0%2,538 #279
Social SciencesField #100 of 6,365 39.7%1,054 #245
EngineeringField #119 of 6,636 20.5%3,327 #130
Computer ScienceField #99 of 4,667 28.1%1,155 #230
Information SystemsSubfield #33 of 1,291 39.6%183 #90
Health SciencesDomain #443 of 11,982 26.2%1,259 #413
Environmental ScienceField #142 of 3,551 24.9%823 #138
Strategy and ManagementSubfield #34 of 635 37.3%120 —
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #139 of 2,578 39.3%330 #201

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Norwegian University of Science and Technology 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. Physical Sciences#264 #158
  2. Social Sciences#279 #149
  3. Social Sciences#245 #100
  4. Engineering#130 #119
  5. Computer Science#230 #99
  6. Information Systems#90 #33
  7. Health Sciences#413 #443
  8. Environmental Science#138 #142
  9. Sociology and Political Science#201 #139
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 Science and Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 6.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 350.6 works6.0×
  2. Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSubfield · 38.1 works4.4×
  3. Statistics, Probability and UncertaintySubfield · 68.2 works3.6×
  4. Energy Engineering and Power TechnologySubfield · 41.0 works3.4×
  5. Environmental EngineeringSubfield · 200.2 works3.3×
← 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: 0.39× its world share, 207 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 273 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 45 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.90× its world share, 163 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.03× its world share, 80 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.55× its world share, 97 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.33× its world share, 1,155 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.60× its world share, 281 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.67× its world share, 172 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.98× its world share, 3,327 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.48× its world share, 822 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.87× its world share, 338 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.06× its world share, 139 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.19× its world share, 295 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 9 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.93× its world share, 274 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 950 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 21 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.82× its world share, 264 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.93× its world share, 337 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.94× its world share, 210 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.68× its world share, 164 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.49× its world share, 508 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 1,054 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Norwegian University of Science and Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Patrick Mikalef, Odd M. Faltinsen and Kristian Hveem lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

  1. 1 Patrick Mikalef Norway · #9,948 worldwide 1k citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Odd M. Faltinsen Norway · #10,095 worldwide 729 citations · 73 works
  3. 3 Kristian Hveem Norway · #10,452 worldwide 715 citations · 81 works
  4. 4 Thor I. Fossen Norway · #12,239 worldwide 1.1k citations · 109 works
  5. 5 Stein Kaasa Norway · #12,674 worldwide 691 citations · 52 works
  6. 6 Lars Jacob Stovner Norway · #15,511 worldwide 2.7k citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Håvard Rue Norway · #15,888 worldwide 1.1k citations · 70 works
  8. 8 Lars J. Vatten Norway · #16,552 worldwide 573 citations · 62 works
  9. 9 Henrik Koch Norway · #17,225 worldwide 935 citations · 62 works
  10. 10 Ilias O. Pappas Norway · #18,397 worldwide 726 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Which keywords describe research at Norwegian University of Science and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Deep Learning, Sustainability, Machine Learning, Climate Change, Environmental Impact, Maritime Transportation and Energy Efficiency.

▲ 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. Deep Learning542▲ 1.42×80 topics
  2. Machine Learning504▲ 1.37×86 topics
  3. Sustainability466▲ 1.71×93 topics
  4. Climate Change450▲ 1.49×95 topics
  5. Renewable Energy412▲ 2.5×49 topics
  6. Environmental Impact359▲ 1.89×57 topics
  7. Neural Networks231▲ 1.34×38 topics
  8. Energy Efficiency225▲ 2.1×40 topics
  9. Remote Sensing214▲ 1.55×34 topics
  10. Supply Chain Management185▲ 1.78×23 topics
  11. Nanoparticles177▲ 1.26×43 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties170▲ 1.56×38 topics
  13. Risk Management149▲ 2.8×17 topics
  14. Risk Assessment149▲ 1.96×21 topics
  15. Big Data147▲ 1.44×24 topics
  16. Optimization140▲ 2.7×26 topics
  17. Smart Grid137▲ 3.2×10 topics
  18. Security133▲ 1.82×25 topics
  19. Maritime Transportation126▲ 21×2 topics
  20. Heat Transfer125▲ 2.2×19 topics
  21. Model Predictive Control117▲ 4.0×6 topics
  22. Artificial Neural Networks114▲ 2.1×8 topics
  23. Collision Avoidance113▲ 5.5×4 topics
  24. Renewable Energy Integration106▲ 2.8×6 topics
  25. Path Planning106▲ 7.5×3 topics
  26. Numerical Simulation102▲ 3.1×14 topics
  27. Human Factors101▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Game Theory97▲ 5.1×7 topics
  29. Life Cycle Assessment95▲ 3.1×8 topics
  30. Emissions94▲ 4.2×6 topics
  31. Circular Economy93▲ 3.1×8 topics
  32. Air Quality92▲ 4.5×6 topics
  33. Cyber-Physical Systems91▲ 3.1×8 topics
  34. Metal Recovery84▲ 3.7×3 topics
  35. Autonomous Ships77▲ 23×1 topic
  36. Fluid-Structure Interaction77▲ 4.5×6 topics
  37. Unmanned Surface Vehicles77▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Turbulent Flow73▲ 5.4×4 topics
  39. CFD Simulation72▲ 5.5×5 topics
  40. Fuel Consumption60▲ 7.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Norwegian University of Science and Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Maritime Navigation and Safety, Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency and Fault Detection and Control Systems.

Maritime Navigation and …77Maritime Navigation and Safety: 77 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comf…52Building Energy and Comfort Optimization: 52 fractional worksMaritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency: 49 fractional worksFault Detection and Control Systems: 46 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 46 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 44 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis: 44 fractional worksConstruction Project Man…42Construction Project Management and Performance: 42 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 42 fractional worksAdvanced Control Systems Optimization: 40 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringBuilding and ConstructionEnvironmental EngineeringControl and Systems Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 77 works
  2. 2 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 52 works
  3. 3 Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency Environmental Engineering 49 works
  4. 4 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 46 works
  5. 5 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 46 works
  6. 6 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 44 works
  7. 7 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 44 works
  8. 8 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 42 works
  9. 9 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 42 works
  10. 10 Advanced Control Systems Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 40 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 available47.4%not open52.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.8%domestic only70.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Norwegian University of Science and Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.