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Norwegian Veterinary Institute

In research, Norwegian Veterinary Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,083 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Immunology and Microbiology — Immunology and Microbiology is 16.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,583
of 28,054 · #7,439 all time
Rank in Norway
#52
of 133
Research works
2.1k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
70k
33.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Norwegian Veterinary 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
Life SciencesDomain #4,083 of 7,800 20.6%91 #2826

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Norwegian Veterinary 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 Veterinary Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Immunology and Microbiology takes 16.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Immunology and MicrobiologyField · 27.7 works16×
← 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: 3.97× its world share, 32 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.36× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 16.44× its world share, 28 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.37× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 45.15× its world share, 10 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 45.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Norwegian Veterinary Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Gunnar Sundstøl Eriksen, Hilde Kruse and Janneche Utne Skaare lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Norwegian Veterinary Institute.

  1. 1 Gunnar Sundstøl Eriksen Norway · #144,161 worldwide 158 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Hilde Kruse Norway · #263,545 worldwide 193 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Janneche Utne Skaare Norway · #373,368 worldwide 122 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Christopher O. Miles Norway · #500,221 worldwide 112 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Sylvie L. Benestad Norway · #509,043 worldwide 81 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Tor Atle Mo Norway · #520,350 worldwide 50 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Cecilie Marie Mejdell Norway · #544,472 worldwide 89 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Tore Håstein Norway · #730,578 worldwide 41 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 David Strand Norway · #741,316 worldwide 58 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Knut Falk Norway · #764,450 worldwide 39 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Norwegian Veterinary Institute

Which keywords describe research at Norwegian Veterinary Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gut Microbiota, Epidemiology, Antibiotic Resistance, Aquaculture, Probiotics, Innate Immunity, Cytokines and Fish Immunology.

▲ 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. Epidemiology26▲ 4.0×41 topics
  2. Gut Microbiota19▲ 33×4 topics
  3. Antibiotic Resistance18▲ 28×8 topics
  4. Aquaculture17▲ 40×6 topics
  5. Probiotics17▲ 42×3 topics
  6. Innate Immunity14▲ 26×6 topics
  7. Climate Change13▲ 2.9×30 topics
  8. Cytokines13▲ 28×2 topics
  9. Fish Immunology13▲ 170×1 topic
  10. Stress Response13▲ 134×1 topic
  11. Biodiversity12▲ 9.5×11 topics
  12. Public Health10▲ 4.1×15 topics
  13. Pathogenesis10▲ 11×15 topics
  14. Molecular Phylogeny9▲ 34×4 topics
  15. Invasive Species8▲ 11×7 topics
  16. Antimicrobial Resistance8▲ 24×8 topics
  17. Immune Response8▲ 8.4×11 topics
  18. Animal Welfare8▲ 52×4 topics
  19. Virulence Factors6▲ 26×7 topics
  20. Vaccine6▲ 9.2×9 topics
  21. Genetic Diversity6▲ 8.2×7 topics
  22. Aquatic Environment6▲ 43×2 topics
  23. Genomic Sequencing6▲ 30×4 topics
  24. Vaccine Development6▲ 13×6 topics
  25. Host-Pathogen Interactions5▲ 38×3 topics
  26. Emotional State5▲ 102×1 topic
  27. Stress Indicators5▲ 102×1 topic
  28. Heat Stress5▲ 36×2 topics
  29. Metagenomics5▲ 31×3 topics
  30. Microbial Communities5▲ 6.6×5 topics
  31. Genomics5▲ 9.3×6 topics
  32. Fisheries Sustainability4▲ 29×2 topics
  33. Global Change4▲ 9.6×2 topics
  34. Ecosystem4▲ 23×1 topic
  35. Parasites4▲ 84×1 topic
  36. Pathogen Transmission4▲ 35×2 topics
  37. DNA Barcoding4▲ 14×4 topics
  38. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 7.2×6 topics
  39. Genomic Analysis4▲ 8.4×8 topics
  40. Neurodegenerative Diseases3▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Norwegian Veterinary Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Aquaculture disease management and microbiota, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Parasite Biology and Host Interactions and Animal Nutrition and Physiology.

Aquaculture disease mana…13Aquaculture disease management and microbiota: 13 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welf…5Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 5 fractional worksParasite Biology and Hos…4Parasite Biology and Host Interactions: 4 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 3 fractional worksPrion Diseases and Protein Misfolding: 3 fractional worksMicrobial infections and disease research: 3 fractional worksAnimal Disease Management and Epidemiology: 3 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 3 fractional worksMyxozoan Parasites in Aquatic Species: 3 fractional worksAnimal Virus Infections Studies: 3 fractional works
ImmunologySmall AnimalsEcologyAnimal Science and Zoology5 others

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

  1. 1 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 13 works
  2. 2 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 5 works
  3. 3 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 4 works
  4. 4 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 3 works
  5. 5 Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding Molecular Biology 3 works
  6. 6 Microbial infections and disease research Microbiology 3 works
  7. 7 Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology Agronomy and Crop Science 3 works
  8. 8 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  9. 9 Myxozoan Parasites in Aquatic Species Cancer Research 3 works
  10. 10 Animal Virus Infections Studies Animal Science and Zoology 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 available45.5%not open54.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.6%domestic only72.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Norwegian Veterinary Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% lower 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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