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NTNU Samfunnsforskning

In research, NTNU Samfunnsforskning stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,294 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,838 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,532 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,796
of 28,054 · #11,094 all time
Rank in Norway
#61
of 133
Research works
1.6k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
14.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is NTNU Samfunnsforskning 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 #4,294 of 10,521 26.6%149 #4044
Social SciencesField #3,838 of 6,365 30.4%81 #3237
Physical SciencesDomain #8,532 of 12,888 15.3%147 #9478
EngineeringField #5,526 of 6,636 10.8%65 #6503

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where NTNU Samfunnsforskning 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#4,044 #4,294
  2. Social Sciences#3,237 #3,838
  3. Physical Sciences#9,478 #8,532
  4. Engineering#6,503 #5,526
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.

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: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.13× its world share, 31 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.02× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.23× its world share, 65 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.15× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.16× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.52× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.27× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.85× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.14× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.98× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.01× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.74× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 81 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at NTNU Samfunnsforskning?

Ranked on the composite score, Petter Grytten Almklov, Kristine Vedal Størkersen and Joakim Caspersen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NTNU Samfunnsforskning.

  1. 1 Petter Grytten Almklov · #289,934 worldwide 65 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Kristine Vedal Størkersen · #688,124 worldwide 47 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Joakim Caspersen · #724,694 worldwide 27 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 M. Kachelrieß · #856,371 worldwide 168 citations · 62 works
  5. 5 Veronika Paulsen · #878,932 worldwide 31 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Christian Wendelborg · #1,049,126 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Torgeir K. Haavik · #1,408,874 worldwide 13 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at NTNU Samfunnsforskning

Which keywords describe research at NTNU Samfunnsforskning?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Mental Health, Public Opinion, Renewable Energy, Embodiment, Resilience, Globalization and Tacit Knowledge.

▲ 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. Sustainability17▲ 2.0×33 topics
  2. Mental Health14▲ 2.7×23 topics
  3. Globalization12▲ 1.82×26 topics
  4. Renewable Energy12▲ 2.3×20 topics
  5. Deep Learning11◆ 0.92×41 topics
  6. Climate Change10◆ 1.10×31 topics
  7. Environmental Impact10▲ 1.66×24 topics
  8. Resilience8▲ 4.6×9 topics
  9. Public Opinion7▲ 16×4 topics
  10. Embodiment6▲ 9.7×6 topics
  11. Tacit Knowledge6▲ 35×3 topics
  12. Risk Management6▲ 3.4×7 topics
  13. Social Justice6▲ 2.7×13 topics
  14. Social Science5▲ 38×3 topics
  15. Ethical Guidelines5▲ 26×3 topics
  16. Political Economy5▲ 5.5×6 topics
  17. Cosmic Rays5▲ 27×2 topics
  18. Neutrinos5▲ 27×2 topics
  19. Neoliberalism5▲ 3.8×7 topics
  20. Dark Matter4▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Particle Physics4▲ 17×2 topics
  22. Risk Perception4▲ 4.7×4 topics
  23. Dementia Care4▲ 101×1 topic
  24. Income Inequality4▲ 8.6×5 topics
  25. Interactional Expertise4▲ 110×1 topic
  26. Employee Behavior4▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Reflective Practice4▲ 6.2×6 topics
  28. Institutional Theory4▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Occupational Safety4▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Bayesian Networks4▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Safety Climate4▲ 12×1 topic
  32. Safety Culture4▲ 15×1 topic
  33. Climate Change Adaptation4▲ 6.0×2 topics
  34. Fault Tree Analysis4▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Participatory Design4▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Quantitative Risk Assessment4▲ 21×1 topic
  37. Economic Crisis4▲ 8.3×2 topics
  38. Social Policy4▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Human Factors3▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Psychological Resilience3▲ 9.9×2 topics

Which research topics does NTNU Samfunnsforskning publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research, Occupational Health and Safety Research, Risk and Safety Analysis and Social Policy and Reform Studies.

Education, Healthcare an…4Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 4 fractional worksOccupational Health and …4Occupational Health and Safety Research: 4 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis: 4 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform Studies: 3 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 3 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 3 fractional worksPublic Policy and Administration Research: 3 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic …2Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 2 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 2 fractional worksMaritime Navigation and Safety: 2 fractional works
Social PsychologyRadiological and Ultrasound TechnologyStatistics, Probability and UncertaintyPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Healthcare and Sociology ResearchSocial Psychology 4 works
  2. 2 Occupational Health and Safety ResearchRadiological and Ultrasound Technology 4 works
  3. 3 Risk and Safety AnalysisStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty 4 works
  4. 4 Social Policy and Reform StudiesPolitical Science and International Relations 3 works
  5. 5 European and International Law StudiesPolitical Science and International Relations 3 works
  6. 6 American Constitutional Law and PoliticsPolitical Science and International Relations 3 works
  7. 7 Public Policy and Administration ResearchPublic Administration 3 works
  8. 8 Astrophysics and Cosmic PhenomenaNuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  9. 9 Employment and Welfare StudiesGeneral Health Professions 2 works
  10. 10 Maritime Navigation and SafetyOcean Engineering 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-authors27.2%domestic only72.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NTNU Samfunnsforskning's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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