NTNU Samfunnsforskning
In research, NTNU Samfunnsforskning stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,353 of 10,670 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,108 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,913 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now.
- World rank, 2022-now
- #4,225 of 22,385 · #3,837 all time
- Rank in Norway
- #24 of 123
- Research works
- 1.6k ◆ 0% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 22k 14.2 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 9.4% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.00× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 56% world 40%
- International
- 27% world 18%
What is NTNU Samfunnsforskning known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #3,353 of 10,670 | 6.4% | 147 | #3054 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #3,108 of 9,585 | 10.8% | 149 | #2583 | |
| Social SciencesField | #2,913 of 5,988 | 10.9% | 81 | #2668 | |
| EngineeringField | #4,245 of 5,901 | 3.1% | 65 | #3530 |
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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Physical Sciences#3,054 #3,353
- Social Sciences#2,583 #3,108
- Social Sciences#2,668 #2,913
- Engineering#3,530 #4,245
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does NTNU Samfunnsforskning work in?
In 2022-now, 43% of research at NTNU Samfunnsforskning is in Social Sciences, 41% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Engineering (18%), Psychology (9%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences16842.7%
- Social Sciences9223.3%
- Psychology348.6%
- Business, Management and Accounting133.4%
- Decision Sciences112.7%
- Arts and Humanities102.6%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance82.0%
- Physical Sciences16141.0%
- Engineering7017.8%
- Computer Science338.4%
- Environmental Science246.1%
- Physics and Astronomy123.1%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences82.0%
- Mathematics51.4%
- Energy40.9%
- Materials Science30.8%
- Chemical Engineering10.3%
- Chemistry10.1%
- Health Sciences5213.3%
- Medicine276.8%
- Health Professions246.1%
- Nursing10.2%
- Dentistry10.1%
- Life Sciences123.1%
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 25 fields, with their numbers
- Decision Sciences2.84×11 works
- Psychology2.82×34 works
- Health Professions2.33×24 works
- Social Sciences1.84×92 works
- Physics and Astronomy1.41×12 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.29×8 works
- Environmental Science1.23×24 works
- Engineering1.18×70 works
- Mathematics1.15×5 works
- Computer Science1.08×33 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.06×13 works
- Energy0.98×4 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.95×8 works
- Arts and Humanities0.91×10 works
- Chemical Engineering0.83×1 works
- Nursing0.46×1 works
- Neuroscience0.39×2 works
- Medicine0.35×26 works
- Dentistry0.27×0 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.26×6 works
- Materials Science0.23×3 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.18×3 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.15×1 works
- Chemistry0.09×1 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.08×0 works
- Decision Sciences 2.8×
- Psychology 2.8×
- Health Professions 2.3×
- Social Sciences 1.8×
- Physics and Astronomy 1.4×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.3×
- Environmental Science 1.2×
- Engineering 1.2×
- Mathematics 1.1×
- Computer Science 1.1×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.1×
- Energy 1.0×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.9×
- Arts and Humanities 0.9×
- Chemical Engineering 0.8×
- Nursing 0.5×
- Neuroscience 0.4×
- Medicine 0.3×
- Dentistry 0.3×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.3×
- Materials Science 0.2×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.2×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.1×
- Chemistry 0.1×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at NTNU Samfunnsforskning?
Ranked on the quality score, Tonje Cecilie Osmundsen, Marit Schei Olsen and Beate Wold Hygen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NTNU Samfunnsforskning.
- 1
Tonje Cecilie Osmundsen
Norway · #301,720 worldwide 1.6k citations · 52 works
- 2
Marit Schei Olsen
Norway · #309,546 worldwide 734 citations · 31 works
- 3
Beate Wold Hygen
Norway · #481,780 worldwide 918 citations · 26 works
- 4
Joakim Caspersen
Norway · #636,122 worldwide 727 citations · 86 works
- 5
Stian Antonsen
Norway · #701,374 worldwide 1.4k citations · 76 works
- 6
Kristine Vedal Størkersen
Norway · #723,680 worldwide 780 citations · 57 works
- 7
Petter Grytten Almklov
Norway · #955,957 worldwide 1.1k citations · 76 works
- 8
Alexei N. Rudakov
Norway · #1,085,507 worldwide 1.2k citations · 44 works
- 9
Veronika Paulsen
Norway · #1,145,209 worldwide 582 citations · 83 works
- 10
Christian Wendelborg
Norway · #1,245,363 worldwide 618 citations · 83 works
Which keywords describe research at NTNU Samfunnsforskning?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Mental Health, Public Opinion, Renewable Energy, Embodiment, Resilience, Tacit Knowledge and Globalization.
- Psychological Resilience
- Child Welfare
- Quantitative Risk Assessment
- Participatory Design
- Bayesian Networks
- Safety Culture
- Occupational Safety
- Climate Change Adaptation
- Employee Behavior
- Dark Matter
- Neutrinos
- Interactional Expertise
- Neoliberalism
- Political Economy
- Social Science
- Tacit Knowledge
- Public Opinion
- Environmental Impact
- Globalization
- Mental Health
- Sustainability
- Renewable Energy
- Climate Change
- Resilience
- Embodiment
- Risk Management
- Ethical Guidelines
- Risk Perception
- Dementia Care
- Cosmic Rays
- Reflective Practice
- Particle Physics
- Income Inequality
- Institutional Theory
- Safety Climate
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Economic Crisis
- Fault Tree Analysis
- Social Policy
- Human Factors
Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
- Sustainability18▲ 1.87×37 topics
- Mental Health15▲ 2.6×23 topics
- Renewable Energy14▲ 2.4×22 topics
- Globalization14▲ 1.75×27 topics
- Climate Change12◆ 1.10×37 topics
- Environmental Impact12▲ 1.72×24 topics
- Resilience9▲ 4.5×9 topics
- Public Opinion8▲ 16×4 topics
- Embodiment7▲ 9.3×6 topics
- Tacit Knowledge6▲ 35×3 topics
- Risk Management6▲ 3.2×8 topics
- Social Science6▲ 39×3 topics
- Ethical Guidelines6▲ 26×3 topics
- Political Economy5▲ 5.4×7 topics
- Risk Perception5▲ 5.0×4 topics
- Neoliberalism5▲ 3.7×8 topics
- Dementia Care5▲ 103×1 topic
- Interactional Expertise5▲ 115×1 topic
- Cosmic Rays5▲ 25×2 topics
- Neutrinos5▲ 25×2 topics
- Reflective Practice5▲ 6.3×6 topics
- Dark Matter4▲ 10.0×2 topics
- Particle Physics4▲ 16×2 topics
- Employee Behavior4▲ 14×2 topics
- Income Inequality4▲ 7.8×5 topics
- Climate Change Adaptation4▲ 5.9×2 topics
- Institutional Theory4▲ 10×3 topics
- Occupational Safety4▲ 11×2 topics
- Safety Climate4▲ 12×1 topic
- Safety Culture4▲ 15×1 topic
- Stakeholder Engagement4▲ 11×3 topics
- Bayesian Networks4▲ 10×2 topics
- Economic Crisis4▲ 8.2×2 topics
- Participatory Design4▲ 18×2 topics
- Fault Tree Analysis4▲ 20×1 topic
- Quantitative Risk Assessment4▲ 20×1 topic
- Social Policy4▲ 9.8×3 topics
- Child Welfare3▲ 24×2 topics
- Human Factors3▲ 11×2 topics
- Psychological Resilience3▲ 9.5×2 topics
Which research topics does NTNU Samfunnsforskning publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research, Occupational Health and Safety Research, Risk and Safety Analysis and Social Policy and Reform Studies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 5 works
- 2 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 4 works
- 3 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 4 works
- 4 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 3 works
- 5 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 3 works
- 6 Public Policy and Administration Research Public Administration 3 works
- 7 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 3 works
- 8 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 2 works
- 9 Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development Management of Technology and Innovation 2 works
- 10 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has NTNU Samfunnsforskning's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 0% lower than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is NTNU Samfunnsforskning as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0017% in 2024.
Fractional works of NTNU Samfunnsforskning over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.7% in 2014.
Other research institutions in Trondheim
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
- SINTEF
- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
- Geological Survey of Norway
- Trondheim Kommune
- Fugro (Norway)
- Integrated Optoelectronics (Norway)
- FORCE Technology (Norway)
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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