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OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University

In research, OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University stands highest in Social Sciences (#273 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#185 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#768 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Administration and Communication — Public Administration is 22.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,413
of 28,054 · #2,611 all time
Rank in Norway
#7
of 133
Research works
6.7k
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
111k
16.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University 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 #273 of 10,521 36.0%899 #447
Social SciencesField #185 of 6,365 40.7%507 #257
Health SciencesDomain #768 of 11,982 29.3%466 #1349
PsychologyField #155 of 2,181 27.3%201 #627
EducationSubfield #228 of 1,892 41.8%132 #392
MedicineField #1,306 of 10,443 28.5%296 #2452
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #418 of 2,578 41.3%152 #645
EngineeringField #1,484 of 6,636 28.0%188 #4048
Physical SciencesDomain #2,911 of 12,888 25.0%472 #5531
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #240 of 916 31.0%105 #436

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University 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#447 #273
  2. Social Sciences#257 #185
  3. Health Sciences#1,349 #768
  4. Psychology#627 #155
  5. Education#392 #228
  6. Medicine#2,452 #1,306
  7. Sociology and Political Science#645 #418
  8. Engineering#4,048 #1,484
  9. Physical Sciences#5,531 #2,911
  10. General Health Professions#436 #240
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 OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Public Administration takes 22.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Public AdministrationSubfield · 23.4 works22×
  2. CommunicationSubfield · 38.2 works7.2×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 34 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.37× its world share, 43 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.03× its world share, 154 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.65× its world share, 188 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 45 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.71× its world share, 39 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.96× its world share, 151 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.79× its world share, 296 worksMedicineNursing: 1.55× its world share, 15 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.31× its world share, 73 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.88× its world share, 55 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 29 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.81× its world share, 34 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.40× its world share, 201 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.07× its world share, 507 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University?

Ranked on the composite score, Milada Cvancarova Småstuen, Margreth Grotle and Åge Johnsen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University.

  1. 1 Milada Cvancarova Småstuen Norway · #229,585 worldwide 75 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Margreth Grotle Norway · #253,868 worldwide 44 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Åge Johnsen Norway · #315,661 worldwide 114 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Bjørn Hvinden Norway · #324,987 worldwide 27 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Astrid Bergland Norway · #338,392 worldwide 75 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Vagelis Plevris Norway · #367,423 worldwide 123 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Frode Eika Sandnes Norway · #407,991 worldwide 237 citations · 91 works
  8. 8 Thanh Do Norway · #491,664 worldwide 87 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Sølvi Helseth Norway · #491,922 worldwide 83 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Svein Eikeseth Norway · #505,964 worldwide 79 citations · 63 works
All ranked researchers at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University

Which keywords describe research at OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Reflective Practice, Social Media, Evidence-Based Practice, Digital Divide, Cultural Competence, Tacit Knowledge and Professional Development.

▲ 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. Mental Health89▲ 3.1×35 topics
  2. Epidemiology69◆ 0.90×86 topics
  3. Social Media62▲ 2.2×24 topics
  4. Deep Learning59◆ 0.90×59 topics
  5. Globalization59▲ 1.56×53 topics
  6. Education59▲ 1.77×46 topics
  7. Quality of Life49▲ 1.77×45 topics
  8. Public Health41▲ 1.46×42 topics
  9. Reflective Practice41▲ 11×7 topics
  10. Qualitative Research39▲ 2.3×15 topics
  11. Social Support37▲ 3.5×15 topics
  12. Depression35▲ 2.0×18 topics
  13. Digital Divide34▲ 6.9×8 topics
  14. Job Satisfaction34▲ 4.0×9 topics
  15. Evidence-Based Practice32▲ 13×7 topics
  16. Resilience31▲ 3.3×13 topics
  17. Cultural Competence29▲ 12×7 topics
  18. Tacit Knowledge29▲ 31×3 topics
  19. Well-being29▲ 3.9×13 topics
  20. Pedagogy28▲ 3.0×13 topics
  21. Ethical Considerations28▲ 4.3×12 topics
  22. Professional Development28▲ 7.4×10 topics
  23. Anxiety27▲ 3.0×11 topics
  24. Child Development26▲ 3.2×8 topics
  25. Embodiment26▲ 7.2×6 topics
  26. Adolescents26▲ 3.5×8 topics
  27. Health Disparities25▲ 5.0×9 topics
  28. Online Communication24▲ 8.1×3 topics
  29. Special Education21▲ 19×4 topics
  30. Teacher Professional Development21▲ 6.7×4 topics
  31. Social Sciences20▲ 7.5×5 topics
  32. Ethical Guidelines19▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Patient Engagement19▲ 7.7×4 topics
  34. Social Science19▲ 27×4 topics
  35. Burnout19▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Professional Learning Communities18▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Dementia Care18▲ 76×1 topic
  38. Interactional Expertise18▲ 83×1 topic
  39. Informal Learning18▲ 7.0×6 topics
  40. Phenomenology17▲ 8.2×5 topics

Which research topics does OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research, Social Media and Politics, Teacher Education and Leadership Studies and Media Studies and Communication.

Education, Healthcare an…18Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 18 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics16Social Media and Politics: 16 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 15 fractional worksMedia Studies and Commun…14Media Studies and Communication: 14 fractional worksSocial Work Education an…13Social Work Education and Practice: 13 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 12 fractional worksSocial and Educational Sciences: 12 fractional worksMental Health and Patien…10Mental Health and Patient Involvement: 10 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 10 fractional worksInnovative Education and Learning Practices: 9 fractional works
Social PsychologyCommunicationEducationPublic Administration3 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 18 works
  2. 2 Social Media and Politics Communication 16 works
  3. 3 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 15 works
  4. 4 Media Studies and Communication Communication 14 works
  5. 5 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 13 works
  6. 6 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 12 works
  7. 7 Social and Educational Sciences Education 12 works
  8. 8 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 10 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 10 works
  10. 10 Innovative Education and Learning Practices Human Factors and Ergonomics 9 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 available68.6%not open31.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.7%domestic only73.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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.