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Ruralis - Institute for Rural and Regional Research

In research, Ruralis - Institute for Rural and Regional Research stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,437 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#22,378
of 42,892
Rank in Norway
#134
of 232
Research works
375
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
9k
24.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
43.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Ruralis - Institute for Rural and Regional Research known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #7,437 of 16,945 31.8%152

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ruralis - Institute for Rural and Regional Research 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).

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: 6.06× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.85× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.92× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 1.52× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 19.37× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.31× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.09× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 19.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ruralis - Institute for Rural and Regional Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Rob J.F. Burton, Martin Lindhardt and Katrina Rønningen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ruralis - Institute for Rural and Regional Research.

  1. 1 Rob J.F. Burton Norway · #137,726 worldwide 268 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Martin Lindhardt Norway · #506,435 worldwide 12 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Katrina Rønningen Norway · #747,419 worldwide 53 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Hilde Bjørkhaug Norway · #1,116,324 worldwide 15 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Ruralis - Institute for Rural and Regional Research

Which keywords describe research at Ruralis - Institute for Rural and Regional Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Rural Development, Biodiversity, Environmental Impact, Climate Change, Community Empowerment, Smallholder Farmers and Sustainable Agriculture.

▲ 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. Sustainability8▲ 6.8×21 topics
  2. Climate Change5▲ 3.7×15 topics
  3. Rural Development5▲ 28×4 topics
  4. Environmental Impact4▲ 5.6×10 topics
  5. Biodiversity4▲ 11×4 topics
  6. Community Empowerment3▲ 9.2×2 topics
  7. Smallholder Farmers3▲ 30×3 topics
  8. Sustainable Agriculture3▲ 18×2 topics
  9. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 15×6 topics
  10. Environmental Policy3▲ 28×3 topics
  11. Multifunctionality3▲ 110×2 topics
  12. Social Networks3▲ 21×3 topics
  13. Agricultural Change2▲ 335×1 topic
  14. Consumer Behavior2▲ 7.6×6 topics
  15. Social Innovation2▲ 31×1 topic
  16. Common Agricultural Policy2▲ 587×1 topic
  17. agricultural subsidies2▲ 587×1 topic
  18. Agricultural Innovation2▲ 97×1 topic
  19. Livelihood Diversification2▲ 144×1 topic
  20. Renewable Energy2▲ 2.9×5 topics
  21. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 15×3 topics
  22. Consumer Perception2▲ 16×4 topics
  23. Food Systems2▲ 77×1 topic
  24. Social Capital2▲ 6.9×8 topics
  25. Sustainable Diets2▲ 77×1 topic
  26. Circular Economy2▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Food Security2▲ 5.5×7 topics
  28. Social-Ecological Systems2▲ 23×3 topics
  29. Food Quality1▲ 70×1 topic
  30. Organic Agriculture1▲ 109×1 topic
  31. Resilience1▲ 5.8×3 topics
  32. Vulnerability1▲ 12×5 topics
  33. Animal Welfare1▲ 30×1 topic
  34. Climate Change Adaptation1▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Decentralization1▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Stress Indicators1▲ 86×1 topic
  37. Adaptation1▲ 8.3×4 topics
  38. Agroecology1▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Climate Change Impacts1▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Forest Carbon Sequestration1▲ 111×1 topic

Which research topics does Ruralis - Institute for Rural and Regional Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Rural development and sustainability, Agricultural Economics and Policy, Agricultural Innovations and Practices and Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact.

Rural development and su…2Rural development and sustainability: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Economics a…2Agricultural Economics and Policy: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations…2Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 2 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainabili…2Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 2 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 1 fractional worksOrganic Food and Agriculture: 1 fractional worksForest Management and Po…1Forest Management and Policy: 1 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 1 fractional worksSocial and Economic Development in India: 1 fractional worksAnimal Disease Management and Epidemiology: 1 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesEcologySmall AnimalsPlant Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Rural development and sustainability General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  2. 2 Agricultural Economics and Policy General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  3. 3 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  4. 4 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 2 works
  5. 5 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 1 works
  6. 6 Organic Food and Agriculture Plant Science 1 works
  7. 7 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  9. 9 Social and Economic Development in India Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology Agronomy and Crop Science 1 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 available50.0%not open50.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.4%domestic only76.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ruralis - Institute for Rural and Regional Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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