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Simula Metropolitan Center for Digital Engineering

In research, Simula Metropolitan Center for Digital Engineering stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,026 of 12,888 worldwide) and Computer Science (#3,001 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Networks and Communications and Computer Science — Computer Networks and Communications is 13.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,333
of 28,054 · #19,159 all time
Rank in Norway
#65
of 133
Research works
314
▲ 12670% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.9k
25.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Simula Metropolitan Center for Digital Engineering 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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,026 of 12,888 16.3%122 #12228
Computer ScienceField #3,001 of 4,667 17.2%94 #3609

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Simula Metropolitan Center for Digital Engineering 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 Simula Metropolitan Center for Digital Engineering specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Networks and Communications takes 13.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 21.6 works13×
  2. Computer ScienceField · 94.1 works6.6×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.92× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 6.63× its world share, 94 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.71× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.39× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 18 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.48× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.83× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.77× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Simula Metropolitan Center for Digital Engineering?

Ranked on the composite score, Pål Halvorsen, Steven A. Hicks and Michael A. Riegler lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Simula Metropolitan Center for Digital Engineering.

  1. 1 Pål Halvorsen Norway · #278,262 worldwide 487 citations · 136 works
  2. 2 Steven A. Hicks Norway · #323,866 worldwide 109 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Michael A. Riegler Norway · #445,194 worldwide 341 citations · 98 works
  4. 4 Vajira Thambawita Norway · #952,624 worldwide 65 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Saeed Shafiee Sabet Norway · #1,426,454 worldwide 27 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Cise Midoglu Norway · #1,553,793 worldwide 7 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Simula Metropolitan Center for Digital Engineering

Which keywords describe research at Simula Metropolitan Center for Digital Engineering?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Anomaly Detection, IoT Security, 5G Networks, Data Mining and Distributed Systems.

▲ 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. Deep Learning38▲ 6.1×50 topics
  2. Machine Learning25▲ 4.1×40 topics
  3. Neural Networks12▲ 4.1×20 topics
  4. Anomaly Detection8▲ 15×3 topics
  5. IoT Security8▲ 13×3 topics
  6. 5G Networks8▲ 21×3 topics
  7. Data Mining8▲ 5.5×7 topics
  8. Big Data8▲ 4.5×13 topics
  9. Healthcare8▲ 3.6×7 topics
  10. Supply Chain Management7▲ 3.9×9 topics
  11. Distributed Systems6▲ 21×6 topics
  12. Internet of Things6▲ 3.8×7 topics
  13. Energy Efficiency6▲ 3.4×9 topics
  14. Requirements Engineering6▲ 74×3 topics
  15. Convolutional Neural Networks5▲ 4.0×10 topics
  16. Agile Software Development5▲ 115×1 topic
  17. Empirical Studies5▲ 115×1 topic
  18. Surveillance5▲ 9.9×4 topics
  19. Cybersecurity5▲ 10×3 topics
  20. Wireless Networks5▲ 17×7 topics
  21. Smart Cities4▲ 9.1×4 topics
  22. Time Series4▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Classification4▲ 5.0×6 topics
  24. Content-Based Retrieval4▲ 90×1 topic
  25. Video Summarization4▲ 90×1 topic
  26. Mobile Edge Computing4▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Security and Privacy4▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Code Clone Detection4▲ 54×1 topic
  29. Edge Computing4▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Refactoring4▲ 54×1 topic
  31. Heterogeneous Networks4▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Network Virtualization4▲ 58×1 topic
  33. Software-Defined Networking4▲ 58×1 topic
  34. Fog Computing4▲ 17×1 topic
  35. High-Dimensional Data4▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Intrusion Detection4▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Predictive Modeling4▲ 7.2×4 topics
  38. Representation Learning4▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Signal Processing3▲ 13×2 topics
  40. DDoS Attacks3▲ 15×1 topic

Which research topics does Simula Metropolitan Center for Digital Engineering publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Software Engineering Techniques and Practices, Video Analysis and Summarization, Software Engineering Research and Software-Defined Networks and 5G.

Software Engineering Tec…5Software Engineering Techniques and Practices: 5 fractional worksVideo Analysis and Summa…4Video Analysis and Summarization: 4 fractional worksSoftware Engineering Res…4Software Engineering Research: 4 fractional worksSoftware-Defined Network…4Software-Defined Networks and 5G: 4 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 4 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 3 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techni…3Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 3 fractional worksTensor decomposition and applications: 2 fractional worksExplainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI): 2 fractional worksAdvanced Graph Neural Networks: 2 fractional works
Information SystemsComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionComputer Networks and CommunicationsArtificial Intelligence1 others

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

  1. 1 Software Engineering Techniques and Practices Information Systems 5 works
  2. 2 Video Analysis and Summarization Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 4 works
  3. 3 Software Engineering Research Information Systems 4 works
  4. 4 Software-Defined Networks and 5G Computer Networks and Communications 4 works
  5. 5 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 4 works
  6. 6 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  7. 7 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  8. 8 Tensor decomposition and applications Computational Mathematics 2 works
  9. 9 Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced Graph Neural Networks Artificial Intelligence 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 available49.2%not open50.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.9%domestic only57.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Simula Metropolitan Center for Digital Engineering's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12670% 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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