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Simula Research Laboratory

In research, Simula Research Laboratory stands highest in Computer Science (#1,728 of 4,667 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,916 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine and Artificial Intelligence — Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 6.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,489
of 28,054 · #4,274 all time
Rank in Norway
#47
of 133
Research works
1.7k
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
43k
25.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Simula Research Laboratory 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
Computer ScienceField #1,728 of 4,667 16.9%119 #296
Physical SciencesDomain #5,916 of 12,888 16.3%208 #2847

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Simula Research Laboratory 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 Research Laboratory specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 6.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 20.7 works6.4×
  2. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 47.1 works6.3×
← 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: 0.98× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 3.28× its world share, 16 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 4.93× its world share, 119 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.22× its world share, 57 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.30× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.34× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 44 worksMedicineNursing: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.31× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Simula Research Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, Andrea Arcuri, Leon Moonen and Olav Lysne lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Simula Research Laboratory.

  1. 1 Andrea Arcuri · #35,120 worldwide 577 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Leon Moonen · #83,996 worldwide 334 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Olav Lysne · #90,911 worldwide 246 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Anders Logg · #115,234 worldwide 163 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Magne Jørgensen · #134,795 worldwide 319 citations · 51 works
  6. 6 Jo Erskine Hannay · #147,938 worldwide 257 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Xing Cai · #293,084 worldwide 82 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 Özgü Alay · #297,590 worldwide 155 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Aslak Tveito · #306,031 worldwide 94 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 Shaukat Ali · #307,322 worldwide 295 citations · 80 works
All ranked researchers at Simula Research Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at Simula Research Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Ion Channels, Arrhythmias, Sudden Cardiac Death, Calcium Signaling and Cardiac Electrophysiology.

▲ 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 Learning34▲ 3.2×49 topics
  2. Machine Learning29▲ 2.8×40 topics
  3. Neural Networks18▲ 3.7×19 topics
  4. Ion Channels10▲ 30×2 topics
  5. Security10▲ 4.9×9 topics
  6. Arrhythmias10▲ 33×2 topics
  7. Sudden Cardiac Death9▲ 34×2 topics
  8. Calcium Signaling8▲ 38×2 topics
  9. Cardiac Electrophysiology8▲ 61×1 topic
  10. Long-QT Syndrome8▲ 61×1 topic
  11. Automated Testing8▲ 94×1 topic
  12. Software Fault Localization8▲ 94×1 topic
  13. Parallel Computing7▲ 19×3 topics
  14. Distributed Systems7▲ 13×6 topics
  15. Sensitivity Analysis6▲ 21×4 topics
  16. Fluid-Structure Interaction6▲ 13×4 topics
  17. Cryptography6▲ 16×3 topics
  18. Neurological Disorders6▲ 3.3×6 topics
  19. Quantum Information5▲ 15×2 topics
  20. Porous Media5▲ 13×3 topics
  21. Anomaly Detection5▲ 5.3×3 topics
  22. Adversarial Examples5▲ 32×1 topic
  23. Quantum Algorithms5▲ 29×1 topic
  24. Quantum Computation5▲ 29×1 topic
  25. Robustness5▲ 32×1 topic
  26. Open Source Software5▲ 40×2 topics
  27. Architecture-Based Approach5▲ 64×1 topic
  28. Code Clone Detection5▲ 37×1 topic
  29. Echocardiography5▲ 5.5×4 topics
  30. Multi-Agent Systems5▲ 7.9×4 topics
  31. Refactoring5▲ 37×1 topic
  32. Software Reliability Modeling5▲ 64×1 topic
  33. Automata4▲ 53×2 topics
  34. Reinforcement Learning4▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Adaptive Mesh Refinement4▲ 21×2 topics
  36. High-Order Schemes4▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Model Checking4▲ 29×2 topics
  38. Satisfiability Modulo Theories4▲ 75×1 topic
  39. Symbolic Model Checker4▲ 75×1 topic
  40. Autonomous Control4▲ 38×1 topic

Which research topics does Simula Research Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias, Software Testing and Debugging Techniques, Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning and Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture.

Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 8 fractional worksSoftware Testing and Debugging Techniques: 8 fractional worksAdversarial Robustness in Machine Learning: 5 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 5 fractional worksSoftware Engineering Research: 5 fractional worksSoftware Reliability and Analysis Research: 5 fractional worksFormal Methods in Verifi…4Formal Methods in Verification: 4 fractional worksReinforcement Learning in Robotics: 4 fractional worksCryptography and Data Security: 4 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neural …4Neuroscience and Neural Engineering: 4 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSoftwareArtificial IntelligenceInformation Systems2 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmiasCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 8 works
  2. 2 Software Testing and Debugging TechniquesSoftware 8 works
  3. 3 Adversarial Robustness in Machine LearningArtificial Intelligence 5 works
  4. 4 Quantum Computing Algorithms and ArchitectureArtificial Intelligence 5 works
  5. 5 Software Engineering ResearchInformation Systems 5 works
  6. 6 Software Reliability and Analysis ResearchSoftware 5 works
  7. 7 Formal Methods in VerificationComputational Theory and Mathematics 4 works
  8. 8 Reinforcement Learning in RoboticsArtificial Intelligence 4 works
  9. 9 Cryptography and Data SecurityArtificial Intelligence 4 works
  10. 10 Neuroscience and Neural EngineeringCellular and Molecular Neuroscience 4 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 available42.1%not open57.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.2%domestic only60.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Simula Research Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% lower than in 2013–2017.

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