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SINTEF

In research, SINTEF stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,269 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#717 of 6,636 worldwide) and Computer Science (#878 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality — Ocean Engineering is 11.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,802
of 28,054 · #1,060 all time
Rank in Norway
#11
of 133
Research works
12k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
286k
24.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is SINTEF 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 #1,269 of 12,888 17.1%1,714 #792
EngineeringField #717 of 6,636 15.4%979 #473
Computer ScienceField #878 of 4,667 26.2%162 #294
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #345 of 1,351 16.2%179 #142
Environmental ScienceField #990 of 3,551 19.4%238 #875
Social SciencesDomain #3,118 of 10,521 28.0%221 #2112
Health SciencesDomain #3,860 of 11,982 23.5%118 #3875
Materials ScienceField #887 of 2,468 14.3%111 #461
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,010 of 2,318 13.3%182 #1005
Social SciencesField #3,493 of 6,365 29.8%64 #2118

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where SINTEF 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. Physical Sciences#792 #1,269
  2. Engineering#473 #717
  3. Computer Science#294 #878
  4. Mechanical Engineering#142 #345
  5. Environmental Science#875 #990
  6. Social Sciences#2,112 #3,118
  7. Health Sciences#3,875 #3,860
  8. Materials Science#461 #887
  9. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,005 #1,010
  10. Social Sciences#2,118 #3,493
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 SINTEF specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 11.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 123.0 works11×
  2. Environmental EngineeringSubfield · 68.4 works5.9×
  3. Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualitySubfield · 26.0 works5.0×
← 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: 0.43× its world share, 44 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 39 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.54× its world share, 34 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.74× its world share, 25 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 162 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.05× its world share, 69 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.97× its world share, 59 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.04× its world share, 980 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.23× its world share, 238 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.48× its world share, 111 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 31 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.67× its world share, 38 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 76 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.00× its world share, 69 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 36 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.45× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 64 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at SINTEF?

Ranked on the composite score, Asbjørn Følstad, Jon Are Suul and Md. Zia Uddin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is SINTEF.

  1. 1 Asbjørn Følstad · #33,265 worldwide 416 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Jon Are Suul · #44,322 worldwide 412 citations · 59 works
  3. 3 Md. Zia Uddin · #51,657 worldwide 419 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 Trond Kvamsdal · #57,655 worldwide 423 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Bjørn Gustavsen · #58,989 worldwide 374 citations · 46 works
  6. 6 Ovidiu Vermesan · #70,448 worldwide 445 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Petter Bae Brandtzæg · #78,329 worldwide 355 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Igor Sartori · #88,191 worldwide 461 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Calin D. Marioara · #89,305 worldwide 341 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Michael Stöcker · #96,333 worldwide 381 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at SINTEF

Which keywords describe research at SINTEF?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Environmental Impact, Sustainability, Energy Efficiency, Smart Grid, Climate Change, CO2 Sequestration and Energy Storage.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy165▲ 5.3×40 topics
  2. Environmental Impact141▲ 3.9×42 topics
  3. Sustainability141▲ 2.7×57 topics
  4. Climate Change106▲ 1.84×61 topics
  5. Machine Learning94▲ 1.33×67 topics
  6. Deep Learning78◆ 1.05×66 topics
  7. Energy Efficiency75▲ 3.7×37 topics
  8. Nanoparticles66▲ 2.4×30 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties59▲ 2.8×33 topics
  10. Energy Storage56▲ 4.0×13 topics
  11. Smart Grid55▲ 6.7×8 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management47▲ 2.4×19 topics
  13. Optimization46▲ 4.7×21 topics
  14. Recycling42▲ 5.2×9 topics
  15. CO2 Sequestration42▲ 10×4 topics
  16. Heat Transfer39▲ 3.7×16 topics
  17. Aquaculture37▲ 6.5×7 topics
  18. Renewable Energy Integration36▲ 4.9×5 topics
  19. Waste Management35▲ 4.0×7 topics
  20. Numerical Simulation34▲ 5.3×10 topics
  21. Control Strategies33▲ 11×5 topics
  22. Emissions32▲ 7.4×6 topics
  23. Marine Environment32▲ 10×3 topics
  24. Power Electronics31▲ 4.3×8 topics
  25. Maritime Transportation30▲ 27×2 topics
  26. Metal Recovery30▲ 7.0×3 topics
  27. Air Quality30▲ 7.7×4 topics
  28. Vibration Analysis30▲ 5.1×7 topics
  29. Energy Transition30▲ 9.4×3 topics
  30. Model Predictive Control29▲ 5.1×6 topics
  31. Fluid-Structure Interaction27▲ 8.3×6 topics
  32. Carbon Capture27▲ 31×3 topics
  33. Game Theory27▲ 7.4×4 topics
  34. Wind Power Integration27▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Carbon Dioxide Capture26▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Adsorbent Materials26▲ 34×1 topic
  37. CO2 Capture Technology26▲ 34×1 topic
  38. Hydrogen24▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Fuel Consumption24▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Thermal Comfort24▲ 8.4×2 topics

Which research topics does SINTEF publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies, Smart Grid Energy Management, Integrated Energy Systems Optimization and Building Energy and Comfort Optimization.

Carbon Dioxide Capture T…26Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies: 26 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Manage…21Smart Grid Energy Management: 21 fractional worksIntegrated Energy Systems Optimization: 21 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 20 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engineering: 20 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 19 fractional worksMaritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency: 18 fractional worksReservoir Engineering an…17Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 17 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 17 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 16 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringBuilding and ConstructionOcean Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Carbon Dioxide Capture TechnologiesMechanical Engineering 26 works
  2. 2 Smart Grid Energy ManagementElectrical and Electronic Engineering 21 works
  3. 3 Integrated Energy Systems OptimizationElectrical and Electronic Engineering 21 works
  4. 4 Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationBuilding and Construction 20 works
  5. 5 Drilling and Well EngineeringOcean Engineering 20 works
  6. 6 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisMechanical Engineering 19 works
  7. 7 Maritime Transport Emissions and EfficiencyEnvironmental Engineering 18 works
  8. 8 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation MethodsOcean Engineering 17 works
  9. 9 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic InteractionsEnvironmental Engineering 17 works
  10. 10 Hybrid Renewable Energy SystemsEnergy Engineering and Power Technology 16 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 available43.6%not open56.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.5%domestic only75.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has SINTEF's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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