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SINTEF Industry

In research, SINTEF Industry stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,002 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,581 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering and Mechanical Engineering — Ocean Engineering is 14.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,040
of 28,054 · #9,630 all time
Rank in Norway
#26
of 133
Research works
621
▲ 23384% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
16.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is SINTEF Industry 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 #3,002 of 12,888 16.9%259 #5743
EngineeringField #2,581 of 6,636 18.3%150 #4777

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where SINTEF Industry 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 SINTEF Industry specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 14.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 20.6 works15×
  2. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 52.8 works11×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 12.40× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.62× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.06× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.20× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.69× its world share, 150 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.70× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.48× its world share, 42 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 12.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at SINTEF Industry?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Nanoparticles, CO2 Sequestration, Microstructure, Energy Storage, Grain Refinement, Corrosion Behavior and Carbon Capture.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties27▲ 10×23 topics
  2. Nanoparticles23▲ 6.8×22 topics
  3. CO2 Sequestration15▲ 29×4 topics
  4. Microstructure15▲ 11×12 topics
  5. Energy Storage14▲ 7.8×9 topics
  6. Environmental Impact13▲ 2.9×23 topics
  7. Renewable Energy12▲ 3.1×24 topics
  8. Grain Refinement12▲ 37×3 topics
  9. Catalysis11▲ 5.9×16 topics
  10. Corrosion Behavior10▲ 45×2 topics
  11. Carbon Capture10▲ 92×2 topics
  12. Lithium-ion Batteries9▲ 8.0×4 topics
  13. Vibration Analysis9▲ 12×5 topics
  14. Microstructural Evolution9▲ 22×4 topics
  15. Graphene9▲ 4.7×10 topics
  16. Nanomaterials9▲ 3.1×17 topics
  17. Carbon Dioxide Capture9▲ 37×2 topics
  18. Recycling9▲ 8.2×9 topics
  19. Rheological Properties8▲ 17×3 topics
  20. Adsorbent Materials8▲ 87×1 topic
  21. CO2 Capture Technology8▲ 87×1 topic
  22. Drilling Fluids8▲ 54×1 topic
  23. Well Integrity8▲ 54×1 topic
  24. Cathode Materials8▲ 7.4×3 topics
  25. Aerospace Applications7▲ 27×3 topics
  26. Aluminium Alloys7▲ 61×1 topic
  27. Automotive Industry7▲ 61×1 topic
  28. Materials7▲ 11×6 topics
  29. Grain Boundary Engineering7▲ 40×2 topics
  30. Carbon Nanotubes6▲ 7.0×6 topics
  31. Hydraulic Fracturing6▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Reactive Transport6▲ 46×2 topics
  33. Additive Manufacturing6▲ 7.4×3 topics
  34. Geological Storage6▲ 83×1 topic
  35. Mineral Carbonation6▲ 83×1 topic
  36. CO2 Capture6▲ 14×4 topics
  37. Metal Recovery6▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Fracture Propagation6▲ 34×1 topic
  39. Numerical Simulation6▲ 7.1×7 topics
  40. Shale Gas Reservoirs6▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does SINTEF Industry publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies, Drilling and Well Engineering, Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties and CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions.

Carbon Dioxide Capture T…8Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies: 8 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engine…8Drilling and Well Engineering: 8 fractional worksAluminum Alloy Microstru…7Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties: 7 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Ge…6CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 6 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 6 fractional worksAluminum Alloys Composites Properties: 5 fractional worksReservoir Engineering an…4Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 4 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 4 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 4 fractional worksMolten salt chemistry an…4Molten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes: 4 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringOcean EngineeringAerospace EngineeringEnvironmental Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies Mechanical Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties Aerospace Engineering 7 works
  4. 4 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  6. 6 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 4 works
  9. 9 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Molten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 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 available72.9%not open27.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.5%domestic only63.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has SINTEF Industry's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23384% higher than in 2013–2017.

200020102020
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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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