Question 1

What is SINTEF known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, SINTEF stands highest in Physical Sciences (#698 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#574 of 5,901 worldwide) and Computer Science (#675 of 4,417 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes and Energy Engineering and Power Technology (Ocean Engineering is 10.7× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does SINTEF rank in research?

Accepted Answer

SINTEF ranks #1,131 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#1,263 all time), and #8 of 123 in Norway.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at SINTEF?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Simon Roussanaly, Tore Dybå and Petter Bae Brandtzæg lead among researchers whose main affiliation is SINTEF.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from SINTEF?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from SINTEF is "The atomic simulation environment—a Python library for working with atoms" (Ask Hjorth Larsen et al., 2017), with 4,765 citations. Next come "Empirical studies of agile software development: A systematic review" (2,679) and "Digital Twin: Values, Challenges and Enablers From a Modeling Perspective" (1,879).

Question 5

Which research topics does SINTEF publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies, Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Drilling and Well Engineering and Integrated Energy Systems Optimization.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at SINTEF?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Environmental Impact, Sustainability, Energy Efficiency, Mechanical Properties, CO2 Sequestration, Smart Grid and Energy Storage.

Question 7

Which fields of science does SINTEF work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 80% of research at SINTEF is in Physical Sciences, 10% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (46%), Environmental Science (10%), Computer Science (8%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is SINTEF's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% higher than in 2018-2021.