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Statistics Norway

In research, Statistics Norway stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,696 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics and Econometrics and Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Economics and Econometrics is 10.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,734
of 28,054 · #7,093 all time
Rank in Norway
#66
of 133
Research works
1.3k
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
40k
29.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Statistics Norway 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
Social SciencesDomain #4,696 of 10,521 32.8%94 #1499

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics and Econometrics takes 10.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 27.1 works10×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 31.5 works8.9×
← 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: 0.61× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.62× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.11× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.22× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.20× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.11× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.24× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8.88× its world share, 32 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.72× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.08× its world share, 44 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Statistics Norway?

Ranked on the composite score, Trude Lappegård, Rolf Aaberge and Annegrete Bruvoll lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Statistics Norway.

  1. 1 Trude Lappegård Norway · #338,405 worldwide 99 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Rolf Aaberge Norway · #362,986 worldwide 242 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 Annegrete Bruvoll Norway · #419,612 worldwide 96 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Knut Einar Rosendahl Norway · #448,436 worldwide 232 citations · 63 works
  5. 5 Eilev S. Jansen Norway · #532,903 worldwide 91 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Torstein Bye Norway · #647,366 worldwide 73 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 John K. Dagsvik Norway · #692,464 worldwide 118 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Erling Holmøy Norway · #740,030 worldwide 41 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Bjart Holtsmark Norway · #851,052 worldwide 50 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Terje Skjerpen Norway · #857,159 worldwide 96 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Statistics Norway

Which keywords describe research at Statistics Norway?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Fiscal Policy, Income Tax, Labor Market, Economic Development, Health Outcomes, Climate Change and Labor Force Participation.

▲ 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. Economic Growth13▲ 9.1×9 topics
  2. Climate Change10▲ 2.2×26 topics
  3. Fiscal Policy8▲ 22×6 topics
  4. Income Tax7▲ 54×2 topics
  5. Economic Development7▲ 5.1×11 topics
  6. Labor Market7▲ 14×6 topics
  7. Globalization7▲ 2.0×16 topics
  8. Environmental Impact6▲ 2.2×14 topics
  9. Health Outcomes6▲ 12×6 topics
  10. Labor Force Participation5▲ 68×2 topics
  11. Gender Inequality5▲ 22×5 topics
  12. Energy Efficiency5▲ 3.2×5 topics
  13. Energy Transition5▲ 20×3 topics
  14. Greenhouse Gas Emissions5▲ 10×3 topics
  15. Income Inequality5▲ 20×5 topics
  16. Regional Development5▲ 7.7×2 topics
  17. Taxation4▲ 32×2 topics
  18. Social Support4▲ 4.8×8 topics
  19. Transport Infrastructure4▲ 31×2 topics
  20. Infrastructure4▲ 20×1 topic
  21. Public Investment4▲ 43×1 topic
  22. Social Policy4▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Environmental Policy4▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Household Behavior4▲ 25×2 topics
  25. Consumption4▲ 39×1 topic
  26. Life Expectancy4▲ 42×2 topics
  27. Rebound Effect4▲ 39×1 topic
  28. Global Warming4▲ 5.8×4 topics
  29. Unemployment4▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Parenting4▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Economic Impacts4▲ 31×1 topic
  32. Gender Roles4▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Policy Instruments4▲ 34×1 topic
  34. Fertility3▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Divorce3▲ 110×1 topic
  36. Family Structure3▲ 98×1 topic
  37. Neighborhood Effects3▲ 18×3 topics
  38. Chronic Disease3▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Household Decision Making3▲ 84×1 topic
  40. Welfare Reform3▲ 84×1 topic

Which research topics does Statistics Norway publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies, Climate Change Policy and Economics and Family Dynamics and Relationships.

Fiscal Policy and Econom…4Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 4 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, and…4Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies: 4 fractional worksClimate Change Policy an…4Climate Change Policy and Economics: 4 fractional worksFamily Dynamics and Rela…3Family Dynamics and Relationships: 3 fractional worksGender, Labor, and Family Dynamics: 3 fractional worksGlobal Health Care Issues: 3 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare S…2Employment and Welfare Studies: 2 fractional worksCensus and Population Es…2Census and Population Estimation: 2 fractional worksRetirement, Disability, …2Retirement, Disability, and Employment: 2 fractional worksHealth disparities and o…2Health disparities and outcomes: 2 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentDemographyGender Studies3 others

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

  1. 1 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  2. 2 Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  3. 3 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  4. 4 Family Dynamics and Relationships Demography 3 works
  5. 5 Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics Gender Studies 3 works
  6. 6 Global Health Care Issues General Health Professions 3 works
  7. 7 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 Census and Population Estimation Statistics and Probability 2 works
  9. 9 Retirement, Disability, and Employment Demography 2 works
  10. 10 Health disparities and outcomes Health 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 available51.0%not open49.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.5%domestic only77.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Statistics Norway's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% lower 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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