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The FRAM Centre

In research, The FRAM Centre stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,935 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,094
of 28,054 · #12,517 all time
Rank in Norway
#54
of 133
Research works
636
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
23.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is The FRAM Centre 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 #6,935 of 12,888 18.8%62 #8343

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where The FRAM Centre 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).

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: 0.88× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.50× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.42× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.15× its world share, 33 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.42× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.37× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.16× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at The FRAM Centre?

Ranked on the composite score, Ahmed Ouenes lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The FRAM Centre.

  1. 1 Ahmed Ouenes · #1,427,239 worldwide 28 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at The FRAM Centre

Which keywords describe research at The FRAM Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Population Dynamics, Fisheries Sustainability, Trophic Cascades, Conservation, Invasive Species, Arctic and Ecosystem Management.

▲ 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. Climate Change25▲ 7.1×36 topics
  2. Environmental Impact6▲ 2.7×15 topics
  3. Fisheries Sustainability6▲ 52×2 topics
  4. Population Dynamics6▲ 18×8 topics
  5. Sustainability6▲ 1.84×16 topics
  6. Trophic Cascades5▲ 44×2 topics
  7. Conservation5▲ 9.2×10 topics
  8. Invasive Species5▲ 9.2×11 topics
  9. Remote Sensing5▲ 3.1×10 topics
  10. Arctic4▲ 28×4 topics
  11. Biodiversity4▲ 4.2×15 topics
  12. Ecosystem Management4▲ 50×1 topic
  13. Marine Fisheries4▲ 73×1 topic
  14. Food Security4▲ 5.0×6 topics
  15. Predator-Prey Interactions4▲ 34×3 topics
  16. Health Effects3▲ 4.2×7 topics
  17. Marine Environment3▲ 16×3 topics
  18. Acoustic Communication3▲ 45×2 topics
  19. Anthropogenic Noise3▲ 77×1 topic
  20. Marine Mammals3▲ 77×1 topic
  21. Ocean Circulation3▲ 18×3 topics
  22. Recycling3▲ 6.0×2 topics
  23. Waste Management3▲ 5.5×2 topics
  24. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 9.9×4 topics
  25. Habitat Selection3▲ 30×2 topics
  26. Decline2▲ 71×1 topic
  27. Hydrology2▲ 15×3 topics
  28. Sea Ice2▲ 71×1 topic
  29. Vulnerability2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  30. Adaptation2▲ 6.1×6 topics
  31. Gender Studies2▲ 12×4 topics
  32. Global Distribution2▲ 27×3 topics
  33. Aquaculture2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  34. Bioaccumulation2▲ 19×3 topics
  35. Ethical Guidelines2▲ 32×2 topics
  36. Conservation Challenges2▲ 34×1 topic
  37. Freshwater Biodiversity2▲ 27×1 topic
  38. Tacit Knowledge2▲ 34×2 topics
  39. Pragmatism2▲ 62×2 topics
  40. Dementia Care2▲ 121×1 topic

Which research topics does The FRAM Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine and fisheries research, Marine animal studies overview, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics and Fish Ecology and Management Studies.

Marine and fisheries research: 4 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 3 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice…2Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 2 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…2Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksEducation, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 2 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 2 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquac…2Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 2 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecology: 2 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior1Avian ecology and behavior: 1 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeEcologyAtmospheric ScienceNature and Landscape Conservation2 others

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

  1. 1 Marine and fisheries researchGlobal and Planetary Change 4 works
  2. 2 Marine animal studies overviewEcology 3 works
  3. 3 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamicsAtmospheric Science 2 works
  4. 4 Fish Ecology and Management StudiesNature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  5. 5 Education, Healthcare and Sociology ResearchSocial Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Recycling and Waste Management TechniquesIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture StudiesGlobal and Planetary Change 2 works
  8. 8 Isotope Analysis in EcologyEcology 2 works
  9. 9 Wildlife Ecology and ConservationEcology 2 works
  10. 10 Avian ecology and behaviorEcology 1 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 available63.1%not open36.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors55.2%domestic only44.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The FRAM Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% higher 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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