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University Hospital of North Norway

In research, University Hospital of North Norway stands highest in Medicine (#1,234 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#1,593 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,886
of 28,054 · #5,063 all time
Rank in Norway
#32
of 133
Research works
3.2k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
98k
31.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is University Hospital of North 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
MedicineField #1,234 of 10,443 21.7%238 #1395
Health SciencesDomain #1,593 of 11,982 23.0%272 #1343

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University Hospital of North 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).

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: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.76× its world share, 37 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.24× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.65× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.50× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.03× its world share, 32 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.13× its world share, 238 worksMedicineNursing: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.00× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University Hospital of North Norway?

Ranked on the composite score, Arthur Revhaug, Roy M. Bremnes and K. Mikkelsen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University Hospital of North Norway.

  1. 1 Arthur Revhaug Norway · #58,908 worldwide 237 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Roy M. Bremnes Norway · #104,663 worldwide 187 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 K. Mikkelsen Norway · #148,462 worldwide 252 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Ørjan Samuelsen Norway · #161,276 worldwide 192 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Arnfinn Sundsfjord Norway · #163,005 worldwide 143 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Gunnar Skov Simonsen Norway · #177,982 worldwide 107 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Eirik Årsand Norway · #183,490 worldwide 79 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Gunnar Husby Norway · #213,682 worldwide 169 citations · 69 works
  9. 9 Hitendra Patel Norway · #233,126 worldwide 114 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Svein Ivar Mellgren Norway · #238,072 worldwide 95 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at University Hospital of North Norway

Which keywords describe research at University Hospital of North Norway?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Global Burden, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Risk Factors, Quality of Life, Clinical Practice Guidelines and Chronic Disease 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. Epidemiology42▲ 2.7×90 topics
  2. Inflammation24▲ 2.9×61 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease19▲ 4.3×28 topics
  4. Global Burden19▲ 8.8×11 topics
  5. Quality of Life17▲ 3.0×37 topics
  6. Risk Factors17▲ 4.0×26 topics
  7. Treatment14▲ 2.9×31 topics
  8. Depression13▲ 3.8×16 topics
  9. Cancer13▲ 2.4×35 topics
  10. Clinical Practice Guidelines12▲ 5.6×14 topics
  11. Diagnosis11▲ 2.9×28 topics
  12. Chronic Disease Management10▲ 13×5 topics
  13. Mental Health10▲ 1.72×20 topics
  14. Anxiety10▲ 5.2×10 topics
  15. Biomarkers9▲ 3.4×15 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome9▲ 2.7×16 topics
  17. Clinical Trials8▲ 3.1×14 topics
  18. Chemotherapy8▲ 2.8×19 topics
  19. Patient Engagement8▲ 15×4 topics
  20. Primary Care7▲ 4.9×11 topics
  21. Antithrombotic Therapy7▲ 22×2 topics
  22. Behavior Change7▲ 12×4 topics
  23. Adherence7▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Mobile Health7▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Myocardial Infarction7▲ 7.4×6 topics
  26. Precision Medicine7▲ 3.6×8 topics
  27. Clinical Guidelines7▲ 5.8×9 topics
  28. Clinical Outcomes6▲ 7.7×5 topics
  29. Genetic Mutations6▲ 3.8×19 topics
  30. Neuroprotection6▲ 4.4×10 topics
  31. Human Papillomavirus6▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Prognosis6▲ 4.6×8 topics
  33. Chronic Kidney Disease6▲ 6.1×7 topics
  34. Low Back Pain6▲ 8.2×3 topics
  35. Hemostasis5▲ 13×3 topics
  36. Cervical Cancer5▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Electronic Health Records5▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Prophylaxis5▲ 9.7×4 topics
  39. Cancer Incidence5▲ 9.0×4 topics
  40. TGF-ß5▲ 8.0×4 topics

Which research topics does University Hospital of North Norway publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management, Mobile Health and mHealth Applications, Cervical Cancer and HPV Research and Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes.

Venous Thromboembolism D…4Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management: 4 fractional worksMobile Health and mHealt…4Mobile Health and mHealth Applications: 4 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 4 fractional worksChronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes: 3 fractional worksElectronic Health Records Systems: 3 fractional worksCardiac Health and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksBlood Pressure and Hypertension Studies: 3 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Ma…3Acute Ischemic Stroke Management: 3 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 3 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 3 fractional works
Internal MedicineGeneral Health ProfessionsEpidemiologyNephrology3 others

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

  1. 1 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 4 works
  2. 2 Mobile Health and mHealth Applications General Health Professions 4 works
  3. 3 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 4 works
  4. 4 Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes Nephrology 3 works
  5. 5 Electronic Health Records Systems Health Information Management 3 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Health and Mental Health Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  7. 7 Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  8. 8 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 3 works
  9. 9 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  10. 10 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 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 available48.3%not open51.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.2%domestic only74.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University Hospital of North Norway's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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