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University of Agder

In research, University of Agder stands highest in Social Sciences (#496 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#474 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#1,005 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,607
of 28,054 · #2,544 all time
Rank in Norway
#9
of 133
Research works
7k
▲ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
110k
15.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is University of Agder 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 #496 of 10,521 33.6%959 #662
Social SciencesField #474 of 6,365 36.3%443 #626
Health SciencesDomain #1,005 of 11,982 27.8%229 #1916
EngineeringField #875 of 6,636 20.3%392 #1300
Physical SciencesDomain #1,997 of 12,888 24.5%815 #3112
Business, Management and AccountingField #428 of 2,578 42.7%129 #519
PsychologyField #403 of 2,181 28.1%158 #828
EducationSubfield #382 of 1,892 39.3%105 #693
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #585 of 2,578 34.4%138 #681
Computer ScienceField #1,119 of 4,667 29.3%268 #1515

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#662 #496
  2. Social Sciences#626 #474
  3. Health Sciences#1,916 #1,005
  4. Engineering#1,300 #875
  5. Physical Sciences#3,112 #1,997
  6. Business, Management and Accounting#519 #428
  7. Psychology#828 #403
  8. Education#693 #382
  9. Sociology and Political Science#681 #585
  10. Computer Science#1,515 #1,119
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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: 0.23× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 29 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 23 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.65× its world share, 268 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.98× its world share, 19 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.26× its world share, 392 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 67 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.96× its world share, 24 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.40× its world share, 19 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.35× its world share, 74 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 139 worksMedicineNursing: 1.04× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.35× its world share, 141 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.92× its world share, 129 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 38 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.12× its world share, 50 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.49× its world share, 158 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 443 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Agder?

Ranked on the composite score, Jing Zhou, Roy Mersland and Hamid Reza Karimi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Agder.

  1. 1 Jing Zhou Norway · #66,440 worldwide 454 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Roy Mersland Norway · #78,570 worldwide 254 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Hamid Reza Karimi Norway · #92,335 worldwide 1.8k citations · 249 works
  4. 4 Jarle Trondal Norway · #107,720 worldwide 197 citations · 71 works
  5. 5 Trond Randøy Norway · #125,767 worldwide 227 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Tina Comes Norway · #139,976 worldwide 229 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Zhiyu Jiang Norway · #160,370 worldwide 160 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Stephen Seiler Norway · #194,468 worldwide 162 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Stefan Gänzle Norway · #194,569 worldwide 89 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Peter Trudgill Norway · #223,587 worldwide 140 citations · 63 works
All ranked researchers at University of Agder

Which keywords describe research at University of Agder?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Globalization, Social Capital, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and Tacit Knowledge.

▲ 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. Deep Learning154▲ 2.2×71 topics
  2. Machine Learning92▲ 1.35×73 topics
  3. Neural Networks81▲ 2.5×35 topics
  4. Globalization74▲ 1.80×69 topics
  5. Sustainability70▲ 1.37×57 topics
  6. Renewable Energy63▲ 2.1×34 topics
  7. Education54▲ 1.51×45 topics
  8. Mental Health48▲ 1.58×31 topics
  9. Social Capital45▲ 4.1×14 topics
  10. Public Health42▲ 1.39×37 topics
  11. Social Media42▲ 1.42×26 topics
  12. Qualitative Research39▲ 2.2×16 topics
  13. Ethics31▲ 3.1×23 topics
  14. Convolutional Neural Networks30▲ 2.0×14 topics
  15. Religion29▲ 3.0×20 topics
  16. Social Justice29▲ 2.3×20 topics
  17. Tacit Knowledge27▲ 28×3 topics
  18. Higher Education26▲ 2.3×18 topics
  19. Resilience26▲ 2.6×12 topics
  20. Well-being25▲ 3.1×13 topics
  21. Governance25▲ 3.6×11 topics
  22. Embodiment23▲ 6.0×7 topics
  23. Discourse Analysis21▲ 4.0×6 topics
  24. Teacher Professional Development20▲ 6.0×3 topics
  25. Reflective Practice20▲ 5.1×6 topics
  26. Professional Development20▲ 4.8×11 topics
  27. Pragmatism19▲ 36×3 topics
  28. Self-Regulation19▲ 5.0×6 topics
  29. Student Perceptions18▲ 4.8×7 topics
  30. Academic Achievement18▲ 5.1×10 topics
  31. Informal Learning18▲ 6.7×5 topics
  32. Mathematics Education18▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Social Science17▲ 22×3 topics
  34. Adaptive Control17▲ 6.1×6 topics
  35. Ethical Guidelines16▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Accountability16▲ 7.2×3 topics
  37. Institutional Theory16▲ 7.9×3 topics
  38. Dementia Care16▲ 61×1 topic
  39. Interactional Expertise16▲ 67×1 topic
  40. Special Education15▲ 12×5 topics

Which research topics does University of Agder publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research, Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques, Advanced Battery Technologies Research and Social and Educational Sciences.

Education, Healthcare an…16Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 16 fractional worksMathematics Education an…13Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques: 13 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 10 fractional worksSocial and Educational Sciences: 10 fractional worksMachine Fault Diagnosis Techniques: 9 fractional worksInnovative Education and Learning Practices: 9 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 9 fractional worksEuropean Union Policy an…9European Union Policy and Governance: 9 fractional worksSport Psychology and Performance: 9 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 9 fractional works
Social PsychologyEducationAutomotive EngineeringControl and Systems Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 16 works
  2. 2 Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques Education 13 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 10 works
  4. 4 Social and Educational Sciences Education 10 works
  5. 5 Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques Control and Systems Engineering 9 works
  6. 6 Innovative Education and Learning Practices Human Factors and Ergonomics 9 works
  7. 7 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 9 works
  8. 8 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  9. 9 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 9 works
  10. 10 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance Management Information Systems 9 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 available57.7%not open42.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.3%domestic only68.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Agder's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% 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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