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University of Oslo

In research, University of Oslo stands highest in Social Sciences (#9 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#30 of 10,521 worldwide) and Political Science and International Relations (#4 of 1,201 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Classics, Public Administration and Political Science and International Relations — Classics is 6.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#185
of 28,054 · #189 all time
Rank in Norway
#1
of 133
Research works
73k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.2M
29.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is University of Oslo 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 SciencesField #9 of 6,365 37.5%2,065 #47
Social SciencesDomain #30 of 10,521 33.3%3,912 #72
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #4 of 1,201 37.1%483 #15
Arts and HumanitiesField #22 of 1,998 24.6%653 #39
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #33 of 2,578 35.6%685 #56
Health SciencesDomain #164 of 11,982 23.6%2,235 #132
MedicineField #184 of 10,443 22.6%1,850 #164
EducationSubfield #36 of 1,892 48.9%299 #61
Physical SciencesDomain #375 of 12,888 21.9%2,737 #285
Life SciencesDomain #252 of 7,800 24.9%1,112 #179

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Oslo 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#47 #9
  2. Social Sciences#72 #30
  3. Political Science and International Relations#15 #4
  4. Arts and Humanities#39 #22
  5. Sociology and Political Science#56 #33
  6. Health Sciences#132 #164
  7. Medicine#164 #184
  8. Education#61 #36
  9. Physical Sciences#285 #375
  10. Life Sciences#179 #252
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.

What does University of Oslo specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Classics takes 6.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ClassicsSubfield · 39.2 works6.6×
  2. Public AdministrationSubfield · 34.7 works6.5×
  3. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 483.3 works3.2×
  4. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 36.9 works3.2×
  5. HistorySubfield · 97.8 works3.0×
  6. GeophysicsSubfield · 105.3 works3.0×
  7. PaleontologySubfield · 35.8 works3.0×
← 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: 0.31× its world share, 145 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.04× its world share, 553 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.07× its world share, 108 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.72× its world share, 280 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.75× its world share, 26 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.51× its world share, 18 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.57× its world share, 89 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.81× its world share, 630 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.27× its world share, 356 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 38 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 541 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 434 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.49× its world share, 170 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.34× its world share, 158 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.36× its world share, 302 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.52× its world share, 74 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.06× its world share, 278 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.96× its world share, 1,850 worksMedicineNursing: 0.59× its world share, 29 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.26× its world share, 654 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.62× its world share, 200 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 114 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.89× its world share, 190 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.26× its world share, 689 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 2,065 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Oslo?

Ranked on the composite score, Srdjan Djurovic, Bernt Øksendal and Thomas Hylland Eriksen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Oslo.

  1. 1 Srdjan Djurovic Norway · #1,714 worldwide 2.2k citations · 118 works
  2. 2 Bernt Øksendal Norway · #2,498 worldwide 2k citations · 82 works
  3. 3 Thomas Hylland Eriksen Norway · #3,638 worldwide 488 citations · 98 works
  4. 4 Harald Breivik Norway · #3,985 worldwide 899 citations · 80 works
  5. 5 Ingrid Melle Norway · #4,674 worldwide 1.6k citations · 100 works
  6. 6 Audun Jøsang Norway · #4,998 worldwide 1.3k citations · 90 works
  7. 7 Ole A. Andreassen Norway · #6,978 worldwide 3.5k citations · 312 works
  8. 8 Trygve Helgaker Norway · #9,651 worldwide 1.3k citations · 57 works
  9. 9 Andreas Føllesdal Norway · #10,455 worldwide 323 citations · 86 works
  10. 10 Geir Selbæk Norway · #10,598 worldwide 824 citations · 57 works
All ranked researchers at University of Oslo

Which keywords describe research at University of Oslo?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Climate Change, Human Rights, Democracy, Epidemiology, Religion, Ethics and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Epidemiology392◆ 0.99×128 topics
  2. Climate Change380▲ 1.41×94 topics
  3. Globalization377▲ 1.92×112 topics
  4. Human Rights252▲ 2.5×61 topics
  5. Machine Learning249▼ 0.76×84 topics
  6. Inflammation238◆ 1.14×82 topics
  7. Mental Health210▲ 1.43×39 topics
  8. Democracy174▲ 4.9×24 topics
  9. Quality of Life173▲ 1.20×54 topics
  10. Religion168▲ 3.5×35 topics
  11. Education162◆ 0.95×76 topics
  12. Public Health158◆ 1.09×52 topics
  13. Social Media143◆ 1.00×32 topics
  14. Ethics141▲ 2.9×40 topics
  15. Depression137▲ 1.56×21 topics
  16. Identity135▲ 1.86×61 topics
  17. Neoliberalism121▲ 3.4×26 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome117▲ 1.43×23 topics
  19. Colonialism116▲ 2.5×39 topics
  20. Nationalism110▲ 2.4×30 topics
  21. Literature104▲ 1.92×46 topics
  22. Gender100▲ 1.84×46 topics
  23. Global Governance97▲ 4.3×19 topics
  24. Resilience96▲ 1.99×17 topics
  25. Politics94▲ 3.5×20 topics
  26. International Law92▲ 3.0×19 topics
  27. Adolescents85▲ 2.3×9 topics
  28. Constitutionalism84▲ 8.8×3 topics
  29. Emotion Regulation82▲ 2.6×9 topics
  30. Governance82▲ 2.5×16 topics
  31. Embodiment79▲ 4.2×7 topics
  32. Judicial Review78▲ 8.6×4 topics
  33. International Relations75▲ 3.1×26 topics
  34. ECHR71▲ 18×1 topic
  35. European Legal Systems71▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Public Opinion70▲ 5.6×6 topics
  37. Language Development65▲ 5.4×6 topics
  38. Cosmopolitanism62▲ 5.8×8 topics
  39. Medieval54▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Professional Learning Communities45▲ 9.8×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Oslo publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: European and International Law Studies, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Historical and Archaeological Studies.

European and Internation…71European and International Law Studies: 71 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 33 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 32 fractional worksHistorical and Archaeological Studies: 31 fractional worksEducation, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 31 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 30 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…26Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 26 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform Studies: 25 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 24 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics24Social Media and Politics: 24 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsGeophysicsClinical PsychologyHistory5 others

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

  1. 1 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 71 works
  2. 2 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 33 works
  3. 3 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 32 works
  4. 4 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 31 works
  5. 5 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 31 works
  6. 6 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 30 works
  7. 7 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 26 works
  8. 8 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 25 works
  9. 9 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 24 works
  10. 10 Social Media and Politics Communication 24 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 available43.5%not open56.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.9%domestic only72.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Oslo's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

Other research institutions in Oslo

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.