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University of Stavanger

In research, University of Stavanger stands highest in Social Sciences (#473 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#382 of 6,365 worldwide) and Education (#118 of 1,892 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering, Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty and Developmental and Educational Psychology — Ocean Engineering is 11.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,318
of 28,054 · #2,057 all time
Rank in Norway
#6
of 133
Research works
9.4k
▲ 70% vs 2013–17
Citations
188k
20.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is University of Stavanger 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 #473 of 10,521 36.3%1,109 #556
Social SciencesField #382 of 6,365 39.4%525 #579
EducationSubfield #118 of 1,892 46.2%167 #282
Health SciencesDomain #1,037 of 11,982 26.5%339 #1508
Physical SciencesDomain #1,510 of 12,888 22.1%1,257 #2606
EngineeringField #891 of 6,636 18.9%637 #1492
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #490 of 2,578 38.9%167 #505
MedicineField #2,125 of 10,443 24.6%197 #4310
Environmental ScienceField #769 of 3,551 28.1%169 #1327
Business, Management and AccountingField #665 of 2,578 41.0%123 #523

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Stavanger 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#556 #473
  2. Social Sciences#579 #382
  3. Education#282 #118
  4. Health Sciences#1,508 #1,037
  5. Physical Sciences#2,606 #1,510
  6. Engineering#1,492 #891
  7. Sociology and Political Science#505 #490
  8. Medicine#4,310 #2,125
  9. Environmental Science#1,327 #769
  10. Business, Management and Accounting#523 #665
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 Stavanger specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 11.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 159.9 works11×
  2. Statistics, Probability and UncertaintySubfield · 25.5 works5.4×
  3. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 46.9 works3.7×
← 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: 0.29× its world share, 39 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 24 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.00× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.52× its world share, 23 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 179 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 59 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.37× its world share, 35 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.51× its world share, 637 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.21× its world share, 169 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.45× its world share, 44 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.79× its world share, 26 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.18× its world share, 74 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.69× its world share, 125 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 197 worksMedicineNursing: 1.11× its world share, 15 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.38× its world share, 112 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.36× its world share, 123 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.26× its world share, 61 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.33× its world share, 80 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.43× its world share, 208 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 525 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Stavanger?

Ranked on the composite score, Kjersti Engan, Terje Aven and Frank Asche lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Stavanger.

  1. 1 Kjersti Engan Norway · #32,576 worldwide 465 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Terje Aven Norway · #33,690 worldwide 551 citations · 126 works
  3. 3 Frank Asche Norway · #42,899 worldwide 828 citations · 103 works
  4. 4 Gopalakrishnan Kumar Norway · #62,411 worldwide 563 citations · 70 works
  5. 5 Björn Asheim Norway · #100,444 worldwide 217 citations · 54 works
  6. 6 Tor Austad Norway · #110,964 worldwide 404 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Krisztian Balog Norway · #113,276 worldwide 358 citations · 77 works
  8. 8 Ragnar Tveterås Norway · #189,350 worldwide 187 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Vidar Hansen Norway · #195,838 worldwide 269 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Peter Ruoff Norway · #202,404 worldwide 116 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at University of Stavanger

Which keywords describe research at University of Stavanger?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: CO2 Sequestration, Renewable Energy, Vibration Analysis, Sustainability, Rheological Properties, Hydraulic Fracturing, Drilling Fluids and Well Integrity.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy105▲ 2.6×38 topics
  2. Sustainability104▲ 1.52×63 topics
  3. Machine Learning100◆ 1.09×61 topics
  4. Climate Change79◆ 1.04×69 topics
  5. CO2 Sequestration75▲ 14×4 topics
  6. Mental Health75▲ 1.82×34 topics
  7. Environmental Impact71▲ 1.48×48 topics
  8. Education66▲ 1.37×51 topics
  9. Vibration Analysis50▲ 6.6×7 topics
  10. Numerical Simulation47▲ 5.6×12 topics
  11. Heat Transfer46▲ 3.3×15 topics
  12. Child Development44▲ 3.7×7 topics
  13. Rheological Properties42▲ 8.4×5 topics
  14. Hydraulic Fracturing42▲ 14×2 topics
  15. Drilling Fluids41▲ 27×1 topic
  16. Well Integrity41▲ 27×1 topic
  17. Fracture Propagation39▲ 23×1 topic
  18. Shale Gas Reservoirs39▲ 23×1 topic
  19. Risk Perception36▲ 4.8×7 topics
  20. Academic Achievement35▲ 7.4×9 topics
  21. Reflective Practice35▲ 6.7×7 topics
  22. Self-Regulation34▲ 6.7×6 topics
  23. Fluid-Structure Interaction31▲ 7.2×6 topics
  24. Uncertainty Quantification30▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Porous Media29▲ 8.0×5 topics
  26. Turbulent Flow29▲ 8.6×3 topics
  27. Data Assimilation27▲ 6.2×3 topics
  28. Ensemble Kalman Filter26▲ 9.2×2 topics
  29. Language Development25▲ 7.4×5 topics
  30. Reactive Transport25▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Fault Diagnosis25▲ 6.2×4 topics
  32. CFD Simulation25▲ 7.7×5 topics
  33. Surfactants24▲ 9.0×3 topics
  34. Nanofluids24▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Closed-Loop Control24▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Well Placement24▲ 18×1 topic
  37. Pore-scale Modeling24▲ 23×1 topic
  38. X-ray Computed Tomography24▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Early Childhood Education23▲ 10×2 topics
  40. School Engagement22▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Stavanger publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Drilling and Well Engineering, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods and Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques.

Drilling and Well Engineering: 41 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 39 fractional worksReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 24 fractional worksEnhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 24 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 22 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 21 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration …19Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 19 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis: 18 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis: 18 fractional worksWave and Wind Energy Sys…17Wave and Wind Energy Systems: 17 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringMechanical EngineeringEducationEnvironmental Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 41 works
  2. 2 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 39 works
  3. 3 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 24 works
  4. 4 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 24 works
  5. 5 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 22 works
  6. 6 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 21 works
  7. 7 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 19 works
  8. 8 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 18 works
  9. 9 Fluid Dynamics and Vibration Analysis Computational Mechanics 18 works
  10. 10 Wave and Wind Energy Systems Ocean Engineering 17 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-authors28.8%domestic only71.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Stavanger's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 70% 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.

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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.