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Vestlandsforsking

In research, Vestlandsforsking stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,135 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,889
of 22,385 · #7,973 all time
Rank in Norway
#57
of 123
Research works
592
▼ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
26.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.09×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
56%
world 40%
International
33%
world 18%
Vestlandsforsking

What is Vestlandsforsking known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #6,135 of 9,585 22.4%69 #6679

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Vestlandsforsking 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Vestlandsforsking work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research at Vestlandsforsking is in Social Sciences, 36% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Environmental Science (12%), Medicine (10%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 81 fractional works · 45.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 44 fractional works · 24.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 16 fractional works · 9.0% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 16 fractional works · 9.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 63 fractional works · 35.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 22 fractional works · 12.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 8 fractional works · 4.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 16 fractional works · 9.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 11 fractional works · 6.3% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11 fractional works · 6.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 8 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 5.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 24 fractional works · 13.7% of its workMedicine: 17 fractional works · 9.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 4.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKVestlandsforsking177fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences46%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4424.9%
    2. Psychology169.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting74.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance63.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities53.0%
    6. Decision Sciences31.4%
    1. Environmental Science2212.4%
    2. Computer Science169.1%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences116.4%
    4. Engineering105.5%
    5. Energy21.4%
    6. Mathematics20.8%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    8. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Medicine179.6%
    2. Health Professions73.8%
    3. Dentistry00.1%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences42.3%
    2. Neuroscience31.7%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.03× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.17× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.09× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.52× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.49× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.44× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.02× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.27× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.46× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.03× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.97× its world share, 44 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences4.09×11 works
  2. Psychology3.03×16 works
  3. Environmental Science2.49×22 works
  4. Social Sciences1.97×44 works
  5. Energy1.52×2 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.47×2 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.46×6 works
  8. Health Professions1.44×7 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.27×7 works
  10. Computer Science1.17×16 works
  11. Neuroscience1.03×3 works
  12. Arts and Humanities1.02×5 works
  13. Mathematics0.72×2 works
  14. Veterinary0.58×0 works
  15. Medicine0.50×17 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.47×4 works
  17. Engineering0.37×10 works
  18. Dentistry0.26×0 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.22×0 works
  20. Nursing0.21×0 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.10×1 works
  22. Chemistry0.06×0 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Vestlandsforsking?

Ranked on the quality score, Carlo Aall, Halvor Dannevig and Erling Holden lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vestlandsforsking.

  1. 1 Carlo Aall Norway · #252,564 worldwide 3.7k citations · 115 works
  2. 2 Halvor Dannevig Norway · #379,908 worldwide 1.3k citations · 67 works
  3. 3 Erling Holden Norway · #387,737 worldwide 3.3k citations · 70 works
  4. 4 Hans Jakob Walnum Norway · #518,403 worldwide 946 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Svein Ølnes Norway · #970,936 worldwide 1.6k citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Stein Joar Hegland Norway · #1,177,471 worldwide 3.2k citations · 53 works
  7. 7 Ove Oklevik Norway · #1,202,648 worldwide 783 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Otto Andersen Norway · #1,232,238 worldwide 4.9k citations · 113 works
  9. 9 Turid Skrede Norway · #1,242,957 worldwide 713 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Mark A. K. Gillespie Norway · #1,296,774 worldwide 364 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Vestlandsforsking

What are the most cited papers from Vestlandsforsking?

The most cited paper from Vestlandsforsking is "Pandemics, tourism and global change: a rapid assessment of COVID-19" (Stefan Gößling, Daniel J. Scott, C. Michael Hall, 2020), with 4,772 citations. Next come "Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology (UPH) – a community perspective" (1,148) and "Blockchain in government: Benefits and implications of distributed ledger technology for information sharing" (1,109).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Pandemics, tourism and global change: a rapid assessment of COVID-19 Stefan Gößling, Daniel J. Scott, C. Michael Hall · Journal of Sustainable Tourism Open access 27 Apr 2020 4,772
2 Twenty-three unsolved problems in hydrology (UPH) – a community perspective Günter Blöschl et al. · Hydrological Sciences Journal Open access205 authors 10 Jun 2019 1,148
3 Blockchain in government: Benefits and implications of distributed ledger technology for information sharing Svein Ølnes, Jolien Ubacht, Marijn Janssen · Government Information Quarterly Open access Sep 2017 1,109
4 Key indicators of Arctic climate change: 1971–2017 Jason E. Box, William Colgan, Torben R. Christensen et al. · Environmental Research Letters Open access 8 Apr 2019 897
5 Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults Honor Bixby et al. · Nature Open access1,155 authors 8 May 2019 758
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Vestlandsforsking?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Physical Activity, Resilience, Renewable Energy, Hydrology, Sustainability, Arctic and Climate Change Adaptation.

▲ 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-now 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 Change22▲ 4.6×48 topics
  2. Sustainability10▲ 2.2×34 topics
  3. Renewable Energy9▲ 3.5×16 topics
  4. Physical Activity8▲ 8.8×8 topics
  5. Resilience7▲ 8.4×8 topics
  6. Machine Learning7▲ 1.20×17 topics
  7. Remote Sensing6▲ 2.9×12 topics
  8. Mental Health6▲ 2.3×15 topics
  9. Neural Networks6▲ 2.1×14 topics
  10. Public Health6▲ 2.2×12 topics
  11. Hydrology5▲ 24×3 topics
  12. Social Media5▲ 2.2×12 topics
  13. Biodiversity5▲ 3.5×12 topics
  14. Big Data4▲ 2.6×11 topics
  15. Gender4▲ 4.7×6 topics
  16. Arctic4▲ 22×4 topics
  17. Global Warming4▲ 5.5×9 topics
  18. Climate Change Adaptation4▲ 13×2 topics
  19. Internet Use4▲ 28×2 topics
  20. Digital Divide4▲ 8.3×3 topics
  21. Social-Ecological Systems4▲ 15×2 topics
  22. COVID-19 Impact4▲ 12×4 topics
  23. Ethics4▲ 4.0×7 topics
  24. Permafrost4▲ 45×2 topics
  25. Adaptive Governance3▲ 67×1 topic
  26. Sustainability Transitions3▲ 61×1 topic
  27. High-Intensity Interval Training3▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Student Engagement3▲ 4.7×9 topics
  29. Vulnerability3▲ 8.0×7 topics
  30. Cognitive Development3▲ 15×4 topics
  31. Self-Efficacy3▲ 7.0×3 topics
  32. Injury Prevention3▲ 14×4 topics
  33. Public Perception3▲ 13×3 topics
  34. ICT3▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Methane Emissions3▲ 30×2 topics
  36. Cultural Differences3▲ 31×3 topics
  37. Glacier3▲ 34×1 topic
  38. Sea Level Rise3▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Water Availability3▲ 34×1 topic
  40. Athletic Training2▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Vestlandsforsking publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Sustainability and Climate Change Governance, Cryospheric studies and observations, Gender and Technology in Education and Sports injuries and prevention.

Sustainability and Clima…3Sustainability and Climate Change Governance: 3 fractional worksCryospheric studies and …3Cryospheric studies and observations: 3 fractional worksGender and Technology in Education: 2 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 2 fractional worksClimate change and permafrost: 2 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 2 fractional worksChildren's Physical and Motor Development: 2 fractional worksSports Performance and T…2Sports Performance and Training: 2 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 2 fractional worksGrief, Bereavement, and Mental Health: 2 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric ScienceGender StudiesOrthopedics and Sports Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  2. 2 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 3 works
  3. 3 Gender and Technology in Education Gender Studies 2 works
  4. 4 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 2 works
  6. 6 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Children's Physical and Motor Development Developmental and Educational Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  10. 10 Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 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 available55.9%not open44.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.0%domestic only67.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Vestlandsforsking's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Vestlandsforsking as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00055% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Vestlandsforsking0.00070% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Vestlandsforsking over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Vestlandsforsking18.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 24.1% in 2020.

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