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VID Specialized University

In research, VID Specialized University stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,909 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,363 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,635 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 10.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,494
of 28,054 · #13,422 all time
Rank in Norway
#37
of 133
Research works
1.1k
▲ 265% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.1k
7.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is VID Specialized University 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
Health SciencesDomain #1,909 of 11,982 27.1%138 #4191
Social SciencesDomain #2,363 of 10,521 20.3%365 #3569
Social SciencesField #2,635 of 6,365 20.2%196 #4189
MedicineField #4,542 of 10,443 28.7%68 #10226
PsychologyField #1,243 of 2,181 19.3%103 #2135
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,531 of 2,578 17.4%86 #2505
Health ProfessionsField #1,488 of 1,928 24.6%61 #3278

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where VID Specialized University 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. Health Sciences#4,191 #1,909
  2. Social Sciences#3,569 #2,363
  3. Social Sciences#4,189 #2,635
  4. Medicine#10,226 #4,542
  5. Psychology#2,135 #1,243
  6. Sociology and Political Science#2,505 #1,531
  7. Health Professions#3,278 #1,488
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 VID Specialized University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 10.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 55.4 works10×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.15× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.41× its world share, 61 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.68× its world share, 68 worksMedicineNursing: 3.37× its world share, 9 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.80× its world share, 42 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.89× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 6.45× its world share, 103 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.95× its world share, 196 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at VID Specialized University?

Ranked on the composite score, Knut Alfsvåg, Ingunn Moser and Arlene Vetere lead among researchers whose main affiliation is VID Specialized University.

  1. 1 Knut Alfsvåg · #397,146 worldwide 5 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Ingunn Moser · #443,994 worldwide 74 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Arlene Vetere · #577,080 worldwide 26 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Tor Slettebø · #669,600 worldwide 24 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Hans Morten Haugen · #999,925 worldwide 14 citations · 49 works
All ranked researchers at VID Specialized University

Which keywords describe research at VID Specialized University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Religion, Social Support, Well-being, Quality of Life, Ethics, Psychological Adjustment and Globalization.

▲ 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. Mental Health69▲ 8.9×32 topics
  2. Religion41▲ 16×16 topics
  3. Globalization31▲ 3.0×35 topics
  4. Quality of Life30▲ 4.0×26 topics
  5. Social Support25▲ 8.5×13 topics
  6. Human Rights24▲ 4.4×18 topics
  7. Well-being23▲ 11×12 topics
  8. Qualitative Research20▲ 4.5×12 topics
  9. Ethics20▲ 7.8×22 topics
  10. Psychological Adjustment19▲ 25×5 topics
  11. Development18▲ 10×5 topics
  12. NGOs17▲ 32×4 topics
  13. Resilience17▲ 6.6×10 topics
  14. Social Justice16▲ 5.4×14 topics
  15. Nationalism16▲ 6.5×10 topics
  16. Phenomenology16▲ 28×5 topics
  17. Narrative Analysis16▲ 57×3 topics
  18. Civil Society15▲ 25×4 topics
  19. Humanitarianism14▲ 44×2 topics
  20. International Aid14▲ 56×2 topics
  21. Health14▲ 6.7×6 topics
  22. Identity14▲ 3.7×17 topics
  23. Open Dialogue Approach14▲ 235×1 topic
  24. Social Constructionism14▲ 77×2 topics
  25. Solution-Focused Brief Therapy14▲ 235×1 topic
  26. Faith-Based Organizations13▲ 78×1 topic
  27. Social Services13▲ 55×1 topic
  28. Spirituality13▲ 25×3 topics
  29. Job Satisfaction12▲ 5.5×9 topics
  30. Coping12▲ 47×2 topics
  31. Ethical Considerations12▲ 6.9×8 topics
  32. Health Disparities12▲ 8.8×8 topics
  33. Embodiment12▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Politics12▲ 8.3×5 topics
  35. Secularism12▲ 21×4 topics
  36. Evidence-Based Practice11▲ 16×6 topics
  37. Citizenship11▲ 17×4 topics
  38. End-of-Life Care10▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Patient Engagement10▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Professional Identity10▲ 23×3 topics

Which research topics does VID Specialized University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics, Religion, Society, and Development, Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology and Mental Health and Patient Involvement.

Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics: 14 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 13 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, …10Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 10 fractional worksMental Health and Patien…9Mental Health and Patient Involvement: 9 fractional worksNursing education and management: 7 fractional worksManagement and Organizational Studies: 7 fractional worksMigration, Health and Tr…6Migration, Health and Trauma: 6 fractional worksEducation, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 6 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 6 fractional worksChristian Theology and M…6Christian Theology and Mission: 6 fractional works
Clinical PsychologySociology and Political ScienceHealthGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics Clinical Psychology 14 works
  2. 2 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  3. 3 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 10 works
  4. 4 Mental Health and Patient Involvement General Health Professions 9 works
  5. 5 Nursing education and management Research and Theory 7 works
  6. 6 Management and Organizational Studies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 7 works
  7. 7 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 6 works
  8. 8 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 6 works
  9. 9 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  10. 10 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 6 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 available67.9%not open32.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.1%domestic only80.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has VID Specialized University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 265% 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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