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Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

In research, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,409 of 11,982 worldwide), Health Professions (#228 of 1,928 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,519 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Developmental and Educational Psychology — Developmental and Educational Psychology is 5.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,782
of 28,054 · #7,027 all time
Rank in Norway
#20
of 133
Research works
3k
▲ 693% vs 2013–17
Citations
33k
11.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Western Norway University of Applied Sciences 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 #1,409 of 11,982 22.7%279 #3284
Health ProfessionsField #228 of 1,928 25.5%98 #1183
Social SciencesDomain #1,519 of 10,521 29.5%639 #2062
Social SciencesField #1,144 of 6,365 32.4%312 #1595
EducationSubfield #507 of 1,892 36.5%127 #853
Physical SciencesDomain #4,030 of 12,888 20.5%391 #7469
Computer ScienceField #1,785 of 4,667 25.7%130 #2369
MedicineField #4,663 of 10,443 21.0%170 #8122
EngineeringField #3,277 of 6,636 16.7%126 #6252
PsychologyField #1,091 of 2,181 20.2%160 #1933

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Western Norway University of Applied Sciences 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#3,284 #1,409
  2. Health Professions#1,183 #228
  3. Social Sciences#2,062 #1,519
  4. Social Sciences#1,595 #1,144
  5. Education#853 #507
  6. Physical Sciences#7,469 #4,030
  7. Computer Science#2,369 #1,785
  8. Medicine#8,122 #4,663
  9. Engineering#6,252 #3,277
  10. Psychology#1,933 #1,091
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 Western Norway University of Applied Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Developmental and Educational Psychology takes 5.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 33.7 works5.5×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.72× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.29× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.24× its world share, 130 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.39× its world share, 17 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 126 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 49 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.45× its world share, 21 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.03× its world share, 16 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.79× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.76× its world share, 98 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 170 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 6 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.76× its world share, 68 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.08× its world share, 47 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 23 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.01× its world share, 29 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.89× its world share, 160 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 312 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Jerry Chun‐Wei Lin, Philip Cooke and Antoine Tambue lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Western Norway University of Applied Sciences.

  1. 1 Jerry Chun‐Wei Lin Norway · #175,099 worldwide 959 citations · 182 works
  2. 2 Philip Cooke Norway · #231,863 worldwide 110 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Antoine Tambue Norway · #283,635 worldwide 66 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Reza Arghandeh Norway · #356,501 worldwide 188 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Usman Ahmed Norway · #423,580 worldwide 83 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Youcef Djenouri Norway · #440,812 worldwide 175 citations · 44 works
  7. 7 Adrian Rutle Norway · #717,576 worldwide 49 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Dhayalan Velauthapillai Norway · #808,407 worldwide 224 citations · 60 works
  9. 9 Volker Stolz Norway · #905,995 worldwide 41 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Anette Fagertun Norway · #907,094 worldwide 15 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Western Norway University of Applied Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Tacit Knowledge, Embodiment, Qualitative Research, Mental Health, Social Science, Reflective Practice and Pragmatism.

▲ 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. Education60▲ 2.6×47 topics
  2. Mental Health53▲ 2.7×31 topics
  3. Deep Learning50◆ 1.09×60 topics
  4. Machine Learning49◆ 1.11×66 topics
  5. Qualitative Research44▲ 3.8×17 topics
  6. Globalization42▲ 1.59×43 topics
  7. Public Health39▲ 1.98×32 topics
  8. Tacit Knowledge34▲ 54×3 topics
  9. Embodiment32▲ 13×6 topics
  10. Pedagogy30▲ 4.5×14 topics
  11. Social Science28▲ 57×4 topics
  12. Reflective Practice27▲ 11×7 topics
  13. Physical Activity27▲ 4.1×11 topics
  14. Pragmatism27▲ 79×2 topics
  15. Ethical Guidelines27▲ 36×2 topics
  16. Dementia Care26▲ 159×1 topic
  17. Interactional Expertise26▲ 174×1 topic
  18. Academic Achievement24▲ 11×9 topics
  19. Resilience24▲ 3.8×13 topics
  20. Social Justice23▲ 3.0×17 topics
  21. Child Development22▲ 3.9×7 topics
  22. Technology Integration22▲ 5.3×9 topics
  23. Social Sciences21▲ 11×6 topics
  24. Learning20▲ 5.1×7 topics
  25. Professional Development20▲ 7.4×11 topics
  26. Self-Regulation20▲ 8.2×6 topics
  27. Informal Learning19▲ 11×6 topics
  28. Cultural Competence18▲ 11×8 topics
  29. Teacher Professional Development18▲ 8.4×5 topics
  30. Evidence-Based Practice18▲ 10×7 topics
  31. Discourse Analysis17▲ 5.1×4 topics
  32. Special Education17▲ 22×3 topics
  33. Health Disparities17▲ 4.7×8 topics
  34. Citizenship Education16▲ 19×3 topics
  35. Methodology16▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Gender Studies16▲ 7.5×1 topic
  37. Psychological Adjustment16▲ 8.0×5 topics
  38. Quantitative Methods16▲ 81×1 topic
  39. Professional Learning Communities14▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Teacher Preparation14▲ 15×4 topics

Which research topics does Western Norway University of Applied Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research, Social and Educational Sciences, Teacher Education and Leadership Studies and Early Childhood Education and Development.

Education, Healthcare an…26Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 26 fractional worksSocial and Educational Sciences: 16 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 12 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 12 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 11 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 11 fractional worksDiverse Music Education …9Diverse Music Education Insights: 9 fractional worksEducator Training and Historical Pedagogy: 8 fractional worksChildren's Physical and Motor Development: 8 fractional worksInnovative Education and Learning Practices: 8 fractional works
Social PsychologyEducationClinical PsychologyPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 26 works
  2. 2 Social and Educational Sciences Education 16 works
  3. 3 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 12 works
  4. 4 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 12 works
  5. 5 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 11 works
  6. 6 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  7. 7 Diverse Music Education Insights Music 9 works
  8. 8 Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  9. 9 Children's Physical and Motor Development Developmental and Educational Psychology 8 works
  10. 10 Innovative Education and Learning Practices Human Factors and Ergonomics 8 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 available69.2%not open30.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.3%domestic only66.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Western Norway University of Applied Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 693% 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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