Norway's Top 2% Scientists 2025

Norway has 1,333 scientists on the 2025 single-year Top 2% list, up 6.6% from 1,250 in 2024. That places Norway 28th in the world by number of listed scientists. Universitetet i Oslo has the most listed scientists (234), followed by Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet (221).

Single Year

1,333

+83 (+6.6%) vs 2024

Career Data

1,493

+96 (+6.9%) vs 2024

World rank by count

#28

No change vs 2024

Institutes

167

+49 (+41.5%) vs 2024

Scientists in Norway on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 45% since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+19.3%

2022+8.1%

2023-0.1%

2024+5.2%

2025+6.6%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	922		947
2021	1,100	+19.3%	1,152	+21.6%
2022	1,189	+8.1%	1,253	+8.8%
2023	1,188	-0.1%	1,315	+4.9%
2024	1,250	+5.2%	1,397	+6.2%
2025	1,333	+6.6%	1,493	+6.9%

Top 10 institutes in Norway

By number of listed scientists

Single-year list2025

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1Universitetet i Oslo234
2Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet221
3Universitetet i Bergen97
4UiT Norges Arktiske Universitet69
5Norges Miljø- og Biovitenskapelige Universitet59
6Oslo Universitetssykehus49
7Folkehelseinstituttet38
8Universitetet i Stavanger38
9Medisinske Fakultet31
10Universitetet i Agder24

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Rank in Norway	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	49	DE Deci, Edward L.	University of South-Eastern Norway	Social Psychology	Rank 5
2	249	GS Gössling, Stefan	Vestlandsforsking	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 4
3	654	FA Furnham, Adrian F.	Handelshøyskolen BI	Social Psychology	Rank 29
4	748	SS Sarkodie, Samuel Asumadu	Nord Universitet	Environmental Sciences	Rank 15
5	1,061	Fossen, Thor I.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 8
6	1,226	DA Dhir, Amandeep	Universitetet i Agder	Marketing	Rank 12
7	1,797	PG Peters, Glen P.	CICERO Senter for Klimaforskning	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 24
8	2,243	MK Malterud, Kirsti	Universitetet i Bergen	Public Health	Rank 22
9	2,366	AA Alola, Andrew Adewale	Høgskolen i Innlandet	Environmental Sciences	Rank 50
10	2,375	BR Bahr, Roald M.	Norges Idrettshøgskole	Sport Sciences	Rank 4
11	2,545	AD Aune, Dagfinn	Cancer Registry of Norway	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 63
12	2,632	HW Hopkins, Will G.	Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports	Sport Sciences	Rank 5
13	2,652	LR Lande, Russell	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 14
14	2,875	AT Aven, Terje	Universitetet i Stavanger	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 7
15	2,900	HE Hertwich, Edgar G.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Environmental Sciences	Rank 66
16	2,955	OA Oxman, Andrew David	Folkehelseinstituttet	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 66
17	3,024	KS Koelsch, Stefan	Universitetet i Bergen	Experimental Psychology	Rank 54
18	3,099	BN Barton, Nicholas R.	Nick Barton and Associates	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 27
19	3,139	AJ Anthony Jnr, Bokolo	HØgskolen i Østfold	Business & Management	Rank 101
20	3,375	AR Andrew, Robbie M.	CICERO Senter for Klimaforskning	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 50
21	3,952	GJ Galtung, Johan	Universitetet i Oslo	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 9
22	4,175	CM Costello, Mark John	Nord Universitet	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 15
23	4,296	Awan, Usama	Høgskolen i Innlandet	Business & Management	Rank 134
24	4,557	SH Snyder, Hannah	Norwegian Business School	Marketing	Rank 35
25	4,610	EG Evensen, Geir E.	Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 81
26	4,752	BS Borg, Simon	Arts and Sports	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 31
27	4,806	KI Kelman, Ilan	University of Adger	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 12
28	4,885	CF Cherubini, Francesco	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Environmental Sciences	Rank 102
29	4,944	PI Pappas, Ilias O.	Universitetet i Agder	Information Systems	Rank 25
30	5,058	BG Bjørklund, Geir	Council for Nutritional and Environmental Medicine	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 261
31	5,106	KC Klöckner, Christian Andreas	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Social Psychology	Rank 132
32	5,231	TB Tien Bui, D.	University of South-Eastern Norway	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 47
33	5,288	EU Ekelund, Ulf G.	Norges Idrettshøgskole	Sport Sciences	Rank 16
34	5,647	AC Andreassen, Cecilie Schou	Universitetet i Bergen	Substance Abuse	Rank 10
35	5,778	LA Lusher, Amy L.	Norsk institutt for vannforskning	Environmental Sciences	Rank 121
36	5,996	SH Stenmark, Harald Alfred	Medisinske Fakultet	Developmental Biology	Rank 156
37	6,056	ZY Zhang, Yan	Universitetet i Oslo	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 61
38	6,131	GE Gómez-Baggethun, Erik	Trondheim hovedkontor	Ecology	Rank 158
39	6,519	OS Ostojic, Sergej M.	Universitetet i Agder	Sport Sciences	Rank 20
40	6,628	OK O'Brien, Karen L.	Universitetet i Oslo	Environmental Sciences	Rank 137
41	6,888	SK Soreide, K.	Stavanger Universitetssjukehus	Surgery	Rank 10
42	7,292	QD Quintana, Daniel S.	Universitetet i Oslo	Psychiatry	Rank 164
43	7,322	JB Jelle, Bjørn Petter	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Building & Construction	Rank 61
44	7,465	RE Ringø, Einar	UiT Norges Arktiske Universitet	Fisheries	Rank 10
45	7,690	GN Gilhus, Nils Erik	Universitetet i Bergen	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 394
46	7,965	FE Fang, Evandro Fei	Akershus University Hospital	Developmental Biology	Rank 208
47	8,057	HG Holzapfel, Gerhard A.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 27
48	8,085	BK Bö, Kari	Norges Idrettshøgskole	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 23
49	8,089	WT Wernberg, Thomas	Institute of Marine Research	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 29
50	8,114	SR Scherer, Ronny	Universitetet i Oslo	Education	Rank 110
51	8,321	MP Mikalef, Patrick	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Information Systems	Rank 36
52	8,473	FO Faltinsen, Odd Magnus	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Civil Engineering	Rank 33
53	8,935	OD Olweus, Dan	Universitetet i Bergen	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 83
54	8,974	SL Stovner, Lars Jacob	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 455
55	9,088	KS Kjeldsen, Sverre Erik	Ulleval University Hospital	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 269
56	9,132	Lutz, Christoph	Handelshøyskolen BI	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 38
57	9,671	KG Kumar, Gopalakrishnan	Universitetet i Stavanger	Biotechnology	Rank 31
58	9,800	XC Xu, C. Y.	Universitetet i Oslo, Department of Geosciences	Environmental Engineering	Rank 46
59	9,847	BP Brandtzaeg, Per	Universitetet i Oslo	Immunology	Rank 203
60	10,200	KJ Krogstie, John	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 497
61	10,260	SE Skaalvik, Einar M.	NTNU Samfunnsforskning	Education	Rank 142
62	10,270	FJ Fagerberg, Jan	Universitetet i Oslo	Economics	Rank 185
63	10,412	GM Giannakos, Michail N.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Education	Rank 144
64	10,472	CP Cooke, Philip N.	Western Norway University of Applied Sciences	Urban & Regional Planning	Rank 29
65	10,621	TP Taberlet, Pierre	UiT Norges Arktiske Universitet	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 82
66	10,787	YS Yin, Shen	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Electrical & Electronic Engineering	Rank 36
67	10,831	BT Bucher, Taina	Universitetet i Oslo	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 50
68	11,497	ES Einarsen, Ståle Valvatne	Universitetet i Bergen	Business & Management	Rank 348
69	12,025	CS Chr Stenseth, Nils Chr	Universitetet i Agder	Ecology	Rank 272
70	12,107	GS Grassini, Simone	Universitetet i Bergen	Experimental Psychology	Rank 195
71	12,110	MT Meuwissen, Theodorus H.E.	Norges Miljø- og Biovitenskapelige Universitet	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 15
72	12,479	SH Sætra, Henrik Skaug	HØgskolen i Østfold	Business & Management	Rank 372
73	12,775	ME Moser, Edvard I.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 626
74	12,834	NE Næsset, Erik	Norges Miljø- og Biovitenskapelige Universitet	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 143
75	12,927	KA Kääb, Andreas	Universitetet i Oslo	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 228
76	12,945	JT Johansen, Tor Arne	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 138
77	13,899	BR Burton, Rob J.F.	RURALIS - Institute for Rural and Regional Research	Geography	Rank 66
78	14,103	GR Gholami, Raoof	Universitetet i Stavanger	Energy	Rank 392
79	14,291	RJ Rothman, Jason	UiT Norges Arktiske Universitet	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 80
80	14,412	OI Olsen, Ingar	Universitetet i Oslo	Dentistry	Rank 48
81	14,575	ER Elvik, Rune	Transportøkonomisk institutt	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 45
82	14,648	AO Andreassen, Ole Andreas	Universitetet i Oslo	Psychiatry	Rank 289
83	14,690	MZ Munim, Ziaul Haque	University of South-Eastern Norway	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 46
84	14,739	BM Baker, Mona	Universitetet i Oslo	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 85
85	14,983	HØ Hammer, Øyvind S.	Universitetet i Oslo	Paleontology	Rank 14
86	15,064	NA Nightingale, Andrea J.	Universitetet i Oslo	Geography	Rank 72
87	15,221	CJ Carling, Jørgen	International Peace Research Institute, Oslo	Demography	Rank 8
88	15,248	KT Kvien, Tore Kristian	Medisinske Fakultet	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 95
89	15,640	SD Sheil, Douglas	Norges Miljø- og Biovitenskapelige Universitet	Ecology	Rank 330
90	15,648	WM Witter, Menno P.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 754
91	15,855	UP Ueland, Per Magne	Bevital AS	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 97
92	15,877	NI Neumann, Iver B.	Fridtjof Nansens Institutt	International Relations	Rank 25
93	15,916	HT Hansen, Thomas F.	Universitetet i Oslo	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 106
94	16,056	SJ Sundgot-Borgen, Jorunn Kaiander	Norges Idrettshøgskole	Sport Sciences	Rank 67
95	16,191	BR Bivand, Roger S.	NHH Norwegian School of Economics	Geography	Rank 78
96	16,199	KB Kuvaas, Bård	Handelshøyskolen BI	Business & Management	Rank 480
97	16,340	CT Christensen, Tom	Universitetet i Oslo	Political Science & Public Administration	Rank 131
98	16,470	LC Li, Charlie Chunlin	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 178
99	16,775	HI Hameed, I. A.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 797
100	16,969	CF Corfu, Fernando	Universitetet i Oslo	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 252
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Norway are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,333 scientists affiliated with Norway are on the 2025 single-year list, and 1,493 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Norway has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2025 single-year list, Universitetet i Oslo has the most listed scientists from Norway, with 234. It is followed by Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet with 221.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Norway changed since 2020?

On the single-year list, Norway went from 922 scientists in 2020 to 1,333 in 2025, a change of +44.6%.

What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?

The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.

What is the official source of this data?

The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.