Norway's Top 2% Scientists 2020

Norway has 922 scientists on the 2020 single-year Top 2% list. That places Norway 24th in the world by number of listed scientists. Universitetet i Oslo has the most listed scientists (204), followed by Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet (174).

Single Year

922

First year listed

Career Data

947

First year listed

World rank by count

#24

First year listed

Institutes

104

First year listed

Scientists in Norway on the list, by year

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

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Rank in Norway	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	555	FA Furnham, Adrian	Handelshøyskolen BI	Social Psychology	Rank 21
2	899	SA Saltelli, Andrea	Universitetet i Bergen	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 2
3	1,000	LR Lande, Russell	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 14
4	1,355	PG Peters, Glen P.	Cicero Senter for klimaforskning	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 13
5	1,401	OA Oxman, Andrew D.	Norwegian Institute of Public Health	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 24
6	2,018	AT Aven, Terje	Universitetet i Stavanger	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 7
7	2,226	GS Gössling, Stefan	Vestlandsforsking	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 6
8	2,721	BR Bahr, Roald	Norges idrettshøgskole	Sport Sciences	Rank 6
9	2,750	BN Barton, Nick	Nick Barton and Associates	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 15
10	2,868	SH Stenmark, Harald	Universitetet i Oslo	Developmental Biology	Rank 113
11	3,202	TT Torsvik, Trond H.	Universitetet i Oslo	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 51
12	3,385	MK Malterud, Kirsti	Universitetet i Bergen	Public Health	Rank 34
13	3,487	WB Wampold, Bruce E.	Modum Bad	Clinical Psychology	Rank 26
14	4,067	SA Stohl, Andreas	Norsk institutt for luftforskning	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 66
15	4,201	HG Holzapfel, Gerhard A.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 29
16	4,361	KS Koelsch, Stefan	Universitetet i Bergen	Experimental Psychology	Rank 81
17	4,932	NE Næsset, Erik	Universitetet for miljø- og biovitenskap	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 35
18	5,053	XC Xu, Chong Yu	Universitetet i Oslo	Environmental Engineering	Rank 24
19	5,191	CA Collins, Andrew R.	Universitetet for miljø- og biovitenskap	Toxicology	Rank 23
20	5,435	BP Brandtzaeg, Per	Universitetet i Oslo	Immunology	Rank 128
21	5,868	MT Meuwissen, T. H.E.	Universitetet for miljø- og biovitenskap	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 6
22	5,870	OD Olweus, Dan	Universitetet i Bergen	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 71
23	6,253	JB Jelle, Bjørn Petter	SINTEF Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research	Building & Construction	Rank 29
24	6,339	EU Ekelund, Ulf	Norges idrettshøgskole	Public Health	Rank 68
25	6,489	FO Faltinsen, Odd Magnus	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Civil Engineering	Rank 23
26	6,536	CP Cooke, Philip	Western Norway University of Applied Sciences	Urban & Regional Planning	Rank 17
27	6,923	SS Skogestad, Sigurd	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Chemical Engineering	Rank 44
28	6,968	CF Cherubini, Francesco	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Environmental Sciences	Rank 61
29	7,235	ES Einarsen, Ståle V.	Universitetet i Bergen	Business & Management	Rank 185
30	7,332	KT Kvien, Tore K.	Diakonhjemmet Sykehus	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 47
31	7,407	OK O'Brien, Karen	Universitetet i Oslo	Geography	Rank 27
32	7,597	AT Andersen, Tom	Universitetet i Oslo	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 132
33	7,633	SP Seglen, Per O.	Universitetet i Oslo	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 133
34	7,859	HØ Hammer, Øyvind	Universitetet i Oslo	Paleontology	Rank 9
35	8,200	AT Austad, Tor	Universitetet i Stavanger	Energy	Rank 159
36	8,513	ER Elvik, Rune	Transportøkonomisk institutt	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 17
37	8,591	BK Bjørlykke, Knut	Universitetet i Oslo	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 149
38	8,825	WM Witter, Menno P.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 549
39	9,006	ME Moser, Edvard I.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 569
40	9,134	SN Stenseth, Nils Chr	Universitetet i Oslo	Ecology	Rank 243
41	9,258	KA Kääb, Andreas	Universitetet i Oslo	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 173
42	9,704	AB Asheim, Bjørn Terje	Universitetet i Stavanger	Urban & Regional Planning	Rank 22
43	9,925	BK Bo, K.	Akershus University Hospital	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 40
44	9,965	SK Soreide, Kjetil	Stavanger University Hospital	Surgery	Rank 16
45	9,970	HC Hill, Callum Aidan Stephen	The Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research	Forestry	Rank 3
46	10,153	ZY Zhang, Yan	Simula Research Laboratory	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 100
47	10,362	JT Johansen, Tor Arne	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 121
48	10,363	CF Corfu, Fernando	Universitetet i Oslo	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 192
49	10,589	AL Andersen, Lars B.	Western Norway University of Applied Sciences	Sport Sciences	Rank 38
50	10,787	GJ Galtung, Johan	International Peace Research Institute, Oslo	Development Studies	Rank 8
51	11,427	FJ Fagerberg, Jan	Universitetet i Oslo	Science Studies	Rank 16
52	11,587	HT Hansen, Thomas F.	Universitetet i Oslo	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 114
53	11,654	JM Jobling, Malcolm	UiT The Arctic University of Norway	Fisheries	Rank 16
54	11,731	SE Skaalvik, Einar M.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Education	Rank 90
55	11,987	KC Klöckner, Christian A.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Social Psychology	Rank 220
56	12,261	DN Danbolt, Niels C.	Universitetet i Oslo	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 740
57	12,341	UP Ueland, Per M.	Universitetet i Bergen	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 84
58	12,579	MA Mysterud, Atle	Universitetet i Oslo	Ecology	Rank 321
59	12,636	JS Jentoft, Svein	UiT The Arctic University of Norway	Fisheries	Rank 19
60	12,655	SL Stovner, Lars Jacob	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 770
61	12,776	AR Andrew, Robbie	Cicero Senter for klimaforskning	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 224
62	13,039	AC Andreassen, Cecilie Schou	Universitetet i Stavanger	Substance Abuse	Rank 35
63	13,711	BR Burton, Rob J.F.	Institute for Rural and Regional Research	Geography	Rank 57
64	13,772	OU Olsbye, Unni	Universitetet i Oslo	Physical Chemistry	Rank 89
65	13,823	SS Sarkodie, Samuel Asumadu	Nord universitet	Environmental Sciences	Rank 140
66	14,308	HK Hugdahl, Kenneth	Helse Bergen Haukeland University Hospital	Experimental Psychology	Rank 232
67	14,674	SO Saugstad, Ola D.	Universitetet i Oslo	Pediatrics	Rank 30
68	14,875	FH Fossen, Haakon	Universitetet i Bergen	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 283
69	15,074	SL Sollid, Ludvig M.	Universitetet i Oslo	Immunology	Rank 349
70	15,508	RC Reimann, Clemens	Norges geologiske undersekelse	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 296
71	15,672	RE Ringø, Einar	UiT The Arctic University of Norway	Fisheries	Rank 28
72	15,739	QD Quintana, Daniel S.	Universitetet i Oslo	Psychiatry	Rank 361
73	15,756	EL Engebretsen, Lars	Oslo University Hospital	Orthopedics	Rank 62
74	15,953	NA Nightingale, Andrea Joslyn	Universitetet i Oslo	Geography	Rank 70
75	16,222	SD Sheil, Douglas	Universitetet for miljø- og biovitenskap	Ecology	Rank 398
76	16,305	HO Hope, Ole Kristian	Handelshøyskolen BI	Accounting	Rank 31
77	16,359	AS Agewall, Stefan	Ulleval University Hospital	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 505
78	16,691	LA Lusher, Amy L.	Norsk institutt for vannforskning	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 96
79	16,813	PA Pavlenko, Aneta	Universitetet i Oslo	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 23
80	17,124	BH Buhaug, Halvard	International Peace Research Institute, Oslo	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 36
81	17,173	KM Kelland, Malcolm A.	Universitetet i Stavanger	Energy	Rank 333
82	17,270	BS Borg, Simon	Western Norway University of Applied Sciences	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 25
83	17,547	ST Steiner, Timothy J.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,042
84	17,631	AA Angelsen, Arild	Universitetet for miljø- og biovitenskap	Agricultural Economics & Policy	Rank 25
85	17,863	HD Hessen, Dag Olav	Universitetet i Oslo	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 102
86	17,927	BF Berto, Filippo	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 180
87	17,991	TS Terjesen, Siri A.	NHH Norwegian School of Economics	Business & Management	Rank 440
88	18,220	Pollet, Bruno G.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Energy	Rank 360
89	18,542	KÅ Krogdahl, Åshild	Universitetet for miljø- og biovitenskap	Fisheries	Rank 32
90	18,588	GN Gilhus, N. E.	Universitetet i Bergen	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,099
91	18,832	KV Kiron, Viswanath	Nord universitet	Fisheries	Rank 33
92	18,987	AA Arcuri, Andrea	Kristiania University College	Software Engineering	Rank 20
93	19,022	JR Jorde, Rolf	UiT The Arctic University of Norway	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 374
94	19,141	GB Gustavsen, Bjorn	SINTEF Energi AS	Energy	Rank 387
95	19,484	HM Huse, Morten	Handelshøyskolen BI	Business & Management	Rank 471
96	19,532	AH Andersson, Helge I.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 175
97	19,743	NG Nilsson, Göran E.	Universitetet i Oslo	Physiology	Rank 41
98	19,930	KB Kuvaas, Bård	Handelshøyskolen BI	Business & Management	Rank 482
99	20,104	DT Dybå, Tore	SINTEF Digital	Software Engineering	Rank 23
100	20,125	MT Moan, Torgeir	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Civil Engineering	Rank 68
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Norway are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?

922 scientists affiliated with Norway are on the 2020 single-year list, and 947 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2020 single-year list, Universitetet i Oslo has the most listed scientists from Norway, with 204. It is followed by Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet with 174.

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.