Norway's Top 2% Scientists 2022

Norway has 1,189 scientists on the 2022 single-year Top 2% list, up 8.1% from 1,100 in 2021. That places Norway 25th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet has the most listed scientists (222), followed by Universitetet i Oslo (214).

Single Year

1,189

+89 (+8.1%) vs 2021

Career Data

1,253

+101 (+8.8%) vs 2021

World rank by count

#25

up 1 place vs 2021

Institutes

121

+11 (+10.0%) vs 2021

Scientists in Norway on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 29% 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

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Rank in Norway	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	610	FA Furnham, A.	Handelshøyskolen BI	Social Psychology	Rank 28
2	893	SA Saltelli, Andrea	Universitetet i Bergen	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 4
3	1,157	PG Peters, Glen P.	CICERO Senter for Klimaforskning	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 11
4	1,496	OA Oxman, Andrew D.	Norwegian Institute of Public Health	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 35
5	1,591	LR Lande, Russell	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 17
6	1,739	SS Sarkodie, Samuel Asumadu	Nord universitet	Environmental Sciences	Rank 17
7	1,837	BR Bahr, Roald	Norges idrettshøgskole	Sport Sciences	Rank 4
8	1,883	Fossen, Thor I.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 12
9	2,525	AT Aven, Terje	Universitetet i Stavanger	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 7
10	2,978	MK Malterud, Kirsti	Universitetet i Bergen	Public Health	Rank 31
11	3,000	SH Stenmark, Harald	Oslo Universitetssykehus	Developmental Biology	Rank 113
12	3,088	EG Evensen, Geir	Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center	Oceanography	Rank 2
13	3,309	BN Barton, Nick	Nick Barton & Associates	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 22
14	3,687	KS Koelsch, Stefan	Universitetet i Bergen	Experimental Psychology	Rank 73
15	3,991	HG Holzapfel, Gerhard A.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 19
16	4,076	TT Torsvik, Trond H.	Universitetet i Oslo	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 59
17	4,430	HE Hertwich, Edgar	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Environmental Sciences	Rank 42
18	4,461	OK O’Brien, Karen	Universitetet i Oslo	Environmental Sciences	Rank 45
19	5,051	ZY Zhang, Yan	Universitetet i Oslo	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 40
20	5,064	BP Brandtzaeg, Per	Universitetet i Oslo	Immunology	Rank 146
21	5,406	AR Andrew, Robbie M.	CICERO Senter for Klimaforskning	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 93
22	5,817	SK Soreide, Kjetil	Stavanger University Hospital	Surgery	Rank 8
23	6,385	CM Costello, Mark John	Nord universitet	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 31
24	6,542	LD Lavie, Dovev	Handelshøyskolen BI	Business & Management	Rank 150
25	6,698	AC Andreassen, Cecilie Schou	Universitetet i Stavanger	Substance Abuse	Rank 12
26	6,738	WM Witter, Menno P.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 436
27	6,808	CF Cherubini, Francesco	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Environmental Sciences	Rank 67
28	7,002	OD Olweus, Dan	Universitetet i Bergen	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 76
29	7,167	BH Birks, H. John B.	Universitetet i Bergen	Paleontology	Rank 5
30	7,517	FO Faltinsen, Odd M.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Civil Engineering	Rank 27
31	7,630	JB Jelle, Bjørn Petter	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Building & Construction	Rank 41
32	7,840	CP Cooke, Philip	Western Norway University of Applied Sciences	Urban & Regional Planning	Rank 16
33	7,888	TB Tien Bui, Dieu	University of South-Eastern Norway	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 65
34	7,955	KA Kääb, Andreas	Universitetet i Oslo	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 147
35	7,968	SN Stenseth, Nils Chr	Universitetet i Oslo	Ecology	Rank 215
36	7,979	KT Kvien, Tore K.	Diakonhjemmet Sykehus	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 56
37	8,046	NE Næsset, Erik	Norges Miljø- og Biovitenskapelige Universitet	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 67
38	8,096	BK Bø, Kari	Norges idrettshøgskole	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 30
39	8,128	XC Xu, Chong Yu	Universitetet i Oslo	Environmental Engineering	Rank 39
40	8,213	MT Meuwissen, Theodorus H.E.	Norges Miljø- og Biovitenskapelige Universitet	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 10
41	8,326	LA Lusher, Amy L.	Norsk institutt for vannforskning	Environmental Sciences	Rank 91
42	8,518	RH Ramkissoon, Haywantee	UiT Norges Arktiske Universitet	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 32
43	8,588	ME Moser, Edvard I.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 539
44	8,594	PA Pavlenko, Aneta	Universitetet i Oslo	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 28
45	8,829	OI Olsen, Ingar	Universitetet i Oslo	Dentistry	Rank 26
46	8,962	QD Quintana, Daniel S.	Universitetet i Oslo	Psychiatry	Rank 211
47	8,970	EU Ekelund, Ulf	Norges idrettshøgskole	Public Health	Rank 95
48	8,974	KC Klöckner, Christian A.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Social Psychology	Rank 189
49	9,261	ES Einarsen, Ståle Valvatne	Universitetet i Bergen	Business & Management	Rank 215
50	9,463	GJ Galtung, Johan	International Peace Research Institute, Oslo	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 18
51	9,524	FJ Fagerberg, Jan	Universitetet i Oslo	Economics	Rank 158
52	9,587	AO Andreassen, Ole A.	Universitetet i Oslo	Psychiatry	Rank 225
53	9,676	CA Collins, Andrew	Universitetet i Oslo	Toxicology	Rank 39
54	9,836	BG Bjørklund, Geir	Council for Nutritional and Environmental Medicine	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 611
55	9,937	NA Nightingale, Andrea J.	Universitetet i Oslo	Geography	Rank 41
56	9,981	RE Ringø, Einar	UiT Norges Arktiske Universitet	Fisheries	Rank 13
57	10,524	FE Fang, Evandro	Akershus University Hospital	Developmental Biology	Rank 373
58	10,616	MA Mysterud, Atle	Universitetet i Oslo	Ecology	Rank 270
59	10,787	EL Engebretsen, Lars	Norges idrettshøgskole	Orthopedics	Rank 42
60	10,851	HØ Hammer, Øyvind	Universitetet i Oslo	Paleontology	Rank 10
61	10,861	GE Gomez-Baggethun, Erik	Norwegian Institute for Nature Research	Ecology	Rank 276
62	10,928	Bibri, Simon Elias	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Energy	Rank 211
63	11,115	AT Andersen, T.	Universitetet i Oslo	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 161
64	11,378	BK Bjørlykke, Knut	Universitetet i Oslo	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 168
65	11,573	UP Ueland, Per Magne	Bevital AS	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 79
66	11,640	SL Stovner, Lars Jacob	Universitetssykehuset i Trondheim	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 707
67	11,695	BR Burton, Robert	Ruralis - Institute for Rural and Regional Research	Geography	Rank 54
68	11,779	AL Andersen, Lars Bo	Western Norway University of Applied Sciences	Sport Sciences	Rank 47
69	11,804	SE Skaalvik, Einar M.	NTNU Samfunnsforskning	Education	Rank 92
70	12,140	JT Johansen, Tor A.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 113
71	12,398	LN Lurie, Nicole	Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 199
72	12,426	ER Elvik, Rune	Transportøkonomisk institutt	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 30
73	12,567	SP Seglen, Per O.	Universitetet i Oslo	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 312
74	12,623	DN Danbolt, Niels C.	Universitetet i Oslo	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 769
75	12,805	GB Gustavsen, Bjorn	SINTEF Energi AS	Energy	Rank 250
76	12,940	YS Yin, Shen	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 120
77	13,195	HR Hock, Regine	Universitetet i Oslo	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 241
78	13,207	CF Corfu, Fernando	Universitetet i Oslo	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 201
79	13,711	ST Steiner, Timothy J.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 837
80	13,750	BS Borg, Simon	Western Norway University of Applied Sciences	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 44
81	13,814	BF Berto, Filippo	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 123
82	13,876	HJ Hutchings, Jeffrey A.	Havforskningsinstituttet	Fisheries	Rank 20
83	14,107	HC Hill, Callum	The Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research	Forestry	Rank 8
84	14,329	SL Sollid, Ludvig M.	Universitetet i Oslo	Immunology	Rank 405
85	14,816	AB Asheim, Bjørn	Universitetet i Stavanger	Urban & Regional Planning	Rank 35
86	15,315	KS Kjeldsen, S. E.	Universitetet i Oslo	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 506
87	15,578	AT Austad, Tor	Universitetet i Stavanger	Energy	Rank 310
88	16,120	RA Rogers, Alex D.	REV Ocean	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 97
89	16,238	SS Skogestad, Sigurd	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Chemical Engineering	Rank 75
90	16,273	SB Svihus, B.	Norges Miljø- og Biovitenskapelige Universitet	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 23
91	16,715	FH Fossen, Haakon	Universitetet i Bergen	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 274
92	16,828	GM Giannakos, Michail	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Education	Rank 126
93	17,063	JS Jentoft, Svein	UiT Norges Arktiske Universitet	Fisheries	Rank 25
94	17,307	KS Kaasa, Stein	Oslo Universitetssykehus	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 658
95	17,344	JT Johansen, Terje	UiT Norges Arktiske Universitet	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 435
96	17,373	HK Hugdahl, Kenneth	Haukeland Universitetssjukehus	Experimental Psychology	Rank 266
97	17,389	AS Agewall, Stefan	Ulleval University Hospital	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 571
98	17,658	DA Dhir, Amandeep	University of Agder	Marketing	Rank 85
99	17,835	HT Hansen, Thomas F.	Universitetet i Oslo	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 162
100	17,901	NO Norheim, Ole F.	Universitetet i Bergen	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 277
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Norway are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,189 scientists affiliated with Norway are on the 2022 single-year list, and 1,253 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2022 single-year list, Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet has the most listed scientists from Norway, with 222. It is followed by Universitetet i Oslo with 214.

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 1,189 in 2022, a change of +29.0%.

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.