Norway's Top 2% Scientists 2023

Norway has 1,188 scientists on the 2023 single-year Top 2% list, down 0.1% from 1,189 in 2022. That places Norway 27th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 2 places. Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet has the most listed scientists (216), followed by Universitetet i Oslo (214).

Single Year

1,188

-1 (-0.1%) vs 2022

Career Data

1,315

+62 (+4.9%) vs 2022

World rank by count

#27

down 2 places vs 2022

Institutes

126

+5 (+4.1%) vs 2022

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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Single-year list2023

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Single-year list2023

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Rank in Norway	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	404	GS Gössling, Stefan	Vestlandsforsking	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 3
2	627	SS Sarkodie, Samuel Asumadu	Nord Universitet	Environmental Sciences	Rank 7
3	628	FA Furnham, Adrian	Handelshøyskolen BI	Social Psychology	Rank 32
4	1,202	SA Saltelli, Andrea	Universitetet i Bergen	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 5
5	1,208	PG Peters, Glen P.	CICERO Senter for Klimaforskning	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 12
6	1,519	Fossen, Thor I.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 10
7	1,589	OA Oxman, A. D.	Norwegian Institute of Public Health	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 37
8	1,900	LR Lande, R.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 18
9	2,092	BR Bahr, Roald	Norges Idrettshøgskole	Sport Sciences	Rank 5
10	2,701	MK Malterud, Kirsti	Universitetet i Bergen	Public Health	Rank 34
11	2,963	HE Hertwich, Edgar	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Environmental Sciences	Rank 47
12	3,523	AT Aven, Terje	Universitetet i Stavanger	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 10
13	3,682	PA Pennycook, Alastair	Universitetet i Oslo	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 15
14	3,932	KS Koelsch, S.	Universitetet i Bergen	Experimental Psychology	Rank 71
15	3,935	TB Tien Bui, Dieu	University of South-Eastern Norway	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 33
16	4,036	EU Ekelund, Ulf	Norges Idrettshøgskole	Sport Sciences	Rank 12
17	4,097	EG Evensen, Geir	Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center	Oceanography	Rank 3
18	4,470	TT Torsvik, Trond H.	Universitetet i Oslo	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 63
19	4,604	SH Stenmark, Harald	Medisinske Fakultet	Developmental Biology	Rank 150
20	4,730	BN Barton, Nick	Nick Barton and Associates	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 41
21	4,795	SM Slade, Mike	Nord Universitet	Psychiatry	Rank 117
22	4,893	AR Andrew, Robbie M.	CICERO Senter for Klimaforskning	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 89
23	5,158	ZY Zhang, Yan	Universitetet i Oslo	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 46
24	5,636	LA Lusher, Amy L.	Norsk institutt for vannforskning	Environmental Sciences	Rank 83
25	5,688	AC Andreassen, Cecilie Schou	Universitetet i Bergen	Substance Abuse	Rank 13
26	5,750	CM Costello, Mark John	Nord Universitet	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 20
27	5,758	SK Søreide, Kjetil	Stavanger University Hospital	Surgery	Rank 9
28	5,788	OK O’Brien, Karen	Universitetet i Oslo	Environmental Sciences	Rank 84
29	5,897	RE Ringø, Einar	UiT Norges Arktiske Universitet	Fisheries	Rank 7
30	6,018	GJ Galtung, Johan	Universitetet i Oslo	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 14
31	6,169	DA Dhir, Amandeep	Universitetet i Agder	Marketing	Rank 34
32	6,262	AA Alola, Andrew Adewale	Høgskolen i Innlandet	Environmental Sciences	Rank 92
33	6,282	BP Brandtzaeg, Per	Universitetet i Oslo	Immunology	Rank 162
34	6,296	CF Cherubini, Francesco	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Environmental Sciences	Rank 95
35	6,479	JB Jelle, Bjørn Petter	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Building & Construction	Rank 41
36	6,883	KA Kääb, Andreas	Universitetet i Oslo	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 126
37	7,073	TP Taberlet, Pierre	UiT Norges Arktiske Universitet	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 64
38	7,537	OD Olweus, Dan	Universitetet i Bergen	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 79
39	7,728	PA Pavlenko, Aneta	Universitetet i Oslo	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 29
40	8,084	BG Bjørklund, Geir	Council for Nutritional and Environmental Medicine	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 469
41	8,167	KC Klöckner, Christian A.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Social Psychology	Rank 187
42	8,182	QD Quintana, Daniel S.	Universitetet i Oslo	Psychiatry	Rank 197
43	8,243	BK Bø, Kari	Norges Idrettshøgskole	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 31
44	8,368	BS Borg, Simon	Western Norway University of Applied Sciences	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 31
45	8,751	ST Steiner, Timothy J.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 507
46	8,817	XC Xu, Chong Yu	Universitetet i Oslo	Environmental Engineering	Rank 40
47	8,923	FO Faltinsen, Odd Magnus	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Civil Engineering	Rank 32
48	9,048	ES Einarsen, Ståle Valvatne	Universitetet i Bergen	Business & Management	Rank 238
49	9,062	MT Meuwissen, Theo H.E.	Norges Miljø- og Biovitenskapelige Universitet	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 11
50	9,098	NA Nightingale, Andrea J.	Universitetet i Oslo	Geography	Rank 43
51	9,149	SE Skaalvik, Einar M.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Education	Rank 83
52	9,165	CP Cooke, Philip	Western Norway University of Applied Sciences	Urban & Regional Planning	Rank 19
53	9,200	MK Mouratidis, Kostas	Norges Miljø- og Biovitenskapelige Universitet	Urban & Regional Planning	Rank 20
54	9,207	FJ Fagerberg, Jan	Universitetet i Oslo	Economics	Rank 157
55	9,246	NE Næsset, Erik	Norges Miljø- og Biovitenskapelige Universitet	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 81
56	9,915	Awan, Usama	Høgskolen i Innlandet	Business & Management	Rank 266
57	9,960	HR Hock, Regine	Universitetet i Oslo	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 184
58	10,101	BK Bjørlykke, Knut	Universitetet i Oslo	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 140
59	10,178	EL Engebretsen, Lars	Universitetet i Oslo	Orthopedics	Rank 38
60	10,195	GN Gilhus, Nils Erik	Haukeland Universitetssjukehus	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 572
61	10,577	OI Olsen, Ingar	Universitetet i Oslo	Dentistry	Rank 32
62	10,670	WM Witter, Menno P.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 595
63	10,672	FE Fang, Evandro F.	Akershus University Hospital	Developmental Biology	Rank 333
64	10,730	AO Andreassen, Ole A.	Oslo Universitetssykehus	Psychiatry	Rank 243
65	10,755	HC Hill, Callum	Norsk institutt for bioøkonomi	Forestry	Rank 5
66	10,838	GE Gómez-Baggethun, Erik	Norges Miljø- og Biovitenskapelige Universitet	Ecology	Rank 243
67	10,940	SH Snyder, Hannah	Handelshøyskolen BI	Marketing	Rank 65
68	10,948	KG Kumar, Gopalakrishnan	Universitetet i Stavanger	Biotechnology	Rank 36
69	11,281	KT Kvien, Tore K.	Diakonhjemmet Sykehus	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 73
70	11,723	CA Collins, Andrew	Universitetet i Oslo	Toxicology	Rank 45
71	11,869	CF Corfu, Fernando	Universitetet i Oslo	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 169
72	11,913	KS Kadry, Seifedine	Noroff University College	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 465
73	12,163	ME Moser, Edvard I.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 678
74	12,178	KS Kjeldsen, Sverre E.	Ulleval University Hospital	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 413
75	12,201	FH Fossen, Haakon	Universitetet i Bergen	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 179
76	12,431	SL Stovner, Lars Jacob	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 696
77	12,585	SN Stenseth, Nils C.	Universitetet i Oslo	Ecology	Rank 284
78	12,779	ND Nicolini, Davide	Handelshøyskolen BI	Business & Management	Rank 338
79	12,886	AT Austad, Tor	Universitetet i Stavanger	Energy	Rank 276
80	12,914	VA Vasilakos, Athanasios V.	Universitetet i Agder	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 114
81	13,031	UP Ueland, Per M.	Bevital AS	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 92
82	13,228	WB Wynne, Brian	Lancaster University	Science Studies	Rank 19
83	13,343	AL Andersen, Lars B.	Western Norway University of Applied Sciences	Sport Sciences	Rank 52
84	13,450	GM Giannakos, Michail	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Education	Rank 128
85	13,885	AB Asheim, Björn T.	Universitetet i Stavanger	Urban & Regional Planning	Rank 38
86	13,887	SR Scherer, Ronny	Universitetet i Oslo	Education	Rank 133
87	13,973	AT Andersen, Tom	Universitetet i Oslo	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 216
88	14,004	JT Johansen, Tor Arne	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 144
89	14,008	AS Agewall, Stefan	Universitetet i Oslo	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 478
90	14,156	MA Mysterud, Atle	Universitetet i Oslo	Ecology	Rank 305
91	14,397	BR Burton, Rob J.F.	Ruralis - Institute for Rural and Regional Research	Geography	Rank 66
92	14,724	YS Yin, Shen	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 151
93	14,965	MT Moan, Torgeir	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Civil Engineering	Rank 58
94	14,980	HØ Hammer, Øyvind	Universitetet i Oslo	Paleontology	Rank 20
95	15,154	HT Hansen, Thomas F.	Universitetet i Oslo	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 117
96	15,626	OS Ostojic, Sergej M.	Universitetet i Agder	Sport Sciences	Rank 66
97	15,927	SL Sollid, Ludvig M.	Universitetet i Oslo	Immunology	Rank 381
98	15,998	ER Elvik, Rune	Transportøkonomisk institutt	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 37
99	16,290	SJ Sundgot-Borgen, Jorunn	Norges Idrettshøgskole	Sport Sciences	Rank 69
100	16,399	KB Kuvaas, Bård	Handelshøyskolen BI	Business & Management	Rank 414
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Norway are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,188 scientists affiliated with Norway are on the 2023 single-year list, and 1,315 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2023 single-year list, Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet has the most listed scientists from Norway, with 216. 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 1,188 in 2023, a change of +28.9%.

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.