Norway's Top 2% Scientists 2024
Norway has 1,250 scientists on the 2024 single-year Top 2% list, up 5.2% from 1,188 in 2023. That places Norway 28th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. Universitetet i Oslo has the most listed scientists (272), followed by Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet (224).
Scientists in Norway on the list, by year
The single-year count has grown 36% since 2020.
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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
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- 1Universitetet i Oslo272
- 2Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet224
- 3Universitetet i Bergen111
- 4UiT Norges Arktiske Universitet66
- 5Norges Miljø- og Biovitenskapelige Universitet62
- 6Universitetet i Stavanger40
- 7Folkehelseinstituttet38
- 8Oslo Universitetssykehus37
- 9Havforskningsinstituttet23
- 10OsloMet – StorbyUniversitetet20
All 1,250 scientists
| Rank in Norway | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 317 | Vestlandsforsking | Sport, Leisure & Tourism | Rank 3 | |
| 2 | 567 | Nord Universitet | Environmental Sciences | Rank 8 | |
| 3 | 634 | Handelshøyskolen BI | Social Psychology | Rank 31 | |
| 4 | 1,216 | Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 6 | |
| 5 | 1,456 | CICERO Senter for Klimaforskning | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 15 | |
| 6 | 2,022 | Folkehelseinstituttet | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 46 | |
| 7 | 2,366 |
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Norges Idrettshøgskole | Sport Sciences | Rank 3 |
| 8 | 2,413 | Universitetet i Oslo | Languages & Linguistics | Rank 14 | |
| 9 | 2,487 |
LR
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Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet | Evolutionary Biology | Rank 20 |
| 10 | 2,862 | Høgskolen i Innlandet | Environmental Sciences | Rank 54 | |
| 11 | 2,871 | Universitetet i Agder | Marketing | Rank 24 | |
| 12 | 2,932 | Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet | Environmental Sciences | Rank 57 | |
| 13 | 2,973 | Universitetet i Bergen | Public Health | Rank 32 | |
| 14 | 3,023 | CICERO Senter for Klimaforskning | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 44 | |
| 15 | 3,398 | Universitetet i Bergen | Experimental Psychology | Rank 61 | |
| 16 | 3,465 |
BN
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Nick Barton and Associates | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 28 |
| 17 | 3,499 |
AT
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Universitetet i Stavanger | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | Rank 7 |
| 18 | 3,581 | Universitetet i Oslo | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 41 | |
| 19 | 4,018 | Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 66 | |
| 20 | 4,458 |
ZY
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Universitetet i Oslo | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 45 |
| 21 | 4,818 | University of South-Eastern Norway | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 41 | |
| 22 | 5,123 | Medisinske Fakultet | Developmental Biology | Rank 141 | |
| 23 | 5,268 | Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet | Environmental Sciences | Rank 99 | |
| 24 | 5,353 | Nord Universitet | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | Rank 18 | |
| 25 | 5,410 | Universitetet i Oslo | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | Rank 11 | |
| 26 | 5,573 | Høgskolen i Innlandet | Business & Management | Rank 175 | |
| 27 | 5,660 | Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet | Biomedical Engineering | Rank 20 | |
| 28 | 5,668 | Council for Nutritional and Environmental Medicine | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 315 | |
| 29 | 5,828 | Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 330 | |
| 30 | 6,067 |
BS
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Western Norway University of Applied Sciences | Languages & Linguistics | Rank 27 |
| 31 | 6,117 | Universitetet i Bergen | Substance Abuse | Rank 11 | |
| 32 | 6,159 | Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet | Social Psychology | Rank 160 | |
| 33 | 6,205 | Universitetet i Oslo | Environmental Sciences | Rank 115 | |
| 34 | 6,317 | Norsk institutt for vannforskning | Environmental Sciences | Rank 116 | |
| 35 | 6,393 | Universitetet i Oslo | Languages & Linguistics | Rank 31 | |
| 36 | 6,707 | Stavanger Universitetssjukehus | Surgery | Rank 8 | |
| 37 | 7,131 | Handelshøyskolen BI | Marketing | Rank 46 | |
| 38 | 7,311 | Universitetet i Oslo | Psychiatry | Rank 166 | |
| 39 | 7,561 |
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UiT Norges Arktiske Universitet | Fisheries | Rank 9 |
| 40 | 7,670 | Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet | Building & Construction | Rank 57 | |
| 41 | 7,824 | Norges Miljø- og Biovitenskapelige Universitet | Ecology | Rank 193 | |
| 42 | 7,903 |
BK
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Norges Idrettshøgskole | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | Rank 22 |
| 43 | 8,065 |
XC
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Universitetet i Oslo | Environmental Engineering | Rank 36 |
| 44 | 8,175 | Institutt for energiteknikk | Business & Management | Rank 253 | |
| 45 | 8,498 |
OD
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Universitetet i Bergen | Developmental & Child Psychology | Rank 83 |
| 46 | 8,675 | Universitetet i Oslo | Economics | Rank 171 | |
| 47 | 8,853 |
HR
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Universitetet i Oslo | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 156 |
| 48 | 9,039 | Universitetet i Agder | Information Systems | Rank 39 | |
| 49 | 9,054 | Universitetet i Oslo | Developmental Biology | Rank 254 | |
| 50 | 9,074 | Universitetet i Oslo | Education | Rank 107 | |
| 51 | 9,208 | Universitetet i Oslo | Immunology | Rank 211 | |
| 52 | 9,790 | Universitetet i Bergen | Business & Management | Rank 296 | |
| 53 | 9,926 | Haukeland Universitetssjukehus | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 527 | |
| 54 | 10,063 |
KP
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Universitetet i Bergen | Marketing | Rank 68 |
| 55 | 10,086 | Universitetet i Oslo | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 179 | |
| 56 | 10,178 | Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet | Education | Rank 121 | |
| 57 | 10,389 | Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet | Civil Engineering | Rank 43 | |
| 58 | 10,393 | Universitetet i Oslo | Ecology | Rank 254 | |
| 59 | 10,558 | Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet | Information Systems | Rank 45 | |
| 60 | 10,768 | Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 566 | |
| 61 | 10,961 | Western Norway University of Applied Sciences | Urban & Regional Planning | Rank 30 | |
| 62 | 11,434 |
AF
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University of Florida | Fisheries | Rank 13 |
| 63 | 11,507 | Universitetet i Oslo | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 373 | |
| 64 | 11,837 | Universitetet i Stavanger | Urban & Regional Planning | Rank 35 | |
| 65 | 11,842 |
ER
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Transportøkonomisk institutt | Logistics & Transportation | Rank 33 |
| 66 | 11,920 | Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet | Education | Rank 135 | |
| 67 | 11,945 | Noroff University College | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 528 | |
| 68 | 11,958 |
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Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet | Electrical & Electronic Engineering | Rank 42 |
| 69 | 12,025 | Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 630 | |
| 70 | 12,123 |
OI
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Universitetet i Oslo | Dentistry | Rank 35 |
| 71 | 12,296 |
NE
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Norges Miljø- og Biovitenskapelige Universitet | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 116 |
| 72 | 12,353 | Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet | Chemical Engineering | Rank 62 | |
| 73 | 12,447 | Universitetet i Oslo | Geography | Rank 58 | |
| 74 | 12,701 | UiT Norges Arktiske Universitet | Languages & Linguistics | Rank 58 | |
| 75 | 12,990 | Universitetet i Oslo | Psychiatry | Rank 282 | |
| 76 | 13,172 | Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet | Neurology & Neurosurgery | Rank 687 | |
| 77 | 13,184 | Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 131 | |
| 78 | 13,198 | International Peace Research Institute, Oslo | Demography | Rank 6 | |
| 79 | 13,508 | Universitetet i Oslo | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 594 | |
| 80 | 13,871 | Norges Miljø- og Biovitenskapelige Universitet | Dairy & Animal Science | Rank 17 | |
| 81 | 13,900 |
WB
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Lancaster University | Science Studies | Rank 23 |
| 82 | 14,075 | Handelshøyskolen BI | Communication & Media Studies | Rank 51 | |
| 83 | 14,161 | Universitetet i Oslo | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 167 | |
| 84 | 14,173 | Universitetet i Oslo | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 192 | |
| 85 | 14,175 | Bevital AS | Nutrition & Dietetics | Rank 93 | |
| 86 | 14,313 | Universitetet i Oslo | Communication & Media Studies | Rank 52 | |
| 87 | 14,641 | Ruralis - Institute for Rural and Regional Research | Geography | Rank 74 | |
| 88 | 14,730 | Universitetet i Oslo | Paleontology | Rank 14 | |
| 89 | 14,735 | Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet | Industrial Engineering & Automation | Rank 154 | |
| 90 | 14,994 | International Peace Research Institute, Oslo | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | Rank 27 | |
| 91 | 15,854 | OsloMet – StorbyUniversitetet | Software Engineering | Rank 17 | |
| 92 | 16,018 | Diakonhjemmet Sykehus | Arthritis & Rheumatology | Rank 89 | |
| 93 | 16,058 | UiT Norges Arktiske Universitet | Plant Biology & Botany | Rank 208 | |
| 94 | 16,090 | Universitetet i Bergen | Political Science & Public Administration | Rank 127 | |
| 95 | 16,111 | Universitetet i Agder | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 153 | |
| 96 | 16,234 | Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 691 | |
| 97 | 16,793 | Norgenotech AS | Toxicology | Rank 53 | |
| 98 | 16,970 | Universitetet i Oslo | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 239 | |
| 99 | 16,997 | Handelshøyskolen BI | Business & Management | Rank 498 | |
| 100 | 17,079 |
KB
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Handelshøyskolen BI | Business & Management | Rank 499 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Norway are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?
1,250 scientists affiliated with Norway are on the 2024 single-year list, and 1,397 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Norway has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2024 single-year list, Universitetet i Oslo has the most listed scientists from Norway, with 272. It is followed by Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet with 224.
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 1,250 in 2024, a change of +35.6%.
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.