Norway's Top 2% Scientists 2026: Career-Long List

Norway has 1,557 scientists on the 2026 career-long Top 2% list, up 4.3% from 1,493 in 2025. That places Norway 24th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 3 places. Universitetet i Oslo has the most listed scientists (273), followed by Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet (267).

Single Year

1,307

-26 (-2.0%) vs 2025

Career Data

1,557

+64 (+4.3%) vs 2025

World rank by count

#24

down 3 places vs 2025

Institutes

203

+10 (+5.2%) vs 2025

Scientists in Norway on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 64% since 2020.

Career-long list, change on the previous year

2021+21.6%

2022+8.8%

2023+4.9%

2024+6.2%

2025+6.9%

2026+4.3%

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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%
2026	1,307	-2.0%	1,557	+4.3%

Top 10 institutes in Norway

By number of listed scientists

Career-long list2026

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1Universitetet i Oslo273
2Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet267
3Universitetet i Bergen128
4UiT Norges Arktiske Universitet76
5Norges Miljø- og Biovitenskapelige Universitet64
6Oslo Universitetssykehus61
7Folkehelseinstituttet48
8Universitetet i Stavanger39
9Medisinske Fakultet36
10Rikshospitalet-Radiumhospitalet HF26

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Rank in Norway	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	410	FA Furnham, Adrian F.	Handelshøyskolen BI	Social Psychology	Rank 11
2	755	LR Lande, Russell	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 8
3	1,382	OA Oxman, Andrew David	Folkehelseinstituttet	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 30
4	2,021	BP Brandtzaeg, Per	Universitetet i Oslo	Immunology	Rank 69
5	3,020	SH Stenmark, Harald Alfred	Medisinske Fakultet	Developmental Biology	Rank 158
6	3,291	Fossen, Thor I.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 19
7	3,822	BR Bahr, Roald M.	Norges Idrettshøgskole	Sport Sciences	Rank 8
8	4,234	AT Aven, Terje	Universitetet i Stavanger	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 5
9	4,833	CS Chr Stenseth, Nils Chr	Universitetet i Agder	Ecology	Rank 98
10	5,007	PG Peters, Glen P.	CICERO Senter for Klimaforskning	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 62
11	5,052	UP Ueland, Per Magne	Bevital AS	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 41
12	5,453	JM Jobling, Malcolm	UiT Norges Arktiske Universitet	Fisheries	Rank 4
13	6,101	KS Koelsch, Stefan	Universitetet i Bergen	Experimental Psychology	Rank 105
14	6,135	MH McQuay, Henry J.	Fakultet for Medisin og Helsevitenskap	Anesthesiology	Rank 23
15	6,250	HG Holzapfel, Gerhard A.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Biomedical Engineering	Rank 24
16	6,259	MK Malterud, Kirsti	Universitetet i Bergen	Public Health	Rank 52
17	6,339	SS Socransky, Sigmund Sidney	Universitetet i Oslo	Dentistry	Rank 20
18	6,486	CP Cooke, Philip N.	Western Norway University of Applied Sciences	Urban & Regional Planning	Rank 9
19	6,869	KT Kvien, Tore Kristian	Diakonhjemmet Sykehus	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 60
20	6,879	EG Evensen, Geir E.	Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 85
21	7,095	SS Skogestad, Sigurd	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Chemical Engineering	Rank 25
22	7,473	WM Witter, Menno P.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 611
23	7,722	HE Hertwich, Edgar G.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Environmental Sciences	Rank 44
24	7,953	NE Næsset, Erik	Norges Miljø- og Biovitenskapelige Universitet	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 23
25	8,427	FS Fosså, Sophie Dorothea	Oslo Universitetssykehus	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 363
26	8,473	SL Sollid, Ludvig Magne	Universitetet i Oslo	Immunology	Rank 309
27	9,067	CA Collins, Andrew Richard	Universitetet i Oslo	Toxicology	Rank 33
28	9,086	SO Saugstad, Ola Didrik	Oslo Universitetssykehus	Pediatrics	Rank 23
29	9,545	BK Bö, Kari	Norges Idrettshøgskole	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 48
30	9,599	XC Xu, Chong Yu	Universitetet i Oslo	Environmental Engineering	Rank 27
31	10,028	MT Meuwissen, Théo H.E.	Norges Miljø- og Biovitenskapelige Universitet	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 10
32	10,208	OD Olweus, Dan	Universitetet i Bergen	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 88
33	10,384	BN Barton, Nicholas R.E.	Nick Barton & Associates	Geological & Geomatics Engineering	Rank 43
34	10,614	MP Meakin, Paul Z.	Universitetet i Oslo	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 67
35	10,631	EU Ekelund, Ulf	Norges Idrettshøgskole	Sport Sciences	Rank 35
36	10,845	JT Johansen, Tor Arne	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 87
37	10,884	EE Eriksen, Erik Fink Ink	Aker University Hospital	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 303
38	11,237	MJ Moan, Johan Emilian	Oslo Universitetssykehus	Biophysics	Rank 17
39	11,357	SS Sarkodie, Samuel Asumadu	Nord Universitet	Environmental Sciences	Rank 72
40	11,402	DK Dickstein, Kenneth	Stavanger Universitetssjukehus	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 526
41	11,603	SL Stovner, Lars Jacob	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 917
42	11,615	CF Corfu, Fernando	Universitetet i Oslo	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 158
43	11,808	BA Børresen-Dale, Anne Lise	Rikshospitalet-Radiumhospitalet HF	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 511
44	11,815	AT Andersen, Tom H.	Universitetet i Oslo	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 163
45	11,990	HT Helgaker, Trygve U.	Universitetet i Oslo	Chemical Physics	Rank 265
46	12,018	HA Haffajee, Anne D.	Universitetet i Oslo	Dentistry	Rank 44
47	12,292	KS Kjeldsen, Sverre Erik	Universitetet i Oslo	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 569
48	12,371	AL Andersen, Lars Bo O.	Western Norway University of Applied Sciences	Sport Sciences	Rank 40
49	12,397	PT Pedersen, Terje R.	Ulleval University Hospital	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 572
50	12,583	KJ Kjekshus, John K.	Medisinske Fakultet	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 580
51	12,923	FO Faltinsen, Odd Magnus	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Civil Engineering	Rank 22
52	13,187	CM Costello, Mark John	Nord Universitet	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 70
53	13,204	GJ Galtung, Johan V.	Universitetet i Oslo	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 12
54	13,369	DN Danbolt, Niels Christian	Universitetet i Oslo	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,032
55	14,155	HH Hirsch, Hans H.	UiT Norges Arktiske Universitet	Microbiology	Rank 343
56	14,206	KS Kaasa, Stein	Oslo Universitetssykehus	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 608
57	14,329	ER Elvik, Rune	Transportøkonomisk institutt	Logistics & Transportation	Rank 16
58	14,331	MA Mysterud, Atle	Trondheim hovedkontor	Ecology	Rank 267
59	14,389	KA Kääb, Andreas M.	Universitetet i Oslo	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 184
60	14,583	RH Refsum, Helga M.	Medisinske Fakultet	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 110
61	14,986	ME Moser, Edvard I.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,151
62	15,167	GF Gradstein, Felix M.	Mineralogisk-Geologisk Museum	Paleontology	Rank 20
63	15,465	HD Hessen, Dag Olav	Universitetet i Oslo	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 80
64	15,491	LP Lönning, Per Eystein	Haukeland Universitetssjukehus	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 663
65	15,793	AD Aune, Dagfinn	Cancer Registry of Norway	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 671
66	16,415	CF Cherubini, Francesco	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Environmental Sciences	Rank 115
67	16,983	GP Gill, Peter D.	Oslo Universitetssykehus	Legal & Forensic Medicine	Rank 4
68	17,165	MJ Meert, Joseph G.	Universitetet i Oslo	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 268
69	17,217	RE Ringø, Einar	UiT Norges Arktiske Universitet	Fisheries	Rank 20
70	17,249	SB Sæther, Bernt Erik	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Ecology	Rank 328
71	17,942	SK Soreide, K.	Stavanger Universitetssjukehus	Surgery	Rank 120
72	17,998	ES Einarsen, Ståle Valvatne	Universitetet i Bergen	Business & Management	Rank 187
73	18,114	FF Fonnum, Frode	Norwegian Defence Research Establishment	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,385
74	18,255	SK Sandvig, Kirsten	Oslo Universitetssykehus	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 773
75	18,652	HA Holmen, Anders G.	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Physical Chemistry	Rank 74
76	18,677	IR Ims, Rolf Anker	UiT Norges Arktiske Universitet	Ecology	Rank 356
77	18,849	GN Gilhus, Nils Erik	Haukeland Universitetssjukehus	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,433
78	19,022	OK O'Brien, Karen L.	Universitetet i Oslo	Environmental Sciences	Rank 134
79	19,366	GP Garner, Paul A.	Medisinske Fakultet	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 296
80	19,409	HØ Hammer, Øyvind S.	Universitetet i Oslo	Paleontology	Rank 35
81	19,601	BR Blomhoff, Rune	Universitetet i Oslo	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 148
82	19,616	GG Griffiths, Gareth Wyn	Universitetet i Oslo	Developmental Biology	Rank 768
83	19,629	SG Svensson, Göran K.	Kristiania University of Applied Sciences	Business & Management	Rank 211
84	20,066	VA Vasilakos, Athanasios V.	Universitetet i Agder	Networking & Telecommunications	Rank 160
85	20,153	NT Norby, Truls E.	Universitetet i Oslo	Energy	Rank 242
86	20,419	VS Vollset, Stein Emil	Folkehelseinstituttet	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 311
87	20,576	OI Olsen, Ingar	Universitetet i Oslo	Dentistry	Rank 86
88	21,054	BK Björlykke, Knut O.	Universitetet i Oslo	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 337
89	21,472	JB Jelle, Bjørn Petter	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Building & Construction	Rank 49
90	21,505	JB Jonsson, B.	Trondheim hovedkontor	Fisheries	Rank 31
91	21,543	MP Magnus, Per Minor	Folkehelseinstituttet	Epidemiology	Rank 66
92	22,031	AO Andreassen, Ole Andreas	Universitetet i Oslo	Psychiatry	Rank 546
93	22,044	HI Holme, Ingar Morten K.	Norges Idrettshøgskole	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 919
94	22,179	GB Gustavsen, Bjørn	SINTEF Energi AS	Energy	Rank 265
95	22,331	WP Westhead, Paul	Nord Universitet	Business & Management	Rank 242
96	22,503	FH Fossen, Haakon	Universitetet i Bergen	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 365
97	22,838	HS Hunskår, S.	NORCE Research AS	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 344
98	23,543	TS Tonstad, Serena	Oslo Universitetssykehus	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 960
99	23,806	SO Smidsrød, Olav	Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet	Polymers	Rank 194
100	23,808	GJ Gray, John S.	Universitetet i Oslo	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 162
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Norway are in the 2026 Stanford Top 2% list?

1,307 scientists affiliated with Norway are on the 2026 single-year list, and 1,557 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2026 career-long list, Universitetet i Oslo has the most listed scientists from Norway, with 273. It is followed by Norges Teknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet with 267.

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

On the career-long list, Norway went from 947 scientists in 2020 to 1,557 in 2026, a change of +64.4%.

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.