Norwegian University of Life Sciences: Rankings

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The Norwegian University of Life Sciences ranked 5th in Norway, 993rd in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 123 research topics. The Norwegian University of Life Sciences ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 18,404 academic publications and 553,884 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 35 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#993 of 14,131 In the World
#380 of 2,785 In Europe
#5 of 29 In Norway
#46 of 1,957 For Veterinary
#54 of 2,152 For Animal Science
#74 of 2,377 For Forestry
#2996 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1356 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 120 other topics

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Biology rankings

The Norwegian University of Life Sciences ranked 5th for Biology in Norway and 688th in the World with 15,077 publications made and 488,645 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Botany, Agricultural Science.

Biology ranking Location
#5 of 23 In Norway
#244 of 1,445 In Europe
#688 of 6,770 In the World

Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 47 145
1992 39 198
1993 56 219
1994 74 311
1995 90 392
1996 82 508
1997 87 607
1998 93 807
1999 99 1078
2000 118 1254
2001 117 1488
2002 113 1790
2003 90 2154
2004 186 2444
2005 347 3073
2006 442 4299
2007 481 5620
2008 482 7238
2009 515 9000
2010 573 11060
2011 680 13558
2012 707 16148
2013 720 18900
2014 777 21561
2015 756 23774
2016 780 26049
2017 813 27736
2018 815 31064
2019 854 37815
2020 998 47560
2021 988 50870
2022 906 52678
2023 903 51845

The following table provides academic rankings for The Norwegian University of Life Sciences in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Animal Science 1 11 54
Forestry 1 20 74
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 4 40 146
Agricultural Science 1 53 183
Microbiology 2 87 241
Nutrition and Food Science 2 91 244
Entomology 1 95 252
Toxicology 2 108 286
Zoology 5 124 324
Horticulture 1 127 375
Botany 4 154 406
Virology 3 160 452
Paleontology 4 191 491
Evolutionary Biology 4 195 493
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 266 663
Genetics 5 238 670
Immunology 5 242 705
Biotechnology 5 247 729
Biochemistry 5 275 778
Molecular Biology 5 265 785
Biophysics 5 360 1024
Neuroscience 5 367 1056
Pharmacology 5 341 1210
Oncology and Cancer research 5 452 1571
Nanotechnology 7 682 2674

Environmental Science rankings

The Norwegian University of Life Sciences ranked 4th for Environmental Science in Norway and 519th in the World with 13,897 publications made and 443,490 citations received. Main research topics: Ecology, Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 23 In Norway
#188 of 1,458 In Europe
#519 of 6,798 In the World

Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 35 93
1992 29 150
1993 34 161
1994 57 267
1995 67 331
1996 62 391
1997 65 453
1998 67 593
1999 75 820
2000 87 968
2001 97 1150
2002 85 1425
2003 71 1738
2004 138 1973
2005 310 2495
2006 388 3487
2007 443 4755
2008 400 6032
2009 441 7644
2010 473 9389
2011 603 11708
2012 622 13860
2013 655 16379
2014 720 18811
2015 708 21018
2016 734 23143
2017 788 24637
2018 816 28333
2019 836 34836
2020 962 44623
2021 976 46842
2022 937 49508
2023 923 48339

The following table provides academic rankings for The Norwegian University of Life Sciences in various areas of Environmental Science.

Chemistry rankings

The Norwegian University of Life Sciences ranked 5th for Chemistry in Norway and 896th in the World with 10,650 publications made and 352,805 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Environmental Chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#5 of 19 In Norway
#313 of 1,401 In Europe
#896 of 6,447 In the World

Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 34 112
1992 33 155
1993 38 174
1994 60 263
1995 62 335
1996 64 413
1997 73 549
1998 71 679
1999 72 909
2000 92 1007
2001 89 1243
2002 85 1490
2003 67 1761
2004 133 1978
2005 254 2570
2006 310 3357
2007 358 4303
2008 343 5476
2009 339 6604
2010 392 8129
2011 477 9817
2012 497 11493
2013 489 13350
2014 521 15081
2015 505 16692
2016 515 18103
2017 572 19794
2018 565 22123
2019 626 27011
2020 694 32771
2021 704 36485
2022 663 37847
2023 662 37351

The following table provides academic rankings for The Norwegian University of Life Sciences in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 2 91 244
Biochemical Engineering 3 287 666
Environmental Chemistry 4 252 670
Biochemistry 5 275 778
Organic Chemistry 5 350 1026
Chemical Engineering 4 360 1180
Petrology and Geochemistry 6 425 1219
Radiochemistry 4 344 1378
Inorganic Chemistry 5 446 1572
Materials Science 6 510 1664
Physical chemistry 6 509 1770
Computational Chemistry 6 597 2216
Nanotechnology 7 682 2674

Medicine rankings

The Norwegian University of Life Sciences ranked 5th for Medicine in Norway and 866th in the World with 8,746 publications made and 276,342 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Immunology, Veterinary, Virology.

Medicine ranking Location
#5 of 21 In Norway
#301 of 1,417 In Europe
#866 of 6,680 In the World

Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 32 107
1992 30 139
1993 38 139
1994 46 195
1995 72 259
1996 53 304
1997 58 324
1998 67 413
1999 58 574
2000 71 659
2001 79 800
2002 85 1013
2003 68 1246
2004 113 1454
2005 204 1890
2006 230 2556
2007 276 3320
2008 286 4252
2009 292 5155
2010 344 6091
2011 387 7561
2012 375 8965
2013 425 10313
2014 421 11714
2015 433 12670
2016 451 14209
2017 447 15254
2018 464 16699
2019 527 20825
2020 618 26366
2021 575 27648
2022 508 28678
2023 457 27873

The following table provides academic rankings for The Norwegian University of Life Sciences in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Veterinary 1 15 46
Forensic Science 2 105 274
Toxicology 2 108 286
Public Health 5 161 451
Virology 3 160 452
Urology 6 202 603
Immunology 5 242 705
Epidemiology 6 277 783
Anatomy and Physiology 6 290 827
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 6 280 885
Pathology 5 299 895
Anesthesiology 5 308 956
Gerontology 7 351 1045
Dermatology 5 345 1147
Surgery 6 368 1183
Pharmacology 5 341 1210
Audiology 5 405 1244
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 6 412 1268
Ophthalmology 6 414 1294
Family medicine 5 368 1304
Nursing 11 425 1309
Psychiatry 7 421 1344
Physical Therapy 10 466 1406
Clinical Psychology 8 456 1473
Cardiology 7 464 1493
Orthodontics 6 503 1554
Oncology and Cancer research 5 452 1571
Pediatrics 8 455 1614
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 8 558 1735
Dentistry 5 559 1797
Healthcare Management (MHA) 13 554 1879
Sports Medicine 11 603 1979
Health Science 13 599 2352

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Norwegian University of Life Sciences ranked 5th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Norway and 1038th in the World with 7,977 publications made and 231,375 citations received. Main research topics: Sociology, History, Archaeology, Demography, Philosophy.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#5 of 23 In Norway
#406 of 1,492 In Europe
#1038 of 7,020 In the World

Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 8 27
1992 9 27
1993 13 43
1994 15 52
1995 20 79
1996 27 112
1997 18 123
1998 22 175
1999 20 242
2000 36 284
2001 25 348
2002 36 436
2003 28 543
2004 72 685
2005 161 970
2006 186 1349
2007 222 2114
2008 247 2734
2009 249 3702
2010 281 4495
2011 358 5817
2012 357 7060
2013 380 8518
2014 444 9804
2015 440 11031
2016 458 12134
2017 457 13476
2018 500 15410
2019 502 19162
2020 615 25936
2021 608 26512
2022 556 27482
2023 523 26975

The following table provides academic rankings for The Norwegian University of Life Sciences in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Forensic Science 2 105 274
Urban and Regional planning 3 189 397
Demography 5 160 431
Political Economy 6 263 662
Archaeology 5 282 712
Sociology 5 281 740
History 5 305 757
Public Policy / Administration 8 300 803
Classics and Ancient History 6 334 865
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 9 357 902
Linguistics 6 375 980
Anthropology 9 370 993
Communications and Public Relations 13 417 1145
Aesthetics 7 452 1162
Law 9 430 1164
Political Science 9 504 1304
Philosophy 8 523 1421
Library and Information science 6 507 1524
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 10 572 1661
Gender Studies 12 522 1720
Education Majors 14 586 2086

Engineering rankings

The Norwegian University of Life Sciences ranked 5th for Engineering in Norway and 1249th in the World with 7,023 publications made and 210,662 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#5 of 21 In Norway
#429 of 1,453 In Europe
#1249 of 6,684 In the World

Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 12 31
1992 8 41
1993 6 47
1994 13 70
1995 18 85
1996 23 130
1997 19 137
1998 19 173
1999 25 227
2000 27 261
2001 29 350
2002 15 384
2003 28 481
2004 60 573
2005 123 739
2006 167 1124
2007 186 1604
2008 177 2288
2009 206 2911
2010 217 3773
2011 290 4777
2012 290 6110
2013 309 7350
2014 381 8472
2015 383 9877
2016 396 11608
2017 402 12750
2018 459 15024
2019 443 18281
2020 496 23590
2021 544 26072
2022 571 27915
2023 582 28174

The following table provides academic rankings for The Norwegian University of Life Sciences in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

The Norwegian University of Life Sciences ranked 6th for Physics in Norway and 1377th in the World with 5,744 publications made and 165,556 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#6 of 21 In Norway
#459 of 1,446 In Europe
#1377 of 6,603 In the World

Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 12 18
1992 8 25
1993 7 40
1994 12 53
1995 18 71
1996 22 110
1997 19 123
1998 17 158
1999 24 183
2000 23 197
2001 23 308
2002 13 308
2003 24 381
2004 64 429
2005 113 600
2006 153 880
2007 179 1328
2008 148 1703
2009 173 2230
2010 202 3062
2011 226 3584
2012 242 4660
2013 251 5506
2014 309 6041
2015 308 7426
2016 301 8503
2017 341 9251
2018 349 10808
2019 349 12953
2020 374 17139
2021 442 18324
2022 453 19478
2023 454 19495

The following table provides academic rankings for The Norwegian University of Life Sciences in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Biophysics 5 360 1024
Astrophysics and Astronomy 5 397 1047
Optical Engineering 5 458 1383
Nuclear Physics 5 455 1400
Quantum and Particle physics 6 506 1549
Materials Science 6 510 1664
Theoretical Physics 7 553 1758
Acoustical Engineering 7 575 1771
Atomic and Molecular physics 6 595 2113
Nanotechnology 7 682 2674
Condensed Matter Physics 9 723 2943

Computer Science rankings

The Norwegian University of Life Sciences ranked 7th for Computer Science in Norway and 1266th in the World with 5,089 publications made and 153,071 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#7 of 21 In Norway
#452 of 1,459 In Europe
#1266 of 6,752 In the World

Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 6 28
1992 6 44
1993 10 48
1994 13 84
1995 12 64
1996 13 95
1997 9 97
1998 18 153
1999 19 214
2000 18 200
2001 19 247
2002 12 288
2003 14 403
2004 53 412
2005 95 579
2006 103 757
2007 148 1328
2008 154 1662
2009 176 2158
2010 186 2878
2011 232 3601
2012 221 4361
2013 241 5267
2014 271 6026
2015 262 6834
2016 291 7857
2017 292 8902
2018 300 10352
2019 327 12636
2020 366 14879
2021 379 17125
2022 392 18574
2023 369 18283

The following table provides academic rankings for The Norwegian University of Life Sciences in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 5 266 663
Robotics 3 292 857
Machine Learning 5 321 921
Neuroscience 5 367 1056
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 7 464 1321
Computer Vision 6 475 1419
Cognitive Science 6 448 1461
Software Engineering 11 575 1506
Library and Information science 6 507 1524
Data Science 12 578 1586
Cyber Security 9 525 1605
Telecommunications 7 559 1771
Management Information Systems 14 691 1932
Computational Linguistics 8 579 1955
Human-Computer Interaction 13 689 2132
Computer Networking 10 621 2154

Mathematics rankings

The Norwegian University of Life Sciences ranked 7th for Mathematics in Norway and 1121st in the World with 2,870 publications made and 74,751 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#7 of 20 In Norway
#407 of 1,388 In Europe
#1121 of 6,305 In the World

Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 8 10
1992 4 20
1993 4 16
1994 4 28
1995 7 18
1996 7 29
1997 9 39
1998 7 52
1999 8 62
2000 7 67
2001 12 73
2002 2 108
2003 4 97
2004 34 113
2005 60 218
2006 85 302
2007 80 521
2008 85 636
2009 103 969
2010 115 1167
2011 117 1558
2012 135 1903
2013 139 2368
2014 160 2775
2015 151 3145
2016 175 3640
2017 162 3825
2018 157 4502
2019 178 5707
2020 219 6571
2021 187 7588
2022 217 8435
2023 194 8143

The following table provides academic rankings for The Norwegian University of Life Sciences in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 355 875
Statistics 5 373 1002
Applied Mathematics 7 582 1805
Operations Research 11 611 2041
Math Teachers 15 568 2161

Business rankings

The Norwegian University of Life Sciences ranked 9th for Business in Norway and 1319th in the World with 2,128 publications made and 49,458 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, International Business.

Business ranking Location
#9 of 21 In Norway
#494 of 1,414 In Europe
#1319 of 6,187 In the World

Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 0 3
1992 0 1
1993 0 1
1994 0 8
1995 0 5
1996 2 3
1997 2 13
1998 1 20
1999 3 16
2000 4 21
2001 3 27
2002 2 35
2003 1 21
2004 15 58
2005 27 101
2006 35 113
2007 49 285
2008 53 357
2009 54 464
2010 63 714
2011 95 930
2012 69 1145
2013 103 1581
2014 117 1795
2015 134 2164
2016 155 2435
2017 143 2795
2018 164 3469
2019 141 4150
2020 159 5424
2021 168 6211
2022 173 6630
2023 172 6653

The following table provides academic rankings for The Norwegian University of Life Sciences in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Tax Law 3 91 258
Risk Management 3 105 273
Real Estate 3 230 701
Public Policy / Administration 8 300 803
Accounting 7 304 805
Hospitality and Hotel Management 6 340 837
International Business 9 457 896
International Trade 9 483 899
Finance 9 485 1216
Investment Banking and Stock trading 8 454 1287
Marketing 9 501 1361
Management 9 533 1556
Advertising 9 563 1698
Management Information Systems 14 691 1932
Operations Research 11 611 2041

Economics rankings

The Norwegian University of Life Sciences ranked 8th for Economics in Norway and 958th in the World with 2,127 publications made and 53,436 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Agricultural Economics, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#8 of 19 In Norway
#369 of 1,366 In Europe
#958 of 5,995 In the World

Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 0 5
1992 0 2
1993 0 0
1994 0 2
1995 0 5
1996 1 3
1997 0 6
1998 2 7
1999 4 11
2000 2 16
2001 0 9
2002 0 26
2003 4 24
2004 12 44
2005 25 74
2006 44 105
2007 46 256
2008 54 324
2009 56 508
2010 61 671
2011 82 855
2012 73 1071
2013 111 1570
2014 128 1818
2015 134 2252
2016 131 2509
2017 133 2809
2018 155 3466
2019 148 4388
2020 178 5573
2021 174 6643
2022 181 7012
2023 162 6849

The following table provides academic rankings for The Norwegian University of Life Sciences in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Agricultural Economics 1 12 61
Environmental Economics 3 211 496
Political Economy 6 263 662
International Economics 9 446 783
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 7 355 875
International Trade 9 483 899
Development Studies 8 378 1104
Finance 9 485 1216
Investment Banking and Stock trading 8 454 1287

Other rankings

Non-core subjects for the Norwegian University of Life Sciences

Speciality Norway Europe World Rank
Interior Design 1 7 20
Literature 6 453 1199
Art & Design 8 482 1238
Fashion Design 9 498 1294
Child Psychology 9 447 1358
Social Psychology 9 474 1360
Psychology 8 455 1405