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The Norwegian University of Science and Technology ranked 3rd in Norway, 277th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 32 research topics. The Norwegian University of Science and Technology ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 86,142 academic publications and 2,029,935 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 155 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#277 of 14,131 In the World
#104 of 2,785 In Europe
#3 of 29 In Norway
#1 of 2 In Trondheim
#1 of 1,019 For Marine Engineering
#19 of 2,152 For Renewable Energy Engineering
#22 of 1,055 For Construction Management
#912 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#284 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 29 other topics

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Engineering rankings

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology ranked 1st for Engineering in Norway and 175th in the World with 52,796 publications made and 1,140,697 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#1 of 21 In Norway
#49 of 1,453 In Europe
#175 of 6,684 In the World

Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 133 1115
1992 169 1087
1993 215 1375
1994 280 1568
1995 256 1628
1996 389 1997
1997 433 2282
1998 475 2529
1999 482 3017
2000 463 3690
2001 484 4151
2002 815 5766
2003 653 6489
2004 730 7633
2005 868 9547
2006 1123 11515
2007 1210 14051
2008 1331 16466
2009 1490 20049
2010 1584 23857
2011 1792 29220
2012 2071 33777
2013 2090 40260
2014 2003 45537
2015 2156 49558
2016 2608 55588
2017 2905 61290
2018 3045 70455
2019 3436 81412
2020 3741 98499
2021 3882 117585
2022 3810 130088
2023 3772 138520

The following table provides academic rankings for The Norwegian University of Science and Technology in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Marine Engineering 1 1 1
Renewable Energy Engineering 1 7 19
Construction Management 1 4 22
Petroleum Engineering 1 3 27
Architectural Engineering 1 10 33
Engineering Management 1 8 38
Mining Engineering 1 6 46
Operations Research 1 9 47
Automation and Control engineering 1 13 50
Reliability and Quality Engineering 1 6 52
Product and Industrial Design 1 18 58
Industrial Engineering 1 24 58
Systems Engineering 1 20 73
Automotive Engineering 1 23 77
Robotics 1 19 77
Nuclear Engineering 1 26 87
Environmental Engineering 1 21 90
Architecture 1 34 94
Mechanical Engineering 1 21 100
Geotechnical Engineering 1 21 101
Structural Engineering 1 28 109
Transportation Engineering 1 32 117
Aerospace Engineering 1 28 120
Human-Computer Interaction 1 46 126
Civil Engineering 1 36 140
Technical Drawing 1 44 145
Electrical Engineering 1 38 159
Aviation 1 59 165
Metallurgical Engineering 1 40 169
Computer Networking 1 42 178
Acoustical Engineering 1 53 192
Chemical Engineering 1 42 200
Biochemical Engineering 1 98 209
Remote Sensing 2 73 216
Telecommunications 1 58 218
Materials Science 1 58 220
Electronic Engineering 1 55 220
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 78 248
Optical Engineering 2 89 261
Computer Engineering 2 85 266
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 129 307
Firefighting and Fire Science 1 90 314
Nanotechnology 1 95 327
Biomedical Engineering 2 115 328
Landscape Architecture 3 185 403
Biotechnology 3 165 421
Agricultural Engineering 2 202 652

Physics rankings

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology ranked 1st for Physics in Norway and 215th in the World with 46,674 publications made and 1,042,481 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

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

Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 130 1160
1992 184 1132
1993 204 1444
1994 281 1590
1995 248 1648
1996 388 2110
1997 398 2299
1998 460 2594
1999 456 3023
2000 441 3638
2001 474 4175
2002 721 5585
2003 607 6376
2004 683 7403
2005 805 9113
2006 1015 10920
2007 1088 13205
2008 1177 15238
2009 1292 18549
2010 1407 21886
2011 1604 26570
2012 1845 30351
2013 1860 35950
2014 1735 40186
2015 1881 44192
2016 2275 49194
2017 2529 54197
2018 2671 61995
2019 2939 71237
2020 3246 85570
2021 3315 101258
2022 3221 110721
2023 3188 117604

The following table provides academic rankings for The Norwegian University of Science and Technology in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Acoustical Engineering 1 53 192
Quantum and Particle physics 1 68 213
Materials Science 1 58 220
Applied/Engineering Physics 1 78 248
Optical Engineering 2 89 261
Astrophysics and Astronomy 2 112 268
Astrobiology 2 114 283
Condensed Matter Physics 1 116 285
Medical Physics 3 131 300
Theoretical Physics 2 158 325
Nanotechnology 1 95 327
Nuclear Physics 3 176 402
Atomic and Molecular physics 2 215 466
Biophysics 3 183 472

Biology rankings

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology ranked 3rd for Biology in Norway and 339th in the World with 43,454 publications made and 1,239,132 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Nanotechnology.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 23 In Norway
#125 of 1,445 In Europe
#339 of 6,770 In the World

Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 88 975
1992 109 977
1993 139 1210
1994 181 1165
1995 164 1412
1996 264 1599
1997 350 1838
1998 389 2321
1999 400 3001
2000 427 3984
2001 499 4641
2002 553 6170
2003 529 7623
2004 641 9185
2005 705 11152
2006 882 13522
2007 1077 16897
2008 1125 19479
2009 1228 23118
2010 1250 28005
2011 1461 33401
2012 1637 38114
2013 1677 46180
2014 1749 52242
2015 1820 57468
2016 2148 62695
2017 2379 69236
2018 2498 77598
2019 2800 89558
2020 3249 109019
2021 3360 129186
2022 3250 139980
2023 3115 146186

The following table provides academic rankings for The Norwegian University of Science and Technology in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 45 148
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 5 70 220
Animal Science 5 78 227
Neuroscience 2 87 238
Agricultural Science 2 83 242
Zoology 3 97 257
Paleontology 3 96 266
Entomology 2 107 275
Evolutionary Biology 3 109 277
Astrobiology 2 114 283
Nanotechnology 1 95 327
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 156 372
Botany 3 141 375
Forestry 3 143 393
Genetics 3 159 420
Biotechnology 3 165 421
Biochemistry 3 164 430
Nutrition and Food Science 3 159 444
Oncology and Cancer research 3 159 452
Pharmacology 3 156 452
Biophysics 3 183 472
Immunology 4 186 519
Molecular Biology 4 177 529
Toxicology 4 175 545
Microbiology 5 222 625
Horticulture 4 219 671
Virology 5 239 733

Environmental Science rankings

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology ranked 2nd for Environmental Science in Norway and 166th in the World with 41,803 publications made and 995,589 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#2 of 23 In Norway
#50 of 1,458 In Europe
#166 of 6,798 In the World

Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 72 712
1992 121 702
1993 129 873
1994 140 870
1995 152 1017
1996 244 1268
1997 336 1432
1998 361 1770
1999 360 2098
2000 372 2737
2001 388 3186
2002 534 4325
2003 452 4999
2004 538 6351
2005 631 7612
2006 788 9426
2007 913 11659
2008 979 13742
2009 1099 16812
2010 1129 20061
2011 1415 24644
2012 1654 28743
2013 1648 35134
2014 1654 40310
2015 1728 44258
2016 2063 48467
2017 2307 53406
2018 2487 62218
2019 2865 72579
2020 3235 88737
2021 3299 106236
2022 3254 117196
2023 3292 123340

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

Chemistry rankings

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology ranked 2nd for Chemistry in Norway and 317th in the World with 40,443 publications made and 1,070,279 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#2 of 19 In Norway
#113 of 1,401 In Europe
#317 of 6,447 In the World

Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 122 1276
1992 170 1277
1993 195 1522
1994 275 1667
1995 230 1815
1996 349 2046
1997 405 2345
1998 436 2718
1999 457 3298
2000 451 4173
2001 484 4734
2002 626 6099
2003 527 7290
2004 602 8622
2005 702 10397
2006 862 12499
2007 976 15110
2008 1016 17133
2009 1116 20181
2010 1175 24099
2011 1353 29037
2012 1616 33257
2013 1587 39108
2014 1552 43745
2015 1594 47888
2016 1914 52789
2017 2077 58505
2018 2210 65368
2019 2407 75396
2020 2786 91330
2021 2911 108552
2022 2729 119473
2023 2645 126336

The following table provides academic rankings for The Norwegian University of Science and Technology in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Computational Chemistry 2 72 185
Chemical Engineering 1 42 200
Biochemical Engineering 1 98 209
Physical chemistry 1 53 213
Materials Science 1 58 220
Petrology and Geochemistry 3 89 239
Environmental Chemistry 2 88 252
Organic Chemistry 2 103 300
Inorganic Chemistry 2 101 302
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 1 129 307
Nanotechnology 1 95 327
Biochemistry 3 164 430
Nutrition and Food Science 3 159 444
Radiochemistry 2 129 518
Pharmacy 2 275 725

Computer Science rankings

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology ranked 2nd for Computer Science in Norway and 212th in the World with 38,376 publications made and 826,673 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Neuroscience, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#2 of 21 In Norway
#64 of 1,459 In Europe
#212 of 6,752 In the World

Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 65 511
1992 80 505
1993 109 702
1994 144 741
1995 138 822
1996 208 1006
1997 246 1125
1998 264 1320
1999 259 1669
2000 287 2060
2001 321 2348
2002 576 3849
2003 464 4544
2004 566 5129
2005 646 6421
2006 857 8264
2007 901 10384
2008 1041 11952
2009 1131 14641
2010 1164 17598
2011 1322 21285
2012 1436 24714
2013 1425 29384
2014 1418 33607
2015 1520 36944
2016 1882 40044
2017 2121 44421
2018 2228 51892
2019 2542 59926
2020 2859 73630
2021 3096 89103
2022 3036 97615
2023 3056 104576

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Norway and 250th in the World with 37,044 publications made and 849,749 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, Sociology, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 23 In Norway
#93 of 1,492 In Europe
#250 of 7,020 In the World

Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 59 351
1992 70 370
1993 77 455
1994 93 494
1995 90 556
1996 156 694
1997 201 727
1998 227 951
1999 258 1265
2000 277 1652
2001 301 2096
2002 422 3136
2003 407 3695
2004 483 4471
2005 577 5773
2006 747 7442
2007 792 9302
2008 890 11059
2009 1028 14065
2010 1000 17057
2011 1268 20239
2012 1333 23693
2013 1414 29379
2014 1400 34164
2015 1468 38015
2016 1822 39874
2017 2086 43752
2018 2215 51069
2019 2644 59995
2020 2973 74768
2021 3195 89885
2022 3214 98681
2023 3102 104789

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

Medicine rankings

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology ranked 3rd for Medicine in Norway and 340th in the World with 28,885 publications made and 870,183 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Public Health, Surgery, Radiology and Nuclear medicine.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 21 In Norway
#128 of 1,417 In Europe
#340 of 6,680 In the World

Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 59 565
1992 62 514
1993 48 579
1994 70 625
1995 69 713
1996 122 840
1997 165 1004
1998 209 1174
1999 244 1680
2000 263 2310
2001 283 2797
2002 341 3897
2003 311 4912
2004 392 6018
2005 454 7413
2006 506 9050
2007 635 11309
2008 715 13072
2009 792 15852
2010 788 19205
2011 954 22402
2012 983 26188
2013 1053 32032
2014 1139 37340
2015 1226 41620
2016 1484 44157
2017 1704 48754
2018 1746 54737
2019 1973 62819
2020 2310 76714
2021 2447 91540
2022 2408 99589
2023 2275 101841

The following table provides academic rankings for The Norwegian University of Science and Technology in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Sports / Exercise science 1 8 33
Sonography and Ultrasound 1 22 82
Physical Therapy 2 21 89
Neurosurgery 1 52 120
Epidemiology 3 41 123
Sports Medicine 1 38 130
Occupational Therapy 2 43 147
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 2 45 148
Public Health 3 54 181
Clinical Psychology 3 52 186
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 56 198
Nursing 3 62 199
Gerontology 2 51 205
Healthcare Management (MHA) 3 62 221
Pediatrics 3 90 244
Psychiatry 3 92 254
Anesthesiology 3 95 266
Anatomy and Physiology 2 98 280
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 141 300
Medical Physics 3 131 300
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 115 303
Social Work 1 96 303
Cardiology 3 124 313
Biomedical Engineering 2 115 328
Audiology 3 136 345
Health Science 3 112 348
Pathology 3 135 355
Surgery 3 135 378
Family medicine 3 132 382
Respiratory Therapy 3 153 389
Optometry 2 140 399
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3 155 438
Oncology and Cancer research 3 159 452
Pharmacology 3 156 452
Radiation Therapy 3 166 458
Orthodontics 3 172 483
Critical Care Nursing 3 200 484
Forensic Science 4 182 489
Immunology 4 186 519
Dentistry 3 185 526
Toxicology 4 175 545
Dermatology 3 198 548
Urology 4 185 552
Ophthalmology 3 222 624
Cosmetology 2 238 681
Pharmacy 2 275 725
Virology 5 239 733
Plastic Surgery 3 231 755
Veterinary 5 277 1020

Mathematics rankings

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology ranked 2nd for Mathematics in Norway and 163rd in the World with 22,475 publications made and 531,297 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#2 of 20 In Norway
#46 of 1,388 In Europe
#163 of 6,305 In the World

Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 24 233
1992 50 274
1993 47 315
1994 71 363
1995 62 416
1996 109 447
1997 105 485
1998 118 684
1999 144 855
2000 168 970
2001 183 1178
2002 270 1782
2003 210 2096
2004 298 2514
2005 337 3119
2006 435 4012
2007 511 5035
2008 598 5920
2009 668 7478
2010 666 9108
2011 807 11187
2012 841 13280
2013 845 16295
2014 887 19082
2015 982 21040
2016 1167 23396
2017 1279 25249
2018 1345 30102
2019 1586 34691
2020 1704 42068
2021 1873 51233
2022 1816 56202
2023 1836 59293

The following table provides academic rankings for The Norwegian University of Science and Technology in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Operations Research 1 9 47
Applied Mathematics 2 48 145
Statistics 2 48 166
Blockchain and Cryptography 1 65 224
Math Teachers 2 45 227
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 105 279
Actuarial Science 6 147 406

Psychology rankings

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology ranked 3rd for Psychology in Norway and 249th in the World with 19,329 publications made and 494,666 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Cognitive Science, Clinical Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 21 In Norway
#80 of 1,414 In Europe
#249 of 6,528 In the World

Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 29 206
1992 38 224
1993 27 290
1994 39 315
1995 38 342
1996 70 424
1997 86 498
1998 122 567
1999 122 769
2000 122 1065
2001 131 1321
2002 169 1810
2003 206 2419
2004 243 2841
2005 281 3571
2006 332 4580
2007 415 5989
2008 434 6984
2009 514 8441
2010 509 10251
2011 613 12352
2012 670 14417
2013 688 17846
2014 734 21269
2015 832 23989
2016 1015 25744
2017 1164 28473
2018 1190 32295
2019 1394 37511
2020 1589 46415
2021 1746 54932
2022 1744 60385
2023 1679 63898

The following table provides academic rankings for The Norwegian University of Science and Technology in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 2 43 147
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 2 54 165
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 39 186
Clinical Psychology 3 52 186
Special Education 2 64 216
Social Psychology 3 66 229
Neuroscience 2 87 238
Education Majors 2 60 251
Psychiatry 3 92 254
Cognitive Science 2 84 261
Child Psychology 3 79 280
Social Work 1 96 303
Sexology 4 163 545

Business rankings

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology ranked 1st for Business in Norway and 127th in the World with 18,496 publications made and 387,154 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

Business ranking Location
#1 of 21 In Norway
#32 of 1,414 In Europe
#127 of 6,187 In the World

Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 20 108
1992 41 142
1993 44 207
1994 59 222
1995 62 255
1996 80 316
1997 110 370
1998 131 489
1999 116 580
2000 160 734
2001 130 842
2002 232 1419
2003 235 1682
2004 272 2025
2005 303 2319
2006 421 3246
2007 406 4053
2008 487 4934
2009 542 6133
2010 518 7414
2011 630 8970
2012 732 10749
2013 735 12517
2014 680 14705
2015 711 15926
2016 972 17336
2017 1049 19505
2018 1098 22564
2019 1262 26087
2020 1410 31630
2021 1538 38958
2022 1495 41657
2023 1510 45430

The following table provides academic rankings for The Norwegian University of Science and Technology in various areas of Business.

Economics rankings

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology ranked 2nd for Economics in Norway and 195th in the World with 10,564 publications made and 249,271 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#2 of 19 In Norway
#64 of 1,366 In Europe
#195 of 5,995 In the World

Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 6 55
1992 15 82
1993 13 85
1994 21 73
1995 18 113
1996 37 141
1997 43 133
1998 61 234
1999 62 287
2000 69 381
2001 76 458
2002 105 657
2003 84 760
2004 124 1014
2005 148 1298
2006 194 1735
2007 207 2141
2008 240 2767
2009 276 3667
2010 259 4647
2011 336 5601
2012 372 6713
2013 415 8478
2014 389 10062
2015 434 10953
2016 591 11985
2017 614 12981
2018 624 15111
2019 741 18132
2020 887 22217
2021 979 27485
2022 1004 29124
2023 949 31525

The following table provides academic rankings for The Norwegian University of Science and Technology in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 1 13 21
Agricultural Economics 2 33 131
International Economics 2 99 148
International Trade 2 97 153
Finance 2 75 205
Development Studies 3 64 227
Political Economy 3 110 261
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 2 105 279
International Relations and Diplomacy 2 120 322
Investment Banking and Stock trading 3 141 390
Actuarial Science 6 147 406

Art & Design rankings

The Norwegian University of Science and Technology ranked 2nd for Art & Design in Norway and 219th in the World with 6,950 publications made and 118,657 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Multimedia.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#2 of 20 In Norway
#77 of 1,349 In Europe
#219 of 5,720 In the World

Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 5 115
1992 10 122
1993 17 160
1994 29 142
1995 25 143
1996 24 142
1997 37 159
1998 37 208
1999 61 258
2000 59 304
2001 54 351
2002 106 570
2003 86 598
2004 106 726
2005 111 870
2006 139 1247
2007 137 1353
2008 160 1611
2009 217 2143
2010 207 2566
2011 234 2996
2012 261 3478
2013 279 4019
2014 250 4723
2015 307 5093
2016 320 5699
2017 402 6441
2018 388 7211
2019 467 8426
2020 530 10759
2021 604 13110
2022 558 13969
2023 540 15321

The following table provides academic rankings for The Norwegian University of Science and Technology in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Architecture 1 34 94
Game Design and Development 1 34 108
Animation 1 31 133
Multimedia 1 45 147
UX/UI Desgin 1 72 174
Aesthetics 2 66 181
Singing and Vocal Performance 1 71 192
Music 2 77 197
Performing arts 2 83 210
Fashion Design 2 82 210
Graphic Design 2 82 221
Creative Writing 3 82 239
Painting and Drawing 3 128 252
Sculpture 3 128 252
Literature 3 101 264
Illustration and Concept Art 3 131 267
Computer Graphics 1 104 280
Entertainment Industry Business 2 102 285
Cinematography 2 154 359
Interior Design 3 168 385
Landscape Architecture 3 185 403
Photography 3 185 477
Art History 3 219 532