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The University of Bergen ranked 2nd in Norway, 227th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 10 research topics. The University of Bergen ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 86,681 academic publications and 3,244,147 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 113 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#227 of 14,131 In the World
#84 of 2,785 In Europe
#2 of 29 In Norway
#1 of 4 In Bergen
#49 of 3,467 For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
#66 of 1,449 For Epidemiology
#70 of 1,420 For Petroleum Engineering
#683 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#217 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 7 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Bergen ranked 2nd for Biology in Norway and 285th in the World with 52,495 publications made and 2,278,485 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Immunology, Neuroscience.

Biology ranking Location
#2 of 23 In Norway
#98 of 1,449 In Europe
#285 of 6,841 In the World

University of Bergen
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 467 6073
1994 470 6437
1995 526 7446
1996 519 8324
1997 522 8771
1998 585 10067
1999 542 11422
2000 622 13508
2001 603 15181
2002 707 17309
2003 746 20155
2004 736 21118
2005 917 24977
2006 989 27979
2007 1213 33717
2008 1296 39114
2009 1476 44754
2010 1482 51439
2011 1578 58526
2012 1738 66447
2013 1817 75393
2014 1841 81711
2015 1879 89122
2016 2015 95788
2017 2032 103503
2018 2191 112797
2019 2364 127653
2020 2675 155625
2021 2716 177749
2022 2590 170986
2023 2677 172805
2024 2095 155592
2025 1736 138012

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Bergen in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 1 9 49
Zoology 2 58 167
Paleontology 2 64 202
Animal Science 2 67 210
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 75 237
Neuroscience 3 90 246
Evolutionary Biology 2 94 249
Oncology and Cancer research 2 89 272
Immunology 2 104 285
Genetics 2 103 288
Botany 2 101 289
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 2 121 307
Virology 2 108 324
Biochemistry 2 118 333
Molecular Biology 2 114 337
Pharmacology 2 115 346
Microbiology 3 137 391
Biophysics 2 156 403
Toxicology 3 130 417
Entomology 3 159 421
Biotechnology 3 169 448
Forestry 4 177 527
Horticulture 3 176 555
Astrobiology 3 228 580
Nutrition and Food Science 4 193 590
Agricultural Science 4 190 624
Nanotechnology 3 406 1386

Medicine rankings

The University of Bergen ranked 2nd for Medicine in Norway and 241st in the World with 43,804 publications made and 1,885,493 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Public Health, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#2 of 23 In Norway
#84 of 1,437 In Europe
#241 of 6,793 In the World

University of Bergen
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 373 4298
1994 391 4609
1995 386 5245
1996 380 5947
1997 378 6412
1998 379 7246
1999 369 8068
2000 452 9572
2001 429 10826
2002 522 11852
2003 565 14248
2004 559 15367
2005 744 17869
2006 797 20862
2007 919 24705
2008 1055 29513
2009 1278 35098
2010 1197 40279
2011 1270 45477
2012 1426 53535
2013 1515 59856
2014 1591 66345
2015 1693 73003
2016 1787 79462
2017 1827 85883
2018 1872 93474
2019 2031 106128
2020 2310 130963
2021 2296 148917
2022 2231 146090
2023 2330 146800
2024 1884 133817
2025 1783 120326

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Bergen in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Epidemiology 1 20 66
Neurosurgery 1 32 74
Dentistry 2 41 115
Pediatrics 2 37 117
Clinical Psychology 2 28 120
Sonography and Ultrasound 2 42 129
Orthodontics 2 44 132
Public Health 2 41 142
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 2 69 143
Nursing 2 42 155
Healthcare Management (MHA) 2 41 160
Audiology 2 59 161
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 2 50 180
Psychiatry 2 59 182
Physical Therapy 4 63 186
Family medicine 2 62 199
Pathology 2 74 219
Respiratory Therapy 2 81 223
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 75 237
Gerontology 3 65 241
Urology 2 80 243
Occupational Therapy 3 89 245
Anesthesiology 2 84 252
Health Science 2 79 255
Sports Medicine 4 92 255
Sports / Exercise science 5 87 257
Surgery 2 88 263
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2 86 269
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 2 94 271
Cardiology 2 101 271
Oncology and Cancer research 2 89 272
Medical Physics 3 120 284
Immunology 2 104 285
Critical Care Nursing 2 114 290
Radiation Therapy 2 99 297
Anatomy and Physiology 3 105 298
Social Work 3 103 306
Virology 2 108 324
Pharmacology 2 115 346
Biomedical Engineering 3 143 404
Ophthalmology 2 144 411
Toxicology 3 130 417
Dermatology 2 172 462
Veterinary 3 148 551
Optometry 4 199 580
Forensic Science 5 223 639
Plastic Surgery 4 231 776
Pharmacy 3 299 820

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Bergen ranked 2nd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Norway and 250th in the World with 37,873 publications made and 1,400,130 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Sociology, Political Science, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#2 of 23 In Norway
#95 of 1,502 In Europe
#250 of 7,088 In the World

University of Bergen
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 272 2310
1994 263 2414
1995 281 2948
1996 291 3520
1997 294 3516
1998 314 4087
1999 346 4623
2000 382 5915
2001 393 6845
2002 506 7945
2003 545 9758
2004 505 10726
2005 654 12860
2006 695 14538
2007 830 17749
2008 989 21217
2009 1087 25199
2010 1139 28878
2011 1228 33112
2012 1308 39296
2013 1408 45478
2014 1440 49552
2015 1509 55897
2016 1576 59393
2017 1675 64433
2018 1702 70562
2019 1798 80656
2020 2252 97627
2021 2214 111421
2022 2122 108271
2023 2216 112112
2024 1708 98530
2025 1355 86896

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

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Bergen ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Norway and 233rd in the World with 36,417 publications made and 1,390,950 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 23 In Norway
#78 of 1,464 In Europe
#233 of 6,888 In the World

University of Bergen
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 286 3505
1994 302 3814
1995 367 4496
1996 375 4940
1997 318 4948
1998 411 5800
1999 389 6423
2000 378 7760
2001 428 8765
2002 531 10090
2003 529 12233
2004 525 12612
2005 659 15542
2006 644 16490
2007 815 20442
2008 875 23830
2009 990 26924
2010 987 30875
2011 1154 36230
2012 1227 41726
2013 1241 47909
2014 1338 52094
2015 1328 57361
2016 1364 61316
2017 1454 65642
2018 1525 72012
2019 1661 81792
2020 2009 98415
2021 2057 115169
2022 1979 107232
2023 2069 110756
2024 1566 99671
2025 1100 88580

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Bergen in various areas of Environmental Science.

Chemistry rankings

The University of Bergen ranked 3rd for Chemistry in Norway and 403rd in the World with 35,129 publications made and 1,521,689 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Petrology and Geochemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 19 In Norway
#148 of 1,417 In Europe
#403 of 6,561 In the World

University of Bergen
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 340 4751
1994 353 4986
1995 398 5818
1996 413 6215
1997 376 6608
1998 451 7764
1999 428 8826
2000 473 10235
2001 440 11334
2002 524 12897
2003 536 14812
2004 553 15255
2005 675 17413
2006 709 19615
2007 835 23194
2008 881 27001
2009 953 29688
2010 925 33416
2011 1020 38422
2012 1152 43129
2013 1141 50165
2014 1172 54669
2015 1223 59925
2016 1268 65369
2017 1300 69403
2018 1398 75969
2019 1596 85748
2020 1651 102123
2021 1684 117005
2022 1543 110410
2023 1686 111922
2024 1228 97891
2025 946 83426

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Bergen in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 2 32 109
Biochemistry 2 118 333
Environmental Chemistry 3 170 457
Organic Chemistry 3 199 537
Nutrition and Food Science 4 193 590
Computational Chemistry 4 248 596
Biochemical Engineering 4 264 638
Materials Science 3 263 741
Pharmacy 3 299 820
Physical chemistry 3 284 841
Radiochemistry 3 231 908
Chemical Engineering 3 291 943
Inorganic Chemistry 3 308 966
Nanotechnology 3 406 1386

Engineering rankings

The University of Bergen ranked 3rd for Engineering in Norway and 522nd in the World with 28,372 publications made and 998,137 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 22 In Norway
#192 of 1,466 In Europe
#522 of 6,795 In the World

University of Bergen
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 225 2576
1994 234 2808
1995 296 3139
1996 311 3582
1997 259 3702
1998 297 4068
1999 318 4673
2000 303 5373
2001 360 6191
2002 434 7245
2003 432 8557
2004 456 8887
2005 532 10718
2006 553 12147
2007 661 14317
2008 709 16753
2009 736 18533
2010 769 21363
2011 926 25178
2012 1009 29796
2013 964 34606
2014 1027 37733
2015 1089 42343
2016 1099 47108
2017 1141 48996
2018 1209 53498
2019 1319 60382
2020 1467 70950
2021 1460 82060
2022 1375 76221
2023 1521 79469
2024 1163 69065
2025 734 59774

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Bergen in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

The University of Bergen ranked 3rd for Physics in Norway and 507th in the World with 28,211 publications made and 1,075,052 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#3 of 21 In Norway
#194 of 1,460 In Europe
#507 of 6,729 In the World

University of Bergen
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 240 2714
1994 249 2908
1995 312 3352
1996 302 3775
1997 268 3850
1998 323 4259
1999 364 4849
2000 314 5421
2001 361 6213
2002 437 7023
2003 444 8550
2004 438 8864
2005 536 10619
2006 564 12151
2007 680 14657
2008 697 17187
2009 729 18485
2010 760 21711
2011 876 25310
2012 1016 30669
2013 961 36627
2014 991 39129
2015 1116 44410
2016 1082 49726
2017 1154 51228
2018 1210 54136
2019 1249 60941
2020 1431 71240
2021 1425 81606
2022 1304 73922
2023 1424 77891
2024 1087 68087
2025 752 58063

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Bergen in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Medical Physics 3 120 284
Astrophysics and Astronomy 3 148 366
Nuclear Physics 2 158 370
Acoustical Engineering 3 153 402
Biophysics 2 156 403
Atomic and Molecular physics 3 226 500
Quantum and Particle physics 3 213 562
Optical Engineering 3 212 564
Theoretical Physics 3 253 572
Astrobiology 3 228 580
Materials Science 3 263 741
Condensed Matter Physics 3 364 1076
Applied/Engineering Physics 3 413 1248
Nanotechnology 3 406 1386

Computer Science rankings

The University of Bergen ranked 3rd for Computer Science in Norway and 360th in the World with 27,555 publications made and 1,086,991 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Computational biology, Telecommunications.

Computer Science ranking Location
#3 of 22 In Norway
#134 of 1,470 In Europe
#360 of 6,855 In the World

University of Bergen
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 193 2220
1994 220 2147
1995 235 2553
1996 221 2899
1997 217 2895
1998 253 3321
1999 256 3806
2000 281 4324
2001 273 4896
2002 359 6081
2003 386 7437
2004 371 7602
2005 460 9316
2006 520 10960
2007 584 12938
2008 719 15580
2009 821 18796
2010 821 22529
2011 832 25285
2012 941 30310
2013 891 33852
2014 997 38223
2015 1084 42331
2016 1135 46477
2017 1132 49238
2018 1207 54833
2019 1401 64723
2020 1583 78389
2021 1550 90016
2022 1479 88031
2023 1628 91094
2024 1195 81924
2025 972 73188

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Bergen in various areas of Computer Science.

Psychology rankings

The University of Bergen ranked 2nd for Psychology in Norway and 213th in the World with 22,508 publications made and 930,078 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#2 of 22 In Norway
#64 of 1,424 In Europe
#213 of 6,663 In the World

University of Bergen
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 166 1956
1994 180 1946
1995 174 2294
1996 161 2455
1997 184 2806
1998 185 3206
1999 183 3566
2000 204 4361
2001 190 4681
2002 253 5379
2003 304 6483
2004 272 6910
2005 352 7897
2006 413 9870
2007 469 11343
2008 562 13833
2009 675 16747
2010 695 19908
2011 693 22669
2012 762 26781
2013 800 30398
2014 812 33492
2015 890 36614
2016 943 38789
2017 993 42943
2018 979 47508
2019 1153 54461
2020 1273 67586
2021 1324 76074
2022 1210 75767
2023 1285 78186
2024 1036 71389
2025 971 65843

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Bergen in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Clinical Psychology 2 28 120
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 1 28 168
Child Psychology 2 41 175
Psychiatry 2 59 182
Social Psychology 2 56 202
Occupational Therapy 3 89 245
Neuroscience 3 90 246
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 4 101 275
Social Work 3 103 306
Sexology 2 77 307
Special Education 3 105 312
Education Majors 3 93 341
Cognitive Science 3 127 350

Mathematics rankings

The University of Bergen ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Norway and 247th in the World with 16,730 publications made and 691,375 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 20 In Norway
#76 of 1,406 In Europe
#247 of 6,434 In the World

University of Bergen
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 88 794
1994 121 971
1995 131 1105
1996 123 1247
1997 120 1343
1998 156 1596
1999 141 1897
2000 167 2371
2001 180 2852
2002 238 3193
2003 257 3816
2004 250 4087
2005 289 5024
2006 301 5923
2007 381 6796
2008 452 8007
2009 474 9956
2010 526 12258
2011 519 13485
2012 617 16127
2013 604 18822
2014 713 20922
2015 733 23511
2016 720 25220
2017 763 27203
2018 818 30159
2019 865 35143
2020 1038 42116
2021 1010 49810
2022 960 48501
2023 980 49477
2024 721 37802
2025 587 32030

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Bergen in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Applied Mathematics 3 78 202
Statistics 3 74 236
Math Teachers 3 82 335
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 150 374
Actuarial Science 3 138 385
Blockchain and Cryptography 3 183 528
Operations Research 3 186 547

Business rankings

The University of Bergen ranked 3rd for Business in Norway and 393rd in the World with 8,511 publications made and 315,357 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Public Policy / Administration, Advertising.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 21 In Norway
#144 of 1,436 In Europe
#393 of 6,366 In the World

University of Bergen
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 37 293
1994 52 430
1995 51 489
1996 54 529
1997 70 519
1998 65 597
1999 85 611
2000 88 943
2001 73 1051
2002 108 1272
2003 126 1846
2004 118 1952
2005 150 2172
2006 166 2572
2007 197 3110
2008 227 3946
2009 236 4577
2010 273 6012
2011 296 6788
2012 302 8085
2013 313 8652
2014 295 9795
2015 336 11007
2016 369 12285
2017 404 13049
2018 413 14682
2019 438 16800
2020 552 20582
2021 588 24754
2022 506 24317
2023 555 26106
2024 325 20987
2025 276 18428

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Bergen in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Occupational Safety and Health 1 13 77
Public Policy / Administration 2 58 163
Human Resource Management 3 58 190
Entertainment Industry Business 3 154 378
Actuarial Science 3 138 385
Management 3 139 414
International Trade 4 249 434
Advertising 2 158 463
International Business 5 263 483
Hospitality and Hotel Management 3 203 486
Marketing 4 196 518
Operations Research 3 186 547
Finance 5 241 590
Management Information Systems 6 264 603
Accounting 5 225 623
Construction Management 6 305 793
Tax Law 6 300 804
Investment Banking and Stock trading 6 308 859
Project Management 8 387 886
Risk Management 8 395 965
Engineering Management 6 337 1001

Economics rankings

The University of Bergen ranked 3rd for Economics in Norway and 315th in the World with 8,071 publications made and 269,870 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#3 of 20 In Norway
#111 of 1,391 In Europe
#315 of 6,188 In the World

University of Bergen
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 45 292
1994 40 389
1995 58 391
1996 43 450
1997 52 528
1998 54 639
1999 69 637
2000 85 916
2001 77 1076
2002 103 1307
2003 115 1655
2004 92 1817
2005 128 1989
2006 144 2298
2007 177 2857
2008 231 3630
2009 223 4371
2010 221 5147
2011 239 5736
2012 282 6893
2013 293 8091
2014 306 8869
2015 329 9994
2016 389 11436
2017 404 12205
2018 421 13821
2019 417 16030
2020 568 20418
2021 548 23714
2022 472 23394
2023 495 24771
2024 382 20812
2025 275 18240

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Bergen in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Political Economy 2 99 230
Development Studies 3 69 231
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 4 150 374
Actuarial Science 3 138 385
International Economics 4 257 417
International Trade 4 249 434
Finance 5 241 590
International Relations and Diplomacy 5 278 774
Environmental Economics 6 333 839
Investment Banking and Stock trading 6 308 859
Agricultural Economics 6 237 877

Art & Design rankings

The University of Bergen ranked 3rd for Art & Design in Norway and 289th in the World with 6,037 publications made and 163,941 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Art History, Creative Writing.

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
#3 of 20 In Norway
#110 of 1,385 In Europe
#289 of 6,010 In the World

University of Bergen
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 48 346
1994 35 312
1995 66 427
1996 46 505
1997 41 459
1998 52 628
1999 71 567
2000 58 764
2001 59 895
2002 93 1052
2003 98 1332
2004 74 1380
2005 91 1757
2006 101 1907
2007 107 2198
2008 169 2745
2009 167 3021
2010 168 3588
2011 192 4243
2012 207 5042
2013 222 5494
2014 216 6515
2015 246 6659
2016 267 7155
2017 257 7822
2018 238 8520
2019 327 10107
2020 375 11971
2021 362 13540
2022 335 12851
2023 374 13463
2024 234 12807
2025 170 11221

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Bergen in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Creative Writing 2 60 183
Painting and Drawing 2 99 197
Sculpture 2 99 197
Game Design and Development 2 75 200
Illustration and Concept Art 2 101 203
Performing arts 3 87 212
Aesthetics 3 97 257
Music 4 101 258
Literature 3 100 269
Fashion Design 3 111 286
Art History 2 125 287
Singing and Vocal Performance 3 129 334
Multimedia 3 127 354
Graphic Design 3 135 361
Entertainment Industry Business 3 154 378
Computer Graphics 3 174 428
Cinematography 3 184 431
Animation 3 192 486
Photography 3 206 519
Landscape Architecture 4 231 528
Interior Design 4 221 551
UX/UI Desgin 3 239 571
Architecture 3 332 773