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The University of Oslo ranked 1st in Norway, 96th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 100 across 38 research topics. The University of Oslo ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 132,278 academic publications and 3,784,058 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 873 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#96 of 14,131 In the World
#21 of 2,785 In Europe
#1 of 29 In Norway
#1 of 11 In Oslo
#20 of 1,000 For Human Rights Law
#26 of 2,253 For Dentistry
#27 of 2,030 For Orthodontics
#105 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#121 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top100 For 35 other topics

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Biology rankings

The University of Oslo ranked 1st for Biology in Norway and 145th in the World with 80,259 publications made and 2,681,734 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Neuroscience, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#1 of 23 In Norway
#41 of 1,445 In Europe
#145 of 6,770 In the World

University of Oslo
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 643 8355
1992 683 9970
1993 639 9012
1994 705 9333
1995 705 10143
1996 772 11273
1997 813 12398
1998 918 13782
1999 945 15368
2000 952 17686
2001 1016 19364
2002 1015 22042
2003 1036 25908
2004 1141 28871
2005 1280 33597
2006 1533 37830
2007 1790 44681
2008 1898 49385
2009 2108 57681
2010 2329 65543
2011 2409 75891
2012 2576 88490
2013 2650 99111
2014 2784 108537
2015 3003 119618
2016 3393 126937
2017 3761 135803
2018 3814 151034
2019 4125 173047
2020 4571 207189
2021 4933 239279
2022 4750 246113
2023 4571 245783

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

Biology subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 11 39
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 2 20 78
Zoology 1 25 81
Astrobiology 1 29 95
Paleontology 1 28 104
Neuroscience 1 31 110
Evolutionary Biology 1 37 133
Molecular Biology 1 38 133
Genetics 1 38 138
Immunology 1 49 145
Biochemistry 1 46 150
Microbiology 1 52 159
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 1 57 160
Biophysics 1 57 167
Nutrition and Food Science 1 59 171
Oncology and Cancer research 1 46 172
Botany 1 62 178
Pharmacology 1 50 179
Biotechnology 1 61 186
Animal Science 4 68 200
Toxicology 1 84 219
Forestry 2 91 266
Virology 1 86 277
Agricultural Science 3 107 318
Horticulture 2 136 396
Entomology 4 168 454
Nanotechnology 2 147 458

Medicine rankings

The University of Oslo ranked 1st for Medicine in Norway and 131st in the World with 68,902 publications made and 2,231,295 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Surgery, Public Health, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#1 of 21 In Norway
#37 of 1,417 In Europe
#131 of 6,680 In the World

University of Oslo
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 552 6258
1992 524 7687
1993 561 6619
1994 594 6997
1995 556 7573
1996 616 8607
1997 627 9202
1998 718 10181
1999 745 11424
2000 716 13015
2001 805 14750
2002 800 16989
2003 827 20052
2004 891 22297
2005 1051 26084
2006 1197 29479
2007 1473 34988
2008 1555 39623
2009 1802 46063
2010 1964 53533
2011 2069 60805
2012 2233 71845
2013 2296 80378
2014 2458 89518
2015 2781 99510
2016 3038 104831
2017 3347 112664
2018 3421 124562
2019 3716 143167
2020 4022 174207
2021 4453 201486
2022 4301 210040
2023 4219 211621

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

Medicine subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Dentistry 1 8 26
Orthodontics 1 6 27
Forensic Science 1 13 28
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 1 11 39
Public Health 1 14 66
Epidemiology 2 23 73
Clinical Psychology 1 14 74
Occupational Therapy 1 20 86
Physical Therapy 1 20 87
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 1 18 98
Psychiatry 1 28 103
Nursing 1 29 104
Healthcare Management (MHA) 1 25 105
Cardiology 1 33 107
Pediatrics 1 33 111
Anesthesiology 1 29 117
Family medicine 1 32 126
Anatomy and Physiology 1 32 127
Neurosurgery 2 56 129
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 1 69 131
Respiratory Therapy 1 46 135
Pathology 1 40 135
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 1 41 143
Audiology 1 50 144
Immunology 1 49 145
Surgery 1 46 155
Gerontology 1 32 160
Medical Physics 1 58 160
Sports / Exercise science 3 45 170
Oncology and Cancer research 1 46 172
Sports Medicine 3 57 178
Critical Care Nursing 1 60 178
Radiation Therapy 1 53 179
Pharmacology 1 50 179
Health Science 1 53 180
Optometry 1 60 184
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 1 60 189
Urology 1 68 203
Toxicology 1 84 219
Ophthalmology 1 71 223
Sonography and Ultrasound 3 78 224
Dermatology 1 102 263
Virology 1 86 277
Biomedical Engineering 1 99 291
Social Work 3 107 332
Pharmacy 1 160 353
Plastic Surgery 2 120 389
Cosmetology 1 141 390
Veterinary 2 116 404

Chemistry rankings

The University of Oslo ranked 1st for Chemistry in Norway and 177th in the World with 59,881 publications made and 2,099,806 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Physical chemistry, Chemical Engineering.

Chemistry ranking Location
#1 of 19 In Norway
#57 of 1,401 In Europe
#177 of 6,447 In the World

University of Oslo
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 552 7335
1992 615 8066
1993 549 7730
1994 606 8294
1995 607 8828
1996 670 9754
1997 725 10760
1998 795 12019
1999 792 13160
2000 795 15254
2001 844 16128
2002 888 18343
2003 913 21449
2004 973 24072
2005 1064 27885
2006 1264 31264
2007 1448 36087
2008 1504 40109
2009 1603 45901
2010 1702 51351
2011 1810 58960
2012 1900 68435
2013 1888 76023
2014 1894 81578
2015 2152 89769
2016 2349 94810
2017 2729 100955
2018 2599 111792
2019 2708 126751
2020 2957 149193
2021 3070 169311
2022 3002 173482
2023 2878 172528

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

Chemistry subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 1 9 43
Computational Chemistry 1 52 143
Biochemistry 1 46 150
Environmental Chemistry 1 49 158
Nutrition and Food Science 1 59 171
Inorganic Chemistry 1 56 197
Organic Chemistry 1 78 228
Radiochemistry 1 55 288
Physical chemistry 2 87 294
Materials Science 2 109 321
Pharmacy 1 160 353
Biochemical Engineering 2 169 375
Chemical Engineering 2 117 415
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 177 430
Nanotechnology 2 147 458

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Oslo ranked 1st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Norway and 112th in the World with 58,513 publications made and 1,436,901 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Sociology, Political Science, Law, Linguistics.

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

University of Oslo
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 290 2530
1992 333 3315
1993 357 2843
1994 350 3145
1995 402 3447
1996 423 3978
1997 473 4011
1998 553 4872
1999 509 5708
2000 531 6573
2001 645 7815
2002 693 9469
2003 764 11288
2004 774 12825
2005 949 15564
2006 1083 17686
2007 1306 21668
2008 1354 24742
2009 1584 30439
2010 1793 35097
2011 1798 40107
2012 1959 47003
2013 2066 53201
2014 2300 59571
2015 2443 65960
2016 2910 69760
2017 3090 73562
2018 3239 83264
2019 3416 97836
2020 3691 117227
2021 3978 133314
2022 3879 137979
2023 3696 141550

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

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Oslo ranked 1st for Environmental Science in Norway and 127th in the World with 48,838 publications made and 1,439,725 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Paleontology, Ecology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#1 of 23 In Norway
#33 of 1,458 In Europe
#127 of 6,798 In the World

University of Oslo
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 325 3600
1992 380 4599
1993 337 3956
1994 402 4317
1995 410 4527
1996 425 5183
1997 464 5481
1998 544 6306
1999 543 7189
2000 588 8514
2001 621 9468
2002 687 11089
2003 667 13463
2004 747 15078
2005 799 17601
2006 1041 20123
2007 1140 24274
2008 1199 27140
2009 1291 32675
2010 1464 37102
2011 1524 43066
2012 1611 50952
2013 1659 56708
2014 1764 62616
2015 1872 68582
2016 2147 73442
2017 2429 77351
2018 2338 86282
2019 2510 99730
2020 2853 117873
2021 3415 133368
2022 2848 136074
2023 2738 135362

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

Engineering rankings

The University of Oslo ranked 2nd for Engineering in Norway and 254th in the World with 47,059 publications made and 1,330,714 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#2 of 21 In Norway
#78 of 1,453 In Europe
#254 of 6,684 In the World

University of Oslo
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 355 3783
1992 404 4649
1993 378 4022
1994 431 4411
1995 401 4747
1996 437 5279
1997 535 5703
1998 530 6090
1999 569 6953
2000 574 8226
2001 606 8589
2002 685 10240
2003 685 12192
2004 740 13804
2005 838 16581
2006 1012 18833
2007 1178 22279
2008 1235 25664
2009 1319 29343
2010 1479 33382
2011 1500 38522
2012 1661 45119
2013 1514 50658
2014 1611 55341
2015 1794 61073
2016 1927 66674
2017 2244 70228
2018 2132 78634
2019 2419 88370
2020 2567 103273
2021 2574 116825
2022 2548 120269
2023 2487 121067

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

Engineering subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Petroleum Engineering 4 21 132
Geotechnical Engineering 2 41 173
Architecture 2 77 185
Biotechnology 1 61 186
Remote Sensing 1 66 187
Mining Engineering 2 52 194
Landscape Architecture 2 105 222
Computer Engineering 1 70 235
Optical Engineering 1 79 238
Computer Networking 2 67 249
Structural Engineering 2 81 272
Acoustical Engineering 2 87 275
Aviation 2 101 279
Telecommunications 2 80 283
Metallurgical Engineering 2 82 287
Biomedical Engineering 1 99 291
Aerospace Engineering 2 97 293
Human-Computer Interaction 2 124 301
Mechanical Engineering 2 101 305
Reliability and Quality Engineering 2 91 306
Marine Engineering 5 107 309
Electronic Engineering 2 93 312
Engineering Management 2 104 314
Materials Science 2 109 321
Systems Engineering 2 130 330
Electrical Engineering 2 112 345
Civil Engineering 2 128 361
Biochemical Engineering 2 169 375
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 147 393
Transportation Engineering 2 150 413
Chemical Engineering 2 117 415
Polymer science and Plastics engineering 2 177 430
Product and Industrial Design 3 183 455
Nanotechnology 2 147 458
Nuclear Engineering 2 153 463
Architectural Engineering 2 177 464
Environmental Engineering 2 166 479
Renewable Energy Engineering 3 171 517
Operations Research 2 181 524
Industrial Engineering 2 211 529
Robotics 2 221 628
Technical Drawing 2 238 645
Construction Management 4 265 675
Automotive Engineering 2 290 911
Automation and Control engineering 3 374 1211

Physics rankings

The University of Oslo ranked 2nd for Physics in Norway and 230th in the World with 46,939 publications made and 1,340,203 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Nuclear Physics.

Physics ranking Location
#2 of 21 In Norway
#76 of 1,446 In Europe
#230 of 6,603 In the World

University of Oslo
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 397 4262
1992 455 5113
1993 414 4340
1994 463 4873
1995 462 5215
1996 495 5869
1997 600 6294
1998 603 7062
1999 580 7689
2000 602 8833
2001 663 9326
2002 743 11115
2003 738 12916
2004 826 14472
2005 864 17404
2006 1012 19375
2007 1160 22814
2008 1217 25890
2009 1272 29557
2010 1398 33323
2011 1431 38182
2012 1560 44209
2013 1451 49161
2014 1606 53413
2015 1763 59724
2016 1905 64951
2017 2161 68247
2018 2071 76183
2019 2200 83563
2020 2363 97314
2021 2451 108396
2022 2374 110171
2023 2350 112224

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

Physics subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Astrobiology 1 29 95
Astrophysics and Astronomy 1 52 148
Nuclear Physics 1 60 152
Medical Physics 1 58 160
Biophysics 1 57 167
Atomic and Molecular physics 1 82 181
Theoretical Physics 1 99 202
Optical Engineering 1 79 238
Quantum and Particle physics 2 85 249
Acoustical Engineering 2 87 275
Condensed Matter Physics 2 121 295
Materials Science 2 109 321
Applied/Engineering Physics 2 147 393
Nanotechnology 2 147 458

Computer Science rankings

The University of Oslo ranked 1st for Computer Science in Norway and 173rd in the World with 46,367 publications made and 1,364,932 citations received. Main research topics: Neuroscience, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Bioinformatics and Computational biology.

Computer Science ranking Location
#1 of 21 In Norway
#49 of 1,459 In Europe
#173 of 6,752 In the World

University of Oslo
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 239 3599
1992 268 4673
1993 293 3894
1994 299 4032
1995 320 4405
1996 358 5061
1997 394 5170
1998 414 5971
1999 407 6366
2000 426 7448
2001 489 7743
2002 546 9877
2003 577 11264
2004 607 12555
2005 757 14640
2006 812 16805
2007 1017 19795
2008 1102 22635
2009 1265 25931
2010 1429 30237
2011 1484 34945
2012 1541 42029
2013 1552 47246
2014 1635 53042
2015 1789 58327
2016 2098 64497
2017 2387 67701
2018 2401 78520
2019 2685 90882
2020 2923 110915
2021 3171 128668
2022 3046 135743
2023 3032 139093

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

Psychology rankings

The University of Oslo ranked 1st for Psychology in Norway and 113th in the World with 37,751 publications made and 1,115,016 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#1 of 21 In Norway
#30 of 1,414 In Europe
#113 of 6,528 In the World

University of Oslo
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 257 3402
1992 236 4326
1993 259 3476
1994 269 3669
1995 286 4124
1996 307 4666
1997 338 4905
1998 338 5379
1999 347 5701
2000 343 6694
2001 359 7039
2002 391 8123
2003 383 9567
2004 410 10450
2005 534 11850
2006 551 13449
2007 771 16166
2008 839 18486
2009 905 21296
2010 1054 24964
2011 1111 28242
2012 1230 34297
2013 1301 38519
2014 1383 42814
2015 1554 47344
2016 1828 51106
2017 1978 54326
2018 2068 62070
2019 2282 71971
2020 2434 88459
2021 2654 103406
2022 2669 109196
2023 2565 111672

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

Psychology subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 1 10 31
Clinical Psychology 1 14 74
Occupational Therapy 1 20 86
Psychiatry 1 28 103
Child Psychology 1 22 108
Neuroscience 1 31 110
Education Majors 1 20 112
Social Psychology 1 29 123
Sexology 1 25 148
Special Education 1 50 167
Cognitive Science 1 64 213
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 4 55 263
Social Work 3 107 332

Mathematics rankings

The University of Oslo ranked 1st for Mathematics in Norway and 132nd in the World with 27,135 publications made and 786,051 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Blockchain and Cryptography.

Mathematics ranking Location
#1 of 20 In Norway
#35 of 1,388 In Europe
#132 of 6,305 In the World

University of Oslo
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 121 978
1992 130 961
1993 137 1034
1994 131 1188
1995 145 1344
1996 176 1623
1997 218 1737
1998 223 1944
1999 207 2128
2000 203 2453
2001 235 2985
2002 316 3790
2003 346 4453
2004 376 5237
2005 447 6772
2006 493 7728
2007 650 9433
2008 683 11086
2009 817 13427
2010 962 15592
2011 968 18266
2012 1022 21899
2013 996 25388
2014 1135 29088
2015 1169 31388
2016 1382 35064
2017 1437 36837
2018 1519 42347
2019 1660 48419
2020 1760 57798
2021 1920 68051
2022 1939 72009
2023 1870 74371

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

Mathematics subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 1 26 100
Applied Mathematics 1 43 133
Statistics 1 37 140
Math Teachers 1 27 160
Actuarial Science 2 46 168
Blockchain and Cryptography 2 80 256
Operations Research 2 181 524

Business rankings

The University of Oslo ranked 2nd for Business in Norway and 188th in the World with 15,767 publications made and 351,636 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Public Policy / Administration.

Business ranking Location
#2 of 21 In Norway
#56 of 1,414 In Europe
#188 of 6,187 In the World

University of Oslo
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 83 461
1992 87 550
1993 80 468
1994 86 471
1995 81 568
1996 91 700
1997 131 754
1998 137 847
1999 111 1003
2000 141 1257
2001 188 1588
2002 202 1910
2003 236 2539
2004 236 3044
2005 260 3572
2006 295 3903
2007 390 4828
2008 418 5787
2009 456 7427
2010 554 8454
2011 548 9629
2012 568 11767
2013 517 12770
2014 695 14641
2015 684 16018
2016 850 16610
2017 881 17819
2018 919 20694
2019 994 23938
2020 1055 29180
2021 1043 33786
2022 1016 34265
2023 1009 35682

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

Economics rankings

The University of Oslo ranked 1st for Economics in Norway and 106th in the World with 14,899 publications made and 349,698 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Political Economy, International Trade.

Economics ranking Location
#1 of 19 In Norway
#31 of 1,366 In Europe
#106 of 5,995 In the World

University of Oslo
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 86 433
1992 76 446
1993 82 442
1994 72 545
1995 72 575
1996 97 673
1997 150 764
1998 137 847
1999 123 1096
2000 132 1372
2001 174 1741
2002 180 2028
2003 234 2579
2004 218 3178
2005 270 3883
2006 307 4091
2007 373 5025
2008 338 5753
2009 427 7556
2010 499 8370
2011 491 9629
2012 517 11450
2013 487 12815
2014 660 14361
2015 652 15767
2016 814 16618
2017 836 17621
2018 869 19930
2019 933 23391
2020 952 28373
2021 952 32511
2022 1006 32918
2023 969 34600

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

Art & Design rankings

The University of Oslo ranked 1st for Art & Design in Norway and 117th in the World with 9,253 publications made and 174,561 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
#1 of 20 In Norway
#36 of 1,349 In Europe
#117 of 5,720 In the World

University of Oslo
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 54 393
1992 58 679
1993 67 419
1994 62 493
1995 69 606
1996 73 646
1997 93 640
1998 93 686
1999 79 807
2000 79 896
2001 121 1098
2002 131 1384
2003 133 1519
2004 130 1744
2005 149 2134
2006 197 2374
2007 189 2766
2008 221 3235
2009 240 4012
2010 302 4480
2011 289 5318
2012 315 5924
2013 324 6461
2014 365 7422
2015 386 7924
2016 465 8527
2017 445 8563
2018 502 9687
2019 563 11493
2020 540 13513
2021 590 15031
2022 591 15321
2023 515 16152

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

Art & Design subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Creative Writing 1 27 74
Music 1 26 76
Performing arts 1 32 83
Literature 1 28 92
Illustration and Concept Art 1 55 106
Painting and Drawing 1 55 106
Sculpture 1 55 106
Aesthetics 1 38 113
Photography 1 46 120
Fashion Design 1 38 122
Art History 1 55 155
Graphic Design 1 58 166
Entertainment Industry Business 1 53 167
Cinematography 1 74 173
Architecture 2 77 185
Interior Design 2 82 191
Animation 2 66 199
Singing and Vocal Performance 2 76 205
Landscape Architecture 2 105 222
Multimedia 2 83 242
Computer Graphics 2 113 294
UX/UI Desgin 2 157 364
Game Design and Development 4 274 612