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The University of Stavanger ranked 6th in Norway, 1319th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 128 research topics. The University of Stavanger ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 13,606 academic publications and 214,734 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 8 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1319 of 14,131 In the World
#487 of 2,785 In Europe
#6 of 29 In Norway
#40 of 1,010 For Risk Management
#41 of 1,251 For Petroleum Engineering
#154 of 1,039 For Early Childhood Education
#4273 of 7,738 For Alumni Impact
#1462 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 125 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Stavanger ranked 6th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Norway and 1090th in the World with 7,788 publications made and 117,865 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Law, Philosophy, Sociology, Linguistics.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#6 of 23 In Norway
#424 of 1,492 In Europe
#1090 of 7,020 In the World

University of Stavanger
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1991 1 11
1992 1 8
1993 2 15
1994 3 5
1995 14 20
1996 11 21
1997 13 20
1998 17 37
1999 17 46
2000 26 83
2001 22 116
2002 50 156
2003 43 216
2004 76 291
2005 81 369
2006 103 588
2007 115 755
2008 138 903
2009 190 1443
2010 222 1805
2011 248 2331
2012 275 2729
2013 284 3465
2014 302 4228
2015 300 4750
2016 348 5249
2017 417 5937
2018 495 6879
2019 647 8672
2020 703 10740
2021 824 14314
2022 876 17143
2023 847 18975

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

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Early Childhood Education 1 33 154
Occupational Safety and Health 4 49 212
Social Work 2 104 328
Military science 5 119 417
Special Education 4 166 461
Anthropology 5 240 615
Broadcast Journalism 4 222 625
Communications and Public Relations 9 235 643
Education Majors 4 216 651
Urban and Regional planning 6 327 700
Law 6 308 801
Law Enforcement 7 285 808
Linguistics 5 342 860
Sports / Exercise science 9 317 866
Gender Studies 6 291 874
Media Studies 4 308 874
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 8 351 878
Journalism and Digital Media 8 320 882
Political Science 7 374 907
Criminology and Criminal Justice 6 291 930
Genealogy 5 326 944
Aesthetics 6 385 967
Sociology 6 354 974
Archaeology 6 393 1002
History 6 398 1028
Philosophy 5 434 1096
Political Economy 10 394 1098
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 6 433 1103
Art History 5 440 1125
Library and Information science 5 430 1175
Classics and Ancient History 7 488 1404
Public Policy / Administration 10 486 1438
Demography 9 462 1453

Engineering rankings

The University of Stavanger ranked 6th for Engineering in Norway and 1279th in the World with 7,013 publications made and 107,346 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#6 of 21 In Norway
#439 of 1,453 In Europe
#1279 of 6,684 In the World

University of Stavanger
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1991 1 7
1992 2 8
1993 0 7
1994 4 4
1995 14 12
1996 24 15
1997 19 31
1998 30 41
1999 39 65
2000 35 102
2001 32 140
2002 63 175
2003 52 347
2004 61 306
2005 54 387
2006 101 571
2007 105 647
2008 141 896
2009 174 1084
2010 170 1460
2011 217 1852
2012 240 2367
2013 275 2762
2014 282 3432
2015 301 4009
2016 325 4632
2017 458 5462
2018 490 7073
2019 550 8679
2020 545 11208
2021 693 13773
2022 693 16316
2023 760 17871

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

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Stavanger ranked 6th for Environmental Science in Norway and 1134th in the World with 6,821 publications made and 112,003 citations received. Main research topics: Geology, Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#6 of 23 In Norway
#402 of 1,458 In Europe
#1134 of 6,798 In the World

University of Stavanger
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1991 0 7
1992 2 9
1993 2 8
1994 4 9
1995 12 11
1996 16 9
1997 13 11
1998 30 42
1999 22 35
2000 30 85
2001 31 113
2002 35 132
2003 37 165
2004 51 232
2005 50 296
2006 84 423
2007 95 545
2008 121 741
2009 159 1045
2010 189 1297
2011 231 1869
2012 230 2221
2013 237 2762
2014 266 3474
2015 292 4148
2016 338 5023
2017 435 5660
2018 463 7117
2019 572 8996
2020 562 11687
2021 695 14723
2022 712 17773
2023 747 19511

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

Environmental Science subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Environmental Engineering 3 183 518
Geotechnical Engineering 4 174 536
Mining Engineering 4 176 559
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 253 655
Urban and Regional planning 6 327 700
Oceanography 6 285 755
Environmental Management 6 302 856
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 291 874
Earth science and Geophysics 6 341 992
Geology 6 379 1046
Paleontology 6 397 1145
Agricultural Science 6 365 1178
Geography and Cartography 6 437 1184
Ecology 6 430 1219
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 6 435 1240
Environmental Chemistry 6 539 1896

Computer Science rankings

The University of Stavanger ranked 5th for Computer Science in Norway and 1141st in the World with 6,078 publications made and 99,890 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Neuroscience, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#5 of 21 In Norway
#420 of 1,459 In Europe
#1141 of 6,752 In the World

University of Stavanger
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1991 1 8
1992 1 10
1993 1 14
1994 5 7
1995 9 25
1996 10 25
1997 7 19
1998 22 40
1999 20 53
2000 17 92
2001 23 131
2002 68 213
2003 47 275
2004 62 324
2005 61 427
2006 80 606
2007 99 705
2008 126 857
2009 176 1218
2010 173 1550
2011 205 2006
2012 219 2270
2013 225 2839
2014 247 3534
2015 224 3796
2016 268 4062
2017 356 5027
2018 374 5849
2019 488 6927
2020 491 8572
2021 609 11396
2022 634 13386
2023 680 15027

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

Computer Science subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Cyber Security 4 227 610
Management Information Systems 7 311 700
Data Science 4 316 737
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 264 764
Database Administration 6 317 852
Animation 4 328 859
Software Engineering 6 395 905
Computer Graphics 4 409 1038
Machine Learning 6 384 1141
Computer Networking 6 407 1146
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 6 425 1173
Library and Information science 5 430 1175
Cognitive Science 5 392 1182
Neuroscience 6 423 1275
Computer Vision 5 454 1339
Telecommunications 6 466 1376
Multimedia 6 501 1492
Computational Linguistics 6 479 1504
Human-Computer Interaction 9 609 1686
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 521 1727

Physics rankings

The University of Stavanger ranked 5th for Physics in Norway and 1350th in the World with 6,049 publications made and 98,483 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy, Acoustical Engineering.

Physics ranking Location
#5 of 21 In Norway
#456 of 1,446 In Europe
#1350 of 6,603 In the World

University of Stavanger
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1991 0 5
1992 1 14
1993 0 9
1994 6 7
1995 10 13
1996 18 12
1997 20 26
1998 29 45
1999 35 78
2000 32 91
2001 33 149
2002 42 172
2003 41 337
2004 53 310
2005 48 352
2006 97 525
2007 87 583
2008 113 801
2009 125 941
2010 131 1273
2011 187 1734
2012 196 1999
2013 217 2383
2014 220 2887
2015 265 3478
2016 295 4135
2017 409 4934
2018 431 6337
2019 490 7844
2020 497 10240
2021 610 12524
2022 599 14382
2023 657 15673

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

Physics subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 5 339 878
Astrophysics and Astronomy 6 434 1213
Quantum and Particle physics 5 472 1413
Materials Science 5 468 1468
Acoustical Engineering 5 518 1545
Nuclear Physics 6 496 1574
Condensed Matter Physics 5 518 1811
Optical Engineering 6 558 1846
Atomic and Molecular physics 5 565 1937
Nanotechnology 5 586 2246

Biology rankings

The University of Stavanger ranked 6th for Biology in Norway and 1592nd in the World with 5,908 publications made and 115,296 citations received. Main research topics: Paleontology, Biochemistry, Genetics, Neuroscience, Botany.

Biology ranking Location
#6 of 23 In Norway
#490 of 1,445 In Europe
#1592 of 6,770 In the World

University of Stavanger
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1991 1 12
1992 2 15
1993 2 16
1994 6 12
1995 6 25
1996 13 17
1997 15 25
1998 18 47
1999 25 70
2000 21 105
2001 23 158
2002 25 188
2003 33 224
2004 53 338
2005 50 417
2006 83 592
2007 98 704
2008 116 994
2009 154 1243
2010 165 1595
2011 197 2116
2012 191 2434
2013 219 3008
2014 210 3633
2015 212 4330
2016 270 5007
2017 366 5610
2018 403 6848
2019 480 8567
2020 490 11254
2021 608 14023
2022 640 16650
2023 660 18021

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

Biology subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 7 291 874
Horticulture 6 309 1056
Paleontology 6 397 1145
Agricultural Science 6 365 1178
Evolutionary Biology 7 448 1255
Neuroscience 6 423 1275
Botany 6 428 1426
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 521 1727
Molecular Biology 6 482 1727
Genetics 6 520 1844
Biochemistry 6 528 1881
Oncology and Cancer research 6 500 1904
Biotechnology 8 532 2008
Zoology 7 559 2094
Nanotechnology 5 586 2246
Nutrition and Food Science 6 555 2250
Virology 8 601 2458
Pharmacology 7 588 2541
Immunology 8 634 2573
Microbiology 7 609 2628

Chemistry rankings

The University of Stavanger ranked 6th for Chemistry in Norway and 1570th in the World with 4,910 publications made and 91,978 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#6 of 19 In Norway
#490 of 1,401 In Europe
#1570 of 6,447 In the World

University of Stavanger
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1991 0 5
1992 2 10
1993 0 8
1994 4 4
1995 7 11
1996 14 9
1997 18 25
1998 25 50
1999 31 65
2000 32 84
2001 28 138
2002 29 157
2003 30 267
2004 38 280
2005 38 342
2006 76 476
2007 73 547
2008 97 799
2009 109 919
2010 122 1177
2011 155 1559
2012 156 1931
2013 182 2255
2014 186 2742
2015 217 3331
2016 241 3995
2017 346 4494
2018 347 5885
2019 405 7392
2020 368 9342
2021 492 11515
2022 484 13830
2023 509 14844

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

Chemistry subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 253 655
Biochemical Engineering 5 332 811
Chemical Engineering 5 363 1201
Materials Science 5 468 1468
Physical chemistry 4 455 1537
Organic Chemistry 6 466 1540
Pharmacy 5 515 1826
Inorganic Chemistry 6 511 1864
Biochemistry 6 528 1881
Environmental Chemistry 6 539 1896
Computational Chemistry 5 587 2166
Nanotechnology 5 586 2246
Nutrition and Food Science 6 555 2250
Radiochemistry 6 534 2307

Medicine rankings

The University of Stavanger ranked 7th for Medicine in Norway and 1456th in the World with 4,305 publications made and 76,250 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Nursing, Surgery, Public Health.

Medicine ranking Location
#7 of 21 In Norway
#443 of 1,417 In Europe
#1456 of 6,680 In the World

University of Stavanger
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1991 1 7
1992 1 6
1993 1 14
1994 0 5
1995 5 15
1996 4 11
1997 5 7
1998 11 28
1999 8 28
2000 14 59
2001 13 72
2002 20 110
2003 20 114
2004 42 191
2005 40 294
2006 46 420
2007 61 513
2008 71 688
2009 94 1004
2010 103 1284
2011 111 1419
2012 138 1651
2013 139 2164
2014 145 2560
2015 173 3046
2016 170 3182
2017 224 3876
2018 285 4316
2019 370 5474
2020 424 6952
2021 497 9153
2022 509 11062
2023 519 12207

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

Medicine subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 2 104 328
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 4 156 466
Healthcare Management (MHA) 5 208 586
Nursing 5 251 699
Clinical Psychology 6 282 810
Health Science 5 287 865
Sports / Exercise science 9 317 866
Anesthesiology 6 332 1049
Occupational Therapy 7 379 1060
Critical Care Nursing 5 366 1104
Gerontology 9 375 1125
Psychiatry 5 372 1135
Epidemiology 8 356 1135
Cardiology 5 368 1150
Public Health 7 389 1157
Audiology 6 410 1277
Pediatrics 6 373 1281
Sports Medicine 9 456 1304
Physical Therapy 9 444 1320
Surgery 7 420 1400
Family medicine 6 392 1433
Pathology 7 457 1518
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 6 536 1644
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 7 515 1670
Pharmacy 5 515 1826
Anatomy and Physiology 7 549 1851
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 7 488 1871
Oncology and Cancer research 6 500 1904
Virology 8 601 2458
Pharmacology 7 588 2541
Immunology 8 634 2573

Business rankings

The University of Stavanger ranked 6th for Business in Norway and 751st in the World with 4,300 publications made and 71,421 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Management Information Systems, Project Management.

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

University of Stavanger
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1991 0 1
1992 0 4
1993 0 2
1994 2 2
1995 6 4
1996 8 2
1997 2 10
1998 9 11
1999 4 14
2000 14 23
2001 13 30
2002 28 55
2003 27 104
2004 44 121
2005 49 176
2006 62 249
2007 73 358
2008 91 455
2009 130 744
2010 144 999
2011 134 1235
2012 175 1425
2013 178 1797
2014 205 2283
2015 181 2541
2016 208 2815
2017 267 3528
2018 259 3943
2019 330 4837
2020 386 6088
2021 424 8097
2022 400 9600
2023 421 10528

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

Business subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Risk Management 1 9 40
Hospitality and Hotel Management 1 72 188
Occupational Safety and Health 4 49 212
Human Resource Management 5 108 302
Actuarial Science 4 140 391
Investment Banking and Stock trading 5 187 501
Project Management 5 222 515
Tax Law 5 208 558
Operations Research 3 204 590
Construction Management 3 242 617
Finance 6 289 687
Management Information Systems 7 311 700
Supply Chain Management 5 236 711
Management 5 285 754
Accounting 6 281 757
Marketing 7 307 774
International Trade 8 433 785
Entrepreneurship 8 353 788
International Business 8 420 791
Advertising 7 357 922
Engineering Management 7 358 1058
Public Policy / Administration 10 486 1438

Mathematics rankings

The University of Stavanger ranked 5th for Mathematics in Norway and 1002nd in the World with 4,143 publications made and 66,526 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Math Teachers, Blockchain and Cryptography, Operations Research.

Mathematics ranking Location
#5 of 20 In Norway
#370 of 1,388 In Europe
#1002 of 6,305 In the World

University of Stavanger
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1991 1 6
1992 0 0
1993 1 4
1994 2 4
1995 5 7
1996 12 11
1997 4 10
1998 15 21
1999 14 38
2000 14 52
2001 20 71
2002 36 123
2003 31 123
2004 33 169
2005 38 203
2006 50 319
2007 66 390
2008 78 479
2009 118 774
2010 118 929
2011 142 1146
2012 137 1295
2013 166 1838
2014 157 2131
2015 168 2447
2016 221 2827
2017 244 3190
2018 259 3762
2019 359 4600
2020 333 5749
2021 368 7479
2022 439 8958
2023 462 10002

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

Mathematics subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 4 140 391
Operations Research 3 204 590
Math Teachers 5 208 660
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 273 665
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 264 764
Statistics 6 393 1067
Applied Mathematics 8 586 1836

Psychology rankings

The University of Stavanger ranked 5th for Psychology in Norway and 1021st in the World with 4,034 publications made and 74,087 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#5 of 21 In Norway
#351 of 1,414 In Europe
#1021 of 6,528 In the World

University of Stavanger
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1991 1 10
1992 1 7
1993 2 15
1994 0 5
1995 8 22
1996 6 20
1997 3 12
1998 6 24
1999 8 42
2000 11 76
2001 17 111
2002 34 162
2003 20 190
2004 49 282
2005 45 384
2006 56 535
2007 66 602
2008 77 715
2009 91 1017
2010 106 1272
2011 105 1525
2012 131 1730
2013 128 2191
2014 126 2594
2015 146 2880
2016 168 3115
2017 198 3659
2018 247 4051
2019 341 4975
2020 374 6089
2021 468 8396
2022 486 9766
2023 476 10973

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

Psychology subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Social Work 2 104 328
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 5 124 455
Special Education 4 166 461
Child Psychology 5 231 640
Education Majors 4 216 651
Social Psychology 6 286 755
Clinical Psychology 6 282 810
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 8 351 878
Occupational Therapy 7 379 1060
Psychiatry 5 372 1135
Cognitive Science 5 392 1182
Neuroscience 6 423 1275

Economics rankings

The University of Stavanger ranked 6th for Economics in Norway and 714th in the World with 3,295 publications made and 53,606 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Environmental Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#6 of 19 In Norway
#277 of 1,366 In Europe
#714 of 5,995 In the World

University of Stavanger
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1991 0 5
1992 0 3
1993 1 2
1994 2 3
1995 1 11
1996 0 7
1997 1 8
1998 5 9
1999 3 14
2000 11 32
2001 10 42
2002 20 45
2003 27 71
2004 33 99
2005 35 120
2006 47 205
2007 40 222
2008 65 388
2009 95 524
2010 111 698
2011 114 841
2012 131 963
2013 128 1333
2014 121 1584
2015 136 1795
2016 160 2102
2017 203 2589
2018 224 3077
2019 295 3663
2020 276 4865
2021 313 6063
2022 324 7362
2023 327 8170

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

Economics subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Actuarial Science 4 140 391
Investment Banking and Stock trading 5 187 501
Agricultural Economics 5 176 596
Environmental Economics 5 266 625
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 273 665
Finance 6 289 687
Development Studies 5 261 723
International Economics 8 433 759
International Trade 8 433 785
Political Economy 10 394 1098

Art & Design rankings

The University of Stavanger ranked 5th for Art & Design in Norway and 1039th in the World with 1,393 publications made and 17,559 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Creative Writing, Art History.

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
#5 of 20 In Norway
#412 of 1,349 In Europe
#1039 of 5,720 In the World

University of Stavanger
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1991 1 3
1992 0 3
1993 0 5
1994 2 0
1995 1 6
1996 3 7
1997 1 9
1998 6 2
1999 5 11
2000 2 12
2001 4 37
2002 13 31
2003 3 42
2004 13 55
2005 12 62
2006 20 97
2007 23 148
2008 30 125
2009 35 206
2010 38 266
2011 41 346
2012 55 384
2013 51 475
2014 60 669
2015 49 642
2016 55 733
2017 74 832
2018 91 1026
2019 126 1290
2020 138 1550
2021 142 2203
2022 145 2758
2023 137 3027

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

Art & Design subfield Norway ranking Europe ranking World rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 4 157 404
Creative Writing 5 270 668
Animation 4 328 859
Fashion Design 5 364 885
Aesthetics 6 385 967
Computer Graphics 4 409 1038
Art History 5 440 1125
Literature 7 481 1285
Multimedia 6 501 1492