Universities by Recent Research Citedness in Norway
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's mean citedness for works published in the last two years. Recent citation rates vary by field and are not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Buskerud and Vestfold University College420 works
15.33
2Diakonhjemmet høgskole188 works
10.20
3Noroff University College639 works
8.15
4Høyskolen Kristiania2,368 works
4.88
5Telemark University College1,085 works
4.86
6Høgskolen i Bergen1,834 works
4.75
7Rudolf Steiner University College76 works
4.70
8Norwegian Nobel Institute70 works
4.33
9Norwegian School of Sport Sciences6,284 works
4.22
10University of Agder16,384 works
4.18
11Norwegian School of Economics7,822 works
3.99
12University of Oslo191,122 works
3.87
13University of Stavanger20,237 works
3.77
14Fridtjof Nansen Institute922 works
3.59
15Lillehammer University College748 works
3.43
16Center for Digital Narrative18 works
3.40
17OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University17,475 works
3.39
18Norwegian University of Science and Technology148,694 works
3.30
19Hedmark University College1,232 works
3.13
20BI Norwegian Business School7,054 works
3.12
21Nord University8,837 works
3.11
22Norwegian University of Life Sciences26,144 works
3.03
23Lovisenberg Diakonale Høgskole869 works
3.00
24Molde University College2,289 works
2.94
25Østfold University of Applied Sciences3,807 works
2.72
26University of South-Eastern Norway12,565 works
2.62
27Western Norway University of Applied Sciences9,777 works
2.55
28Universities Norway21 works
2.50
29University of Bergen209,274 works
2.36
30Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters338 works
2.25
31NLA University College953 works
2.23
32Volda University College1,031 works
2.21
33Institutt for Eksperimentell Medisinsk Forskning1,742 works
2.14
34University of Inland Norway7,396 works
2.01
35VID Specialized University2,360 works
1.96
36UiT The Arctic University of Norway65,033 works
1.95
37Oslo School of Architecture and Design564 works
1.83
38Queen Maud University College517 works
1.65
39University College of Norwegian Correctional Service104 works
1.60
40Norwegian Defence University College563 works
1.55
41Norwegian Academy of Music398 works
1.38
42Royal Norwegian Naval Academy123 works
1.13
43Oslo Nye Høyskole501 works
1.06
44Narvik University College614 works
1.00
45Westerdals Oslo School of Arts, Communication and Technology281 works
1.00
46MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society718 works
0.99
47Norwegian Police University College577 works
0.84
48Sámi University of Applied Sciences258 works
0.82
49Norwegian Institute of Emotion-focused Therapy31 works
0.75
50Ansgar University College110 works
0.70
Highlights
Within Norway, Buskerud and Vestfold University College ranks first in 2026 with 15.33, followed by Diakonhjemmet høgskole (10.20) and Noroff University College (8.15).
Buskerud and Vestfold University College is 1.5 times higher than Diakonhjemmet høgskole, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 15.33 (Buskerud and Vestfold University College) to 0.70 (Ansgar University College), with a median of 2.67.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Recent citedness, 2026. Unit: mean citations per work.
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