Universities by Research h-index in Norway
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional h-index, which combines publication volume and citation impact. This is a research metric, not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1University of Oslo191,122 works
1,024
2University of Bergen209,274 works
805
3Norwegian University of Science and Technology148,694 works
784
4UiT The Arctic University of Norway65,033 works
653
5Norwegian University of Life Sciences26,144 works
380
6Norwegian School of Sport Sciences6,284 works
321
7University of Stavanger20,237 works
281
8Norwegian School of Economics7,822 works
218
9University of Agder16,384 works
217
10BI Norwegian Business School7,054 works
205
11OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University17,475 works
196
12Høgskolen i Bergen1,834 works
193
13Western Norway University of Applied Sciences9,777 works
176
14University of South-Eastern Norway12,565 works
167
15Institutt for Eksperimentell Medisinsk Forskning1,742 works
143
16Nord University8,837 works
143
17Hedmark University College1,232 works
114
18Østfold University of Applied Sciences3,807 works
111
19Vestfold University College1,096 works
111
20University of Inland Norway7,396 works
110
21Telemark University College1,085 works
101
22Molde University College2,289 works
100
23Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters338 works
99
24Lillehammer University College748 works
98
25Buskerud University College920 works
96
26Høyskolen Kristiania2,368 works
96
27Høgskulen i Sogn og Fjordane682 works
95
28Oslo Nye Høyskole501 works
92
29Gjøvik University College1,310 works
91
30Høgskolen i Sør-Trøndelag866 works
89
31VID Specialized University2,360 works
74
32Høgskolen Stord/Haugesund762 works
73
33University Graduate Center545 works
70
34Buskerud and Vestfold University College420 works
65
35Fridtjof Nansen Institute922 works
65
36Høgskolen i Nord-Trøndelag325 works
65
37Lovisenberg Diakonale Høgskole869 works
61
38Narvik University College614 works
52
39Noroff University College639 works
52
40Queen Maud University College517 works
52
41Volda University College1,031 works
49
42Westerdals Oslo School of Arts, Communication and Technology281 works
45
43Diakonhjemmet høgskole188 works
43
44Royal Norwegian Naval Academy123 works
40
45MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society718 works
39
46Norwegian Police University College577 works
39
47Norwegian Academy of Music398 works
38
48Norwegian Defence University College563 works
37
49Haraldsplass diakonale høgskole60 works
36
50Oslo School of Architecture and Design564 works
35
Highlights
Within Norway, University of Oslo ranks first in 2026 with 1,024, followed by University of Bergen (805) and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (784).
Across 50 entries, values run from 1,024 (University of Oslo) to 35 (Oslo School of Architecture and Design), with a median of 96.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.
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