Universities by Research i10-index in Norway
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional i10-index, the number of works with at least ten citations. 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
218,124
2Norwegian University of Science and Technology148,694 works
130,215
3University of Bergen209,274 works
125,960
4UiT The Arctic University of Norway65,033 works
50,315
5Norwegian University of Life Sciences26,144 works
28,640
6University of Stavanger20,237 works
13,483
7OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University17,475 works
9,360
8University of Agder16,384 works
9,215
9Norwegian School of Sport Sciences6,284 works
6,086
10Western Norway University of Applied Sciences9,777 works
5,742
11University of South-Eastern Norway12,565 works
5,378
12Norwegian School of Economics7,822 works
4,163
13Nord University8,837 works
3,755
14BI Norwegian Business School7,054 works
3,574
15Institutt for Eksperimentell Medisinsk Forskning1,742 works
3,001
16University of Inland Norway7,396 works
2,758
17Høgskolen i Bergen1,834 works
2,603
18Østfold University of Applied Sciences3,807 works
1,573
19Molde University College2,289 works
1,385
20Hedmark University College1,232 works
1,185
21Høyskolen Kristiania2,368 works
1,096
22Gjøvik University College1,310 works
1,064
23Telemark University College1,085 works
1,059
24Vestfold University College1,096 works
1,034
25VID Specialized University2,360 works
928
26Høgskolen i Sør-Trøndelag866 works
781
27Buskerud University College920 works
769
28Høgskulen i Sogn og Fjordane682 works
653
29Lillehammer University College748 works
607
30Lovisenberg Diakonale Høgskole869 works
559
31Fridtjof Nansen Institute922 works
466
32Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters338 works
430
33Oslo Nye Høyskole501 works
406
34Høgskolen Stord/Haugesund762 works
387
35University Graduate Center545 works
364
36Buskerud and Vestfold University College420 works
354
37Noroff University College639 works
332
38Narvik University College614 works
328
39Volda University College1,031 works
292
40Høgskolen i Nord-Trøndelag325 works
279
41Norwegian Police University College577 works
212
42NLA University College953 works
208
43Queen Maud University College517 works
196
44MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society718 works
168
45Oslo School of Architecture and Design564 works
166
46Westerdals Oslo School of Arts, Communication and Technology281 works
164
47Norwegian Defence University College563 works
163
48Norwegian Academy of Music398 works
148
49Diakonhjemmet høgskole188 works
124
50Royal Norwegian Naval Academy123 works
97
Highlights
Within Norway, University of Oslo ranks first in 2026 with 218,124, followed by Norwegian University of Science and Technology (130,215) and University of Bergen (125,960).
University of Oslo is 1.7 times higher than Norwegian University of Science and Technology, the runner-up.
Across 50 entries, values run from 218,124 (University of Oslo) to 97 (Royal Norwegian Naval Academy), with a median of 855.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research i10-index, 2026. Unit: i10-index.
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