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🎓 Top Research Universities in Norway

Universities and colleges in Norway ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).

📅 2026📏 citations50 entries🇳🇴 See all of this country’s rankings →
Every dot is one entry, placed by its value (citations, logarithmic scale); the vertical bar marks each row’s median.
1
University of Oslo191,079 papers
16,789,516
2
University of Bergen209,241 papers
9,528,721
3
Norwegian University of Science and Technology148,641 papers
8,570,075
4
UiT The Arctic University of Norway64,996 papers
4,503,015
5
Norwegian University of Life Sciences26,124 papers
1,761,785
6
University of Stavanger20,203 papers
732,496
7
Norwegian School of Sport Sciences6,278 papers
626,915
8
University of Agder16,358 papers
472,824
9
OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University17,455 papers
428,379
10
Norwegian School of Economics7,820 papers
302,654
11
Western Norway University of Applied Sciences9,769 papers
263,527
12
University of South-Eastern Norway12,544 papers
256,547
13
BI Norwegian Business School7,045 papers
254,741
14
Høgskolen i Bergen1,834 papers
232,777
15
Nord University8,830 papers
168,979
16
Institutt for Eksperimentell Medisinsk Forskning1,739 papers
160,637
17
University of Inland Norway7,386 papers
109,338
18
Østfold University of Applied Sciences3,803 papers
75,074
19
Hedmark University College1,232 papers
72,459
20
Molde University College2,283 papers
63,225
21
Høyskolen Kristiania2,359 papers
59,542
22
Telemark University College1,085 papers
58,645
23
Vestfold University College1,096 papers
56,694
24
Buskerud University College920 papers
48,889
25
Gjøvik University College1,310 papers
48,162
26
Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters338 papers
46,305
27
Høgskolen i Sør-Trøndelag866 papers
38,598
28
Høgskulen i Sogn og Fjordane682 papers
38,223
29
Lillehammer University College748 papers
37,702
30
VID Specialized University2,357 papers
36,202
31
Oslo Nye Høyskole502 papers
28,290
32
Fridtjof Nansen Institute922 papers
24,644
33
University Graduate Center544 papers
22,523
34
Lovisenberg Diakonale Høgskole868 papers
20,841
35
Buskerud and Vestfold University College420 papers
20,672
36
Høgskolen Stord/Haugesund762 papers
20,306
37
Høgskolen i Nord-Trøndelag325 papers
15,826
38
Narvik University College614 papers
13,952
39
Noroff University College639 papers
13,083
40
Volda University College1,027 papers
11,990
41
Queen Maud University College515 papers
11,014
42
Norwegian Police University College577 papers
7,734
43
Royal Norwegian Naval Academy123 papers
7,162
44
Westerdals Oslo School of Arts, Communication and Technology281 papers
7,065
45
NLA University College955 papers
6,780
46
MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society717 papers
6,548
47
Norwegian Academy of Music397 papers
6,299
48
Oslo School of Architecture and Design563 papers
5,917
49
Norwegian Defence University College560 papers
5,708
50
Diakonhjemmet høgskole188 papers
5,651

Highlights

Within Norway, University of Oslo ranks first in 2026 with 16,789,516, followed by University of Bergen (9,528,721) and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (8,570,075).

University of Oslo is 1.8 times higher than University of Bergen, the runner-up.

Across 50 entries, values run from 16,789,516 (University of Oslo) to 5,651 (Diakonhjemmet høgskole), with a median of 47,234.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers, 2026. Unit: citations.

Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.