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University of Oslo Rankings
University of Oslo is ranked #89 in Best Global Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
University of Oslo Rankings
University of Oslo Subject Rankings
- #33in Arts and Humanities
- #113in Biology and Biochemistry (tie)
- #35in Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems
- #109in Cell Biology (tie)
- #324in Chemistry (tie)
- #73in Clinical Medicine (tie)
- #139in Computer Science
- #14in Education and Educational Research
- #46in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- #73in Endocrinology and Metabolism
- #205in Engineering
- #120in Environment/Ecology
- #33in Gastroenterology and Hepatology (tie)
- #64in Geosciences (tie)
- #123in Immunology
- #154in Infectious Diseases (tie)
- #532in Materials Science (tie)
- #228in Mathematics (tie)
- #77in Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (tie)
- #135in Microbiology
- #102in Molecular Biology and Genetics (tie)
- #80in Neuroscience and Behavior
- #76in Oncology
- #127in Pharmacology and Toxicology (tie)
- #418in Physical Chemistry (tie)
- #198in Physics (tie)
- #201in Plant and Animal Science (tie)
- #104in Psychiatry/Psychology
- #71in Public, Environmental and Occupational Health (tie)
- #69in Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging
- #59in Social Sciences and Public Health (tie)
- #60in Space Science
- #21in Surgery (tie)
2022-2023 Indicator Rankings
Thirteen indicators were used to calculate University of Oslo's overall Best Global Universities rank. Here is a breakdown of how this institution ranked relative to other schools for each indicator.
Global score
71.3
Global research reputation
#171
Regional research reputation
#57
Publications
#97
Books
#44
Conferences
#371
Normalized citation impact
#147
Total citations
#79
Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#89
Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#207
International collaboration - relative to country
#785
International collaboration
#192
Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#81
Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#193
Arts and Humanities overall score
71.6
Arts and Humanities global research reputation
#154
Arts and Humanities regional research reputation
#23
Arts and Humanities publications
#27
Arts and Humanities books
#26
Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact
#83
Arts and Humanities total citations
#25
Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#13
Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#45
Arts and Humanities international collaboration - relative to country
#219
Arts and Humanities international collaboration
#46
Biology and Biochemistry overall score
52.5
Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation
#180
Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation
#102
Biology and Biochemistry publications
#147
Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact
#76
Biology and Biochemistry total citations
#101
Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#141
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#219
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#330
Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration
#30
Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#111
Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#161
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems overall score
70.5
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems publications
#63
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems conferences
#38
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems normalized citation impact
#41
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems total citations
#43
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#43
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#26
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems international collaboration - relative to country
#171
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems international collaboration
#38
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#44
Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#50
Cell Biology overall score
46.1
Cell Biology publications
#134
Cell Biology conferences
#27
Cell Biology normalized citation impact
#120
Cell Biology total citations
#128
Cell Biology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#140
Cell Biology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#147
Cell Biology international collaboration - relative to country
#191
Cell Biology international collaboration
#31
Cell Biology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#77
Cell Biology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#60
Chemistry overall score
51.9
Chemistry global research reputation
#189
Chemistry regional research reputation
#158
Chemistry publications
#428
Chemistry normalized citation impact
#613
Chemistry total citations
#440
Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#468
Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#677
Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#390
Chemistry international collaboration
#77
Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#370
Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#445
Clinical Medicine overall score
72.2
Clinical Medicine global research reputation
#225
Clinical Medicine regional research reputation
#12
Clinical Medicine publications
#75
Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact
#226
Clinical Medicine total citations
#60
Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#67
Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#168
Clinical Medicine international collaboration - relative to country
#460
Clinical Medicine international collaboration
#105
Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#57
Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#190
Computer Science overall score
57.1
Computer Science global research reputation
#278
Computer Science regional research reputation
#80
Computer Science publications
#261
Computer Science conferences
#267
Computer Science normalized citation impact
#130
Computer Science total citations
#192
Computer Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#199
Computer Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#155
Computer Science international collaboration - relative to country
#378
Computer Science international collaboration
#118
Computer Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#59
Computer Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#39
Education and Educational Research overall score
74.5
Education and Educational Research publications
#31
Education and Educational Research conferences
#83
Education and Educational Research normalized citation impact
#14
Education and Educational Research total citations
#12
Education and Educational Research number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#15
Education and Educational Research percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#21
Education and Educational Research international collaboration - relative to country
#49
Education and Educational Research international collaboration
#4
Education and Educational Research number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#42
Education and Educational Research percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#79
Electrical and Electronic Engineering overall score
76.0
Electrical and Electronic Engineering publications
#540
Electrical and Electronic Engineering conferences
#459
Electrical and Electronic Engineering normalized citation impact
#1
Electrical and Electronic Engineering total citations
#173
Electrical and Electronic Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#191
Electrical and Electronic Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#1
Electrical and Electronic Engineering international collaboration - relative to country
#164
Electrical and Electronic Engineering international collaboration
#25
Electrical and Electronic Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#65
Electrical and Electronic Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#1
Endocrinology and Metabolism overall score
61.5
Endocrinology and Metabolism publications
#86
Endocrinology and Metabolism conferences
#27
Endocrinology and Metabolism normalized citation impact
#71
Endocrinology and Metabolism total citations
#67
Endocrinology and Metabolism number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#79
Endocrinology and Metabolism percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#89
Endocrinology and Metabolism international collaboration - relative to country
#196
Endocrinology and Metabolism international collaboration
#39
Endocrinology and Metabolism number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#70
Endocrinology and Metabolism percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#74
Engineering overall score
59.5
Engineering global research reputation
#440
Engineering regional research reputation
#93
Engineering publications
#798
Engineering conferences
#557
Engineering normalized citation impact
#12
Engineering total citations
#480
Engineering number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#467
Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#69
Engineering international collaboration - relative to country
#203
Engineering international collaboration
#66
Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#234
Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#23
Environment/Ecology overall score
67.3
Environment/Ecology global research reputation
#73
Environment/Ecology regional research reputation
#9
Environment/Ecology publications
#167
Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact
#315
Environment/Ecology total citations
#182
Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#194
Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#359
Environment/Ecology international collaboration - relative to country
#333
Environment/Ecology international collaboration
#76
Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#189
Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#304
Gastroenterology and Hepatology overall score
67.0
Gastroenterology and Hepatology publications
#63
Gastroenterology and Hepatology conferences
#6
Gastroenterology and Hepatology normalized citation impact
#35
Gastroenterology and Hepatology total citations
#46
Gastroenterology and Hepatology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#44
Gastroenterology and Hepatology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#35
Gastroenterology and Hepatology international collaboration - relative to country
#85
Gastroenterology and Hepatology international collaboration
#16
Gastroenterology and Hepatology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#38
Gastroenterology and Hepatology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#32
Geosciences overall score
67.4
Geosciences global research reputation
#95
Geosciences regional research reputation
#28
Geosciences publications
#49
Geosciences normalized citation impact
#198
Geosciences total citations
#55
Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#57
Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#183
Geosciences international collaboration - relative to country
#164
Geosciences international collaboration
#41
Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#69
Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#207
Immunology overall score
38.1
Immunology global research reputation
#146
Immunology regional research reputation
#10
Immunology publications
#93
Immunology normalized citation impact
#176
Immunology total citations
#114
Immunology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#107
Immunology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#151
Immunology international collaboration - relative to country
#134
Immunology international collaboration
#44
Immunology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#130
Immunology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#169
Infectious Diseases overall score
33.9
Infectious Diseases publications
#153
Infectious Diseases conferences
#31
Infectious Diseases normalized citation impact
#117
Infectious Diseases total citations
#151
Infectious Diseases number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#182
Infectious Diseases percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#181
Infectious Diseases international collaboration - relative to country
#116
Infectious Diseases international collaboration
#34
Infectious Diseases number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#159
Infectious Diseases percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#145
Materials Science overall score
29.4
Materials Science global research reputation
#168
Materials Science regional research reputation
#154
Materials Science publications
#665
Materials Science normalized citation impact
#508
Materials Science total citations
#656
Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#610
Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#497
Materials Science international collaboration - relative to country
#331
Materials Science international collaboration
#40
Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#550
Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#524
Mathematics overall score
45.6
Mathematics global research reputation
#208
Mathematics regional research reputation
#93
Mathematics publications
#217
Mathematics normalized citation impact
#271
Mathematics total citations
#260
Mathematics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#287
Mathematics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#317
Mathematics international collaboration - relative to country
#206
Mathematics international collaboration
#50
Mathematics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#241
Mathematics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#249
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences overall score
57.6
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences regional research reputation
#1
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences publications
#105
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences conferences
#49
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences normalized citation impact
#63
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences total citations
#93
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#85
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#48
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences international collaboration - relative to country
#73
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences international collaboration
#7
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#102
Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#89
Microbiology overall score
36.7
Microbiology global research reputation
#105
Microbiology regional research reputation
#24
Microbiology publications
#175
Microbiology normalized citation impact
#62
Microbiology total citations
#119
Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#145
Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#104
Microbiology international collaboration - relative to country
#56
Microbiology international collaboration
#12
Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#110
Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#82
Molecular Biology and Genetics overall score
50.4
Molecular Biology and Genetics global research reputation
#125
Molecular Biology and Genetics regional research reputation
#34
Molecular Biology and Genetics publications
#103
Molecular Biology and Genetics normalized citation impact
#86
Molecular Biology and Genetics total citations
#77
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#83
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#98
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration - relative to country
#256
Molecular Biology and Genetics international collaboration
#59
Molecular Biology and Genetics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#54
Molecular Biology and Genetics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#68
Neuroscience and Behavior overall score
55.3
Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation
#82
Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation
#52
Neuroscience and Behavior publications
#87
Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact
#54
Neuroscience and Behavior total citations
#62
Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#73
Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#97
Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration - relative to country
#196
Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration
#55
Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#63
Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#64
Oncology overall score
56.6
Oncology publications
#70
Oncology conferences
#132
Oncology normalized citation impact
#187
Oncology total citations
#78
Oncology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#71
Oncology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#151
Oncology international collaboration - relative to country
#152
Oncology international collaboration
#23
Oncology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#72
Oncology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#154
Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score
51.9
Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation
#104
Pharmacology and Toxicology regional research reputation
#46
Pharmacology and Toxicology publications
#172
Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact
#147
Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations
#158
Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#198
Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#265
Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration - relative to country
#224
Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration
#51
Pharmacology and Toxicology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#108
Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#100
Physical Chemistry overall score
40.6
Physical Chemistry publications
#344
Physical Chemistry conferences
#274
Physical Chemistry normalized citation impact
#502
Physical Chemistry total citations
#431
Physical Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#468
Physical Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#517
Physical Chemistry international collaboration - relative to country
#232
Physical Chemistry international collaboration
#59
Physical Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#392
Physical Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#414
Physics overall score
60.7
Physics global research reputation
#148
Physics regional research reputation
#165
Physics publications
#211
Physics normalized citation impact
#380
Physics total citations
#234
Physics number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#184
Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#305
Physics international collaboration - relative to country
#464
Physics international collaboration
#91
Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#220
Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#325
Plant and Animal Science overall score
59.2
Plant and Animal Science global research reputation
#199
Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation
#135
Plant and Animal Science publications
#266
Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact
#136
Plant and Animal Science total citations
#201
Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#187
Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#176
Plant and Animal Science international collaboration - relative to country
#104
Plant and Animal Science international collaboration
#11
Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#138
Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#105
Psychiatry/Psychology overall score
53.2
Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation
#216
Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation
#101
Psychiatry/Psychology publications
#42
Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact
#233
Psychiatry/Psychology total citations
#57
Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#55
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#198
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration - relative to country
#235
Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration
#90
Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#78
Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#255
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health overall score
61.0
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health publications
#53
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health conferences
#179
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health normalized citation impact
#126
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health total citations
#49
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#63
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#216
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health international collaboration - relative to country
#160
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health international collaboration
#53
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#54
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#171
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging overall score
59.1
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging publications
#93
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging conferences
#184
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging normalized citation impact
#60
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging total citations
#82
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#73
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#45
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging international collaboration - relative to country
#153
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging international collaboration
#31
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#62
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Medical Imaging percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#47
Social Sciences and Public Health overall score
67.6
Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation
#78
Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation
#8
Social Sciences and Public Health publications
#33
Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact
#358
Social Sciences and Public Health total citations
#44
Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#48
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#336
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration - relative to country
#296
Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration
#123
Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#68
Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#360
Space Science overall score
59.7
Space Science global research reputation
#57
Space Science regional research reputation
#14
Space Science publications
#103
Space Science normalized citation impact
#41
Space Science total citations
#76
Space Science number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#110
Space Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#132
Space Science international collaboration - relative to country
#184
Space Science international collaboration
#78
Space Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#59
Space Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#36
Surgery overall score
72.0
Surgery publications
#113
Surgery conferences
#55
Surgery normalized citation impact
#8
Surgery total citations
#51
Surgery number of publications that are among the 10% most cited
#56
Surgery percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited
#14
Surgery international collaboration - relative to country
#177
Surgery international collaboration
#14
Surgery number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#20
Surgery percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited
#3