NO
Norway
Norway ranks between 4th and 40th across the 45 technologies, by share of the 10% most cited papers, 2021–2025.
TechnologyRankIts neighbours in the rankingShare of the top 10%, from 2021 to 2025Its institution with the most credit
Small satellites
5–7tied, of 473.9 papers of credit
1stUS13.7%4thKR6.7%5–7AE3.5%5–7NO3.1%5–7LU2.8%8–14JP2.6%
Norwegian University of Science and Technology3.0% of the top 10%
Electronic warfare
4–19tied, of 231.0 papers of credit
1stCN81.0%4–19ZA0.8%4–19FR0.8%4–19NO0.8%4–19SG0.8%4–19IT0.8%
University of Agder0.8% of the top 10%
Autonomous underwater vehicles
14–20tied, of 442.3 papers of credit
1stCN71.7%14–20ES0.7%14–20FR0.6%14–20NO0.6%14–20HK0.6%14–20DK0.6%
Western Norway University of Applied Sciences0.3% of the top 10%
Wide-bandgap semiconductors
13–17tied, of 56
1stCN40.8%13–17SE0.9%13–17ES0.8%13–17NO0.8%13–17FR0.8%18thRU0.8%
University of Oslo0.7% of the top 10%
Hydrogen storage and ammonia fuel
17–19tied, of 68
1stCN44.5%17–19CA1.2%17–19HK1.1%17–19NO1.1%20–21FR1.0%20–21NL0.9%
University of Bergen0.4% of the top 10%
Advanced chip manufacturing
13–20tied, of 391.5 papers of credit
1stCN31.8%13–20FR0.4%13–20IT0.4%13–20NO0.4%21–33AE0.3%21–33PT0.3%
University of South-Eastern Norway0.3% of the top 10%
High-performance computing
14–21tied, of 451.7 papers of credit
1stUS36.3%14–21PL0.8%14–21IE0.8%14–21NO0.6%22–35RS0.5%22–35HU0.5%
Norwegian University of Science and Technology0.4% of the top 10%
Nuclear fusion
23–30tied, of 501.6 papers of credit
1stUS27.5%20–22HU0.3%20–22PT0.3%23–30NO0.2%23–30CA0.1%23–30AU0.1%
UiT The Arctic University of Norway0.2% of the top 10%
Genome sequencing
23–28tied, of 592.5 papers of credit
1stUS33.6%19–22NL0.5%19–22IT0.5%23–28NO0.4%23–28RU0.4%23–28GR0.3%
University of Oslo0.2% of the top 10%
mRNA vaccines and therapeutics
23–30tied, of 703.2 papers of credit
1stUS38.7%21–22PT0.4%23–30SA0.3%23–30NO0.3%23–30TH0.3%23–30FI0.3%
Oslo University Hospital0.1% of the top 10%
Radar
16–32tied, of 411.0 papers of credit
1stCN77.0%16–32DZ0.2%16–32PT0.2%16–32NO0.2%16–32KZ0.2%16–32PL0.2%
University of Agder0.2% of the top 10%
Critical minerals processing
23–33tied, of 582.5 papers of credit
1stCN43.0%23–33MA0.6%23–33AT0.6%23–33NO0.6%23–33MY0.6%23–33CZ0.5%
Norwegian University of Science and Technology0.3% of the top 10%
Magnets and superconductors
21–26tied, of 582.0 papers of credit
1stCN35.0%21–26MY0.5%21–26PK0.5%21–26NO0.4%21–26EG0.4%27–39SI0.3%
Norwegian University of Science and Technology0.4% of the top 10%
Hydrogen by electrolysis
26–30tied, of 83
1stCN53.0%24–25MA0.5%26–30FI0.4%26–30NO0.4%26–30CH0.4%26–30PK0.4%
Norwegian University of Science and Technology0.1% of the top 10%
Nuclear fission power
26–31tied, of 642.2 papers of credit
1stCN43.3%18–25MA0.4%26–31MY0.3%26–31NO0.3%26–31KZ0.3%26–31ES0.3%
Norwegian University of Science and Technology0.2% of the top 10%
Satellite navigation
28–32tied, of 452.3 papers of credit
1stCN56.1%22–27IL0.4%22–27EG0.4%28–32NO0.3%28–32RU0.3%28–32SK0.2%
University of Agder0.3% of the top 10%
Distributed ledgers
26–29tied, of 103
1stCN20.6%26–29JP0.7%26–29PT0.7%26–29NO0.7%26–29CH0.7%30–32MA0.6%
Norwegian University of Science and Technology0.1% of the top 10%
Drones and swarming
27–29tied, of 81
1stCN52.2%27–29DZ0.5%27–29VN0.4%27–29NO0.4%30–33SE0.4%30–33MX0.4%
University of Agder0.2% of the top 10%
Hyperspectral imaging
27–36tied, of 541.2 papers of credit
1stCN71.4%27–36FI0.2%27–36NL0.1%27–36NO0.1%27–36IS0.1%27–36AT0.1%
Norwegian University of Life Sciences0.1% of the top 10%
Advanced robotics
26–30tied, of 542.6 papers of credit
1stCN31.5%26–30TW0.4%26–30AT0.4%26–30NO0.4%31–39IR0.3%31–39TR0.3%
University of Agder0.1% of the top 10%
Electric batteries
28–40tied, of 89
1stCN68.0%28–40MO0.1%28–40BD0.1%28–40NO0.1%28–40AE0.1%28–40EG0.1%
Outside the top 30
Norwegian University of Science and Technology0.1% of the top 10%
Cybersecurity
37–40tied, of 104
1stCN14.8%34–36DK0.4%34–36ID0.4%37–40NO0.3%37–40VN0.3%37–40NL0.3%
Outside the top 30
Norwegian University of Science and Technology0.1% of the top 10%
Quantum computing
36–40tied, of 712.3 papers of credit
1stUS34.9%36–40MA0.1%36–40QA0.1%36–40MX0.1%36–40NO0.1%36–40TR0.1%
Outside the top 30
Norwegian University of Science and Technology0.1% of the top 10%
Gene editing
36–40tied, of 771.7 papers of credit
1stUS32.2%36–40MX0.2%36–40NZ0.2%36–40IQ0.2%36–40KE0.2%36–40NO0.1%
Outside the top 30
Norwegian University of Life Sciences0.1% of the top 10%
Synthetic biology
31–40tied, of 550.7 papers of credit
1stCN45.7%31–40GR0.2%31–40MY0.1%31–40BG0.1%31–40VN0.1%31–40NO0.1%
Outside the top 30
UiT The Arctic University of Norway0.1% of the top 10%
Quantum communication
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Post-quantum cryptography
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Large language models
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Atomic clocks
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced aircraft engines
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Hypersonic flight
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Supercapacitors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Perovskite solar cells
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Additive manufacturing
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Quantum sensors
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
AI chips
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Space launch
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Inertial navigation
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Sonar and underwater acoustics
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Directed energy
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Metamaterials
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
New antibiotics and antivirals
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Optical communication
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
6G and advanced wireless
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Advanced composites
Not ranked
No credit in the top 10%.
Neighbours are the countries ranked just above and below. Ranks are shown as a range where shares are equal to one decimal place. Source: OpenAlex, pulled 18 October 2026. Method