Research and innovation
Statistics
Analyses, articles and publications
Researcher Mobility in Academia
This analysis examines mobility patterns among researchers with doctoral degrees in academia for the 2012 and 2015 cohorts, with a particular focus on movements within academia and between sectors.
Innovation outcomes of public R&D support: A new approach to identifying output additionality
What difference does government support of business R&D make to the rate of innovation? Addressing this important question has deep theoretical roots and broadening practical applications in OECD countries.
The number of researchers with an immigrant background in Norwegian academia continues to increase
Norway saw an increase of 300 researchers in academia from 2022 to 2023. The growth is in the group of researchers with an immigrant background.
Resources for research in specialist health care services in Norway 2023
Since 2005, the use of resources for research in the specialist health care services in Norway, i.e. public and private, non-profit hospitals (health trusts), has been surveyed annually (until 2017) and there after every second year.
Norwegian polar research, High North research and research in Svalbard
This report presents statistics and indicators for research and development (R&D) from a mapping of Norwegian polar research, High North research and research in Svalbard.
Skewed distribution in social background in Norwegian academia
In 2022, 66 per cent of the researchers in Norwegian academic institutions had parents with education on tertiary level. Among younger researchers, a significantly higher share had parents with higher education.
Statistics for use in the evaluation of mathematics, informatics and technology
The statistics and indicators presented in this report provide background data for the evaluation of mathematics, informatics and technology sciences (evalmit) conducted by The Research Council of Norway.
Statistics for use in the evaluation of medical and health sciences
The statistics and indicators presented in this report provide background data for the evaluation of medical and health sciences conducted by The Research Council of Norway.
Impact of R&D subsidies on firm performance i 2006-2022
In this report, we provide an overview of the development of R&D and growth in enterprises that have been granted funding from the Research Council of Norway (RCN) during the period 2006 to 2022.
Research and development within thematic areas in 2021
This report presents the resource allocation for research and development (R&D) across a total of ten thematic and two technological areas and their sub-areas for the year 2021.