– As a leading European business school, BI Norwegian Business School conducts high-quality research. This enables us to offer education that qualifies our students for good and relevant jobs, as well as to provide research-based knowledge to businesses, society, and authorities. The positive development in recent years reflects targeted efforts to build top-tier research environments, says Harald Øverby, Director for Research, Learning, and Impact at BI.
The Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills published last year’s publication figures for Norwegian research institutions today. 2023 was a record year for BI in several ways:
- Highest number of scientific publications ever: 409
- Highest number of publication points ever: 535
- Highest number of publications at level 2 ever: 166
The figure below shows the development in the number of publications and publication points at BI in recent years (BI Norwegian Business School 2019-2023).
More Articles in the Best Journals
– The best scientific journals are characterised by outstanding scientific quality and high citation counts. Citations are an important indication that the research is relevant to others and is being utilised, says Luk Warlop, Dean for Research at BI.
In the Norwegian system, journals are classified as either level 1 or level 2, with level 2 being the best. BI also emphasises the ranking by the Chartered Association of Business Schools (ABS), which assesses the quality of scientific journals within business and management. Journals ranked 3, 4, and 4* (4 star) are among the foremost in their fields globally.
The figure below shows the development in the number of publications at level 2 and ABS level 3-4* at BI from 2019-2023.
Development in the number of publications from BI researchers at level 2 and ABS level 3-4* 2019-2023.
Facts
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Each spring, the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills publishes publication figures for Norwegian research institutions.
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In 2023, researchers affiliated with BI published 339 scientific articles, 60 book chapters, and 10 books.