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Table 6.

Number of fields (SCs) and proportion per discipline where 2011–2015 average citations per publication (AC), average IF per publication (AIF), and productivity (FSS) of Norway is higher than Italy.

DisciplineNo. of SCsNo. of SCs where Norway outperforms Italy
ACAIFFSS
Mathematics 4 (67%) 5 (83%) 3 (50%) 
Physics 16 6 (38%) 6 (38%) 8 (50%) 
Chemistry 2 (28%) 3 (43%) 3 (43%) 
Earth and space sciences 11 10 (91%) 10 (91%) 8 (73%) 
Biology 28 16 (57%) 21 (75%) 7 (25%) 
Biomedical research 14 4 (29%) 11 (79%) 5 (36%) 
Clinical medicine 36 20 (56%) 28 (78%) 17 (47%) 
Psychology 3 (50%) 4 (67%) 2 (33%) 
Engineering 34 12 (35%) 15 (44%) 11 (32%) 
Political and social sciences 11 7 (64%) 5 (45%) 5 (45%) 
Economics 2 (25%) 4 (50%) 2 (25%) 
Overall 177 86 (49%) 112 (63%) 71 (40%) 
DisciplineNo. of SCsNo. of SCs where Norway outperforms Italy
ACAIFFSS
Mathematics 4 (67%) 5 (83%) 3 (50%) 
Physics 16 6 (38%) 6 (38%) 8 (50%) 
Chemistry 2 (28%) 3 (43%) 3 (43%) 
Earth and space sciences 11 10 (91%) 10 (91%) 8 (73%) 
Biology 28 16 (57%) 21 (75%) 7 (25%) 
Biomedical research 14 4 (29%) 11 (79%) 5 (36%) 
Clinical medicine 36 20 (56%) 28 (78%) 17 (47%) 
Psychology 3 (50%) 4 (67%) 2 (33%) 
Engineering 34 12 (35%) 15 (44%) 11 (32%) 
Political and social sciences 11 7 (64%) 5 (45%) 5 (45%) 
Economics 2 (25%) 4 (50%) 2 (25%) 
Overall 177 86 (49%) 112 (63%) 71 (40%) 
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