Citation stats for Department of social studies, UIS - #7 at department, #117 at UIS overall; most-cited philosopher

I´ve had a look at the most cited scholars at University of Stavanger´s Department of social studies, where I work, according to Google Scholar. All 453 University of Stavanger profiles can be found in ranked order here. With 1088 citations, I currently rank as #7 at Department of social studies, and as #117 at University of Stavanger overall.

I am the 4th most-cited Professor at Department of social studies, after Head of department and Professor Kolbjørn Brønnick (#5 at University of Stavanger overall), Professor Sarah Hean (#40 at University of Stavanger overall) and Professor Nicolay Gausel (#67 at University of Stavanger overall). 

Of the 10 most-cited scholars at Department of social studies, 8 work in psychology. The only exceptions on the top 10 are Sarah Hean and myself. Five scholars from my department feature among the 100 most-cited scholars at University of Stavanger - these are: Kolbjørn Brønnick, Sarah Hean, Nicolay Gausel, Bianka Karshikoff (#80 at University of Stavanger overall) and Lilla Magyari (#97 at University of Stavanger overall). Danilo Garcia is the second-most cited scholar at the department, but does not yet have a University of Stavanger profile at Google Scholar. Altogether I am one of 11 scholars at Department of social studies who feature among the University of Stavanger´s 200 most-cited scholars.

I appear to be the most-cited philosopher at University of Stavanger.

Cake in celebration of NOKUT peer review committee recommendation of candidate of psychology study

Today I had coffee and cake, by invitation, in celebration of the University of Stavanger´s stepwise progression towards establishment of a candidate of psychology study, after a peer-review committee appointed by NOKUT recommended to approve our application. I was thanked by the Dean and by the current Head of department at Department of social studies for my earlier involvement when I was Head of department, which included recruiting several of the psychology scholars currently employed.

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Peer review committee suggests approving UIS candidate of psychology study

Cognitive lab: Constitutive steering group meeting chaired; not part of new steering group after all

Today I chaired the constitutive steering group meeting for Cognitive and behavioral neuroscience lab (Cognitive lab) at University of Stavanger. The meeting decided to downscale the steering group, from 21 members including deputy representatives to 10, with 7 permanent members and 3 deputy representatives, for 2023-2025. I am not among the members, after all. Kolbjørn Kallesten Brønnick, the former Managing Director, is the new Steering group leader, with Helge Bøvik Larsen re-elected as Deputy leader. Ulrich Dettweiler is the new Managing Director.

I chaired a ad hoc working group coordinating the establishment of the lab (2020-2021), and chaired the Steering group for the first 2 years (2021-2023). Initially, I suggested to establish a cross-faculty Cognitive lab in Spring 2020, which then got the support of Vice-rector for research Merete Vadla Madland.

Speech given at Bachelor in psychology bachelor ceremony

Yesterday I had the pleasure of taking part in the bachelor ceremony for the first batch of students in Bachelor in psychology at university of Stavanger. I gave a speech, after Einar Engebretsen, the former Head of department before me, and before Kolbjørn Kallesten Brønnick, the current Head of department. Some 60 people attended.

3 meetings, a presentation of Cognitive lab at the rector´s meeting, and an oral exam

Today I have taken part in 3 meetings, including my weekly meeting with the office manager and the work group meeting on a master in psychology.

I also presented Cognitive lab, along with Kolbjørn Brønnick, at the rector´s meeting, with some 20 people in leadership positions attending.

And, I also served as external examiner at an oral exam at Centre for development and the environment (SUM) at University of Oslo at a Master thesis defense.

Interviewed in UIS news story about Cognitive lab´s call for 5 ph.d. positions

I am featured with an interview in the UIS news story "Lyser ut fem stipendiatstillinger til Kognitiv lab" (Call for five Ph.d. positions for Cognitive lab), along with the academic director of the lab, Kolbjørn Kallesten Brønnick. The journalist is Ingrid Meling Ramberg.