The Institute Sector is also covered by complete surveys. The register is updated every second year. The doctoral degree statistics are based on NIFU's Norwegian doctoral degree register, which is updated biannually. NIFU has the main responsibility for the Norwegian part of this publication. This database contains worldwide publications and citation statistics.
Applied research is also original investigation undertaken in order to acquire new knowledge.
It is, however, directed primarily towards a specific practical aim or objective. The PNP Sector is rather small in Norway, and it is therefore included in the Government Sector of OECD's statistics. Among the countries we usually compare Norwegian figures with, only the United Kingdom and Austria had a lower amount. Preliminary figures for the Industry Sector are not available. The number of conferred doctorates per capita in Norway was lower than in the other Nordic countries.