Research in Longyearbyen
Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Longyearbyen, Svalbard and Jan Mayen. The largest by output are University Centre in Svalbard, Store Norske (Norway) and Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
- Research institutions
- 3
- Research works
- 295 ▼ 40% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 15.9% record average 16.5%
A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.
Which research institutions are in Longyearbyen?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University Centre in SvalbardUniversity | 278 | #12,196 all time | |
| 2 | Store Norske (Norway)Company | 16 | not ranked | |
| 3 | Svalbard Global Seed VaultArchive | 1 | not ranked |
By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.
Which keywords describe research in Longyearbyen?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Arctic, Remote Sensing, Hydrology, Permafrost, Methane Emissions, Ocean Circulation and Carbon Feedback.
- Methane
- Solar Wind
- Hydraulic Fracturing
- Biogeography
- Dissolved Organic Matter
- Satellite Observations
- Biodiversity
- Bioaccumulation
- Petroleum
- Crustal Structure
- Shale Gas
- Tectonics
- Anaerobic
- Sea Ice
- Water Availability
- Sea Level Rise
- Carbon Feedback
- Methane Emissions
- Hydrology
- Arctic
- Climate Change
- Remote Sensing
- Permafrost
- Ocean Circulation
- Glacier
- Thawing
- Decline
- Microbial Communities
- Methane Oxidation
- Artificial Intelligence
- Continental Margin
- Emissions
- geology
- Health Effects
- Global Warming
- Water Quality
- Eutrophication
- Glacial Cycles
- Paleoclimatology
- Atmospheric
Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 40 words, with their numbers
- Climate Change17▲ 13×30 topics
- Arctic8▲ 148×4 topics
- Remote Sensing7▲ 12×12 topics
- Hydrology6▲ 107×3 topics
- Permafrost4▲ 184×2 topics
- Methane Emissions4▲ 138×2 topics
- Ocean Circulation3▲ 50×3 topics
- Carbon Feedback3▲ 191×1 topic
- Glacier3▲ 145×1 topic
- Sea Level Rise3▲ 51×3 topics
- Thawing3▲ 191×1 topic
- Water Availability3▲ 145×1 topic
- Decline3▲ 226×1 topic
- Sea Ice3▲ 226×1 topic
- Microbial Communities3▲ 13×2 topics
- Anaerobic3▲ 76×1 topic
- Methane Oxidation3▲ 65×1 topic
- Tectonics3▲ 45×3 topics
- Artificial Intelligence2▲ 3.5×5 topics
- Shale Gas2▲ 35×2 topics
- Continental Margin2▲ 66×2 topics
- Crustal Structure2▲ 66×2 topics
- Emissions2▲ 21×2 topics
- Petroleum2▲ 79×1 topic
- geology2▲ 155×1 topic
- Bioaccumulation2▲ 41×3 topics
- Health Effects2▲ 6.1×6 topics
- Biodiversity2▲ 4.5×10 topics
- Global Warming1▲ 7.1×4 topics
- Satellite Observations1▲ 30×3 topics
- Water Quality1▲ 7.1×2 topics
- Dissolved Organic Matter1▲ 62×1 topic
- Eutrophication1▲ 25×1 topic
- Biogeography1▲ 9.7×4 topics
- Glacial Cycles1▲ 38×1 topic
- Hydraulic Fracturing1▲ 22×2 topics
- Paleoclimatology1▲ 31×1 topic
- Solar Wind1▲ 26×2 topics
- Atmospheric1▲ 46×1 topic
- Methane1▲ 46×1 topic
What research is done in Longyearbyen?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 3 works
- 2 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 3 works
- 3 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 3 works
- 4 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 3 works
- 5 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 2 works
- 6 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 1 works
- 7 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 1 works
- 8 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 1 works
- 9 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 1 works
- 10 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 1 works
Research output over time
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