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Research in Nuuk

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Nuuk, Greenland. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Grønlands Naturinstitut and Ilisimatusarfik.

Research institutions
5
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.2k
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
14.8%
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 Nuuk?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Grønlands NaturinstitutResearch facility 490 #10,217
2IlisimatusarfikUniversity 402 #22,809
3Queen Ingrid's HospitalHospital / health system 154 #38,720 all time
4Greenland National Museum & ArchivesArchive 124 #41,243 all time
5Greenland GovernmentGovernment institution 54 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.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Grønlands Naturinstitut: 40.0%Ilisimatusarfik: 32.8%Queen Ingrid's Hospital: 12.6%Greenland National Museum & Archives: 10.1%1 other listed: 4.4%40%largest
Grønlands Naturinstitut490 · 40.0%Ilisimatusarfik402 · 32.8%Queen Ingrid's Hospital154 · 12.6%Greenland National Museum & Archives124 · 10.1%1 other listed54 · 4.4%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Nuuk strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Nuuk is most concentrated in Ecology and Earth and Planetary Sciences (13.2× the world share in Ecology).

  1. EcologySubfield · 23.0 works13×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 29.6 works8.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Nuuk?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Arctic, Food Security, Vulnerability, Ecological Knowledge, Nutrition Transition, Arctic Indigenous Peoples and Traditional Knowledge.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

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
  1. Climate Change71▲ 12×42 topics
  2. Arctic20▲ 80×4 topics
  3. Food Security18▲ 15×3 topics
  4. Vulnerability17▲ 33×3 topics
  5. Ecological Knowledge16▲ 165×2 topics
  6. Nutrition Transition16▲ 220×2 topics
  7. Arctic Indigenous Peoples16▲ 401×1 topic
  8. Traditional Knowledge16▲ 174×1 topic
  9. Population Dynamics14▲ 26×6 topics
  10. Remote Sensing14▲ 4.9×11 topics
  11. Conservation13▲ 13×11 topics
  12. Sustainability11▲ 2.1×14 topics
  13. Acoustic Communication11▲ 95×2 topics
  14. Predator-Prey Interactions10▲ 58×2 topics
  15. Anthropogenic Noise10▲ 156×1 topic
  16. Marine Mammals10▲ 156×1 topic
  17. Fisheries Sustainability9▲ 46×2 topics
  18. Ocean Circulation9▲ 31×3 topics
  19. Decline9▲ 147×1 topic
  20. Sea Ice9▲ 147×1 topic
  21. Trophic Cascades8▲ 38×2 topics
  22. Governance8▲ 10×2 topics
  23. Geopolitics7▲ 21×2 topics
  24. International Relations7▲ 14×2 topics
  25. Northern Sea Route7▲ 115×1 topic
  26. Shipping7▲ 64×1 topic
  27. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 2.6×23 topics
  28. Hydrology6▲ 23×3 topics
  29. Health Effects6▲ 4.6×14 topics
  30. Ecosystem Management6▲ 44×1 topic
  31. Marine Fisheries6▲ 64×1 topic
  32. Qualitative Research6▲ 3.0×6 topics
  33. Invasive Species6▲ 6.0×11 topics
  34. Social Sciences4▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Health Equity4▲ 6.7×4 topics
  36. Permafrost4▲ 43×2 topics
  37. Benthic Communities4▲ 29×2 topics
  38. Marine Biodiversity4▲ 29×2 topics
  39. Ocean Acidification4▲ 23×3 topics
  40. Habitat Selection4▲ 22×2 topics

What research is done in Nuuk?

Indigenous Studies and E…16Indigenous Studies and Ecology: 16 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 10 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 9 fractional worksArctic and Russian Policy Studies: 7 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 6 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…3Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 3 fractional worksResearch in Social Sciences: 3 fractional worksIndigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 3 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 3 fractional worksClimate change and permafrost: 3 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsEcologyAtmospheric ScienceSociology and Political Science4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 16 works
  2. 2 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 10 works
  3. 3 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 9 works
  4. 4 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  5. 5 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  6. 6 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  7. 7 Research in Social Sciences Education 3 works
  8. 8 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 3 works
  9. 9 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 3 works
  10. 10 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 3 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.