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Research in Reykjavik

Science Explorer records 37 research institutions in Reykjavik, Iceland. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Iceland, Reykjavík University and National University Hospital of Iceland.

Research institutions
37
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
22k
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
19.0%
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 Reykjavik?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of IcelandUniversity 12,621 #1,562
2Reykjavík UniversityUniversity 3,319 #4,373
3National University Hospital of IcelandFunder 2,019 #9,407
4Directorate of HealthGovernment institution 1,263 #12,298
5Matís (Iceland)Company 276 #24,671
6Icelandic Meteorological OfficeInstitution 275 #8,855 all time
7Reykjavík Energy (Iceland)Company 263 #28,203 all time
8deCODE Genetics (Iceland)Company 261 #10,147 all time
9Landsvirkjun (Iceland)Company 226 #18,297 all time
10Iceland GeoSurveyNonprofit 202 #26,000 all time
11Icelandic Cancer SocietyInstitution 162 #36,436 all time
12Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic StudiesUniversity 161 #27,521
13Administration of Occupational Safety and HealthGovernment institution 158 #38,552 all time
14Innovation Center IcelandCompany 134 #22,009 all time
15Icelandic Fisheries LaboratoriesResearch facility 119 not ranked
16Nordic Cancer UnionInstitution 72 not ranked
17Iceland University of the ArtsUniversity 64 not ranked
18Post and Telecom AdministrationGovernment institution 58 not ranked
19BarnaspítaliHospital / health system 48 not ranked
20The Icelandic Physiotherapy AssociationInstitution 47 not ranked
21Icelandic Transport AuthorityInstitution 42 not ranked
22Össur (Iceland)Company 39 not ranked
23Icelandic Institute for Intelligent MachinesNonprofit 35 not ranked
24Icelandic International Development AgencyInstitution 26 not ranked
25Icelandic Road and Coastal AdministrationGovernment institution 16 not ranked
26Fornleifastofnun ÍslandsResearch facility 12 not ranked
27Environment Agency of IcelandInstitution 11 not ranked
28The Icelandic Centre for ResearchGovernment institution 10 not ranked
29Ministry of WelfareGovernment institution 9 not ranked
30Oculis (Iceland)Company 9 not ranked
31Prokazyme (Iceland)Company 6 not ranked
32Icelandic New Energy (Iceland)Company 6 not ranked
33Society of Alcoholism and other AddictionsNonprofit 4 not ranked
34National and University Library of IcelandResearch facility 4 not ranked
35Origo (Iceland)Company 3 not ranked
36Ministry of Finance and Economic AffairsGovernment institution 1 not ranked
37Ministry of Industries and InnovationGovernment institution 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.

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.

University of Iceland: 57.4%Reykjavík University: 15.1%National University Hospital of Iceland: 9.2%Directorate of Health: 5.7%33 others listed: 12.6%57%largest
University of Iceland13k · 57.4%Reykjavík University3,319 · 15.1%National University Hospital of Iceland2,019 · 9.2%Directorate of Health1,263 · 5.7%33 others listed2,760 · 12.6%

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

What is Reykjavik strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Reykjavik is most concentrated in Classics, Geophysics and Atmospheric Science (7.6× the world share in Classics).

  1. ClassicsSubfield · 20.2 works7.6×
  2. GeophysicsSubfield · 68.8 works4.4×
  3. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 62.6 works3.1×
  4. Aquatic ScienceSubfield · 24.7 works3.0×
  5. HistorySubfield · 43.0 works3.0×
  6. Gender StudiesSubfield · 43.7 works2.7×
← 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 Reykjavik?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Globalization, Mental Health, Sustainability, Inflammation, Medieval and Arctic.

▲ 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. Epidemiology234▲ 1.32×127 topics
  2. Climate Change218▲ 1.80×94 topics
  3. Sustainability135▲ 1.23×83 topics
  4. Globalization130▲ 1.47×79 topics
  5. Inflammation121▲ 1.29×75 topics
  6. Mental Health114▲ 1.73×40 topics
  7. Treatment79▲ 1.45×47 topics
  8. Environmental Impact78◆ 1.02×48 topics
  9. Public Health77▲ 1.18×55 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease77▲ 1.54×37 topics
  11. Remote Sensing75▲ 1.35×31 topics
  12. Education74◆ 0.95×68 topics
  13. Quality of Life71◆ 1.10×50 topics
  14. Depression70▲ 1.78×22 topics
  15. Risk Factors69▲ 1.40×35 topics
  16. Genetics57▲ 1.81×24 topics
  17. Literature57▲ 2.3×29 topics
  18. Religion54▲ 2.5×21 topics
  19. History53▲ 1.69×31 topics
  20. Meta-Analysis53▲ 1.99×18 topics
  21. Prevalence52▲ 2.8×14 topics
  22. Culture47▲ 1.97×22 topics
  23. Labor Market44▲ 3.3×12 topics
  24. Child Development42▲ 2.2×8 topics
  25. Adolescents40▲ 2.4×8 topics
  26. Medieval39▲ 23×3 topics
  27. Arctic36▲ 7.0×4 topics
  28. European Union35▲ 3.4×13 topics
  29. Cultural Exchange30▲ 5.1×7 topics
  30. Financial Crisis30▲ 5.9×10 topics
  31. Archaeology30▲ 4.9×6 topics
  32. Trade29▲ 7.9×3 topics
  33. Material Culture28▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Rituals27▲ 7.0×3 topics
  35. Industrial Policy27▲ 5.5×6 topics
  36. Scandinavia26▲ 38×1 topic
  37. Viking Age26▲ 38×1 topic
  38. Banking Sector25▲ 47×2 topics
  39. Iceland25▲ 124×1 topic
  40. Socioeconomic Inequality25▲ 63×1 topic

What research is done in Reykjavik?

Historical and Archaeolo…26Historical and Archaeological Studies: 26 fractional worksEuropean Socioeconomic a…25European Socioeconomic and Political Studies: 25 fractional worksMicrowave Engineering and Waveguides: 22 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 21 fractional worksArctic and Russian Policy Studies: 19 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 18 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 18 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analy…18Antenna Design and Analysis: 18 fractional worksLinguistics and language evolution: 18 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 18 fractional works
HistoryEconomics and EconometricsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringGeophysics4 others

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

  1. 1 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 26 works
  2. 2 European Socioeconomic and Political Studies Economics and Econometrics 25 works
  3. 3 Microwave Engineering and Waveguides Electrical and Electronic Engineering 22 works
  4. 4 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 21 works
  5. 5 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 19 works
  6. 6 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 18 works
  7. 7 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 18 works
  8. 8 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 18 works
  9. 9 Linguistics and language evolution Language and Linguistics 18 works
  10. 10 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 18 works

Research output over time

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