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Research in Tórshavn

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of the Faroe Islands.

Research institutions
3
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
845
▲ 33% vs 2018-21
Citations
17k
19.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
18.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1959-2026
68 years on the record
Tórshavn

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality 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 Tórshavn?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of the Faroe IslandsUniversity 754 #6,188
2HavstovanResearch facility 79 not ranked
3Faroese Research CouncilInstitution 12 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

Which fields of science does Tórshavn work in?

In 2022-now, 32% of research in Tórshavn is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (20%), Social Sciences (19%), Environmental Science (13%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 88 fractional works · 32.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 36 fractional works · 13.3% of its workEcology: 10 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 10 fractional works · 3.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 18 fractional works · 6.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13 fractional works · 4.8% of its workOceanography: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 12 fractional works · 4.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeometry and Topology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 87 fractional works · 32.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 51 fractional works · 19.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 17 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEducation: 10 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 3.0% of its workDemography: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLinguistics and Language: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 13 fractional works · 4.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 4.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 65 fractional works · 24.3% of its workMedicine: 53 fractional works · 19.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 30 fractional works · 11.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 5.6% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKTórshavn269fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences24%Social Sciences32%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science3613.3%
    2. Engineering186.5%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences134.8%
    4. Computer Science124.3%
    5. Mathematics51.9%
    6. Energy20.6%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.5%
    8. Materials Science10.4%
    9. Chemistry00.2%
    1. Social Sciences5119.0%
    2. Psychology134.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities114.2%
    4. Decision Sciences51.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting41.5%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.8%
    1. Medicine5319.9%
    2. Health Professions103.8%
    3. Nursing10.5%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology155.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences82.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology51.8%
    4. Neuroscience20.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Tórshavn?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Globalization, Sustainability, Fisheries Sustainability, Aquaculture, Governance, High-Intensity Interval Training 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-now 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 Change27▲ 3.7×38 topics
  2. Sustainability15▲ 2.3×26 topics
  3. Globalization15▲ 2.8×21 topics
  4. Epidemiology12◆ 1.15×46 topics
  5. Mental Health8▲ 2.2×13 topics
  6. Fisheries Sustainability8▲ 36×2 topics
  7. Aquaculture8▲ 11×5 topics
  8. Governance7▲ 8.4×3 topics
  9. Renewable Energy7▲ 1.88×17 topics
  10. High-Intensity Interval Training6▲ 22×2 topics
  11. Depression6▲ 2.7×10 topics
  12. Arctic6▲ 21×4 topics
  13. Invasive Species6▲ 5.2×7 topics
  14. Vulnerability6▲ 9.4×4 topics
  15. Trophic Cascades6▲ 23×2 topics
  16. Ecosystem Management5▲ 34×1 topic
  17. Marine Fisheries5▲ 50×1 topic
  18. Anxiety5▲ 4.2×6 topics
  19. International Relations5▲ 7.7×5 topics
  20. Resistance Training5▲ 21×2 topics
  21. Social Isolation5▲ 9.5×3 topics
  22. Psychological Impact5▲ 5.7×4 topics
  23. Psychological Distress4▲ 6.7×2 topics
  24. Population Dynamics4▲ 6.4×7 topics
  25. Geopolitics4▲ 11×3 topics
  26. Marine Environment4▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Healthcare Workers4▲ 6.4×1 topic
  28. Northern Sea Route4▲ 59×1 topic
  29. Quarantine4▲ 10×1 topic
  30. Shipping4▲ 31×1 topic
  31. Cosmopolitanism4▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Fuzzy Sets4▲ 28×3 topics
  33. Bivalve Molluscs4▲ 44×1 topic
  34. Judicial Review4▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Molecular Phylogeny4▲ 7.9×5 topics
  36. Oyster Reefs4▲ 44×1 topic
  37. Decolonization3▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Ocean Circulation3▲ 9.2×3 topics
  39. Training Load3▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Exercise3▲ 10×3 topics

What research is done in Tórshavn?

Marine and fisheries res…5Marine and fisheries research: 5 fractional worksArctic and Russian Polic…4Arctic and Russian Policy Studies: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 4 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 4 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacific Affairs: 3 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 3 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 3 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…3Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 3 fractional worksMulti-Criteria Decision Making: 3 fractional worksYouth Education and Societal Dynamics: 3 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeSociology and Political ScienceClinical PsychologyDemography4 others

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

  1. 1 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  2. 2 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 4 works
  4. 4 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  5. 5 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 3 works
  6. 6 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  7. 7 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
  8. 8 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  9. 9 Multi-Criteria Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 3 works
  10. 10 Youth Education and Societal Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 3 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting20%40%60%Tórshavn13.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 44.1% in 2014.

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