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Research in Tórshavn

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of the Faroe Islands.

Research institutions
3
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
845
▲ 51% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
18.0%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Tórshavn?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of the Faroe IslandsUniversity 754 #15,266
2HavstovanResearch facility 79 not ranked
3Faroese Research CouncilInstitution 12 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

Which keywords describe research in Tórshavn?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Globalization, Fisheries Sustainability, Governance, Aquaculture, Vulnerability and High-Intensity Interval Training.

▲ 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 Change24▲ 3.7×35 topics
  2. Sustainability15▲ 2.6×25 topics
  3. Globalization13▲ 2.8×20 topics
  4. Epidemiology11▲ 1.17×45 topics
  5. Fisheries Sustainability8▲ 36×2 topics
  6. Governance7▲ 9.2×3 topics
  7. Aquaculture7▲ 11×5 topics
  8. Mental Health7▲ 2.0×12 topics
  9. Renewable Energy7▲ 1.88×16 topics
  10. Human Rights6▲ 2.4×9 topics
  11. Vulnerability6▲ 11×4 topics
  12. Depression6▲ 2.7×10 topics
  13. High-Intensity Interval Training6▲ 23×2 topics
  14. Arctic6▲ 20×4 topics
  15. Invasive Species6▲ 5.3×7 topics
  16. Trophic Cascades5▲ 22×2 topics
  17. International Relations5▲ 8.6×5 topics
  18. Ecosystem Management5▲ 34×1 topic
  19. Marine Fisheries5▲ 48×1 topic
  20. Resistance Training5▲ 22×2 topics
  21. Anxiety5▲ 4.2×6 topics
  22. Food Security5▲ 3.6×2 topics
  23. Resilience5▲ 4.0×8 topics
  24. Social Isolation5▲ 9.3×3 topics
  25. Psychological Impact4▲ 5.6×4 topics
  26. Geopolitics4▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Marine Environment4▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Northern Sea Route4▲ 60×1 topic
  29. Psychological Distress4▲ 6.7×2 topics
  30. Shipping4▲ 33×1 topic
  31. Fuzzy Sets4▲ 29×3 topics
  32. Healthcare Workers4▲ 6.3×1 topic
  33. Quarantine4▲ 9.7×1 topic
  34. Cosmopolitanism4▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Bivalve Molluscs4▲ 51×1 topic
  36. Judicial Review4▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Oyster Reefs4▲ 51×1 topic
  38. Decolonization3▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Islands3▲ 114×1 topic
  40. Small States3▲ 114×1 topic

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

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