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Science in Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands ranks #154 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#150 all time), with 246 research works and 9.2% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#154
of 189 · #150 all time
Works, 2022-now
246
▲ 33% vs 2018-21
Citations
17k
19.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
61%
world 40%
International
59%
world 18%
Faroe Islands

Which fields of science does Faroe Islands work in?

In 2022-now, 33% of research in Faroe Islands is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (20%), Social Sciences (19%), Environmental Science (14%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 89 fractional works · 32.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 38 fractional works · 13.8% of its workEcology: 12 fractional works · 4.3% 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 · 6.4% 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 · 0.4% 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 · 2.2% 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 · 1.8% 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 · 31.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 51 fractional works · 18.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 17 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEducation: 10 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 2.9% 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 · 4.7% 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 · 4.1% 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 · 0.6% 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 · 24.0% of its workMedicine: 53 fractional works · 19.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.7% 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 · 3.7% 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 · 0.3% 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: 31 fractional works · 11.4% 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 · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 1.9% 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 WORKFaroe Islands273fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences33%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 country does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science3813.8%
    2. Engineering186.4%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences134.8%
    4. Computer Science124.3%
    5. Mathematics51.8%
    6. Energy20.6%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.5%
    8. Materials Science10.4%
    9. Chemistry00.2%
    1. Social Sciences5118.8%
    2. Psychology134.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities114.1%
    4. Decision Sciences51.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting41.5%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.8%
    1. Medicine5319.6%
    2. Health Professions103.7%
    3. Nursing10.5%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology155.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences93.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology51.9%
    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 Faroe Islands?

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 country'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 Change28▲ 3.8×40 topics
  2. Sustainability15▲ 2.3×26 topics
  3. Globalization15▲ 2.7×21 topics
  4. Epidemiology12◆ 1.14×46 topics
  5. Mental Health8▲ 2.2×13 topics
  6. Fisheries Sustainability8▲ 36×2 topics
  7. Aquaculture8▲ 11×5 topics
  8. Governance7▲ 8.3×3 topics
  9. Renewable Energy7▲ 1.86×17 topics
  10. Invasive Species7▲ 5.7×10 topics
  11. High-Intensity Interval Training6▲ 22×2 topics
  12. Arctic6▲ 21×4 topics
  13. Depression6▲ 2.6×10 topics
  14. Vulnerability6▲ 9.3×4 topics
  15. Trophic Cascades6▲ 23×2 topics
  16. Ecosystem Management6▲ 34×1 topic
  17. Marine Fisheries6▲ 50×1 topic
  18. Anxiety5▲ 4.1×6 topics
  19. International Relations5▲ 7.7×5 topics
  20. Resistance Training5▲ 21×2 topics
  21. Social Isolation5▲ 9.3×3 topics
  22. Psychological Impact5▲ 5.7×4 topics
  23. Psychological Distress4▲ 6.7×2 topics
  24. Population Dynamics4▲ 6.3×7 topics
  25. Geopolitics4▲ 10×3 topics
  26. Marine Environment4▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Healthcare Workers4▲ 6.3×1 topic
  28. Northern Sea Route4▲ 58×1 topic
  29. Quarantine4▲ 10×1 topic
  30. Shipping4▲ 30×1 topic
  31. Cosmopolitanism4▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Fuzzy Sets4▲ 27×3 topics
  33. Molecular Phylogeny4▲ 8.9×7 topics
  34. Ocean Circulation4▲ 9.5×3 topics
  35. Bivalve Molluscs4▲ 43×1 topic
  36. Freshwater Biodiversity4▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Judicial Review4▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Oyster Reefs4▲ 43×1 topic
  39. Decolonization3▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Training Load3▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does Faroe Islands publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Marine and fisheries research, Arctic and Russian Policy Studies, COVID-19 and Mental Health.

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: 3 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 3 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacific Affairs: 3 fractional worksEuropean and International Law Studies: 3 fractional worksCardiovascular and exercise physiology: 3 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 3 fractional worksMulti-Criteria Decision Making: 3 fractional worksYouth Education and Societal Dynamics: 3 fractional worksIntegrated Energy Systems Optimization: 2 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeSociology and Political ScienceClinical PsychologyOrthopedics and Sports Medicine6 others

Area is fractional works in 2022-now; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to. Every tile is a topic page.

  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 3 works
  5. 5 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
  6. 6 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 3 works
  7. 7 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  8. 8 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 3 works
  9. 9 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  10. 10 Multi-Criteria Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 3 works
  11. 11 Youth Education and Societal Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  12. 12 Integrated Energy Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works

Which universities in Faroe Islands lead research?

University of the Faroe Islands rank highest in Faroe Islands on research quality in 2022-now.

  1. 1University of the Faroe IslandsUniversity · Tórshavn · #6,188 worldwide8.7% top 10% · 219 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Faroe Islands

Who are the top researchers in Faroe Islands?

Pál Weihe, Fróði Debes and Ulrike Steuerwald rank highest among researchers based in Faroe Islands.

  1. 1 Pál Weihe #107,757 worldwide 21k citations · 331 works
  2. 2 Fróði Debes #283,705 worldwide 5.7k citations · 55 works
  3. 3 Ulrike Steuerwald #445,529 worldwide 3.4k citations · 64 works
  4. 4 Anna Maria Fosaa #496,956 worldwide 3.2k citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Toke Meier Carlsen #515,762 worldwide 893 citations · 69 works
  6. 6 Maria Dam #524,954 worldwide 3k citations · 60 works
  7. 7 Magni Mohr #565,224 worldwide 17k citations · 347 works
  8. 8 Bergur Olsen #715,616 worldwide 1.9k citations · 53 works
  9. 9 Kári Rubek Nielsen #735,369 worldwide 2.8k citations · 98 works
  10. 10 Maria Skaalum Petersen #795,155 worldwide 4.9k citations · 141 works
Top researchers in Faroe Islands

How open and international is Faroe Islands's research?

61% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 59% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available60.7%not open39.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors58.9%domestic only41.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Faroe Islands's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 33% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Faroe Islands as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0013% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Faroe Islands0.00098% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Faroe Islands over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Over the whole record, 11.3% of its 852 works since 1959 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Faroe Islands6.9% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.1% in 2016.

Which countries have research most like the Faroe Islands'?

Norway is the Faroe Islands' closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like the Faroe Islands', with both strong in Earth and Planetary Sciences.

  1. 1 NorwayBoth strong in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Psychology, Decision Sciences 0.79 Compare
  2. 2 GreenlandBoth strong in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Environmental Science, Health Professions 0.79 Compare
  3. 3 GuadeloupeBoth strong in Earth and Planetary Sciences, Mathematics, Social Sciences 0.73 Compare
  4. 4 Cape VerdeBoth strong in Environmental Science, Mathematics, Social Sciences 0.71 Compare
  5. 5 CanadaBoth strong in Psychology, Health Professions, Veterinary 0.68 Compare

Similarity is the correlation of each side's location quotients across every field it publishes in, on a log scale: 1 is the same shape of research, 0 is unrelated. It ignores size. How it is measured.

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