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Science in Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands ranks #184 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#173 all time), with 246 research works and 17.9% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#184
of 192 · #173 all time
Works, 2022–2025
246
▲ 52% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
17.9%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
61%
world 63%

Which keywords describe research in Faroe Islands?

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 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 Change25▲ 3.7×37 topics
  2. Sustainability15▲ 2.6×25 topics
  3. Globalization13▲ 2.7×20 topics
  4. Epidemiology11◆ 1.15×45 topics
  5. Fisheries Sustainability8▲ 36×2 topics
  6. Governance7▲ 9.1×3 topics
  7. Aquaculture7▲ 11×5 topics
  8. Mental Health7▲ 1.98×12 topics
  9. Human Rights6▲ 2.4×9 topics
  10. Invasive Species6▲ 5.7×10 topics
  11. Vulnerability6▲ 11×4 topics
  12. Depression6▲ 2.7×10 topics
  13. High-Intensity Interval Training6▲ 22×2 topics
  14. Arctic6▲ 20×4 topics
  15. Trophic Cascades5▲ 23×2 topics
  16. International Relations5▲ 8.5×5 topics
  17. Ecosystem Management5▲ 34×1 topic
  18. Marine Fisheries5▲ 49×1 topic
  19. Resistance Training5▲ 22×2 topics
  20. Anxiety5▲ 4.1×6 topics
  21. Food Security5▲ 3.5×2 topics
  22. Resilience5▲ 4.0×9 topics
  23. Social Isolation5▲ 9.2×3 topics
  24. Psychological Impact4▲ 5.6×4 topics
  25. Geopolitics4▲ 11×3 topics
  26. Marine Environment4▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Northern Sea Route4▲ 60×1 topic
  28. Psychological Distress4▲ 6.6×2 topics
  29. Shipping4▲ 33×1 topic
  30. Fuzzy Sets4▲ 28×3 topics
  31. Healthcare Workers4▲ 6.2×1 topic
  32. Quarantine4▲ 9.6×1 topic
  33. Cosmopolitanism4▲ 14×3 topics
  34. Bivalve Molluscs4▲ 50×1 topic
  35. Freshwater Biodiversity4▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Judicial Review4▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Oyster Reefs4▲ 50×1 topic
  38. Decolonization3▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Islands3▲ 113×1 topic
  40. Small States3▲ 113×1 topic

Which universities in Faroe Islands lead research?

University of the Faroe Islands rank highest in Faroe Islands on research quality in 2022–2025.

  1. 1University of the Faroe IslandsUniversity · Tórshavn · #15,266 worldwide17.9% top 10% · 219 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in Faroe Islands

Who are the top researchers in Faroe Islands?

Jan Arge Jacobsen, Pál Weihe and Hjálmar Hátún rank highest among researchers based in Faroe Islands.

  1. 1 Jan Arge Jacobsen · #395,449 worldwide 115 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Pál Weihe · #454,159 worldwide 102 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Hjálmar Hátún · #504,094 worldwide 122 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Qin Xin · #535,713 worldwide 112 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Debes Hammershaimb Christiansen · #698,061 worldwide 39 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Karin Margretha Húsgarð Larsen · #1,085,747 worldwide 49 citations · 20 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: 63% of research is openly available.

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

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has Faroe Islands's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 52% higher than in 2013–2017.

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