Question 1

How strong is science in Greenland?

Accepted Answer

Greenland ranks #171 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#138 all time), with 223 research works and 9.1% of them in the world's top 10%.

Question 2

Which universities in Greenland lead research?

Accepted Answer

Ilisimatusarfik and Grønlands Naturinstitut rank highest in Greenland on research quality in 2022-now.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers in Greenland?

Accepted Answer

Lorenz Meire, John Mortensen and Alexandra Messerli rank highest among researchers based in Greenland.

Question 4

How much of Greenland's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

51% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 61% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

Question 5

Is Greenland's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% higher than in 2018-2021.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research in Greenland?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Arctic, Food Security, Vulnerability, Ecological Knowledge, Nutrition Transition, Arctic Indigenous Peoples and Traditional Knowledge.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Greenland work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 40% of research in Greenland is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (22%), Medicine (18%), Social Sciences (17%).

Question 8

Which countries have research most like Greenland's?

Accepted Answer

Faroe Islands has the research profile closest to Greenland's (similarity 0.79 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Earth and Planetary Sciences, followed by New Caledonia and New Zealand.