Top research institutions in Iceland
University of Iceland ranks first in Iceland on research quality in 2022–2025 (#1,562 worldwide), followed by Reykjavík University and National University Hospital of Iceland.
Ranked by research quality, 2022–2025
| # | Institution | World rank | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of IcelandUniversity · Reykjavik | #1,562 | 21.5% | 2,446 | #1 |
| 2 | Reykjavík UniversityUniversity · Reykjavik | #4,373 | 24.0% | 690 | #2 |
| 3 | National University Hospital of IcelandFunder · Reykjavik | #9,407 | 17.2% | 292 | #3 |
| 4 | Directorate of HealthGovernment institution · Reykjavik | #12,298 | 7.0% | 610 | #8 |
| 5 | University of AkureyriUniversity · Akureyri | #14,523 | 15.3% | 236 | #11 |
| 6 | Marine and Freshwater Research InstituteResearch facility · Hafnarfjordur | #21,511 | 18.8% | 74 | #7 |
| 7 | Matís (Iceland)Company · Reykjavik | #24,671 | 7.7% | 84 | #18 |
| 8 | Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic StudiesUniversity · Reykjavik | #27,521 | 11.0% | 70 | #24 |
Institutions above the volume floor, ranked within Iceland on the quality composite for 2022–2025; research measures only, not teaching. The tick on each rate track is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below; bars are scaled to the largest institution on this page.
Size against quality inside Iceland
The upper left is the interesting corner: institutions that publish less than the national giants and land more of it in the world top 10%.
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One dot per institution in the table above.