Question 1

How strong is science in Iceland?

Accepted Answer

Iceland ranks #50 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#42 all time), with 5.2k research works and 10.0% of them in the world's top 10%.

Question 2

What is Iceland strongest at in science?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, Iceland ranks highest in Medicine (#40 of 152), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#37 of 105) and Social Sciences (#55 of 148). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Chemical Health and Safety, Classics and Geophysics.

Question 3

Which universities in Iceland lead research?

Accepted Answer

University of Iceland, Reykjavík University and Directorate of Health rank highest in Iceland on research quality in 2022-now.

Question 4

Who are the top researchers in Iceland?

Accepted Answer

Unnur Arna Thorsteinsdottir, Kāri Stefánsson and Augustine Kong rank highest among researchers based in Iceland.

Question 5

Which cities in Iceland are research hubs?

Accepted Answer

By research output, Reykjavik.

Question 6

How much of Iceland's research is open access?

Accepted Answer

46% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 42% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

Question 7

Is Iceland's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% higher than in 2018-2021.

Question 8

Which keywords describe research in Iceland?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Globalization, Sustainability, Mental Health, Arctic, Fisheries Sustainability and Inflammation.

Question 9

Which fields of science does Iceland work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 33% of research in Iceland is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (19%), Social Sciences (16%), Engineering (8%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 10

Which countries have research most like Iceland's?

Accepted Answer

Norway has the research profile closest to Iceland's (similarity 0.74 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Earth and Planetary Sciences, followed by Bahamas and Greenland.