Life Sciences research in Iceland
University of Iceland ranks first in Iceland for Life Sciences research in 2022-now (#898 worldwide), followed by Directorate of Health.
- Iceland's world rank
- #45 of 146 countries, 2022-now
- Works, 2022-now
- 588
- Top-10% rate
- 10.1%
- Ranked institutions
- 2
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Life Sciences in Iceland?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of IcelandReykjavik | #898 | 22.4 | 11.6% | 282 |
| 2 | Directorate of HealthReykjavik | #4,363 | 4.4 | 4.9% | 76 |
Institutions in Iceland above the floor of 40 fractional works in Life Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.
Who are the top Life Sciences researchers in Iceland?
Kāri Stefánsson, Unnur Arna Thorsteinsdottir and Guðmar Þorleifsson rank highest among researchers based in Iceland, on their papers in Life Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.
- 1Kāri Stefánsson#43 worldwide overall265.0 of 470 papers here in the top 10%
- 2Unnur Arna Thorsteinsdottir#13 worldwide overall162.8 of 247 papers here in the top 10%
- 3Guðmar Þorleifsson#122 worldwide overall133.7 of 218 papers here in the top 10%
- 4Vilmundur G. Gudnason#6,604 worldwide overall140.6 of 322 papers here in the top 10%
- 5Daniel Fannar Gudbjartsson#133 worldwide overall122.2 of 207 papers here in the top 10%
- 6Hreinn Stefánsson#1,420 worldwide overall102.2 of 192 papers here in the top 10%
- 7Augustine Kong#84 worldwide overall94.3 of 138 papers here in the top 10%
- 8Patrick Sulem#860 worldwide overall88.9 of 161 papers here in the top 10%
- 9Gísli Másson#4,318 worldwide overall54.2 of 97 papers here in the top 10%
- 10Hilma Hólm#1,717 worldwide overall53.3 of 93 papers here in the top 10%
- 11Stacy Steinberg#2,850 worldwide overall50.3 of 74 papers here in the top 10%
- 12Valgerður Steinthórsdóttir#4,013 worldwide overall51.2 of 93 papers here in the top 10%
- 13Agnar Helgason#6,883 worldwide overall51.1 of 97 papers here in the top 10%
- 14Þórunn Rafnar#5,047 worldwide overall49.4 of 94 papers here in the top 10%
- 15Jeffrey R. Gulcher#5,537 worldwide overall48.5 of 86 papers here in the top 10%
Ranked among researchers based in Iceland on their work in Life Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.