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Arts and Humanities research in Iceland

University of Iceland ranks first in Iceland for Arts and Humanities research in 2022-now (#382 worldwide), followed by .

Iceland's world rank
#40
of 103 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
249
Top-10% rate
12.6%
Ranked institutions
1

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Arts and Humanities in Iceland?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of IcelandReykjavik #38221.215.1%155

Institutions in Iceland above the floor of 40 fractional works in Arts and Humanities, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Arts and Humanities researchers in Iceland?

Steinunn Kristjánsdóttir, Ármann Jakobsson and Valdimar Tr. Hafstein rank highest among researchers based in Iceland, on their papers in Arts and Humanities that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Steinunn Kristjánsdóttir#421,878 worldwide overall6.7 of 17 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Ármann Jakobsson#862,928 worldwide overall9.1 of 46 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Valdimar Tr. Hafstein#817,654 worldwide overall4.8 of 10 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in Iceland on their work in Arts and Humanities alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.

How Iceland compares with other countries in Arts and Humanities