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Agricultural University of Iceland

In research, Agricultural University of Iceland stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,073 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,789
of 42,892
Rank in Iceland
#6
of 24
Research works
261
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.3k
24.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Agricultural University of Iceland known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #10,073 of 21,541 29.1%121

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Agricultural University of Iceland sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 4.25× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.84× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.89× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.68× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 20.58× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 20.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Agricultural University of Iceland?

Ranked on the composite score, Bjarni D. Sigurðsson, Ása L. Aradóttir and Á. Helgadóttir lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Agricultural University of Iceland.

  1. 1 Bjarni D. Sigurðsson Iceland · #533,773 worldwide 182 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Ása L. Aradóttir Iceland · #576,347 worldwide 80 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Á. Helgadóttir Iceland · #850,442 worldwide 29 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Ólafur Arnalds Iceland · #884,903 worldwide 121 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 Pavla Dagsson‐Waldhauserová Iceland · #1,075,710 worldwide 49 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Isabel C. Barrio Iceland · #1,301,926 worldwide 45 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 A Sigurdsson Iceland · #1,353,404 worldwide 14 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Agricultural University of Iceland

Which keywords describe research at Agricultural University of Iceland?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Sustainability, Biodiversity Conservation, Genetic Diversity, Remote Sensing, Hydrology and Marker-Assisted Selection.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change17▲ 12×41 topics
  2. Sustainability6▲ 4.4×14 topics
  3. Biodiversity5▲ 14×15 topics
  4. Remote Sensing4▲ 5.5×12 topics
  5. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 16×9 topics
  6. Genetic Diversity3▲ 13×5 topics
  7. Hydrology3▲ 46×3 topics
  8. Marker-Assisted Selection3▲ 70×2 topics
  9. Ecosystem Functioning3▲ 28×4 topics
  10. Population Genetics3▲ 37×3 topics
  11. Arctic3▲ 44×3 topics
  12. Conservation3▲ 12×10 topics
  13. Environmental Policy3▲ 25×2 topics
  14. Ecosystem Services2▲ 12×6 topics
  15. Methane Emissions2▲ 92×2 topics
  16. Plant Breeding2▲ 48×2 topics
  17. Animal Breeding2▲ 98×1 topic
  18. Genome-Wide Association2▲ 58×2 topics
  19. Genomic Selection2▲ 98×1 topic
  20. Permafrost2▲ 102×2 topics
  21. Microbial Communities2▲ 10×4 topics
  22. Soil Fertility2▲ 19×2 topics
  23. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 26×4 topics
  24. Invasive Species2▲ 8.9×9 topics
  25. Land Use Change2▲ 13×5 topics
  26. Soil Carbon Sequestration2▲ 50×2 topics
  27. Biochar Application2▲ 35×1 topic
  28. Nitrogen Cycle2▲ 58×1 topic
  29. Paleoclimatology2▲ 44×2 topics
  30. Ecosystem2▲ 32×3 topics
  31. Glacial Cycles2▲ 50×1 topic
  32. Holocene2▲ 29×1 topic
  33. Population Dynamics2▲ 13×5 topics
  34. Water Quality2▲ 8.3×7 topics
  35. Carbon Feedback2▲ 92×1 topic
  36. Multifunctionality2▲ 61×2 topics
  37. Thawing2▲ 92×1 topic
  38. Adaptation2▲ 10×4 topics
  39. Common Agricultural Policy2▲ 376×1 topic
  40. agricultural subsidies2▲ 376×1 topic

Which research topics does Agricultural University of Iceland publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research and Climate change and permafrost.

Genetic and phenotypic t…2Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 2 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen…2Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 2 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…2Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 2 fractional worksClimate change and perma…2Climate change and permafrost: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Economics and Policy: 2 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 1 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem S…1Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 1 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 1 fractional worksVeterinary Equine Medical Research: 1 fractional worksPeatlands and Wetlands Ecology: 1 fractional works
GeneticsSoil ScienceAtmospheric ScienceGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 2 works
  2. 2 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 2 works
  3. 3 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 2 works
  4. 4 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 2 works
  5. 5 Agricultural Economics and Policy General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  6. 6 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 1 works
  7. 7 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  9. 9 Veterinary Equine Medical Research Equine 1 works
  10. 10 Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology Ecology 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available54.1%not open45.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.6%domestic only50.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Agricultural University of Iceland's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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