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Bifröst University

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World rank, all time
#38,181
of 42,892
Rank in Iceland
#22
of 24
Research works
136
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
589
4.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

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: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.90× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.15× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.55× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.51× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.72× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.84× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.43× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.42× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bifröst University?

Ranked on the composite score, Eiríkur Bergmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bifröst University.

  1. 1 Eiríkur Bergmann Iceland · #1,219,614 worldwide 13 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Bifröst University

Which keywords describe research at Bifröst University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Regional Growth, Social Capital, Urban Development, Entrepreneurship, Social Media, Creative Economy and Cultural Policy.

▲ 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. Globalization4▲ 5.5×14 topics
  2. Regional Growth3▲ 121×2 topics
  3. Sustainability3▲ 3.0×9 topics
  4. Social Media3▲ 4.7×7 topics
  5. Social Capital2▲ 12×4 topics
  6. Urban Development2▲ 16×3 topics
  7. Entrepreneurship2▲ 15×2 topics
  8. Climate Change2▲ 1.70×12 topics
  9. Creative Economy2▲ 133×1 topic
  10. Cultural Policy2▲ 117×1 topic
  11. Labor Market2▲ 14×2 topics
  12. European Union2▲ 17×2 topics
  13. Financial Crisis2▲ 34×3 topics
  14. Organizational Performance2▲ 15×4 topics
  15. Public Policy2▲ 7.9×2 topics
  16. Banking Sector1▲ 314×2 topics
  17. Corporate Governance1▲ 4.9×3 topics
  18. Industrial Policy1▲ 33×2 topics
  19. Leadership1▲ 7.7×4 topics
  20. Financial Performance1▲ 5.7×3 topics
  21. Iceland1▲ 780×1 topic
  22. Regional Disparities1▲ 67×2 topics
  23. Socioeconomic Inequality1▲ 394×1 topic
  24. Board Diversity1▲ 88×1 topic
  25. Gender Diversity1▲ 88×1 topic
  26. Concept Mapping1▲ 70×2 topics
  27. Conservation1▲ 6.3×2 topics
  28. Economic Growth1▲ 3.4×5 topics
  29. European Union Cohesion Policy1▲ 143×1 topic
  30. Governance1▲ 8.3×3 topics
  31. Healthcare1▲ 2.5×3 topics
  32. Regulation1▲ 5.3×2 topics
  33. Smart Specialization1▲ 75×1 topic
  34. Sustainable Development1▲ 1.81×2 topics
  35. Biosphere Reserves1▲ 202×1 topic
  36. Landscape Management1▲ 147×1 topic
  37. Mental Health1▲ 1.77×6 topics
  38. Monetary Policy1▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Realist Synthesis1▲ 144×1 topic
  40. Theory-Based Evaluation1▲ 144×1 topic

Which research topics does Bifröst University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cultural Industries and Urban Development, European Socioeconomic and Political Studies, Gender Diversity and Inequality and Regional Development and Policy.

Cultural Industries and …2Cultural Industries and Urban Development: 2 fractional worksEuropean Socioeconomic a…1European Socioeconomic and Political Studies: 1 fractional worksGender Diversity and Ine…1Gender Diversity and Inequality: 1 fractional worksRegional Development and…1Regional Development and Policy: 1 fractional worksEvaluation and Performance Assessment: 1 fractional worksEcology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies: 1 fractional worksBanking stability, regul…1Banking stability, regulation, efficiency: 1 fractional worksOptical Network Technologies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Photonic Communication Systems: 1 fractional worksMedia Influence and Poli…1Media Influence and Politics: 1 fractional works
Urban StudiesEconomics and EconometricsGender StudiesPolitical Science and International Relations5 others

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

  1. 1 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 2 works
  2. 2 European Socioeconomic and Political Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  3. 3 Gender Diversity and Inequality Gender Studies 1 works
  4. 4 Regional Development and Policy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  5. 5 Evaluation and Performance Assessment Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  6. 6 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  7. 7 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 1 works
  8. 8 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Photonic Communication Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Media Influence and Politics Sociology and Political Science 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 available41.8%not open58.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.5%domestic only80.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bifröst University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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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