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deCODE Genetics (Iceland)

In research, deCODE Genetics (Iceland) stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,166 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#4,688
of 34,923
Rank in Iceland
#3
of 23
Research works
261
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
26k
98.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.33×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
52%
world 40%
International
56%
world 18%
deCODE Genetics (Iceland)

What is deCODE Genetics (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
Life SciencesDomain #1,166 of 11,023 28.1%125

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where deCODE Genetics (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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does deCODE Genetics (Iceland) work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research at deCODE Genetics (Iceland) is in Life Sciences, 42% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (41%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (36%), Immunology and Microbiology (3%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 17 fractional works · 44.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 36.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 16.0% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 15.5% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 16 fractional works · 42.5% of its workMedicine: 16 fractional works · 41.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 9.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 8.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKdeCODE Genetics(Iceland)38fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences44%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences42%Social Sciences5%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1436.3%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology13.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.3%
    4. Neuroscience12.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Medicine1641.3%
    2. Health Professions00.8%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Computer Science12.7%
    2. Engineering12.0%
    3. Chemistry01.0%
    4. Mathematics00.8%
    5. Environmental Science00.6%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.6%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Social Sciences12.7%
    2. Psychology11.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.4%
    4. Decision Sciences00.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6.80× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.07× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.15× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.80×14 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology3.07×1 works
  3. Medicine2.15×16 works
  4. Neuroscience1.35×1 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.96×0 works
  6. Mathematics0.71×0 works
  7. Veterinary0.65×0 works
  8. Chemical Engineering0.63×0 works
  9. Chemistry0.63×0 works
  10. Psychology0.55×1 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.48×1 works
  12. Nursing0.36×0 works
  13. Computer Science0.35×1 works
  14. Health Professions0.31×0 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.28×0 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.23×0 works
  17. Social Sciences0.22×1 works
  18. Dentistry0.18×0 works
  19. Engineering0.13×1 works
  20. Environmental Science0.13×0 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.13×0 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.05×0 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.04×0 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at deCODE Genetics (Iceland)?

Ranked on the quality score, Unnur Arna Thorsteinsdottir, Kāri Stefánsson and Augustine Kong lead among researchers whose main affiliation is deCODE Genetics (Iceland).

  1. 1 Unnur Arna Thorsteinsdottir Iceland · #13 worldwide 144k citations · 597 works
  2. 2 Kāri Stefánsson Iceland · #43 worldwide 211k citations · 1,140 works
  3. 3 Augustine Kong Iceland · #84 worldwide 97k citations · 293 works
  4. 4 Guðmar Þorleifsson Iceland · #122 worldwide 120k citations · 579 works
  5. 5 Daniel Fannar Gudbjartsson Iceland · #133 worldwide 88k citations · 524 works
  6. 6 Patrick Sulem Iceland · #860 worldwide 56k citations · 378 works
  7. 7 Hreinn Stefánsson Iceland · #1,420 worldwide 93k citations · 470 works
  8. 8 Hilma Hólm Iceland · #1,717 worldwide 35k citations · 260 works
  9. 9 Sólveig Grétarsdóttir Iceland · #2,210 worldwide 28k citations · 123 works
  10. 10 Stacy Steinberg Iceland · #2,850 worldwide 60k citations · 153 works
All ranked researchers at deCODE Genetics (Iceland)

What are the most cited papers from deCODE Genetics (Iceland)?

The most cited paper from deCODE Genetics (Iceland) is "Finding the missing heritability of complex diseases" (Teri A. Manolio et al., 2009), with 8,637 citations. Next come "Biological insights from 108 schizophrenia-associated genetic loci" (8,181) and "Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology" (4,954).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Finding the missing heritability of complex diseases Teri A. Manolio et al. · Nature Open access Oct 2009 8,637
2 Biological insights from 108 schizophrenia-associated genetic loci Stephan Ripke et al. · Nature Open access297 authors Jul 2014 8,181
3 Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology The LifeLines Cohort Study et al. · Nature Open access487 authors 10 Feb 2015 4,954
4 Biological, clinical and population relevance of 95 loci for blood lipids Tanya M. Teslovich et al. · Nature Open access209 authors Aug 2010 3,706
5 Genome-wide association analyses identify 44 risk variants and refine the genetic architecture of major depression eQTLGen et al. · Nature Genetics Open access218 authors 26 Apr 2018 3,347
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at deCODE Genetics (Iceland)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, Genetic Variation, Inflammation, Population Genetics, Genome-Wide Association, Haplotype Mapping, Mendelian Randomization and Breast Cancer.

▲ 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-now 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 29 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 29 words, with their numbers
  1. Inflammation3▲ 3.8×28 topics
  2. Epidemiology3▲ 1.82×28 topics
  3. Gene Expression2▲ 11×7 topics
  4. Genetic Variation2▲ 28×6 topics
  5. Population Genetics2▲ 36×4 topics
  6. Genome-Wide Association2▲ 59×2 topics
  7. Haplotype Mapping2▲ 128×1 topic
  8. Mendelian Randomization2▲ 128×1 topic
  9. Oxidative Stress2▲ 2.7×17 topics
  10. Quality of Life2▲ 3.1×13 topics
  11. Breast Cancer2▲ 16×5 topics
  12. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 4.8×15 topics
  13. Psychological Impact1▲ 12×4 topics
  14. Cervical Cancer1▲ 31×1 topic
  15. Echocardiography1▲ 11×4 topics
  16. Genetic Mutations1▲ 7.2×9 topics
  17. Obesity1▲ 4.2×7 topics
  18. Papanicolaou Test1▲ 193×1 topic
  19. Public Health1▲ 2.1×4 topics
  20. Cancer1▲ 2.1×15 topics
  21. Cardiovascular Risk1▲ 9.5×5 topics
  22. Genetic Testing1▲ 24×3 topics
  23. Genetic Variants1▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Heart Failure1▲ 6.4×7 topics
  25. Precision Medicine1▲ 6.0×6 topics
  26. Risk Factors1▲ 2.7×12 topics
  27. Clinical Genomics1▲ 71×1 topic
  28. Genetics1▲ 3.9×11 topics
  29. Sequence Interpretation1▲ 71×1 topic

Which research topics does deCODE Genetics (Iceland) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Women's cancer prevention and management, Genomics and Rare Diseases and Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors.

Genetic Associations and…2Genetic Associations and Epidemiology: 2 fractional worksWomen's cancer prevention and management: 1 fractional worksGenomics and Rare Diseases: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 1 fractional worksGenomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities: 1 fractional worksGenetic factors in color…1Genetic factors in colorectal cancer: 1 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 0 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 0 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 0 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 0 fractional works
GeneticsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicinePathology and Forensic Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Genetic Associations and Epidemiology Genetics 2 works
  2. 2 Women's cancer prevention and management Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  3. 3 Genomics and Rare Diseases Genetics 1 works
  4. 4 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities Genetics 1 works
  6. 6 Genetic factors in colorectal cancer Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 0 works
  8. 8 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 0 works
  9. 9 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 0 works
  10. 10 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 0 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 available52.2%not open47.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors55.7%domestic only44.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has deCODE Genetics (Iceland)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is deCODE Genetics (Iceland) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00021% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%deCODE Genetics (Iceland)0.000082% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of deCODE Genetics (Iceland) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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