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Grønlands Naturinstitut

In research, Grønlands Naturinstitut stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,810 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Ecology is 30.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,217
of 28,054 · #8,639 all time
Rank in Greenland
#1
of 2
Research works
490
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
30.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Grønlands Naturinstitut known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #5,810 of 12,888 17.4%67 #5203

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Grønlands Naturinstitut 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).

What does Grønlands Naturinstitut specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 30.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 21.2 works31×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 24.8 works18×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 1.36× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.21× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 17.95× its world share, 25 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.13× its world share, 40 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.32× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.39× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 17.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Grønlands Naturinstitut?

Ranked on the composite score, Erik W. Born, Mads Peter Heide‐Jørgensen and Fernando Ugarte lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Grønlands Naturinstitut.

  1. 1 Erik W. Born Greenland · #397,455 worldwide 137 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Mads Peter Heide‐Jørgensen Greenland · #515,306 worldwide 180 citations · 58 works
  3. 3 Fernando Ugarte Greenland · #591,026 worldwide 94 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Michael C. S. Kingsley Greenland · #633,487 worldwide 47 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Lorenz Meire Greenland · #1,141,498 worldwide 55 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Aqqalu Rosing‐Asvid Greenland · #1,437,951 worldwide 33 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Thomas Juul‐Pedersen Greenland · #1,526,343 worldwide 39 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Martin E. Blicher Greenland · #1,590,007 worldwide 24 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Grønlands Naturinstitut

Which keywords describe research at Grønlands Naturinstitut?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Arctic, Population Dynamics, Remote Sensing, Conservation, Acoustic Communication, Predator-Prey Interactions and Anthropogenic Noise.

▲ 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 Change47▲ 20×34 topics
  2. Arctic14▲ 137×4 topics
  3. Population Dynamics14▲ 61×6 topics
  4. Remote Sensing12▲ 11×7 topics
  5. Conservation12▲ 31×10 topics
  6. Acoustic Communication10▲ 230×2 topics
  7. Predator-Prey Interactions10▲ 140×2 topics
  8. Anthropogenic Noise10▲ 377×1 topic
  9. Marine Mammals10▲ 377×1 topic
  10. Ocean Circulation9▲ 77×3 topics
  11. Decline8▲ 365×1 topic
  12. Sea Ice8▲ 365×1 topic
  13. Fisheries Sustainability8▲ 105×2 topics
  14. Trophic Cascades7▲ 84×2 topics
  15. Invasive Species5▲ 14×11 topics
  16. Ecosystem Management5▲ 100×1 topic
  17. Hydrology5▲ 47×3 topics
  18. Marine Fisheries5▲ 144×1 topic
  19. Food Security4▲ 9.1×3 topics
  20. Biodiversity4▲ 5.9×10 topics
  21. Benthic Communities4▲ 74×2 topics
  22. Marine Biodiversity4▲ 74×2 topics
  23. Ocean Acidification4▲ 58×3 topics
  24. Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 26×4 topics
  25. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 17×3 topics
  26. Habitat Selection3▲ 50×2 topics
  27. Coastal Protection3▲ 54×2 topics
  28. Conservation Challenges3▲ 71×1 topic
  29. Freshwater Biodiversity3▲ 56×1 topic
  30. Permafrost3▲ 80×2 topics
  31. Biogeography3▲ 12×7 topics
  32. Kelp Forests3▲ 108×1 topic
  33. Seagrasses3▲ 108×1 topic
  34. Arctic Indigenous Peoples3▲ 168×1 topic
  35. Glacier3▲ 68×1 topic
  36. Methane Emissions3▲ 57×2 topics
  37. Traditional Knowledge3▲ 73×1 topic
  38. Water Availability3▲ 68×1 topic
  39. Anaerobic2▲ 40×1 topic
  40. Methane Oxidation2▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does Grønlands Naturinstitut publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine animal studies overview, Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics, Marine and fisheries research and Fish Ecology and Management Studies.

Marine animal studies ov…10Marine animal studies overview: 10 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice…8Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 8 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 5 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 3 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 3 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 3 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and Ecology: 3 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 2 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecology: 2 fractional worksClimate change and permafrost: 2 fractional works
EcologyAtmospheric ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeNature and Landscape Conservation3 others

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

  1. 1 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 10 works
  2. 2 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 8 works
  3. 3 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  4. 4 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  5. 5 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 3 works
  6. 6 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 3 works
  7. 7 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 3 works
  8. 8 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 2 works
  9. 9 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 2 works
  10. 10 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 2 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 available59.4%not open40.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors76.6%domestic only23.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Grønlands Naturinstitut's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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