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Grønlands Naturinstitut

In research, Grønlands Naturinstitut stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,682 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology and Earth and Planetary Sciences (Ecology is 31.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,613
of 22,385 · #12,091 all time
Rank in Greenland
#2
of 2
Research works
490
▲ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
15k
30.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
59%
world 40%
International
77%
world 18%
Grønlands Naturinstitut

What is Grønlands Naturinstitut known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #9,682 of 10,670 11.0%67 #6044

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Grønlands Naturinstitut work in?

In 2022-now, 76% of research at Grønlands Naturinstitut is in Physical Sciences, 14% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (45%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (28%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (6%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 79 fractional works · 76.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 47 fractional works · 45.0% of its workEcology: 26 fractional works · 24.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 9 fractional works · 8.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 30 fractional works · 28.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 17 fractional works · 16.7% of its workOceanography: 9 fractional works · 8.8% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 14 fractional works · 13.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 6.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 6.4% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 5.3% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKGrønlandsNaturinstitut104fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences76%Health Sciences5%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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science4745.0%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences3028.4%
    3. Engineering11.3%
    4. Mathematics00.5%
    5. Computer Science00.4%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    7. Chemistry00.2%
    8. Energy00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences76.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology76.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.5%
    4. Neuroscience00.3%
    1. Health Professions33.3%
    2. Medicine21.8%
    3. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Social Sciences44.0%
    2. Psychology10.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Grønlands Naturinstitut specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 31.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 25.9 works32×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 29.6 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: 1.35× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.20× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 18.10× its world share, 30 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 9.06× its world share, 47 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.27× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× 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, 18.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences18.10×30 works
  2. Environmental Science9.06×47 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.35×7 works
  4. Health Professions1.27×4 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.20×7 works
  6. Veterinary1.18×0 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.53×1 works
  8. Mathematics0.39×0 works
  9. Social Sciences0.32×4 works
  10. Psychology0.18×1 works
  11. Neuroscience0.16×0 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.12×0 works
  13. Chemistry0.11×0 works
  14. Medicine0.10×2 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.10×0 works
  16. Engineering0.09×1 works
  17. Computer Science0.05×0 works
  18. Energy0.03×0 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.02×0 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Grønlands Naturinstitut?

Ranked on the quality score, Lorenz Meire, John Mortensen and Erik W. Born lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Grønlands Naturinstitut.

  1. 1 Lorenz Meire Greenland · #298,354 worldwide 3.2k citations · 174 works
  2. 2 John Mortensen Greenland · #323,266 worldwide 3.8k citations · 99 works
  3. 3 Erik W. Born Greenland · #443,074 worldwide 11k citations · 227 works
  4. 4 Malene J. Simon Greenland · #444,230 worldwide 2.8k citations · 88 works
  5. 5 Thomas Juul‐Pedersen Greenland · #542,346 worldwide 3.1k citations · 117 works
  6. 6 Mads Peter Heide‐Jørgensen Greenland · #563,478 worldwide 11k citations · 386 works
  7. 7 Aqqalu Rosing‐Asvid Greenland · #579,837 worldwide 3.9k citations · 117 works
  8. 8 Kunuk Lennert Greenland · #652,497 worldwide 1.1k citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Katrine Raundrup Greenland · #698,033 worldwide 900 citations · 88 works
  10. 10 Mie Hylstofte Sichlau Winding Greenland · #700,813 worldwide 809 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Grønlands Naturinstitut

What are the most cited papers from Grønlands Naturinstitut?

The most cited paper from Grønlands Naturinstitut is "The role of biotic interactions in shaping distributions and realised assemblages of species: implications for species distribution modelling" (Mary Susanne Wisz et al., 2012), with 1,794 citations. Next come "Ecological Dynamics Across the Arctic Associated with Recent Climate Change" (1,276) and "BedMachine v3: Complete Bed Topography and Ocean Bathymetry Mapping of Greenland From Multibeam Echo Sounding Combined With Mass Conservation" (1,090).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The role of biotic interactions in shaping distributions and realised assemblages of species: implications for species distribution modelling Mary Susanne Wisz et al. · Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society ReviewOpen access 12 Jun 2012 1,794
2 Ecological Dynamics Across the Arctic Associated with Recent Climate Change Eric Post et al. · Science 10 Sep 2009 1,276
3 BedMachine v3: Complete Bed Topography and Ocean Bathymetry Mapping of Greenland From Multibeam Echo Sounding Combined With Mass Conservation Mathieu Morlighem et al. · Geophysical Research Letters Open access 18 Sep 2017 1,090
4 Warmer climates boost cyanobacterial dominance in shallow lakes Sarian Kosten, Vera L. M. Huszar, Eloy Bécares et al. · Global Change Biology Open access 6 Jul 2011 916
5 Acceleration of Jakobshavn Isbræ triggered by warm subsurface ocean waters David M. Holland, Robert Hywel Thomas, Brad de Young et al. · Nature Geoscience 28 Sep 2008 875
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Grønlands Naturinstitut?

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

▲ 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 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 Change54▲ 19×35 topics
  2. Arctic16▲ 138×4 topics
  3. Population Dynamics15▲ 58×6 topics
  4. Remote Sensing14▲ 11×8 topics
  5. Conservation13▲ 29×10 topics
  6. Predator-Prey Interactions11▲ 135×2 topics
  7. Acoustic Communication11▲ 201×2 topics
  8. Ocean Circulation11▲ 75×3 topics
  9. Anthropogenic Noise10▲ 349×1 topic
  10. Marine Mammals10▲ 349×1 topic
  11. Decline10▲ 352×1 topic
  12. Sea Ice10▲ 352×1 topic
  13. Fisheries Sustainability9▲ 103×2 topics
  14. Trophic Cascades8▲ 86×2 topics
  15. Ecosystem Management6▲ 103×1 topic
  16. Invasive Species6▲ 14×11 topics
  17. Marine Fisheries6▲ 150×1 topic
  18. Hydrology6▲ 43×3 topics
  19. Biodiversity5▲ 6.6×11 topics
  20. Food Security5▲ 8.5×3 topics
  21. Permafrost4▲ 94×2 topics
  22. Biogeography4▲ 14×7 topics
  23. Benthic Communities4▲ 64×2 topics
  24. Marine Biodiversity4▲ 64×2 topics
  25. Ocean Acidification4▲ 49×3 topics
  26. Habitat Selection4▲ 48×2 topics
  27. Ecosystem Resilience4▲ 22×4 topics
  28. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 16×3 topics
  29. DNA Barcoding3▲ 17×3 topics
  30. Methane Emissions3▲ 56×2 topics
  31. Coastal Protection3▲ 42×2 topics
  32. Conservation Challenges3▲ 62×1 topic
  33. Ecology3▲ 17×3 topics
  34. Flow Regulation3▲ 62×1 topic
  35. Freshwater Biodiversity3▲ 48×2 topics
  36. Sea Level Rise3▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Arctic Indigenous Peoples3▲ 153×1 topic
  38. Climate Change Impacts3▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Glacier3▲ 61×1 topic
  40. Traditional Knowledge3▲ 63×1 topic

Which research topics does Grønlands Naturinstitut publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: 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…10Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 10 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 6 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 3 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and Ecology: 3 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 3 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 3 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecology: 3 fractional worksClimate change and permafrost: 3 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 3 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 10 works
  3. 3 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  4. 4 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  5. 5 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 3 works
  6. 6 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 3 works
  7. 7 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 3 works
  8. 8 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 3 works
  9. 9 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 3 works
  10. 10 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 3 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Grønlands Naturinstitut's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Grønlands Naturinstitut as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00035% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Grønlands Naturinstitut0.00036% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Grønlands Naturinstitut over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Grønlands Naturinstitut9.5% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.5% in 2015.

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