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Iceland GeoSurvey

In research, Iceland GeoSurvey stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,147 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#26,591
of 34,923
Rank in Iceland
#14
of 23
Research works
202
▼ 64% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.2k
25.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
49%
world 40%
International
43%
world 18%
Iceland GeoSurvey

What is Iceland GeoSurvey 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 #11,147 of 17,446 14.9%179

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Iceland GeoSurvey 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 Iceland GeoSurvey work in?

In 2022-now, 94% of research at Iceland GeoSurvey is in Physical Sciences, 4% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (53%), Environmental Science (16%), Engineering (12%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 24 fractional works · 93.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13 fractional works · 53.0% of its workGeophysics: 10 fractional works · 39.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 16.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 8.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 12.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 5.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKIceland GeoSurvey25fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences94%Health Sciences0%Social Sciences2%

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 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences1353.0%
    2. Environmental Science416.0%
    3. Engineering312.3%
    4. Computer Science15.7%
    5. Energy13.8%
    6. Materials Science01.7%
    7. Chemistry00.6%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.9%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting00.7%
    3. Social Sciences00.4%
    1. Health Professions00.4%
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: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 33.80× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.18× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.22× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 33.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences33.80×13 works
  2. Energy4.18×1 works
  3. Environmental Science3.22×4 works
  4. Engineering0.82×3 works
  5. Computer Science0.74×1 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.56×1 works
  7. Materials Science0.48×0 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.43×0 works
  9. Chemistry0.40×0 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.29×0 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.20×0 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.19×0 works
  13. Health Professions0.13×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Iceland GeoSurvey?

Ranked on the quality score, Þorbjörg Ágústsdóttir, Egill Árni Guðnason and Kristján Sæmundsson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Iceland GeoSurvey.

  1. 1 Þorbjörg Ágústsdóttir Iceland · #284,925 worldwide 1.7k citations · 100 works
  2. 2 Egill Árni Guðnason Iceland · #484,252 worldwide 410 citations · 56 works
  3. 3 Kristján Sæmundsson Iceland · #829,893 worldwide 3.4k citations · 82 works
  4. 4 Gylfi Páll Hersir Iceland · #911,286 worldwide 1.7k citations · 121 works
  5. 5 Anett Blischke Iceland · #1,140,464 worldwide 666 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Deirdre Elizabeth Clark Iceland · #1,411,818 worldwide 684 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Ólafur G. Flóvenz Iceland · #1,413,773 worldwide 1.8k citations · 76 works
  8. 8 Knútur Árnason Iceland · #1,529,876 worldwide 1.3k citations · 59 works
  9. 9 Sigríður Kristjánsdóttir Iceland · #1,775,925 worldwide 425 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Guðmundur Ómar Friðleifsson Iceland · #1,778,472 worldwide 1.8k citations · 108 works
All ranked researchers at Iceland GeoSurvey

What are the most cited papers from Iceland GeoSurvey?

The most cited paper from Iceland GeoSurvey is "Differences Between Tight and Loose Cultures: A 33-Nation Study" (Michele Joy Gelfand et al., 2011), with 3,323 citations. Next come "Rapid carbon mineralization for permanent disposal of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions" (1,064) and "Dynamic strain determination using fibre-optic cables allows imaging of seismological and structural features" (642).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Differences Between Tight and Loose Cultures: A 33-Nation Study Michele Joy Gelfand et al. · Science Open access 26 May 2011 3,323
2 Rapid carbon mineralization for permanent disposal of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions Juerg Matter, M. Stute, Sandra Ósk Snæbjörnsdóttir et al. · Science 9 Jun 2016 1,064
3 Dynamic strain determination using fibre-optic cables allows imaging of seismological and structural features Philippe Jousset, Thomas Reinsch, T. Ryberg et al. · Nature Communications Open access 22 Jun 2018 642
4 Geological controls on geothermal resources for power generation Egbert Jolie, Samuel Scott, James E. Faulds et al. · Nature Reviews Earth & Environment ReviewOpen access 6 Apr 2021 307
5 Environmental aspects of geothermal energy utilization Hrefna Kristmannsdóttir, Halldór Ármannsson · Geothermics Aug 2003 206
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Iceland GeoSurvey?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Plate Tectonics, Tectonics, Subduction, Geochronology, Zircon, Geodetic Measurements, Earthquakes and Plate Boundaries.

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

All 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Plate Tectonics5▲ 125×3 topics
  2. Tectonics4▲ 122×2 topics
  3. Geochronology3▲ 176×1 topic
  4. Subduction3▲ 165×2 topics
  5. Zircon3▲ 176×1 topic
  6. Earthquakes3▲ 207×1 topic
  7. Geodetic Measurements3▲ 115×2 topics
  8. Plate Boundaries3▲ 207×1 topic
  9. Tomography2▲ 54×2 topics
  10. Climate Change2▲ 2.7×10 topics
  11. Reactive Transport2▲ 113×2 topics
  12. Crystal Structure Prediction1▲ 117×1 topic
  13. Mantle Dynamics1▲ 117×1 topic
  14. Remote Sensing1▲ 4.4×6 topics
  15. Anaerobic1▲ 80×1 topic
  16. CO2 Sequestration1▲ 25×3 topics
  17. Machine Learning1▲ 1.59×2 topics
  18. Methane Oxidation1▲ 65×1 topic
  19. Renewable Energy1▲ 3.6×4 topics
  20. Carbon Capture1▲ 94×1 topic
  21. Geological Storage1▲ 138×1 topic
  22. Seismic Noise1▲ 84×1 topic
  23. Surface Wave1▲ 84×1 topic

Which research topics does Iceland GeoSurvey publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, High-pressure geophysics and materials and Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena.

Geological and Geochemic…3Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 3 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic …3earthquake and tectonic studies: 3 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 1 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 1 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 1 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis1Seismic Waves and Analysis: 1 fractional worksGeothermal Energy Systems and Applications: 1 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 1 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 1 fractional worksReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 1 fractional works
GeophysicsEnvironmental ChemistryEnvironmental EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment3 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 3 works
  2. 2 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 3 works
  3. 3 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 1 works
  4. 4 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  5. 5 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 1 works
  7. 7 Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  8. 8 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  9. 9 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 1 works
  10. 10 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 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 available49.2%not open50.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.1%domestic only56.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Iceland GeoSurvey's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 64% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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 Iceland GeoSurvey as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000055% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Iceland GeoSurvey0.000069% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Iceland GeoSurvey over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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