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Iceland GeoSurvey

In research, Iceland GeoSurvey stands highest in Physical Sciences (#14,148 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#26,000
of 42,892
Rank in Iceland
#14
of 24
Research works
202
▲ 66% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.2k
25.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

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 #14,148 of 21,541 21.4%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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 29.36× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.99× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.06× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.84× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.03× 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, 29.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Iceland GeoSurvey?

Ranked on the composite score, Gylfi Páll Hersir, Guðni Axelsson and Thráinn Fridriksson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Iceland GeoSurvey.

  1. 1 Gylfi Páll Hersir Iceland · #329,885 worldwide 68 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Guðni Axelsson Iceland · #436,105 worldwide 90 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Thráinn Fridriksson Iceland · #543,740 worldwide 64 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Halldór Ármannsson Iceland · #818,128 worldwide 58 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Þorbjörg Ágústsdóttir Iceland · #991,889 worldwide 46 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 V. Stefánsson Iceland · #1,053,544 worldwide 60 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 G. Ó. Friðleifsson Iceland · #1,387,797 worldwide 25 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Hrefna Kristmannsdóttir Iceland · #1,404,685 worldwide 48 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Á. Guðmundsson Iceland · #1,470,993 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Kristján Ágústsson Iceland · #1,483,593 worldwide 34 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Iceland GeoSurvey

Which keywords describe research at Iceland GeoSurvey?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Plate Tectonics, Tectonics, Renewable Energy, Remote Sensing, Thermodynamic Modeling, Geochronology and Zircon.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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 Change30▲ 5.5×21 topics
  2. Plate Tectonics22▲ 50×3 topics
  3. Tectonics18▲ 52×3 topics
  4. Renewable Energy16▲ 8.0×8 topics
  5. Remote Sensing16▲ 7.0×12 topics
  6. Thermodynamic Modeling15▲ 43×3 topics
  7. Geochronology14▲ 73×1 topic
  8. Sustainability14▲ 4.0×5 topics
  9. Zircon14▲ 73×1 topic
  10. Geodetic Measurements14▲ 55×2 topics
  11. CO2 Sequestration14▲ 48×4 topics
  12. Reactive Transport13▲ 120×2 topics
  13. Heat Transfer13▲ 13×3 topics
  14. Thermal Conductivity13▲ 47×2 topics
  15. Geothermal Energy13▲ 517×1 topic
  16. Ground Source Heat Pump13▲ 517×1 topic
  17. Subduction11▲ 56×2 topics
  18. Carbon Capture11▲ 140×2 topics
  19. Shale Gas11▲ 42×2 topics
  20. Geological Storage11▲ 279×1 topic
  21. Mineral Carbonation11▲ 279×1 topic
  22. Earthquakes11▲ 69×1 topic
  23. Microbial Communities11▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Plate Boundaries11▲ 69×1 topic
  25. Anaerobic11▲ 84×1 topic
  26. Methane Oxidation11▲ 71×1 topic
  27. Tomography11▲ 19×3 topics
  28. Hydrology10▲ 42×3 topics
  29. Sea Level Rise9▲ 36×2 topics
  30. Pore Structure9▲ 42×2 topics
  31. Gas Permeability9▲ 47×1 topic
  32. Mudstones9▲ 60×1 topic
  33. Holocene8▲ 24×3 topics
  34. Sea Level8▲ 26×2 topics
  35. Electrical Resistivity Tomography7▲ 108×1 topic
  36. Magnetotelluric Imaging7▲ 108×1 topic
  37. Glacial Cycles7▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Paleoclimatology7▲ 27×1 topic
  39. Glacier6▲ 67×1 topic
  40. Water Availability6▲ 67×1 topic

Which research topics does Iceland GeoSurvey publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, earthquake and tectonic studies, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena and CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions.

Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 2 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 2 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Rel…1Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 1 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Ge…1CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 1 fractional worksGeothermal Energy Systems and Applications: 1 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 1 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…1Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 1 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 1 fractional worksReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 1 fractional worksGeological Studies and Exploration: 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 2 works
  2. 2 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 2 works
  3. 3 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  4. 4 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  6. 6 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 1 works
  7. 7 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  8. 8 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Iceland GeoSurvey's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 66% 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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