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Icelandic Heart Association

In research, Icelandic Heart Association stands highest in Medicine (#10,838 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#13,558 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,071
of 42,892
Rank in Iceland
#10
of 24
Research works
276
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
46.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is Icelandic Heart Association 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
MedicineField #10,838 of 17,978 28.8%137
Health SciencesDomain #13,558 of 20,462 27.2%152

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Icelandic Heart Association 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: 1.75× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.03× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.28× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.05× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.68× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.55× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.52× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.73× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Icelandic Heart Association?

Ranked on the composite score, Vilmundur Guðnason, Guðný Eiríksdóttir and Sigurður Sigurðsson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Icelandic Heart Association.

  1. 1 Vilmundur Guðnason Iceland · #1,496 worldwide 2.9k citations · 194 works
  2. 2 Guðný Eiríksdóttir Iceland · #10,550 worldwide 917 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 Sigurður Sigurðsson Iceland · #94,074 worldwide 360 citations · 62 works
  4. 4 Jie Ding Iceland · #934,144 worldwide 49 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Icelandic Heart Association

Which keywords describe research at Icelandic Heart Association?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Invasive Species, Aquaculture, Aging, Neuroimaging, Climate Change, Biomarkers, Fisheries Sustainability and Alzheimer's Disease.

▲ 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 Change4▲ 2.9×9 topics
  2. Invasive Species4▲ 17×4 topics
  3. Aquaculture3▲ 23×3 topics
  4. Epidemiology3▲ 1.35×22 topics
  5. Aging3▲ 9.5×7 topics
  6. Neuroimaging3▲ 18×5 topics
  7. Biomarkers3▲ 7.2×6 topics
  8. Public Health3▲ 3.3×11 topics
  9. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 52×2 topics
  10. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 5.7×11 topics
  11. Biodiversity2▲ 6.1×3 topics
  12. Alzheimer's Disease2▲ 15×2 topics
  13. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 26×2 topics
  14. Conservation Challenges2▲ 77×1 topic
  15. Dementia2▲ 41×1 topic
  16. Freshwater Biodiversity2▲ 61×1 topic
  17. Mild Cognitive Impairment2▲ 46×1 topic
  18. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 3.0×17 topics
  19. Depression2▲ 3.8×8 topics
  20. Nutrition2▲ 7.5×4 topics
  21. Cytokines2▲ 11×4 topics
  22. Disease Risk2▲ 50×2 topics
  23. Fatty Acids2▲ 28×1 topic
  24. Fish Feed2▲ 55×1 topic
  25. Omega-3 Fatty Acids2▲ 39×2 topics
  26. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 10×4 topics
  27. Anxiety2▲ 5.7×5 topics
  28. Conservation2▲ 6.4×5 topics
  29. Gut Microbiota2▲ 7.9×2 topics
  30. Innate Immunity2▲ 8.8×4 topics
  31. Fish Immunology1▲ 59×1 topic
  32. Probiotics1▲ 11×1 topic
  33. Ecosystem1▲ 23×1 topic
  34. Genetic Variation1▲ 11×6 topics
  35. Parasites1▲ 85×1 topic
  36. Health Promotion1▲ 6.8×3 topics
  37. Surgery1▲ 6.2×3 topics
  38. Biogeography1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  39. Community Health1▲ 13×2 topics
  40. DNA Barcoding1▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Icelandic Heart Association publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth and Aquaculture disease management and microbiota.

Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 2 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition an…2Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 2 fractional worksAquaculture disease mana…1Aquaculture disease management and microbiota: 1 fractional worksParasite Biology and Host Interactions: 1 fractional worksReproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species: 1 fractional worksBird parasitology and di…1Bird parasitology and diseases: 1 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 1 fractional worksNutritional Studies and Diet: 1 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationPsychiatry and Mental healthAquatic ScienceImmunology5 others

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

  1. 1 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  2. 2 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  3. 3 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 2 works
  4. 4 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 1 works
  5. 5 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 1 works
  6. 6 Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species Physiology 1 works
  7. 7 Bird parasitology and diseases Parasitology 1 works
  8. 8 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 1 works
  9. 9 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available51.5%not open48.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors69.2%domestic only30.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Icelandic Heart Association's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% lower 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.