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Icelandic Meteorological Office

In research, Icelandic Meteorological Office stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,137 of 21,541 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#1,044 of 2,661 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#8,855
of 42,892
Rank in Iceland
#4
of 24
Research works
275
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
8k
28.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
62%
world 28%

What is Icelandic Meteorological Office 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 #5,137 of 21,541 25.9%257
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,044 of 2,661 25.0%164

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Icelandic Meteorological Office 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: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 35.51× its world share, 19 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.29× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× 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, 35.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Icelandic Meteorological Office?

Ranked on the composite score, Evgenia Ilyinskaya, Tómas Jøhannesson and Þorsteinn Thorsteinsson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Icelandic Meteorological Office.

  1. 1 Evgenia Ilyinskaya Iceland · #617,992 worldwide 54 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Tómas Jøhannesson Iceland · #875,591 worldwide 83 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Þorsteinn Thorsteinsson Iceland · #974,590 worldwide 48 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Jean Soubestre Iceland · #1,125,483 worldwide 15 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Sara Barsotti Iceland · #1,201,769 worldwide 26 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Oddur Sigurðsson Iceland · #1,278,914 worldwide 39 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Melissa Pfeffer Iceland · #1,351,252 worldwide 34 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Gunnar B. Guðmundsson Iceland · #1,401,244 worldwide 23 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Árni Snorrason Iceland · #1,553,301 worldwide 19 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Icelandic Meteorological Office

Which keywords describe research at Icelandic Meteorological Office?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Geodetic Measurements, Subduction, Earthquakes, Plate Boundaries, Tomography and Plate Tectonics.

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

All 29 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change8▲ 8.7×24 topics
  2. Remote Sensing7▲ 17×16 topics
  3. Geodetic Measurements4▲ 117×2 topics
  4. Earthquakes4▲ 200×1 topic
  5. Plate Boundaries4▲ 200×1 topic
  6. Subduction4▲ 158×2 topics
  7. Tomography4▲ 58×2 topics
  8. Plate Tectonics3▲ 62×3 topics
  9. Hydrology3▲ 66×3 topics
  10. Sea Level Rise3▲ 62×3 topics
  11. Seismic Noise2▲ 156×1 topic
  12. Surface Wave2▲ 156×1 topic
  13. Tectonics2▲ 55×3 topics
  14. Geochronology2▲ 91×1 topic
  15. Glacier2▲ 144×1 topic
  16. Water Availability2▲ 144×1 topic
  17. Zircon2▲ 91×1 topic
  18. Machine Learning2▲ 1.86×6 topics
  19. Global Warming2▲ 13×6 topics
  20. Hydrological Cycle2▲ 48×2 topics
  21. Climate1▲ 49×2 topics
  22. Biomass Estimation1▲ 24×2 topics
  23. Greenhouse Gas Emissions1▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Ocean Circulation1▲ 28×2 topics
  25. Sustainability1▲ 1.46×5 topics
  26. Satellite Observations1▲ 33×2 topics
  27. Crystal Structure Prediction1▲ 65×1 topic
  28. Land Use Change1▲ 9.9×3 topics
  29. Mantle Dynamics1▲ 65×1 topic

Which research topics does Icelandic Meteorological Office publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: earthquake and tectonic studies, Seismic Waves and Analysis, Geological and Geochemical Analysis and Cryospheric studies and observations.

earthquake and tectonic …4earthquake and tectonic studies: 4 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 2 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 2 fractional worksCryospheric studies and …2Cryospheric studies and observations: 2 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 1 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 1 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 1 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 1 fractional worksSeismic Performance and Analysis: 1 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 1 fractional works
GeophysicsAtmospheric ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law2 others

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

  1. 1 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 4 works
  2. 2 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 2 works
  3. 3 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 2 works
  4. 4 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 2 works
  5. 5 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 1 works
  6. 6 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 1 works
  7. 7 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  9. 9 Seismic Performance and Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 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 available62.3%not open37.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.7%domestic only43.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Icelandic Meteorological Office's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% higher 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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