Question 1

What is Icelandic Meteorological Office known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Icelandic Meteorological Office stands highest in Earth and Planetary Sciences (#928 of 2,224 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,362 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences (Earth and Planetary Sciences is 38.1× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Icelandic Meteorological Office rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Icelandic Meteorological Office ranks #28,445 of 34,923 institutions worldwide on research quality over all time, and #18 of 23 in Iceland.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Icelandic Meteorological Office?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Sara Barsotti, Michelle Maree Parks and Yeşim Çubuk Sabuncu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Icelandic Meteorological Office.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Icelandic Meteorological Office?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Icelandic Meteorological Office is "Daily dataset of 20th‐century surface air temperature and precipitation series for the European Climate Assessment" (Albert Klein Tank et al., 2002), with 1,803 citations. Next come "Extension to the North Atlantic oscillation using early instrumental pressure observations from Gibraltar and south-west Iceland" (1,681) and "Alternatives to antibiotics—a pipeline portfolio review" (864).

Question 5

Which research topics does Icelandic Meteorological Office publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Icelandic Meteorological Office?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does Icelandic Meteorological Office work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 95% of research at Icelandic Meteorological Office is in Physical Sciences, 2% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (60%), Environmental Science (22%), Engineering (6%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is Icelandic Meteorological Office's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 31% lower than in 2018-2021.