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Ilisimatusarfik

In research, Ilisimatusarfik stands highest in Health Sciences (#15,831 of 20,462 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#13,527 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,809
of 28,054 · #24,578 all time
Rank in Greenland
#2
of 2
Research works
402
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.5k
16.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Ilisimatusarfik 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
Health SciencesDomain #15,831 of 20,462 19.4%166
Social SciencesDomain #13,527 of 16,945 23.3%142

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ilisimatusarfik 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: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.88× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 5.79× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.23× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 1.91× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.53× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.41× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ilisimatusarfik?

Ranked on the composite score, Gert Mulvad, Henning Sloth Pedersen and Michael Lynge Pedersen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ilisimatusarfik.

  1. 1 Gert Mulvad Greenland · #435,061 worldwide 93 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Henning Sloth Pedersen Greenland · #496,607 worldwide 89 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Michael Lynge Pedersen Greenland · #1,360,735 worldwide 26 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Ilisimatusarfik

Which keywords describe research at Ilisimatusarfik?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Vulnerability, Ecological Knowledge, Food Security, Nutrition Transition, Arctic Indigenous Peoples, Traditional Knowledge and Arctic.

▲ 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 Change19▲ 7.1×21 topics
  2. Vulnerability11▲ 49×3 topics
  3. Ecological Knowledge11▲ 248×2 topics
  4. Food Security11▲ 20×3 topics
  5. Arctic Indigenous Peoples10▲ 593×1 topic
  6. Nutrition Transition10▲ 327×2 topics
  7. Traditional Knowledge10▲ 257×1 topic
  8. Sustainability8▲ 3.2×12 topics
  9. Arctic6▲ 52×4 topics
  10. Governance5▲ 17×2 topics
  11. Geopolitics5▲ 34×2 topics
  12. International Relations5▲ 22×2 topics
  13. Northern Sea Route5▲ 183×1 topic
  14. Shipping5▲ 101×1 topic
  15. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 4.4×22 topics
  16. Education5▲ 2.8×9 topics
  17. Epidemiology5▲ 1.19×39 topics
  18. Qualitative Research4▲ 5.0×6 topics
  19. Health Effects4▲ 7.2×12 topics
  20. Inflammation4▲ 1.90×21 topics
  21. Pedagogy4▲ 7.8×4 topics
  22. Health Equity4▲ 14×4 topics
  23. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 4.6×15 topics
  24. Social Sciences4▲ 26×2 topics
  25. Healthcare3▲ 3.1×5 topics
  26. Decolonization3▲ 41×3 topics
  27. Public Health3▲ 2.2×20 topics
  28. Communication3▲ 9.5×3 topics
  29. Indigenous Knowledge Systems3▲ 94×2 topics
  30. Ethics3▲ 5.9×3 topics
  31. Historical Trauma3▲ 205×1 topic
  32. Indigenous Health3▲ 205×1 topic
  33. Family Dynamics3▲ 21×1 topic
  34. Phenomenology3▲ 25×1 topic
  35. Global Distribution2▲ 40×2 topics
  36. Environmental Exposure2▲ 22×3 topics
  37. Psychiatric Disorders2▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Diversity2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  39. European Legal Systems2▲ 41×1 topic
  40. Judicial Review2▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Ilisimatusarfik publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Indigenous Studies and Ecology, Arctic and Russian Policy Studies, Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights and Research in Social Sciences.

Indigenous Studies and E…10Indigenous Studies and Ecology: 10 fractional worksArctic and Russian Policy Studies: 5 fractional worksIndigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 3 fractional worksResearch in Social Sciences: 3 fractional worksEuropean and Internation…2European and International Law Studies: 2 fractional worksPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research: 1 fractional worksEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 1 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 1 fractional worksBone Tissue Engineering Materials: 1 fractional worksSocial Capital and Networks: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsSociology and Political ScienceHealthEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 10 works
  2. 2 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  3. 3 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 3 works
  4. 4 Research in Social Sciences Education 3 works
  5. 5 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  7. 7 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  8. 8 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  9. 9 Bone Tissue Engineering Materials Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Social Capital and Networks Sociology and Political Science 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 available53.1%not open46.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors57.8%domestic only42.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ilisimatusarfik's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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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