Question 1

What is Ilisimatusarfik known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Ilisimatusarfik stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,441 of 14,833 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,389 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

Question 2

How does Ilisimatusarfik rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Ilisimatusarfik ranks #14,646 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#11,697 all time), and #1 of 2 in Greenland.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Ilisimatusarfik?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Henning Sloth Pedersen, Birgit Vollmer-Larsen Niclasen and Javier L. Arnaut lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ilisimatusarfik.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Ilisimatusarfik?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Ilisimatusarfik is "Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults" (Honor Bixby et al., 2019), with 758 citations. Next come "Precipitation manipulation experiments – challenges and recommendations for the future" (551) and "Greenlandic Inuit show genetic signatures of diet and climate adaptation" (547).

Question 5

Which research topics does Ilisimatusarfik publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Ilisimatusarfik?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, 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.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Ilisimatusarfik work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 40% of research at Ilisimatusarfik is in Social Sciences, 39% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (30%), Medicine (23%), Health Professions (15%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Question 8

Is Ilisimatusarfik's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% higher than in 2018-2021.