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Innovation Center Iceland

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World rank, all time
#25,824
of 34,923
Rank in Iceland
#12
of 23
Research works
134
▼ 64% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.9k
44.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
45%
world 18%
Innovation Center Iceland

Which fields of science does Innovation Center Iceland work in?

In all years, 59% of research at Innovation Center Iceland is in Physical Sciences, 23% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (26%), Environmental Science (13%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 78 fractional works · 58.6% of its workEngineering: 35 fractional works · 25.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 5.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 4.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 18 fractional works · 13.2% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 12 fractional works · 9.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMetals and Alloys: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 31 fractional works · 23.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 15 fractional works · 11.0% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAquatic Science: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 9.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 15 fractional works · 11.4% of its workMedicine: 11 fractional works · 8.3% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEquine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 7.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKInnovation CenterIceland134fractional works, all years
Life Sciences23%Physical Sciences59%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences7%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3525.9%
    2. Environmental Science1813.2%
    3. Materials Science129.1%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences43.3%
    5. Chemical Engineering32.3%
    6. Physics and Astronomy21.5%
    7. Computer Science21.1%
    8. Energy21.1%
    9. Chemistry10.8%
    10. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1511.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology139.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology21.5%
    4. Neuroscience10.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Medicine118.3%
    2. Nursing11.1%
    3. Health Professions11.1%
    4. Dentistry10.5%
    5. Veterinary00.4%
    1. Social Sciences32.3%
    2. Psychology21.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting10.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.8%
    5. Decision Sciences10.7%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.7%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 4.35× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.77× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.49× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.93× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.21× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.53× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 12.94× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.38× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 12.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary12.94×0 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences5.21×1 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.35×3 works
  4. Environmental Science2.53×2 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology2.49×0 works
  6. Psychology2.38×1 works
  7. Neuroscience1.93×0 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.77×1 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.19×0 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.15×0 works
  11. Energy0.79×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.73×1 works
  13. Medicine0.60×2 works
  14. Chemistry0.46×0 works
  15. Materials Science0.44×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.32×0 works
  17. Engineering0.32×1 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.29×0 works
  19. Health Professions0.24×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.13×0 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Innovation Center Iceland?

Ranked on the quality score, Jon Elvar Wallevik, Ólafur H. Wallevik and Hannes Hafsteinsson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Innovation Center Iceland.

  1. 1 Jon Elvar Wallevik Iceland · #656,648 worldwide 2.3k citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Ólafur H. Wallevik Iceland · #931,522 worldwide 1.7k citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Hannes Hafsteinsson Iceland · #973,579 worldwide 1.4k citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Michael Juhl Iceland · #2,818,831 worldwide 338 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Birgir Johannesson Iceland · #3,103,767 worldwide 507 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Kolbrun R. Ragnarsdottir Iceland · #3,603,251 worldwide 146 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Ingolfur O. Thorbjornsson Iceland · #3,799,278 worldwide 316 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Innovation Center Iceland

What are the most cited papers from Innovation Center Iceland?

The most cited paper from Innovation Center Iceland is "Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels" (Cristen J. Willer et al., 2013), with 3,319 citations. Next come "Variants in ELL2 influencing immunoglobulin levels associate with multiple myeloma" (1,215) and "Large-scale whole-genome sequencing of the Icelandic population" (852).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Discovery and refinement of loci associated with lipid levels Cristen J. Willer et al. · Nature Genetics Open access259 authors 6 Oct 2013 3,319
2 Variants in ELL2 influencing immunoglobulin levels associate with multiple myeloma Bhairavi Swaminathan et al. · Nature Communications Open access 26 May 2015 1,215
3 Large-scale whole-genome sequencing of the Icelandic population Daniel Fannar Gudbjartsson et al. · Nature Genetics 24 Mar 2015 852
4 Open Access to the Scientific Journal Literature: Situation 2009 Bo‐Christer Björk, Patrik Welling, Mikael Laakso et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 23 Jun 2010 529
5 Cross-Species Single-Cell Analysis Reveals Divergence of the Primate Microglia Program Laufey Geirsdóttir et al. · Cell Open access Dec 2019 499
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Innovation Center Iceland?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Geopolymer, Rheology, Microstructure, CO2 Sequestration, Climate Change, 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Mechanical Properties9▲ 6.9×18 topics
  2. Climate Change7▲ 2.1×37 topics
  3. Sustainability5▲ 2.3×18 topics
  4. Geopolymer5▲ 43×2 topics
  5. Rheology5▲ 16×3 topics
  6. Environmental Impact4▲ 2.5×13 topics
  7. Microstructure4▲ 6.7×10 topics
  8. CO2 Sequestration4▲ 20×3 topics
  9. 3D Printing4▲ 14×4 topics
  10. Nanoparticles4▲ 2.1×11 topics
  11. Additive Manufacturing4▲ 13×4 topics
  12. Biomedical Applications3▲ 2.3×11 topics
  13. Microbial Ecology3▲ 15×2 topics
  14. Aquaculture3▲ 9.2×3 topics
  15. Concrete Extrusion3▲ 70×1 topic
  16. Construction Automation3▲ 70×1 topic
  17. Tissue Engineering3▲ 3.8×7 topics
  18. Marine Microbes3▲ 35×1 topic
  19. Microbial Biogeography3▲ 35×1 topic
  20. Sintering3▲ 12×2 topics
  21. Spark Plasma Sintering3▲ 17×2 topics
  22. Biomaterials2▲ 9.1×6 topics
  23. Hydrogen Embrittlement2▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Consumer Perception2▲ 10×4 topics
  25. Microbial Communities2▲ 4.8×3 topics
  26. Omega-3 Fatty Acids2▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Oxidation Resistance2▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Rheological Properties2▲ 10.0×5 topics
  29. Corrosion Behavior2▲ 17×3 topics
  30. Fatty Acids2▲ 15×1 topic
  31. Fish Feed2▲ 26×1 topic
  32. Cementitious Materials2▲ 27×1 topic
  33. Fly Ash2▲ 19×1 topic
  34. Nanotechnology2▲ 8.0×2 topics
  35. Wastewater Treatment2▲ 7.2×4 topics
  36. Grain Boundary Engineering2▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Lipid Oxidation2▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Metallurgy2▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Passive Films2▲ 37×1 topic
  40. Stainless Steels2▲ 37×1 topic

Which research topics does Innovation Center Iceland publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Research in Social Sciences, Agricultural Economics and Policy, Fluoride Effects and Removal and Climate change and permafrost.

Research in Social Scien…1Research in Social Sciences: 1 fractional worksAgricultural Economics and Policy: 0 fractional worksFluoride Effects and Removal: 0 fractional worksClimate change and perma…0Climate change and permafrost: 0 fractional worksLight effects on plants: 0 fractional worksRural development and sustainability: 0 fractional worksDiphtheria, Corynebacter…0Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus: 0 fractional worksGreenhouse Technology and Climate Control: 0 fractional worksStreptococcal Infections and Treatments: 0 fractional worksClostridium difficile an…0Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research: 0 fractional works
EducationGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesWater Science and TechnologyAtmospheric Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Research in Social Sciences Education 1 works
  2. 2 Agricultural Economics and Policy General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0 works
  3. 3 Fluoride Effects and Removal Water Science and Technology 0 works
  4. 4 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 0 works
  5. 5 Light effects on plants Plant Science 0 works
  6. 6 Rural development and sustainability General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0 works
  7. 7 Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus Endocrinology 0 works
  8. 8 Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control Plant Science 0 works
  9. 9 Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  10. 10 Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research Infectious Diseases 0 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 available34.5%not open65.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.7%domestic only55.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Innovation Center Iceland's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 64% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Innovation Center Iceland as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000034% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Innovation Center Iceland0.000083% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Innovation Center Iceland over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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