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Landsvirkjun (Iceland)

In research, Landsvirkjun (Iceland) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,067 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,297
of 42,892
Rank in Iceland
#12
of 24
Research works
226
▲ 61% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.3k
37.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Landsvirkjun (Iceland) 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 #10,067 of 21,541 21.1%202

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Landsvirkjun (Iceland) 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: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 22.25× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 6.10× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.38× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.11× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 22.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Landsvirkjun (Iceland)?

Ranked on the composite score, Kristján Sæmundsson, Ingvar Birgir Friðleifsson and Sigurjón Rist lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Landsvirkjun (Iceland).

  1. 1 Kristján Sæmundsson Iceland · #219,326 worldwide 271 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Ingvar Birgir Friðleifsson Iceland · #701,442 worldwide 91 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Sigurjón Rist Iceland · #1,598,662 worldwide 7 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Landsvirkjun (Iceland)

Which keywords describe research at Landsvirkjun (Iceland)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Sea Level Rise, Holocene, Sea Level, Tectonics, Renewable Energy and Hydrology.

▲ 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. Climate Change62▲ 10×39 topics
  2. Remote Sensing20▲ 8.2×17 topics
  3. Sea Level Rise20▲ 69×2 topics
  4. Holocene18▲ 49×3 topics
  5. Sea Level18▲ 56×2 topics
  6. Tectonics18▲ 46×3 topics
  7. Renewable Energy17▲ 7.8×13 topics
  8. Hydrology16▲ 63×4 topics
  9. Paleoclimatology15▲ 53×2 topics
  10. Glacial Cycles15▲ 61×1 topic
  11. Monsoon Dynamics15▲ 61×1 topic
  12. Geodetic Measurements14▲ 50×2 topics
  13. Plate Tectonics14▲ 28×3 topics
  14. Sustainability14▲ 3.5×10 topics
  15. Microbial Communities14▲ 18×3 topics
  16. Anaerobic13▲ 93×1 topic
  17. Methane Oxidation13▲ 79×1 topic
  18. Hydrological Modeling12▲ 28×5 topics
  19. Glacier11▲ 109×1 topic
  20. Water Availability11▲ 109×1 topic
  21. Arctic11▲ 44×3 topics
  22. Heat Transfer10▲ 9.1×5 topics
  23. Thermal Conductivity10▲ 33×3 topics
  24. Thermodynamic Modeling10▲ 26×2 topics
  25. Geothermal Energy10▲ 352×1 topic
  26. Ground Source Heat Pump10▲ 352×1 topic
  27. Shale Gas9▲ 31×2 topics
  28. Geochronology9▲ 42×1 topic
  29. Zircon9▲ 42×1 topic
  30. Reactive Transport9▲ 72×2 topics
  31. GRACE9▲ 80×1 topic
  32. groundwater depletion9▲ 80×1 topic
  33. Pore Structure9▲ 35×2 topics
  34. Gas Permeability8▲ 39×1 topic
  35. Mudstones8▲ 51×1 topic
  36. Sedimentation8▲ 48×2 topics
  37. CO2 Sequestration7▲ 23×4 topics
  38. Carbon Capture7▲ 78×2 topics
  39. Data Assimilation7▲ 17×4 topics
  40. Ensemble Kalman Filter7▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does Landsvirkjun (Iceland) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cryospheric studies and observations, Climate change and permafrost, Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications and Forest ecology and management.

Cryospheric studies and …2Cryospheric studies and observations: 2 fractional worksClimate change and perma…1Climate change and permafrost: 1 fractional worksGeothermal Energy System…1Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications: 1 fractional worksForest ecology and management: 1 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 1 fractional worksClimate Change Policy and Economics: 0 fractional worksEnvironmental Monitoring and Data Management: 0 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 0 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 0 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 0 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentNature and Landscape ConservationEnvironmental Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 2 works
  2. 2 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 1 works
  3. 3 Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  4. 4 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  5. 5 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  7. 7 Environmental Monitoring and Data Management Geology 0 works
  8. 8 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 0 works
  9. 9 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  10. 10 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 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 available35.1%not open64.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.3%domestic only67.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Landsvirkjun (Iceland)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 61% 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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