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Landsvirkjun (Iceland)

In research, Landsvirkjun (Iceland) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#13,723 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#29,682
of 34,923
Rank in Iceland
#20
of 23
Research works
226
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.3k
37.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
35%
world 40%
International
32%
world 18%
Landsvirkjun (Iceland)

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 #13,723 of 17,446 15.2%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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Landsvirkjun (Iceland) work in?

In 2022-now, 86% of research at Landsvirkjun (Iceland) is in Physical Sciences, 7% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (34%), Engineering (22%), Environmental Science (20%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 22 fractional works · 85.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9 fractional works · 34.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 5 fractional works · 19.9% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 8.0% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 21.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 7.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 20.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 6.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLandsvirkjun(Iceland)26fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences86%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences7%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences934.4%
    2. Engineering621.7%
    3. Environmental Science520.1%
    4. Energy26.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy01.6%
    6. Computer Science01.1%
    7. Materials Science00.3%
    8. Chemistry00.2%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.6%
    2. Psychology02.0%
    3. Social Sciences01.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.5%
    1. Medicine14.3%
    2. Health Professions00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences02.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.4%
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: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 21.91× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 6.64× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.45× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.04× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 21.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.91×9 works
  2. Energy6.64×2 works
  3. Environmental Science4.04×5 works
  4. Engineering1.45×6 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.22×1 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy0.74×0 works
  7. Psychology0.64×0 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.41×0 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.25×0 works
  10. Medicine0.22×1 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.17×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.15×0 works
  13. Chemistry0.12×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.12×0 works
  15. Health Professions0.10×0 works
  16. Materials Science0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Landsvirkjun (Iceland)?

Ranked on the quality score, Anette Kærgaard Mortensen, Guðmundur Pálmason and Axel Björnsson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Landsvirkjun (Iceland).

  1. 1 Anette Kærgaard Mortensen Iceland · #1,288,189 worldwide 846 citations · 63 works
  2. 2 Guðmundur Pálmason Iceland · #1,649,716 worldwide 1.4k citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Axel Björnsson Iceland · #1,962,839 worldwide 1.4k citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Ingvar Birgir Friðleifsson Iceland · #2,293,317 worldwide 1.7k citations · 48 works
  5. 5 Andri Gunnarsson Iceland · #2,716,432 worldwide 396 citations · 67 works
  6. 6 Jens Tómasson Iceland · #3,524,189 worldwide 299 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Samuel Perkin Iceland · #3,652,383 worldwide 115 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Bjarni Pálsson Iceland · #4,075,413 worldwide 232 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Sigurdur H. Markússon Iceland · #4,412,687 worldwide 302 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Óli Grétar Blöndal Sveinsson Iceland · #5,075,961 worldwide 447 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Landsvirkjun (Iceland)

What are the most cited papers from Landsvirkjun (Iceland)?

The most cited paper from Landsvirkjun (Iceland) is "Post-earthquake ground movements correlated to pore-pressure transients" (Sigurjón Jónsson, Paul E. Segall, Rikke Pedersen et al., 2003), with 606 citations. Next come "Geothermal energy for the benefit of the people" (543) and "The chemistry of geothermal waters in Iceland. III. Chemical geothermometry in geothermal investigations" (513).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Post-earthquake ground movements correlated to pore-pressure transients Sigurjón Jónsson, Paul E. Segall, Rikke Pedersen et al. · Nature Jul 2003 606
2 Geothermal energy for the benefit of the people Ingvar Birgir Friðleifsson · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews Sep 2001 543
3 The chemistry of geothermal waters in Iceland. III. Chemical geothermometry in geothermal investigations Stefán Arnórsson, Einar Gunnlaugsson, Hördur Svavarsson · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Mar 1983 513
4 Direct evidence of the feedback between climate and weathering Sigurdur Reynir Gíslason, Éric H. Oelkers, Eydís Salome Eiríksdóttir et al. · Earth and Planetary Science Letters 6 Dec 2008 399
5 Geothermal energy for sustainable development: A review of sustainability impacts and assessment frameworks Ruth Shortall, Brynhildur Davíðsdóttir, Guðni Axelsson · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 13 Jan 2015 388
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Which keywords describe research at Landsvirkjun (Iceland)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Hydrology, Renewable Energy, Sea Level Rise, Glacier, Water Availability 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-now 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 19 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 19 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change8▲ 12×21 topics
  2. Remote Sensing4▲ 14×11 topics
  3. Hydrology4▲ 112×3 topics
  4. Renewable Energy3▲ 7.4×8 topics
  5. Sea Level Rise3▲ 83×2 topics
  6. Glacier2▲ 219×1 topic
  7. Water Availability2▲ 219×1 topic
  8. Sustainability2▲ 3.2×5 topics
  9. Arctic2▲ 61×2 topics
  10. Water Resources2▲ 25×3 topics
  11. Hydrological Modeling1▲ 20×4 topics
  12. Methane Emissions1▲ 92×2 topics
  13. Carbon Feedback1▲ 128×1 topic
  14. Energy Transition1▲ 30×3 topics
  15. Permafrost1▲ 98×1 topic
  16. Thermal Conductivity1▲ 27×2 topics
  17. Geodetic Measurements1▲ 37×2 topics
  18. Geothermal Energy1▲ 211×1 topic
  19. Ground Source Heat Pump1▲ 211×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Cryospheric studies and observations, Climate change and permafrost, Geothermal Energy Systems and Applications and earthquake and tectonic studies.

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 worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 1 fractional worksForest ecology and management: 1 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed …1Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 1 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 1 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 1 fractional worksClimate Change Policy and Economics: 0 fractional worksEnvironmental Monitoring and Data Management: 0 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentGeophysicsNature and Landscape Conservation4 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 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 1 works
  5. 5 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  6. 6 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 1 works
  7. 7 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 1 works
  8. 8 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  10. 10 Environmental Monitoring and Data Management Geology 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% 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 Landsvirkjun (Iceland) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000089% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Landsvirkjun (Iceland)0.000095% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Landsvirkjun (Iceland) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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