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Matís (Iceland)

In research, Matís (Iceland) stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,283 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,546
of 22,385 · #23,156 all time
Rank in Iceland
#5
of 7
Research works
276
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.1k
18.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
65%
world 40%
International
46%
world 18%
Matís (Iceland)

What is Matís (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
Life SciencesDomain #5,283 of 11,023 9.3%125

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Matís (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 Matís (Iceland) work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research at Matís (Iceland) is in Life Sciences, 41% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (32%), Environmental Science (29%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 37 fractional works · 42.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 28 fractional works · 31.9% of its workAquatic Science: 17 fractional works · 19.2% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 4.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 9.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 7.3% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 36 fractional works · 41.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 25 fractional works · 29.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 8 fractional works · 9.1% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 6.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 5.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 8.6% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 7.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMatís (Iceland)87fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences43%Physical Sciences41%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences8%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2831.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology89.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.0%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Environmental Science2529.2%
    2. Engineering33.3%
    3. Energy22.6%
    4. Materials Science22.0%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.8%
    6. Computer Science11.5%
    7. Chemistry10.7%
    1. Nursing33.2%
    2. Medicine22.8%
    3. Health Professions22.5%
    1. Social Sciences44.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting21.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities10.8%
    5. Psychology00.1%
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: 6.70× its world share, 28 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.78× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.87× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.87× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 6.61× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6.70×28 works
  2. Nursing6.61×3 works
  3. Environmental Science5.87×25 works
  4. Energy2.87×2 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.78×8 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.18×2 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.02×1 works
  8. Health Professions0.95×2 works
  9. Materials Science0.56×2 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.54×2 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.49×1 works
  12. Chemistry0.45×1 works
  13. Social Sciences0.32×4 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.26×1 works
  15. Engineering0.22×3 works
  16. Computer Science0.19×1 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.18×0 works
  18. Medicine0.15×2 works
  19. Neuroscience0.04×0 works
  20. Psychology0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Matís (Iceland)?

Ranked on the quality score, Rósa Jónsdóttir, Sjöfn Sigurgísladóttir and Arnthór Aevarsson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Matís (Iceland).

  1. 1 Rósa Jónsdóttir Iceland · #843,087 worldwide 3.5k citations · 77 works
  2. 2 Sjöfn Sigurgísladóttir Iceland · #1,300,633 worldwide 1.7k citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Arnthór Aevarsson Iceland · #1,501,683 worldwide 1.4k citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Stephen Knobloch Iceland · #1,702,678 worldwide 743 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Wolfgang Koppe Iceland · #1,705,154 worldwide 3k citations · 107 works
  6. 6 Margrét Geirsdóttir Iceland · #1,886,471 worldwide 676 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Sigurlaug Skírnisdóttir Iceland · #1,889,822 worldwide 1.4k citations · 53 works
  8. 8 Alexandra Leeper Iceland · #2,145,536 worldwide 228 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Hélène Liette Lauzon Iceland · #2,153,775 worldwide 2.3k citations · 56 works
  10. 10 Helga Gunnlaugsdóttir Iceland · #2,168,614 worldwide 2.4k citations · 101 works
All ranked researchers at Matís (Iceland)

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

The most cited paper from Matís (Iceland) is "Total phenolic compounds, radical scavenging and metal chelation of extracts from Icelandic seaweeds" (Tao Wang, Rósa Jónsdóttir, G. Ólafsdóttir, 2009), with 702 citations. Next come "Antioxidant Capacities of Phlorotannins Extracted from the Brown Algae Fucus vesiculosus" (297) and "Extraction and Modification of Macroalgal Polysaccharides for Current and Next-Generation Applications" (289).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Total phenolic compounds, radical scavenging and metal chelation of extracts from Icelandic seaweeds Tao Wang, Rósa Jónsdóttir, G. Ólafsdóttir · Food Chemistry 26 Feb 2009 702
2 Antioxidant Capacities of Phlorotannins Extracted from the Brown Algae Fucus vesiculosus Tao Wang, Rósa Jónsdóttir, Haiyan Liu et al. · Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 21 May 2012 297
3 Extraction and Modification of Macroalgal Polysaccharides for Current and Next-Generation Applications Madeleine Jönsson, Leila Allahgholi, Roya R. R. Sardari et al. · Molecules Open access 19 Feb 2020 289
4 Gene-associated markers provide tools for tackling illegal fishing and false eco-certification Einar Eg Nielsen et al. · Nature Communications Open access 22 May 2012 269
5 Environmental selection on transcriptome‐derived SNPs in a high gene flow marine fish, the Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Morten T. Limborg, Sarah Helyar, Mark de Bruyn et al. · Molecular Ecology 13 Jun 2012 241
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Matís (Iceland)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Aquaculture, Climate Change, Nutrition, Invasive Species, Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Fatty Acids, Fish Feed and Sustainable Feeds.

▲ 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 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. Aquaculture16▲ 70×7 topics
  2. Climate Change16▲ 6.5×16 topics
  3. Nutrition12▲ 30×5 topics
  4. Invasive Species11▲ 30×4 topics
  5. Omega-3 Fatty Acids11▲ 172×2 topics
  6. Fatty Acids11▲ 118×2 topics
  7. Fish Feed11▲ 240×1 topic
  8. Sustainable Feeds11▲ 240×1 topic
  9. Fisheries Sustainability10▲ 134×2 topics
  10. Sustainability8▲ 4.0×11 topics
  11. Conservation Challenges8▲ 193×1 topic
  12. Freshwater Biodiversity8▲ 144×1 topic
  13. Health Benefits8▲ 26×5 topics
  14. Environmental Impact7▲ 4.7×15 topics
  15. Antioxidant Activity7▲ 12×6 topics
  16. Food Security5▲ 11×5 topics
  17. Biodiversity4▲ 6.3×6 topics
  18. Consumer Perception4▲ 18×3 topics
  19. Enzymatic Hydrolysis4▲ 41×2 topics
  20. Functional Food4▲ 29×3 topics
  21. Conservation3▲ 8.9×5 topics
  22. Nutritional Significance3▲ 24×3 topics
  23. Antioxidants3▲ 8.2×3 topics
  24. Health Effects3▲ 5.9×6 topics
  25. Meat Quality3▲ 46×2 topics
  26. Protein Hydrolysates3▲ 51×2 topics
  27. ACE Inhibitory Peptides3▲ 76×1 topic
  28. Bioactive Peptides3▲ 76×1 topic
  29. Lipid Oxidation3▲ 33×1 topic
  30. Protein Oxidation3▲ 59×1 topic
  31. Bioactive Compounds3▲ 13×1 topic
  32. Seaweed3▲ 132×1 topic
  33. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 10.0×4 topics
  34. Ecosystem Engineering3▲ 100×2 topics
  35. Ecosystem Management2▲ 47×1 topic
  36. Marine Fisheries2▲ 68×1 topic
  37. Trophic Cascades2▲ 31×2 topics
  38. Adsorption2▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Biogeography2▲ 9.1×4 topics
  40. Vulnerability2▲ 11×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides and Meat and Animal Product Quality.

Aquaculture Nutrition an…11Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 11 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…8Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 8 fractional worksProtein Hydrolysis and B…3Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides: 3 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product …3Meat and Animal Product Quality: 3 fractional worksSeaweed-derived Bioactiv…3Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds: 3 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…2Marine and fisheries research: 2 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and Ecology: 2 fractional worksAlgal biology and biofuel production: 2 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 2 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 2 fractional works
Aquatic ScienceNature and Landscape ConservationMolecular BiologyAnimal Science and Zoology3 others

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

  1. 1 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 11 works
  2. 2 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 8 works
  3. 3 Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides Molecular Biology 3 works
  4. 4 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 3 works
  5. 5 Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds Aquatic Science 3 works
  6. 6 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  7. 7 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 Algal biology and biofuel production Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  9. 9 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  10. 10 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 2 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 available64.8%not open35.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.5%domestic only53.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020052010201520202025
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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 Matís (Iceland) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00017% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Matís (Iceland)0.00013% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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