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Össur (Iceland)

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Research works
39
▼ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
633
16.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
50%
world 40%
International
52%
world 18%
Össur (Iceland)

Not ranked overall: Össur (Iceland) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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

In all years, 55% of research at Össur (Iceland) is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (52%), Medicine (21%), Health Professions (6%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 21 fractional works · 55.4% of its workEngineering: 20 fractional works · 51.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 46.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 27.4% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 21.1% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 8.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 10.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workALL ITS WORKÖssur (Iceland)39fractional works, all years
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences55%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences11%

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 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2051.9%
    2. Materials Science11.9%
    3. Physics and Astronomy00.9%
    4. Chemical Engineering00.4%
    5. Chemistry00.3%
    1. Medicine821.1%
    2. Health Professions25.8%
    3. Dentistry00.4%
    1. Social Sciences25.4%
    2. Psychology12.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities12.6%
    1. Neuroscience24.6%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.7%
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.

Neuroscience: 3.67× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEngineering: 2.51× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 3.84× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.77× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 2.71× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 9 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions3.84×1 works
  2. Neuroscience3.67×1 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.77×1 works
  4. Psychology2.71×1 works
  5. Engineering2.51×5 works
  6. Medicine1.00×2 works
  7. Social Sciences0.65×1 works
  8. Chemistry0.57×0 works
  9. Materials Science0.51×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Össur (Iceland)?

Ranked on the quality score, Freygardur Thorsteinsson and Knut Lechler lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Össur (Iceland).

  1. 1 Freygardur Thorsteinsson Iceland · #1,654,683 worldwide 998 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Knut Lechler Iceland · #2,558,111 worldwide 754 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Össur (Iceland)

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

The most cited paper from Össur (Iceland) is "Design and Control of the MINDWALKER Exoskeleton" (Shiqian Wang, Letian Wang, Cory Meijneke et al., 2014), with 378 citations. Next come "Sensory feedback restoration in leg amputees improves walking speed, metabolic cost and phantom pain" (280) and "Toward higher-performance bionic limbs for wider clinical use" (273).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Design and Control of the MINDWALKER Exoskeleton Shiqian Wang, Letian Wang, Cory Meijneke et al. · IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering Open access 30 Oct 2014 378
2 Sensory feedback restoration in leg amputees improves walking speed, metabolic cost and phantom pain Francesco Maria Petrini, Marko Bumbaširević, Giacomo Valle et al. · Nature Medicine Open access Sep 2019 280
3 Toward higher-performance bionic limbs for wider clinical use Dario Farina, Ivan Vujaklija, Rickard Brånemark et al. · Nature Biomedical Engineering Open access 31 May 2021 273
4 Enhancing functional abilities and cognitive integration of the lower limb prosthesis Francesco Maria Petrini, Giacomo Valle, Marko Bumbaširević et al. · Science Translational Medicine Open access 2 Oct 2019 271
5 EMG patterns during assisted walking in the exoskeleton Francesca Sylos Labini, Valentina La Scaleia, Andrea d’Avella et al. · Frontiers in Human Neuroscience Open access 16 Jun 2014 148
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Össur (Iceland)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Actuators, Rehabilitation, Biomechanics, Exoskeletons, Lower Limb, Gait Analysis, Electromyography and Muscle Fatigue.

▲ 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 29 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 29 words, with their numbers
  1. Actuators9▲ 164×2 topics
  2. Rehabilitation9▲ 63×3 topics
  3. Biomechanics9▲ 70×3 topics
  4. Exoskeletons8▲ 965×1 topic
  5. Lower Limb8▲ 965×1 topic
  6. Gait Analysis6▲ 173×2 topics
  7. Electromyography6▲ 299×1 topic
  8. Muscle Fatigue6▲ 299×1 topic
  9. Epidemiology5▲ 3.0×12 topics
  10. Revision Surgery2▲ 55×2 topics
  11. Total Hip Replacement2▲ 55×2 topics
  12. Complications2▲ 9.6×4 topics
  13. Management2▲ 6.2×2 topics
  14. Diabetes2▲ 8.9×1 topic
  15. Foot Ulcers2▲ 140×1 topic
  16. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 18×3 topics
  17. Arthroplasty2▲ 50×1 topic
  18. Total Knee Replacement2▲ 73×1 topic
  19. Nanogenerators2▲ 47×1 topic
  20. Wearable2▲ 47×1 topic
  21. Functional Recovery1▲ 28×2 topics
  22. Communication1▲ 12×2 topics
  23. Nanocomposites1▲ 4.2×3 topics
  24. Constraint-Induced Therapy1▲ 48×1 topic
  25. Motor Recovery1▲ 48×1 topic
  26. Neural Plasticity1▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Learning1▲ 13×1 topic
  28. Nanomaterials1▲ 3.3×2 topics
  29. Teaching1▲ 35×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics, Muscle activation and electromyography studies, Language Acquisition and Education and Qualitative research in health.

Prosthetics and Rehabili…2Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics: 2 fractional worksMuscle activation and electromyography studies: 2 fractional worksLanguage Acquisition and Education: 1 fractional worksQualitative research in health: 1 fractional worksDiverse Music Education Insights: 1 fractional worksHealth and Lifestyle Stu…1Health and Lifestyle Studies: 1 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 1 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 0 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 0 fractional worksDiabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management: 0 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyEducationMusic4 others

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

  1. 1 Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Language Acquisition and Education Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Qualitative research in health Education 1 works
  5. 5 Diverse Music Education Insights Music 1 works
  6. 6 Health and Lifestyle Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 0 works
  9. 9 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty Surgery 0 works
  10. 10 Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 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 available49.5%not open50.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors51.5%domestic only48.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 25% 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 Össur (Iceland) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000024% in 2024.

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

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