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Stefansson Arctic Institute

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Research works
37
▲ 37% vs 2018-21
Citations
587
16.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
58%
world 40%
International
47%
world 18%
Stefansson Arctic Institute

Not ranked overall: Stefansson Arctic Institute 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 Stefansson Arctic Institute work in?

In all years, 44% of research at Stefansson Arctic Institute is in Physical Sciences, 35% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (23%), Social Sciences (22%), Health Professions (14%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 16 fractional works · 43.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 23.3% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 7.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 6.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 7.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 35.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 21.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 19.8% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 16.1% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 14.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 14.2% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKStefansson ArcticInstitute37fractional works, all years
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences44%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences35%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science923.3%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences37.5%
    3. Chemistry25.4%
    4. Physics and Astronomy12.7%
    5. Engineering12.6%
    6. Energy01.0%
    7. Materials Science01.0%
    8. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Social Sciences821.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities25.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting24.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.2%
    5. Decision Sciences11.4%
    6. Psychology00.3%
    1. Health Professions514.2%
    2. Medicine11.6%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences13.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.9%
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: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 6.56× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.13× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 4.73× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 1.44× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.90× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.76× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 8.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science8.13×5 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences6.56×1 works
  3. Health Professions4.73×2 works
  4. Decision Sciences3.90×0 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.76×0 works
  6. Social Sciences1.49×2 works
  7. Nursing1.44×0 works
  8. Energy1.02×0 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.73×0 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.58×0 works
  11. Psychology0.31×0 works
  12. Medicine0.09×0 works
  13. Engineering0.06×0 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Stefansson Arctic Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Joan Nymand Larsen and Níels Einarsson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Stefansson Arctic Institute.

  1. 1 Joan Nymand Larsen Iceland · #1,342,830 worldwide 1.7k citations · 60 works
  2. 2 Níels Einarsson Iceland · #2,467,201 worldwide 596 citations · 51 works
All ranked researchers at Stefansson Arctic Institute

What are the most cited papers from Stefansson Arctic Institute?

The most cited paper from Stefansson Arctic Institute is "Land–Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone: Past, present & future" (Ramachandran Ramesh, Zuoqi Chen, Valerie Cummins et al., 2015), with 251 citations. Next come "ACCF/AHA Clinical Competence Statement on Cardiac Imaging With Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance" (250) and "Moving beyond panaceas in fisheries governance" (118).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Land–Ocean Interactions in the Coastal Zone: Past, present & future Ramachandran Ramesh, Zuoqi Chen, Valerie Cummins et al. · Anthropocene Open access Dec 2015 251
2 ACCF/AHA Clinical Competence Statement on Cardiac Imaging With Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Matthew Jay Budoff, Mylan C. Cohen, Mario Jorge Garcia et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology Open access Jul 2005 250
3 Moving beyond panaceas in fisheries governance Oran R. Young et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 23 Aug 2018 118
4 Synthesis of spiro-oxoindoles through Pd-catalyzed remote C–H alkylation using α-diazocarbonyl compounds Marta Pérez‐Gómez, Sergio Hernández-Ponte, Delia Bautista et al. · Chemical Communications Open access 2017 107
5 A Variant in LDLR Is Associated With Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Declan Bradley et al. · Circulation Cardiovascular Genetics Open access 18 Sep 2013 98
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Stefansson Arctic Institute?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Arctic, Governance, Northern Sea Route, Shipping, Vulnerability and Food Security.

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

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change18▲ 19×29 topics
  2. Sustainability8▲ 11×11 topics
  3. Arctic7▲ 182×4 topics
  4. Governance6▲ 58×2 topics
  5. Northern Sea Route6▲ 838×1 topic
  6. Shipping6▲ 498×1 topic
  7. Vulnerability6▲ 97×4 topics
  8. Food Security5▲ 36×2 topics
  9. Arctic Indigenous Peoples5▲ 723×1 topic
  10. Ecological Knowledge5▲ 322×2 topics
  11. Traditional Knowledge5▲ 335×1 topic
  12. Ecosystem-Based Management2▲ 177×1 topic
  13. Marine Spatial Planning2▲ 177×1 topic
  14. Ecosystem Services1▲ 11×3 topics
  15. Holocene1▲ 22×3 topics
  16. Innovation1▲ 3.6×2 topics
  17. Paleoclimatology1▲ 25×2 topics
  18. Permafrost1▲ 76×2 topics
  19. Biodiversity Conservation1▲ 11×3 topics
  20. Renewable Energy1▲ 2.9×5 topics
  21. Calvinism1▲ 70×1 topic
  22. Global Warming1▲ 7.7×5 topics
  23. Intellectual Property Rights1▲ 59×1 topic
  24. Patent Analysis1▲ 160×1 topic
  25. Reformation1▲ 60×1 topic
  26. Sea-Level Rise1▲ 27×3 topics

Which research topics does Stefansson Arctic Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Arctic and Russian Policy Studies, Indigenous Studies and Ecology, Coastal and Marine Management and Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics.

Arctic and Russian Polic…2Arctic and Russian Policy Studies: 2 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and Ecology: 2 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Management: 1 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosyste…1Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 1 fractional worksInternational Maritime Law Issues: 0 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 0 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 0 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 0 fractional worksTree-ring climate responses: 0 fractional worksClimate change and permafrost: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawEcology2 others

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

  1. 1 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 2 works
  3. 3 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  4. 4 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 1 works
  5. 5 International Maritime Law Issues Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
  6. 6 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 0 works
  7. 7 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 0 works
  8. 8 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  9. 9 Tree-ring climate responses Atmospheric Science 0 works
  10. 10 Climate change and permafrost 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 available58.4%not open41.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.9%domestic only53.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Stefansson Arctic Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 37% higher 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 Stefansson Arctic Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000030% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Stefansson Arctic Institute0.000073% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Stefansson Arctic Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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