Question 1

What are the most cited papers from The Icelandic Centre for Research?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from The Icelandic Centre for Research is "Depressive symptoms, mental wellbeing, and substance use among adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland: a longitudinal, population-based study" (Ingibjörg Eva Þórisdóttir, Bryndís Björk Ásgeirsdóttir, Álfgeir L. Kristjánsson et al., 2021), with 302 citations. Next come "The Role of Depressed Mood and Anger in the Relationship Between Family Conflict and Delinquent Behavior" (180) and "Forecasting the effects of smoking prevalence scenarios on years of life lost and life expectancy from 2022 to 2050: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021" (148).

Question 2

Which research topics does The Icelandic Centre for Research publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Community Health and Development.

Question 3

Which fields of science does The Icelandic Centre for Research work in?

Accepted Answer

In all years, 59% of research at The Icelandic Centre for Research is in Social Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (34%), Psychology (23%), Medicine (17%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 4

Is The Icelandic Centre for Research's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 61% lower than in 2018-2021.