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University Centre of the Westfjords

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World rank, all time
#35,459
of 42,892
Rank in Iceland
#20
of 24
Research works
149
▲ 99% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.7k
11.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

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: 1.03× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 3.02× its world share, 3 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.46× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.78× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.01× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.50× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.83× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.90× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.66× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.49× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.01× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at University Centre of the Westfjords?

Ranked on the composite score, Catherine Chambers lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University Centre of the Westfjords.

  1. 1 Catherine Chambers Iceland · #820,041 worldwide 36 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at University Centre of the Westfjords

Which keywords describe research at University Centre of the Westfjords?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Globalization, Social Capital, Identity, Fisheries Sustainability, Labor Market, Ocean Acidification and Sustainable Development Goals.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Climate Change9▲ 5.9×24 topics
  2. Globalization7▲ 6.7×10 topics
  3. Social Capital4▲ 13×4 topics
  4. Identity4▲ 8.8×9 topics
  5. Sustainability3▲ 2.1×7 topics
  6. Economic Growth2▲ 5.2×2 topics
  7. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 48×2 topics
  8. Labor Market2▲ 14×2 topics
  9. Ocean Acidification2▲ 56×3 topics
  10. Social Justice2▲ 7.1×6 topics
  11. Sustainable Development Goals2▲ 23×2 topics
  12. Immigration2▲ 33×3 topics
  13. Vulnerability2▲ 16×4 topics
  14. COVID-19 Impact2▲ 21×3 topics
  15. Invasive Species2▲ 7.5×5 topics
  16. Coral Reefs2▲ 90×1 topic
  17. Marine Ecosystems2▲ 56×1 topic
  18. Nationalism2▲ 6.4×3 topics
  19. History2▲ 4.0×3 topics
  20. Adaptation2▲ 9.1×5 topics
  21. Conservation2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  22. Destination Image2▲ 32×1 topic
  23. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Resilience2▲ 5.4×4 topics
  25. Tourist Satisfaction2▲ 26×1 topic
  26. Migration1▲ 7.2×6 topics
  27. Public Policy1▲ 5.1×2 topics
  28. Social Policy1▲ 26×3 topics
  29. Conservation Challenges1▲ 48×1 topic
  30. Entrepreneurial Orientation1▲ 28×1 topic
  31. Financial Crisis1▲ 21×1 topic
  32. Freshwater Biodiversity1▲ 38×1 topic
  33. Iceland1▲ 534×1 topic
  34. Neoliberalism1▲ 6.6×2 topics
  35. Opportunity Recognition1▲ 28×1 topic
  36. Partially Ordered Sets1▲ 240×1 topic
  37. Periodic Table1▲ 168×1 topic
  38. Political Economy1▲ 9.2×2 topics
  39. Social Networks1▲ 8.9×2 topics
  40. Trophic Cascades1▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does University Centre of the Westfjords publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research, History and advancements in chemistry and European Socioeconomic and Political Studies.

Coral and Marine Ecosyst…2Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 2 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Touri…2Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 2 fractional worksHistory and advancements in chemistry: 1 fractional worksEuropean Socioeconomic a…1European Socioeconomic and Political Studies: 1 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…1Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 1 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 1 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 1 fractional worksLabor Movements and Unions1Labor Movements and Unions: 1 fractional worksInternational Business and FDI: 1 fractional worksTourism, Volunteerism, and Development: 1 fractional works
EcologySociology and Political SciencePhysical and Theoretical ChemistryEconomics and Econometrics6 others

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

  1. 1 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 2 works
  2. 2 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 History and advancements in chemistry Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 1 works
  4. 4 European Socioeconomic and Political Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  5. 5 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  6. 6 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  7. 7 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Labor Movements and Unions Public Administration 1 works
  9. 9 International Business and FDI Strategy and Management 1 works
  10. 10 Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development Demography 1 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 available42.3%not open57.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.9%domestic only68.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University Centre of the Westfjords's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 99% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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