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University of Akureyri

In research, University of Akureyri stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,314 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,159 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,523
of 28,054 · #17,527 all time
Rank in Iceland
#5
of 8
Research works
865
▲ 48% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
15.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is University of Akureyri known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #6,314 of 10,521 16.9%131 #6684
Social SciencesField #4,159 of 6,365 18.7%74 #4200

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Akureyri 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.99× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.59× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.51× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.17× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 2.09× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.31× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.87× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.39× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.69× its world share, 34 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.49× its world share, 74 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Akureyri?

Ranked on the composite score, Guðmundur Alfreðsson, Þóroddur Bjarnason and Kjartan Ólafsson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Akureyri.

  1. 1 Guðmundur Alfreðsson Iceland · #46,229 worldwide 99 citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Þóroddur Bjarnason Iceland · #115,369 worldwide 198 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Kjartan Ólafsson Iceland · #181,058 worldwide 171 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Tim Murphy Iceland · #453,788 worldwide 13 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Giorgio Baruchello Iceland · #564,667 worldwide 10 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Rachael Lorna Johnstone Iceland · #690,102 worldwide 2 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Ingólfur Ásgeir Jóhannesson Iceland · #694,961 worldwide 20 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Hilmar Þór Hilmarsson Iceland · #823,556 worldwide 6 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Ragnar Stefánsson Iceland · #988,828 worldwide 79 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Jóhann Örlygsson Iceland · #1,132,646 worldwide 60 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at University of Akureyri

Which keywords describe research at University of Akureyri?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Climate Change, Resilience, Globalization, Ethics, Sustainability, International Relations and Governance.

▲ 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 Change17▲ 2.7×32 topics
  2. Mental Health15▲ 4.4×22 topics
  3. Sustainability14▲ 2.4×20 topics
  4. Globalization13▲ 2.8×25 topics
  5. Education10▲ 2.5×12 topics
  6. Resilience9▲ 7.8×10 topics
  7. Ethics8▲ 7.1×7 topics
  8. Qualitative Research8▲ 3.8×6 topics
  9. International Relations8▲ 13×4 topics
  10. Governance7▲ 8.7×4 topics
  11. Healthcare7▲ 2.6×6 topics
  12. Geopolitics7▲ 18×4 topics
  13. Quality of Life6▲ 1.88×19 topics
  14. Pedagogy6▲ 5.3×5 topics
  15. Arctic6▲ 22×4 topics
  16. Child Development6▲ 6.0×6 topics
  17. Phenomenology6▲ 23×3 topics
  18. Shipping6▲ 48×2 topics
  19. Northern Sea Route6▲ 83×1 topic
  20. Oil and Gas6▲ 63×1 topic
  21. Food Security5▲ 4.1×6 topics
  22. Social Sciences5▲ 16×2 topics
  23. Communication5▲ 7.1×2 topics
  24. Family Dynamics5▲ 16×1 topic
  25. Work Environment5▲ 108×1 topic
  26. Enzymatic Hydrolysis5▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Coping Strategies4▲ 7.4×6 topics
  28. Health Consequences4▲ 6.2×2 topics
  29. Aquaculture4▲ 6.7×4 topics
  30. Emotion Regulation4▲ 5.6×7 topics
  31. Neoliberalism4▲ 4.9×6 topics
  32. Language Development4▲ 14×4 topics
  33. Self-Regulation4▲ 9.1×4 topics
  34. Gender-based Violence4▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Inclusion4▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Intimate Partner Violence3▲ 35×2 topics
  37. Vulnerability3▲ 6.4×4 topics
  38. Academic Achievement3▲ 8.2×6 topics
  39. Lignocellulosic Biomass3▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Pretreatment3▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Akureyri publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Arctic and Russian Policy Studies, Research in Social Sciences, Biofuel production and bioconversion and Intimate Partner and Family Violence.

Arctic and Russian Policy Studies: 6 fractional worksResearch in Social Sciences: 5 fractional worksBiofuel production and bioconversion: 3 fractional worksIntimate Partner and Family Violence: 3 fractional worksChild Development and Digital Technology: 3 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and Ecology: 2 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…2Marine and fisheries research: 2 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma: 2 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 2 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolic Engi…2Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEducationBiomedical EngineeringHealth4 others

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

  1. 1 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  2. 2 Research in Social Sciences Education 5 works
  3. 3 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Intimate Partner and Family Violence Health 3 works
  5. 5 Child Development and Digital Technology Education 3 works
  6. 6 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 2 works
  7. 7 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  8. 8 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction Molecular Biology 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 available49.8%not open50.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.1%domestic only73.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Akureyri's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 48% 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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