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University of the Faroe Islands

In research, University of the Faroe Islands stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,902 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,818 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,266
of 28,054 · #13,946 all time
Research works
754
▲ 53% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
19.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is University of the Faroe Islands 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 #7,902 of 10,521 19.8%81 #13320
Physical SciencesDomain #10,818 of 12,888 18.5%62 #8962

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of the Faroe Islands 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: 0.57× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.88× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.95× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.91× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.64× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.09× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.76× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.22× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.83× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 46 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of the Faroe Islands?

Ranked on the composite score, Pál Weihe and Qin Xin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of the Faroe Islands.

  1. 1 Pál Weihe Faroe Islands · #454,159 worldwide 102 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Qin Xin Faroe Islands · #535,713 worldwide 112 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at University of the Faroe Islands

Which keywords describe research at University of the Faroe Islands?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Globalization, Sustainability, Governance, High-Intensity Interval Training, Vulnerability, International Relations and Resistance Training.

▲ 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▲ 2.9×32 topics
  2. Sustainability14▲ 2.5×25 topics
  3. Globalization13▲ 3.1×20 topics
  4. Epidemiology10▲ 1.18×43 topics
  5. Governance7▲ 10×3 topics
  6. Mental Health7▲ 2.2×12 topics
  7. Renewable Energy6▲ 1.97×16 topics
  8. Human Rights6▲ 2.7×9 topics
  9. High-Intensity Interval Training6▲ 25×2 topics
  10. Vulnerability6▲ 12×4 topics
  11. Depression5▲ 2.8×10 topics
  12. International Relations5▲ 9.6×5 topics
  13. Arctic5▲ 20×4 topics
  14. Resistance Training5▲ 24×2 topics
  15. Resilience5▲ 4.5×8 topics
  16. Anxiety4▲ 4.3×6 topics
  17. Social Isolation4▲ 10×3 topics
  18. Aquaculture4▲ 7.5×5 topics
  19. Geopolitics4▲ 13×3 topics
  20. Psychological Impact4▲ 6.0×4 topics
  21. Northern Sea Route4▲ 67×1 topic
  22. Shipping4▲ 37×1 topic
  23. Psychological Distress4▲ 7.2×2 topics
  24. Fuzzy Sets4▲ 32×3 topics
  25. Cosmopolitanism4▲ 16×3 topics
  26. Healthcare Workers4▲ 6.7×1 topic
  27. Quarantine4▲ 10×1 topic
  28. Judicial Review4▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Decolonization3▲ 19×2 topics
  30. Fisheries Sustainability3▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Constitutionalism3▲ 15×1 topic
  32. European Legal Systems3▲ 37×1 topic
  33. Islands3▲ 127×1 topic
  34. Small States3▲ 127×1 topic
  35. Exercise3▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Performance Analysis3▲ 6.7×1 topic
  37. Training Load3▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Lexicography3▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Marine Environment3▲ 8.6×3 topics
  40. Vascular Function3▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does University of the Faroe Islands publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Arctic and Russian Policy Studies, COVID-19 and Mental Health, Island Studies and Pacific Affairs and European and International Law Studies.

Arctic and Russian Polic…4Arctic and Russian Policy Studies: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health4COVID-19 and Mental Health: 4 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacific Affairs: 3 fractional worksEuropean and Internation…3European and International Law Studies: 3 fractional worksSports Performance and T…3Sports Performance and Training: 3 fractional worksMulti-Criteria Decision Making: 3 fractional worksYouth Education and Societal Dynamics: 3 fractional worksCardiovascular and exerc…3Cardiovascular and exercise physiology: 3 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 2 fractional worksIntegrated Energy Systems Optimization: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceClinical PsychologyDemographyPolitical Science and International Relations5 others

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

  1. 1 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 4 works
  3. 3 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 3 works
  4. 4 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  5. 5 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
  6. 6 Multi-Criteria Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 3 works
  7. 7 Youth Education and Societal Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  8. 8 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 3 works
  9. 9 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  10. 10 Integrated Energy Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available58.9%not open41.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors57.0%domestic only43.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of the Faroe Islands's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 53% 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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