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Greenland's Top 2% Scientists 2021

Greenland has 1 scientists on the 2021 single-year Top 2% list. That places Greenland 137th in the world by number of listed scientists. Greenland Institute of Natural Resources has the most listed scientists (1).

Single Year
1
First year listed
Career Data
1
No change vs 2020
World rank by count
#137
First year listed
Institutes
1
First year listed

Scientists in Greenland on the list, by year

Single-year list, change on the previous year
2024Not listed in 2023
2025+100.0%
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YearSingle YearChangeCareer DataChange
2020-1
202111+0.0%
2022-1+0.0%
2023-2+100.0%
202412+0.0%
20252+100.0%3+50.0%

Institutes in Greenland

By number of listed scientists

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  1. 1Greenland Institute of Natural Resources1

All 1 scientists

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Rank in Greenland World rank Scientist Institute Sub-field Rank in sub-field
1 184,488 Greenland Institute of Natural Resources Marine Biology & Hydrobiology Rank 1,337
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from Greenland are in the 2021 Stanford Top 2% list?

1 scientists affiliated with Greenland are on the 2021 single-year list, and 1 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in Greenland has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2021 single-year list, Greenland Institute of Natural Resources has the most listed scientists from Greenland, with 1.

What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?

The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.

What is the official source of this data?

The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.