Greenland's Top 2% Scientists 2021: Career-Long List
Greenland has 1 scientists on the 2021 career-long Top 2% list, the same number as in 2020. That places Greenland 135th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 7 places. Greenland Institute of Natural Resources has the most listed scientists (1).
Scientists in Greenland on the list, by year
The career-long count is unchanged since 2020.
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | - | 1 | ||
| 2021 | 1 | 1 | +0.0% | |
| 2022 | - | 1 | +0.0% | |
| 2023 | - | 2 | +100.0% | |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | +0.0% | |
| 2025 | 2 | +100.0% | 3 | +50.0% |
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| Rank in Greenland | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 230,577 | Greenland Institute of Natural Resources | Environmental Sciences | Rank 1,559 | |
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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 career-long list, Greenland Institute of Natural Resources has the most listed scientists from Greenland, with 1.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Greenland changed since 2020?
On the career-long list, Greenland went from 1 scientists in 2020 to 1 in 2021, a change of +0.0%.
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.