Iceland's Top 2% Scientists 2020: Career-Long List
Iceland has 43 scientists on the 2020 career-long Top 2% list. That places Iceland 57th in the world by number of listed scientists. Haskoli Islands has the most listed scientists (26), followed by Reykjavik University (4).
Scientists in Iceland on the list, by year
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| Year | Single Year | Change | Career Data | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 42 | 43 | ||
| 2021 | 51 | +21.4% | 50 | +16.3% |
| 2022 | 51 | +0.0% | 55 | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 57 | +11.8% | 64 | +16.4% |
| 2024 | 59 | +3.5% | 63 | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 66 | +11.9% | 78 | +23.8% |
Top 10 institutes in Iceland
By number of listed scientists
All 43 scientists
| Rank in Iceland | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6,392 | Haskoli Islands | Fisheries | Rank 6 | |
| 2 | 9,296 | Landspitali University Hospital | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 159 | |
| 3 | 10,655 | Haskoli Islands | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 20 | |
| 4 | 11,024 | Haskoli Islands | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 81 | |
| 5 | 16,946 | Haskoli Islands | Developmental Biology | Rank 823 | |
| 6 | 20,134 | Landspitali University Hospital | Ophthalmology & Optometry | Rank 97 | |
| 7 | 26,001 | Haskoli Islands | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 399 | |
| 8 | 31,566 | Haskoli Islands | Chemical Physics | Rank 717 | |
| 9 | 38,280 | Vogur Hospital | Substance Abuse | Rank 141 | |
| 10 | 40,820 | Haskoli Islands | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 1,635 | |
| 11 | 44,809 | Haskoli Islands | Anesthesiology | Rank 158 | |
| 12 | 53,717 | deCODE genetics | Developmental Biology | Rank 1,982 | |
| 13 | 56,927 | Reykjavik University | Computation Theory & Mathematics | Rank 149 | |
| 14 | 59,412 | National University Hospital Reykjavik | Immunology | Rank 1,784 | |
| 15 | 59,661 | Haskoli Islands | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 980 | |
| 16 | 61,914 | Haskoli Islands | Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences | Rank 876 | |
| 17 | 68,644 |
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Reykjavik University | Business & Management | Rank 625 |
| 18 | 75,254 | Haskoli Islands | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | Rank 488 | |
| 19 | 78,900 | Institute of Earth Sciences | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 1,329 | |
| 20 | 82,121 | Matís ohf., Iceland | Food Science | Rank 326 | |
| 21 | 84,286 | Haskoli Islands | Fisheries | Rank 208 | |
| 22 | 84,798 | Haskoli Islands | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,364 | |
| 23 | 91,149 | Haskoli Islands | Microbiology | Rank 2,305 | |
| 24 | 91,496 | Haskoli Islands | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 1,536 | |
| 25 | 95,212 | Haskoli Islands | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 1,591 | |
| 26 | 96,274 | Haskoli Islands | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 1,603 | |
| 27 | 98,356 | deCODE genetics | Developmental Biology | Rank 3,129 | |
| 28 | 99,017 | Haskoli Islands | Respiratory System | Rank 1,022 | |
| 29 | 103,003 | Reykjavik University | Experimental Psychology | Rank 1,108 | |
| 30 | 104,827 | Akureyri Regional Hospital | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 4,275 | |
| 31 | 106,058 | Haskoli Islands | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 4,316 | |
| 32 | 107,459 | Haskoli Islands | Paleontology | Rank 508 | |
| 33 | 124,781 | Institute of Earth Sciences | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 2,039 | |
| 34 | 130,694 | Haskoli Islands | Dentistry | Rank 769 | |
| 35 | 148,622 |
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Haskoli Islands | Environmental & Occupational Health | Rank 161 |
| 36 | 161,195 | Haskoli Islands | Education | Rank 861 | |
| 37 | 165,767 | Icelandic Meteorological Office | Applied Physics | Rank 4,449 | |
| 38 | 167,184 | Haskoli Islands | Fisheries | Rank 512 | |
| 39 | 170,730 | Haskoli Islands | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 2,786 | |
| 40 | 172,883 | IEEE | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 688 | |
| 41 | 231,868 |
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Haskoli Islands | Archaeology | Rank 207 |
| 42 | 234,879 | Nydköpunsrmiodtöo Íslands | Optics | Rank 1,004 | |
| 43 | 298,999 |
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Reykjavik University | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | Rank 5,114 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Iceland are in the 2020 Stanford Top 2% list?
42 scientists affiliated with Iceland are on the 2020 single-year list, and 43 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Iceland has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2020 career-long list, Haskoli Islands has the most listed scientists from Iceland, with 26. It is followed by Reykjavik University with 4.
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.