Iceland's Top 2% Scientists 2022
Iceland has 51 scientists on the 2022 single-year Top 2% list, the same number as in 2021. That places Iceland 72nd in the world by number of listed scientists, down 4 places. Haskoli Islands has the most listed scientists (20), followed by Reykjavik University (8).
Scientists in Iceland on the list, by year
The single-year count has grown 21% since 2020.
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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
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All 51 scientists
| Rank in Iceland | World rank | Scientist | Institute | Sub-field | Rank in sub-field |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4,102 | Landspitali - The National University Hospital of Iceland | Gastroenterology & Hepatology | Rank 58 | |
| 2 | 4,734 | Haskoli Islands | Geological & Geomatics Engineering | Rank 38 | |
| 3 | 5,459 | Haskoli Islands | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 25 | |
| 4 | 7,562 | Haskoli Islands | Fisheries | Rank 6 | |
| 5 | 10,457 |
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Reykjavik University | Business & Management | Rank 236 |
| 6 | 17,720 | Reykjavik University | Operations Research | Rank 71 | |
| 7 | 18,445 | deCODE genetics | Developmental Biology | Rank 612 | |
| 8 | 24,706 | Raunvísindastofnun Háskólans | Chemical Physics | Rank 409 | |
| 9 | 33,009 | Læknadeild Háskóla Íslands | Ophthalmology & Optometry | Rank 150 | |
| 10 | 34,732 | Haskoli Islands | Physical Chemistry | Rank 140 | |
| 11 | 36,334 | Reykjavik University | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 302 | |
| 12 | 43,907 | Reykjavik University | Public Health | Rank 447 | |
| 13 | 44,594 | Haskoli Islands | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 770 | |
| 14 | 45,783 | deCODE genetics | Developmental Biology | Rank 1,397 | |
| 15 | 46,559 | deCODE genetics | Developmental Biology | Rank 1,421 | |
| 16 | 51,443 | Læknadeild Háskóla Íslands | Immunology | Rank 1,291 | |
| 17 | 53,185 | Haskoli Islands | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 924 | |
| 18 | 54,006 | Læknadeild Háskóla Íslands | Developmental Biology | Rank 1,626 | |
| 19 | 57,566 | Haskoli Islands | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 997 | |
| 20 | 59,882 | Haskoli Islands | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 1,032 | |
| 21 | 65,795 | Haskoli Islands | Fisheries | Rank 116 | |
| 22 | 73,664 | Icelandic Heart Association | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 2,054 | |
| 23 | 75,087 | Haskoli Islands | Food Science | Rank 600 | |
| 24 | 75,149 |
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Reykjavik University | Psychiatry | Rank 1,277 |
| 25 | 84,326 |
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Reykjavik University | Finance | Rank 261 |
| 26 | 85,024 | deCODE genetics | Developmental Biology | Rank 2,465 | |
| 27 | 85,831 | Haskoli Islands | Geochemistry & Geophysics | Rank 1,446 | |
| 28 | 85,946 | School of Health Sciences | Experimental Psychology | Rank 1,032 | |
| 29 | 91,307 |
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Haskoli Islands | Chemical Engineering | Rank 613 |
| 30 | 95,123 | Haskoli Islands | Education | Rank 871 | |
| 31 | 96,074 | Haskoli Islands | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 646 | |
| 32 | 99,634 | Raunvísindastofnun Háskólans | Nuclear & Particle Physics | Rank 1,249 | |
| 33 | 111,879 | Nydköpunsrmiodtöo Íslands | Building & Construction | Rank 622 | |
| 34 | 115,738 | Læknadeild Háskóla Íslands | Dermatology & Venereal Diseases | Rank 449 | |
| 35 | 117,691 |
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The Krafla | Networking & Telecommunications | Rank 1,097 |
| 36 | 124,812 | Læknadeild Háskóla Íslands | Respiratory System | Rank 943 | |
| 37 | 130,500 | Landspitali - The National University Hospital of Iceland | Respiratory System | Rank 990 | |
| 38 | 130,753 | Læknadeild Háskóla Íslands | Cardiovascular System & Hematology | Rank 3,395 | |
| 39 | 139,175 | Akvaplan-niva Iceland Office | Fisheries | Rank 296 | |
| 40 | 140,041 | Haskoli Islands | Logistics & Transportation | Rank 426 | |
| 41 | 147,684 | Landspitali - The National University Hospital of Iceland | Genetics & Heredity | Rank 537 | |
| 42 | 148,984 |
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Haskoli Islands | Archaeology | Rank 154 |
| 43 | 149,904 | Reykjavik University | General & Internal Medicine | Rank 1,775 | |
| 44 | 152,208 |
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School of Health Sciences | Pharmacology & Pharmacy | Rank 1,117 |
| 45 | 160,516 | Læknadeild Háskóla Íslands | Oncology & Carcinogenesis | Rank 6,044 | |
| 46 | 170,687 | Raunvísindastofnun Háskólans | Applied Physics | Rank 3,624 | |
| 47 | 185,488 | Reykjavik University | Computation Theory & Mathematics | Rank 331 | |
| 48 | 217,236 |
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Haskoli Islands | Energy | Rank 5,350 |
| 49 | 266,147 | Haskoli Islands | Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry | Rank 1,269 | |
| 50 | 399,461 | Haskoli Islands | Folklore | Rank 3 | |
| 51 | 735,102 | Haskoli Islands | History | Rank 230 | |
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Frequently asked questions
How many scientists from Iceland are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?
51 scientists affiliated with Iceland are on the 2022 single-year list, and 55 are on the career-long list.
Which institute in Iceland has the most Top 2% scientists?
On the 2022 single-year list, Haskoli Islands has the most listed scientists from Iceland, with 20. It is followed by Reykjavik University with 8.
How has the number of Top 2% scientists in Iceland changed since 2020?
On the single-year list, Iceland went from 42 scientists in 2020 to 51 in 2022, a change of +21.4%.
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.