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Iceland University Rankings 2024

As described in the university ranking section, it is not easy to obtain and standardize data from 1 countries, 12 universities/ institutions for the country ranking. Therefore, we based our ranking system on the number of meritorious scientists. Four criteria are used to rank the countries. The first one is the number of scientists in the top 3 % list. The second criterion is the number of scientists in the top 10%, Top 20%, Top 40%, top 60% and top 80% list. The third one is the number of scientists listed in the AD Scientific Index. In the case of equalities after applying all these three criteria, the world rank of the meritorious scientist of that country is used. Click for individual or institutional registration.

AD Scientific Index - Country Rankings 2024
Region Ranking World Ranking Country Total Institutios in Country Total Scientists in Index Best Public University In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Private University In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Institution In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Company In Country
World Rank / Name
Best Hospital In Country
World Rank / Name
25 51 Iceland 12 1,016 478
University of Iceland
245
Reykjavik University
1,492
Marine and Freshwater Research Institute
40
deCODE genetics
Table I. Number of scientists in Iceland top 1.000 according to Country Click for details
# Country Country Region Rank Country World Rank Scientists in Top 1.000 Total University Total Scientist
1 Iceland 25 51 1000 12 1016
Table II. General Universities in Iceland top 1.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Sources of Funding Founded Scientists in Iceland Top 1.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 1.000 / Total Scientist)
1 University of Iceland 1 251 606 Iceland Public 1911 687 695 0.988
2 deCODE genetics 2 634 1487 Iceland Company 1996 40 40 1.000
3 Reykjavik University 3 947 2248 Iceland Private 1998 145 150 0.967
4 University of Akureyri 4 1181 2896 Iceland Public 1987 53 54 0.981
5 Agricultural University of Iceland 5 1684 4405 Iceland Public 2005 13 14 0.929
6 Hólar University College 6 2029 5562 Iceland Public 1882 16 16 1.000
7 Marine and Freshwater Research Institute 7 2073 5734 Iceland Institution 2018 16 16 1.000
8 Icelandic Meteorological Office 8 2472 7303 Iceland Institution 1964 6 6 1.000
9 University Centre of the Westfjords 9 3400 11325 Iceland Public 2005 8 8 1.000
10 Bifrost University 10 3678 12903 Iceland Private 1918 9 9 1.000
Table III. Public Universities in Iceland top 1.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Founded Scientists in Iceland Top 1.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 1.000 / Total Scientist)
1 University of Iceland 1 251 606 Iceland 1911 687 695 0.988
2 University of Akureyri 4 1181 2896 Iceland 1987 53 54 0.981
3 Agricultural University of Iceland 5 1684 4405 Iceland 2005 13 14 0.929
4 Hólar University College 6 2029 5562 Iceland 1882 16 16 1.000
5 University Centre of the Westfjords 9 3400 11325 Iceland 2005 8 8 1.000
Table IV. Private Universities in Iceland top 1.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Founded Scientists in Iceland Top 1.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 1.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Reykjavik University 3 947 2248 Iceland 1998 145 150 0.967
2 Bifrost University 10 3678 12903 Iceland 1918 9 9 1.000
Table V. Universities Founded After 2010 in Iceland Top 1.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Sources of Funding Founded Scientists in Iceland Top 1.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 1.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Marine and Freshwater Research Institute 7 2073 5734 Iceland Institution 2018 16 16 1.000
Table VI. Universities Founded After 2000 in Iceland Top 1.000 Click for details
# University Country Rank Region Rank World Rank Country Sources of Funding Founded Scientists in Iceland Top 1.000 Total Scientists in Index Ratio (in top 1.000 / Total Scientist)
1 Agricultural University of Iceland 5 1684 4405 Iceland Public 2005 13 14 0.929
2 Marine and Freshwater Research Institute 7 2073 5734 Iceland Institution 2018 16 16 1.000
3 University Centre of the Westfjords 9 3400 11325 Iceland Public 2005 8 8 1.000
Table VII A. Iceland Top 10 Productivity i10 Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 Iceland Table VII A. Iceland Top 10 Productivity i10 Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 539 1458 Vilmundur Gudnason Vilmundur Gudnason

Iceland
University of Iceland Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Genetics of common | chronic disease. Disease risk assessment |
187 136 0.727 704 616 0.875 185835 98332 0.529
2 2 2358 6758 Unnur Thorsteinsdottir Unnur Thorsteinsdottir

Iceland
University of Iceland Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Human genetics |
182 125 0.687 379 363 0.958 150027 62429 0.416
1 3 2408 6921 Slawomir Koziel Slawomir Koziel

Iceland
Reykjavik University
CAD | simulation-driven design | numerical optimization | surrogate modeling |
60 43 0.717 376 269 0.715 18129 9478 0.523
3 4 3174 9025 Jón Atli Benediktsson Jón Atli Benediktsson

Iceland
University of Iceland Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Remote Sensing | Image Analysis | Pattern Recognition | Signal Processing |
102 77 0.755 339 230 0.678 48226 23175 0.481
4 5 4677 13391 Thorsteinn Loftsson Thorsteinn Loftsson

Iceland
University of Iceland Iceland
Cyclodextrins | solubilization | stabilization | prodrugs | soft drugs |
81 46 0.568 288 173 0.601 32424 11497 0.355
5 6 5123 14653 Thor Aspelund Thor Aspelund

Iceland
University of Iceland Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Statistics | biostatistics | survival analysis | clinical prediction models |
102 75 0.735 277 237 0.856 134822 61051 0.453
1 7 5858 16724 Daniel Gudbjartsson Daniel Gudbjartsson

Iceland
deCODE genetics Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Statistical Genetics |
128 99 0.773 262 252 0.962 79169 33258 0.420
6 8 6757 19264 Guðlaugur Jóhannesson Guðlaugur Jóhannesson

Iceland
University of Iceland Natural Sciences / Physics
Astro particle physics | high-energy gamma rays | Cosmic rays | gamma-ray bursts | interstellar medium |
127 73 0.575 246 221 0.898 64466 23330 0.362
2 9 7928 22703 Hreinn Stefansson Hreinn Stefansson

Iceland
deCODE genetics Head of CNS division, deCODE genetics
genetics | schizophrenia | autism | Alzheimer´s | Parkinson´s |
111 87 0.784 228 212 0.930 84700 47086 0.556
3 10 9309 26550 Patrick Sulem Patrick Sulem

Iceland
deCODE genetics Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
genetics |
105 82 0.781 212 196 0.925 51047 23242 0.455
Table VII B. Iceland Top 10 Last 5 Years i10 Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 Iceland Table VII B. Iceland Top 10 Last 5 Years i10 Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 356 877 Vilmundur Gudnason Vilmundur Gudnason

Iceland
University of Iceland Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Genetics of common | chronic disease. Disease risk assessment |
187 136 0.727 704 616 0.875 185835 98332 0.529
2 2 1050 2911 Unnur Thorsteinsdottir Unnur Thorsteinsdottir

Iceland
University of Iceland Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Human genetics |
182 125 0.687 379 363 0.958 150027 62429 0.416
1 3 2103 6007 Slawomir Koziel Slawomir Koziel

Iceland
Reykjavik University
CAD | simulation-driven design | numerical optimization | surrogate modeling |
60 43 0.717 376 269 0.715 18129 9478 0.523
1 4 2497 7109 Daniel Gudbjartsson Daniel Gudbjartsson

Iceland
deCODE genetics Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Statistical Genetics |
128 99 0.773 262 252 0.962 79169 33258 0.420
3 5 2910 8299 Thor Aspelund Thor Aspelund

Iceland
University of Iceland Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Statistics | biostatistics | survival analysis | clinical prediction models |
102 75 0.735 277 237 0.856 134822 61051 0.453
4 6 3113 8895 Jón Atli Benediktsson Jón Atli Benediktsson

Iceland
University of Iceland Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Remote Sensing | Image Analysis | Pattern Recognition | Signal Processing |
102 77 0.755 339 230 0.678 48226 23175 0.481
5 7 3415 9841 Guðlaugur Jóhannesson Guðlaugur Jóhannesson

Iceland
University of Iceland Natural Sciences / Physics
Astro particle physics | high-energy gamma rays | Cosmic rays | gamma-ray bursts | interstellar medium |
127 73 0.575 246 221 0.898 64466 23330 0.362
2 8 3763 10846 Hreinn Stefansson Hreinn Stefansson

Iceland
deCODE genetics Head of CNS division, deCODE genetics
genetics | schizophrenia | autism | Alzheimer´s | Parkinson´s |
111 87 0.784 228 212 0.930 84700 47086 0.556
3 9 4516 13011 Patrick Sulem Patrick Sulem

Iceland
deCODE genetics Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
genetics |
105 82 0.781 212 196 0.925 51047 23242 0.455
6 10 5918 17134 Thorsteinn Loftsson Thorsteinn Loftsson

Iceland
University of Iceland Iceland
Cyclodextrins | solubilization | stabilization | prodrugs | soft drugs |
81 46 0.568 288 173 0.601 32424 11497 0.355
Table VII C. Iceland Top 10 Last 5 Years H Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 Iceland Table VII C. Iceland Top 10 Last 5 Years H Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 176 382 Vilmundur Gudnason Vilmundur Gudnason

Iceland
University of Iceland Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Genetics of common | chronic disease. Disease risk assessment |
187 136 0.727 704 616 0.875 185835 98332 0.529
2 2 288 633 Unnur Thorsteinsdottir Unnur Thorsteinsdottir

Iceland
University of Iceland Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Human genetics |
182 125 0.687 379 363 0.958 150027 62429 0.416
1 3 564 1449 Daniel Gudbjartsson Daniel Gudbjartsson

Iceland
deCODE genetics Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Statistical Genetics |
128 99 0.773 262 252 0.962 79169 33258 0.420
2 4 866 2296 Hreinn Stefansson Hreinn Stefansson

Iceland
deCODE genetics Head of CNS division, deCODE genetics
genetics | schizophrenia | autism | Alzheimer´s | Parkinson´s |
111 87 0.784 228 212 0.930 84700 47086 0.556
3 5 1121 3027 Patrick Sulem Patrick Sulem

Iceland
deCODE genetics Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
genetics |
105 82 0.781 212 196 0.925 51047 23242 0.455
3 6 1390 3865 Jón Atli Benediktsson Jón Atli Benediktsson

Iceland
University of Iceland Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Remote Sensing | Image Analysis | Pattern Recognition | Signal Processing |
102 77 0.755 339 230 0.678 48226 23175 0.481
4 7 1463 4128 Thor Aspelund Thor Aspelund

Iceland
University of Iceland Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Statistics | biostatistics | survival analysis | clinical prediction models |
102 75 0.735 277 237 0.856 134822 61051 0.453
5 8 1673 4713 Guðlaugur Jóhannesson Guðlaugur Jóhannesson

Iceland
University of Iceland Natural Sciences / Physics
Astro particle physics | high-energy gamma rays | Cosmic rays | gamma-ray bursts | interstellar medium |
127 73 0.575 246 221 0.898 64466 23330 0.362
4 9 2478 7098 Gísli Másson Gísli Másson

Iceland
deCODE genetics Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Bioinformatics | Human Genetics | Genomics | Computational Biology | Algebra |
80 66 0.825 111 107 0.964 33053 15581 0.471
5 10 2805 8178 Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir

Iceland
deCODE genetics Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
human genetics | type 2 diabetes | reproduction | preeclampsia | endometriosis |
76 63 0.829 114 103 0.904 56180 21411 0.381
Table VII D. Iceland Top 10 Total Citiation Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 Iceland Table VII D. Iceland Top 10 Total Citiation Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 332 821 Vilmundur Gudnason Vilmundur Gudnason

Iceland
University of Iceland Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Genetics of common | chronic disease. Disease risk assessment |
187 136 0.727 704 616 0.875 185835 98332 0.529
2 2 454 1237 Unnur Thorsteinsdottir Unnur Thorsteinsdottir

Iceland
University of Iceland Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Human genetics |
182 125 0.687 379 363 0.958 150027 62429 0.416
3 3 550 1531 Thor Aspelund Thor Aspelund

Iceland
University of Iceland Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Statistics | biostatistics | survival analysis | clinical prediction models |
102 75 0.735 277 237 0.856 134822 61051 0.453
1 4 1210 3748 Hreinn Stefansson Hreinn Stefansson

Iceland
deCODE genetics Head of CNS division, deCODE genetics
genetics | schizophrenia | autism | Alzheimer´s | Parkinson´s |
111 87 0.784 228 212 0.930 84700 47086 0.556
2 5 1350 4208 Daniel Gudbjartsson Daniel Gudbjartsson

Iceland
deCODE genetics Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Statistical Genetics |
128 99 0.773 262 252 0.962 79169 33258 0.420
4 6 1539 4815 Hannes Jónsson Hannes Jónsson

Iceland
University of Iceland Natural Sciences / Physics
computational science | rate theory | electronic structure | catalysis | nanoclusters |
70 46 0.657 196 130 0.663 73417 37529 0.511
5 7 1912 5981 Guðlaugur Jóhannesson Guðlaugur Jóhannesson

Iceland
University of Iceland Natural Sciences / Physics
Astro particle physics | high-energy gamma rays | Cosmic rays | gamma-ray bursts | interstellar medium |
127 73 0.575 246 221 0.898 64466 23330 0.362
3 8 2092 6527 Unnur Styrkarsdottir Unnur Styrkarsdottir

Iceland
deCODE genetics Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
human genetics | molecular biology | osteoporosis | osteoarthritis | microbiome |
57 42 0.737 75 70 0.933 61008 20619 0.338
4 9 2394 7461 Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir

Iceland
deCODE genetics Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
human genetics | type 2 diabetes | reproduction | preeclampsia | endometriosis |
76 63 0.829 114 103 0.904 56180 21411 0.381
5 10 2780 8738 Patrick Sulem Patrick Sulem

Iceland
deCODE genetics Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
genetics |
105 82 0.781 212 196 0.925 51047 23242 0.455
Table VII E. Iceland Top 10 Last 5 Years Citiation Index Click for details
AD Scientific Index - 2024 Iceland Table VII E. Iceland Top 10 Last 5 Years Citiation Index H INDEX i10 INDEX CITATION
University Country Region World Name Country University Subject Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total Total Last 5 year Last 5 year / total
1 1 373 1106 Thor Aspelund Thor Aspelund

Iceland
University of Iceland Natural Sciences / Statistics
Statistics|biostatistics|survival analysis|clinical prediction models|
92 75 0.815 246 226 0.919 107629 64986 0.604
2 2 1086 3533 Hannes Jónsson Hannes Jónsson

Iceland
University of Iceland Natural Sciences / Physics
chemistry|chemical engineering|physics|computational science|
65 45 0.692 186 134 0.720 58497 32755 0.560
3 3 1510 4923 Guðlaugur Jóhannesson Guðlaugur Jóhannesson

Iceland
University of Iceland Natural Sciences / Physics
Astro particle physics|high-energy gamma rays|Cosmic rays|gamma-ray bursts|interstellar medium|
122 79 0.648 233 213 0.914 58540 26411 0.451
4 4 1813 5941 Jón Atli Benediktsson Jón Atli Benediktsson

Iceland
University of Iceland Rector President - Electrical and Computer EngineeringIceland
Remote Sensing|Image Analysis|Pattern Recognition|Signal Processing|
95 78 0.821 308 233 0.756 40572 23373 0.576
1 5 2268 7476 Rannveig Sigurvinsdottir * Rannveig Sigurvinsdottir *

Iceland
Reykjavik University
violence|trauma|
27 26 0.963 36 36 1.000 20352 20203 0.993
5 6 3918 12765 Jorunn E Eyfjord Jorunn E Eyfjord

Iceland
University of Iceland Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
Cancer genetics|DNA repair|
55 36 0.655 96 64 0.667 29956 14451 0.482
6 7 4776 15609 Agnar Helgason Agnar Helgason

Iceland
University of Iceland deCODE Genetics and Iceland
65 52 0.800 98 82 0.837 28800 12709 0.441
7 8 5470 17759 Páll Melsted Páll Melsted

Iceland
University of Iceland Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Bioinformatics|Algorithms and Data Structures|Probabilistic Combinatorics|
27 25 0.926 34 33 0.971 12375 11709 0.946
8 9 5628 18230 Thorsteinn Loftsson Thorsteinn Loftsson

Iceland
University of Iceland Iceland
Cyclodextrins|solubilization|stabilization|prodrugs|soft drugs|
76 47 0.618 259 164 0.633 28154 11510 0.409
9 10 8220 26345 Pall Jakobsson Pall Jakobsson

Iceland
University of Iceland Natural Sciences / Physics
Gamma-Ray Bursts|Cosmology|Galaxy Evolution|
71 43 0.606 200 117 0.585 21002 9069 0.432