Top-cited scientists by field in Iceland

15 fields · 33 subfields · Iceland

In which fields are the top 2% scientists in Iceland?

63 researchers whose current affiliation is in Iceland are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list, across 15 fields and 33 subfields. Clinical Medicine has the most (19, 30.2%), followed by Earth & Environmental Sciences (8) and Information & Communication Technologies (6); the largest subfield is Geochemistry & Geophysics (7). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Field and subfieldListed authorsShareTop 100kHighest-ranked author
Clinical Medicine · 19 listed authors (30.2%)
Pharmacology & Pharmacy57.9%2Loftsson, Thorsteinn #6,442
Respiratory System34.8%0Gudbjartsson, Tómas #186,147
General & Internal Medicine23.2%0Sigurvinsdóttir, Rannveig S. #150,591
Ophthalmology & Optometry23.2%1Stefánsson, Einar #42,458
Cardiovascular System & Hematology11.6%0Aspelund, Thor #223,572
Dentistry11.6%1Pjetursson, Bjarni Elvar #47,948
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases11.6%0Sigurgeirsson, Bárdur #247,874
Gastroenterology & Hepatology11.6%1BjÖrnssÖn, Einar Stefán #3,527
Immunology11.6%1Kristinsson, Sigurdur Yngvi #63,060
Psychiatry11.6%1Young, Susan Jane #40,439
Earth & Environmental Sciences · 8 listed authors (12.7%)
Geochemistry & Geophysics711.1%2Gíslason, Sigurður Reynir #33,192
Information & Communication Technologies · 6 listed authors (9.5%)
Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing34.8%0Apruzzese, Giovanni #152,020
Networking & Telecommunications23.2%2Kozieł, Sławomir Marcin #11,344
Computation Theory & Mathematics11.6%0Halldórsson, Magnús M. #238,142
Engineering · 5 listed authors (7.9%)
Geological & Geomatics Engineering23.2%2Ghamisi, Pedram #8,321
Chemical Engineering11.6%0Wu, Bing #111,806
Operations Research11.6%1Sawik, Tadeusz J. #16,504
Biomedical Research · 4 listed authors (6.3%)
Developmental Biology69.5%5Stéfansson, Kári #22,166
Physics & Astronomy · 4 listed authors (6.3%)
Applied Physics23.2%0Khan, Muhammad Isa #264,039
Chemical Physics11.6%1Jónsson, Hannes #31,803
Fluids & Plasmas11.6%0Costa, Pedro S. #227,825
Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry · 3 listed authors (4.8%)
Fisheries34.8%2Campana, Steven E. #9,037
Public Health & Health Services · 3 listed authors (4.8%)
Nursing23.2%0Sveinsdóttir, Herdís #320,705
Public Health11.6%1Sigfúsdóttir, Inga Dóra #65,544
Chemistry · 3 listed authors (4.8%)
Physical Chemistry23.2%1Skúlason, Egill #71,726
Enabling & Strategic Technologies · 2 listed authors (3.2%)
Energy23.2%0Heinonen, Jukka Taneli #137,967
Strategic, Defence & Security Studies23.2%1Gautam, Dipendra #55,884
Economics & Business · 2 listed authors (3.2%)
Business & Management11.6%1Durst, Susanne #45,084
Finance11.6%1Demir, Ender #36,432
Historical Studies · 1 listed authors (1.6%)
Archaeology11.6%0Lucas, Gavin #125,938
Psychology & Cognitive Sciences · 1 listed authors (1.6%)
Experimental Psychology11.6%0Kristjánsson, Árni Kjalar #136,246
Social Sciences · 1 listed authors (1.6%)
Education11.6%1Einarsdóttir, Jo´Hanna #48,772
Visual & Performing Arts · 1 listed authors (1.6%)
Folklore11.6%0Hafstein, Valdimar Tr #351,025

63 listed scientists in Iceland

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