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Europe · 2 rankings that exist only inside Iceland — its states, cities, universities and more.
👥 Population0.4M#175 of 215💰 GDP$38.6B#105 of 185💎 GDP per capita$98,323#5 of 185❤️ Life expectancy82.8 yrs#26 of 215🗺️ Area100,830#104 of 214
Rankings inside Iceland
🎓 Education
🌍 Society & Health
🎓 Top Research Universities in Iceland
Universities and colleges in Iceland ranked by the total citations their research has received (OpenAlex).
1
University of Iceland32,670 papers
2,960,140
2
Reykjavík University6,544 papers
294,610
3
Institute of Earth Sciences2,303 papers
182,229
4
University of Akureyri1,860 papers
70,969
5
Agricultural University of Iceland879 papers
36,933
6
Hólar University College503 papers
12,205
7
University Centre of the Westfjords138 papers
2,645
8
Bifröst University222 papers
2,113
9
Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies241 papers
775
10
Iceland University of the Arts47 papers
122
Source: OpenAlex, citations received by each institution's papers · CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex) · fetched Oct 13, 2026 — Counts every citation to papers by authors affiliated with the institution, so large and old universities score high. It measures research impact, not teaching quality.
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