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University of Iceland

University of Iceland

🇮🇸 Iceland 4-Year University

Global #426 Iceland #1

Campus of University of Iceland

Institution Info

Founded: 1911
Type: 4-Year University
Students: 14,000 students
Website: https://english.hi.is/

About

University of Iceland is a higher education institution in Iceland, founded in 1911. Recognized as among the world's top 500 universities, it is the top-ranked university in Iceland. The university has approximately 14K students, a member of Global C-Tier (World 301-500).

Rankings

Source	Year	Rank	Score
QS	2026	QS #582 · Ranked	28.80
THE	2026	THE #521 · Ranked	45.75
UNIRANKS	2026	UniRanks #426 · Ranked	85.32

Research Output via OpenAlex

608

h-index

2,587,707

Citations

31,561

Publications

28,989

i10-index

2.94

Mean Citedness

Tier Memberships

Global C-Tier (World 301-500)

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Frequently Asked Questions

University of Iceland is ranked #426 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within Iceland, it holds the #1 position.

University of Iceland was founded in 1911, making it 115 years old. It is one of the established institutions in Iceland.

University of Iceland has a student body of approximately 14,000 students.

University of Iceland has produced 31,561 research publications with 2,587,707 total citations and an h-index of 608, according to OpenAlex data.