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Research in Auckland

Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Auckland. The largest by output are Auckland War Memorial Museum, Te Pūnaha Matatini and Defence Science and Technology.

Research institutions
6
Research works
224
▲ 74% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
17.4%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Auckland?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Auckland War Memorial MuseumArchive 125 #38,674 all time
2Te Pūnaha MatatiniResearch facility 51 not ranked
3Defence Science and TechnologyGovernment institution 42 not ranked
4Moana ConnectNonprofit 4 not ranked
5Insightful Modelling Limited (New Zealand)Company 1 not ranked
6academyEXUniversity 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Auckland War Memorial Museum: 56.1%Te Pūnaha Matatini: 22.9%Defence Science and Technology: 18.8%Moana Connect: 1.8%1 other listed: 0.4%56%largest
Auckland War Memorial Museum125 · 56.1%Te Pūnaha Matatini51 · 22.9%Defence Science and Technology42 · 18.8%Moana Connect4 · 1.8%1 other listed1 · 0.4%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which keywords describe research in Auckland?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Population Dynamics, Island Ecosystems, Conservation, Genetic Diversity and Cultural History.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change8▲ 5.3×29 topics
  2. Invasive Species5▲ 21×14 topics
  3. Biodiversity4▲ 11×13 topics
  4. Population Dynamics4▲ 30×6 topics
  5. Island Ecosystems4▲ 242×2 topics
  6. Conservation4▲ 16×10 topics
  7. Environmental Impact3▲ 3.3×9 topics
  8. Genetic Diversity3▲ 13×5 topics
  9. Cultural History3▲ 43×2 topics
  10. Conservation Biology3▲ 50×2 topics
  11. Archaeology3▲ 36×2 topics
  12. Pacific Islands3▲ 377×1 topic
  13. settlement3▲ 377×1 topic
  14. Habitat Selection2▲ 60×2 topics
  15. Predator-Prey Interactions2▲ 51×2 topics
  16. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 16×4 topics
  17. Mast Seeding2▲ 160×1 topic
  18. Rodent Eradication2▲ 160×1 topic
  19. Avian Ecology2▲ 146×1 topic
  20. Migration Patterns2▲ 121×1 topic
  21. Global Change2▲ 11×3 topics
  22. Trophic Cascades2▲ 30×2 topics
  23. Ecology1▲ 16×4 topics
  24. Ecosystem1▲ 23×2 topics
  25. Informal Education1▲ 138×1 topic
  26. Museum Learning1▲ 138×1 topic
  27. Phylogeny1▲ 16×6 topics
  28. Model Evaluation1▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Biological Invasions1▲ 24×3 topics
  30. DNA Barcoding1▲ 13×7 topics
  31. Ecosystem Services1▲ 5.7×4 topics
  32. Infectious Diseases1▲ 6.2×4 topics
  33. Marine Ecosystems1▲ 40×2 topics
  34. Migration1▲ 6.1×2 topics
  35. Biogeography1▲ 7.5×10 topics
  36. Community Ecology1▲ 22×1 topic
  37. Ecological Niche1▲ 34×1 topic
  38. Fisheries Sustainability1▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Functional Diversity1▲ 34×1 topic
  40. Species Distribution Modeling1▲ 34×1 topic

What research is done in Auckland?

Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies: 3 fractional worksAnimal Ecology and Behavior Studies: 2 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior2Avian ecology and behavior: 2 fractional worksMuseums and Cultural Her…1Museums and Cultural Heritage: 1 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 1 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 1 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine B…1Ichthyology and Marine Biology: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 1 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 1 fractional worksIsotope Analysis in Ecol…1Isotope Analysis in Ecology: 1 fractional works
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentEcologyMuseologyEcological Modeling3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies Geography, Planning and Development 3 works
  2. 2 Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies Ecology 2 works
  3. 3 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 2 works
  4. 4 Museums and Cultural Heritage Museology 1 works
  5. 5 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 1 works
  6. 6 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  7. 7 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 1 works
  9. 9 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 1 works
  10. 10 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 1 works

Research output over time

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.