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Research in Christchurch

Science Explorer records 20 research institutions in Christchurch, New Zealand. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Canterbury, Christchurch Hospital and Ara Institute of Canterbury.

Research institutions
20
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
37k
▲ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
931k
25.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
20.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Christchurch

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality 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 Christchurch?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of CanterburyUniversity 27,377 #841
2Christchurch HospitalHospital / health system 3,903 #11,139
3Christchurch Clinical Studies TrustResearch facility 1,360 #17,529
4Princess Margaret HospitalHospital / health system 1,230 #9,570 all time
5Applied Research AssociatesResearch facility 989 #18,550
6Ara Institute of CanterburyUniversity 654 #16,615
7Canterbury Health LaboratoriesResearch facility 489 #21,856
8New Zealand Brain Research InstituteResearch facility 262 #15,004 all time
9Burwood HospitalHospital / health system 254 #19,472 all time
10Canterbury MuseumArchive 239 #30,729 all time
11Antarctica New ZealandResearch facility 212 #16,721 all time
12Structural Timber Innovation Company (New Zealand)Company 56 not ranked
13Foundation for Arable ResearchResearch facility 55 not ranked
14Christchurch City CouncilGovernment institution 53 not ranked
15Nurse Maude AssociationNonprofit 31 not ranked
16Aqualinc (New Zealand)Company 26 not ranked
17Waitaki Biosciences (New Zealand)Company 20 not ranked
18Rata FoundationInstitution 2 not ranked
19Canterbury Medical Research FoundationNonprofit 2 not ranked
20Kidney Health New ZealandNonprofit 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. 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.

University of Canterbury: 73.6%Christchurch Hospital: 10.5%Christchurch Clinical Studies Trust: 3.7%Princess Margaret Hospital: 3.3%15 others listed: 9.0%74%largest
University of Canterbury27k · 73.6%Christchurch Hospital3,903 · 10.5%Christchurch Clinical Studies Trust1,360 · 3.7%Princess Margaret Hospital1,230 · 3.3%15 others listed3,344 · 9.0%

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

Which fields of science does Christchurch work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research in Christchurch is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (17%), Social Sciences (15%), Medicine (15%).

Physical Sciences: 1,971 fractional works · 42.6% of its workEngineering: 789 fractional works · 17.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 198 fractional works · 4.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 95 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 85 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 85 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 66 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 55 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 53 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 26 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedia Technology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 421 fractional works · 9.1% of its workEcology: 94 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 85 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 54 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 43 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 39 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 281 fractional works · 6.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 79 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 49 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 42 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 156 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 55 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeophysics: 37 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 93 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 39 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 73 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 41 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 53 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.9% of its workChemistry: 41 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCatalysis: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,389 fractional works · 30.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 703 fractional works · 15.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 222 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEducation: 136 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 74 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDemography: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 31 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 21 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 284 fractional works · 6.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 93 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 80 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 61 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 35 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 144 fractional works · 3.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 42 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 24 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 117 fractional works · 2.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 85 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 54 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 23 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 55 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 27 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 847 fractional works · 18.3% of its workMedicine: 688 fractional works · 14.9% of its workSurgery: 88 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 86 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 54 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 52 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 51 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 33 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 28 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 21 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 19 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 18 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 90 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 139 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 62 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 22 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 12 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 13 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 421 fractional works · 9.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 164 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPlant Science: 62 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 37 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 9 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 144 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 67 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 45 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 90 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 65 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 17 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKChristchurch4,628fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences43%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences30%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering78917.0%
    2. Environmental Science4219.1%
    3. Computer Science2816.1%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1563.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy932.0%
    6. Materials Science731.6%
    7. Mathematics531.2%
    8. Chemistry410.9%
    9. Energy320.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering310.7%
  2. Social Sciences1,38930.0%
    1. Social Sciences70315.2%
    2. Psychology2846.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1443.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities1172.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance851.8%
    6. Decision Sciences551.2%
    1. Medicine68814.9%
    2. Health Professions1393.0%
    3. Nursing130.3%
    4. Dentistry40.1%
    5. Veterinary30.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1643.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1443.1%
    3. Neuroscience901.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology170.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics60.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Christchurch strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Christchurch is most concentrated in Nature and Landscape Conservation, Civil and Structural Engineering and Human-Computer Interaction (4.0× the world share in Nature and Landscape Conservation).

  1. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 38.5 works4.0×
  2. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 179.3 works3.7×
  3. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 28.5 works3.4×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 141 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 122 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 16 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.21× its world share, 80 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.92× its world share, 28 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.57× its world share, 37 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.81× its world share, 256 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.12× its world share, 136 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.78× its world share, 29 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.17× its world share, 715 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.80× its world share, 365 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.44× its world share, 63 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.91× its world share, 44 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.87× its world share, 79 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.14× its world share, 122 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.76× its world share, 599 worksMedicineNursing: 0.54× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.89× its world share, 105 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.02× its world share, 134 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 50 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.80× its world share, 70 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.01× its world share, 251 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 624 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.12×136 works
  2. Psychology2.01×251 works
  3. Chemical Engineering1.92×28 works
  4. Environmental Science1.80×365 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.26×50 works
  6. Neuroscience1.21×80 works
  7. Social Sciences1.21×624 works
  8. Engineering1.17×715 works
  9. Health Professions1.14×122 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting1.02×134 works
  11. Mathematics0.91×44 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.89×105 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.87×79 works
  14. Computer Science0.81×256 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.80×70 works
  16. Energy0.78×29 works
  17. Medicine0.76×599 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.73×141 works
  19. Chemistry0.57×37 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.56×122 works
  21. Veterinary0.56×3 works
  22. Nursing0.54×11 works
  23. Materials Science0.44×63 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.38×16 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.36×5 works
  26. Dentistry0.18×4 works

Which keywords describe research in Christchurch?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Resilience, Vulnerability, Remote Sensing, Epidemiology, Invasive Species and Biodiversity.

▲ 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-now 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 Change284▲ 2.3×96 topics
  2. Sustainability156▲ 1.38×83 topics
  3. Epidemiology151▼ 0.82×119 topics
  4. Machine Learning113▼ 0.73×79 topics
  5. Globalization106▲ 1.17×87 topics
  6. Remote Sensing101▲ 1.79×34 topics
  7. Mental Health91▲ 1.38×40 topics
  8. Environmental Impact88◆ 1.12×52 topics
  9. Resilience80▲ 3.5×16 topics
  10. Biodiversity74▲ 2.1×31 topics
  11. Renewable Energy67◆ 1.00×39 topics
  12. Public Health67◆ 0.99×47 topics
  13. Invasive Species62▲ 3.2×21 topics
  14. Vulnerability59▲ 5.5×7 topics
  15. Social Capital50▲ 2.1×17 topics
  16. Global Warming48▲ 2.4×14 topics
  17. Ethics46▲ 1.96×31 topics
  18. Conservation45▲ 2.3×22 topics
  19. Heat Transfer42▲ 1.87×16 topics
  20. Habitat Fragmentation41▲ 4.1×5 topics
  21. Social Interaction40▲ 2.2×11 topics
  22. Student Engagement38▲ 2.1×14 topics
  23. Risk Perception38▲ 3.0×7 topics
  24. Global Change35▲ 2.9×7 topics
  25. Dynamic Analysis34▲ 6.0×2 topics
  26. Biogeography34▲ 2.6×19 topics
  27. Large-Eddy Simulation34▲ 3.9×5 topics
  28. Probabilistic Analysis33▲ 9.5×2 topics
  29. Structural Dynamics33▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Ground Motion32▲ 18×1 topic
  31. Population Dynamics32▲ 2.7×13 topics
  32. Seismic Engineering32▲ 18×1 topic
  33. Language Development31▲ 5.3×6 topics
  34. Decolonization29▲ 7.6×6 topics
  35. Academic Achievement28▲ 3.5×10 topics
  36. Chemical Kinetics27▲ 6.4×2 topics
  37. Autism Spectrum Disorders27▲ 5.7×2 topics
  38. Construction26▲ 4.3×3 topics
  39. Combustion Instabilities20▲ 7.1×2 topics
  40. Disaster19▲ 8.0×1 topic

What research is done in Christchurch?

Seismic Performance and …27Seismic Performance and Analysis: 27 fractional worksStructural Behavior of R…17Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 17 fractional worksDisaster Management and Resilience: 17 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 17 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacific Affairs: 16 fractional worksCombustion and flame dynamics: 16 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 16 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Feed…14Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues: 14 fractional worksStructural Load-Bearing Analysis: 14 fractional worksRespiratory Support and Mechanisms: 14 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringBuilding and ConstructionSociology and Political ScienceDemography4 others

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

  1. 1 Seismic Performance and Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 27 works
  2. 2 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 17 works
  3. 3 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 17 works
  4. 4 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 17 works
  5. 5 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 16 works
  6. 6 Combustion and flame dynamics Computational Mechanics 16 works
  7. 7 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 16 works
  8. 8 Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues Psychiatry and Mental health 14 works
  9. 9 Structural Load-Bearing Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 14 works
  10. 10 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 14 works

Research output over time

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Christchurch20.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 29.3% in 2016.

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