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Research in Christchurch

Science Explorer records 20 research institutions in Christchurch, New Zealand. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Canterbury, Christchurch Hospital and Applied Research Associates.

Research institutions
20
6 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
37k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
20.9%
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 Christchurch?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of CanterburyUniversity 27,377 #1,161
2Christchurch HospitalHospital / health system 3,903 #13,098
3Christchurch Clinical Studies TrustResearch facility 1,360 #20,719
4Princess Margaret HospitalHospital / health system 1,230 #7,604 all time
5Applied Research AssociatesResearch facility 989 #20,570
6Ara Institute of CanterburyUniversity 654 #22,837
7Canterbury Health LaboratoriesResearch facility 489 #25,051
8New Zealand Brain Research InstituteResearch facility 262 #23,930 all time
9Burwood HospitalHospital / health system 254 #35,774 all time
10Canterbury MuseumArchive 239 #38,723 all time
11Antarctica New ZealandResearch facility 212 #24,017 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 2022–2025. 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.

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.

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.

Which keywords describe research in Christchurch?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Resilience, Vulnerability, Remote Sensing, Epidemiology, Biodiversity and Invasive Species.

▲ 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 Change242▲ 2.2×94 topics
  2. Sustainability141▲ 1.41×81 topics
  3. Epidemiology133▼ 0.82×115 topics
  4. Machine Learning100▼ 0.74×77 topics
  5. Globalization93▲ 1.16×75 topics
  6. Remote Sensing89▲ 1.76×33 topics
  7. Mental Health80▲ 1.33×39 topics
  8. Environmental Impact76◆ 1.10×51 topics
  9. Resilience70▲ 3.6×16 topics
  10. Biodiversity67▲ 2.2×31 topics
  11. Public Health61◆ 1.03×46 topics
  12. Renewable Energy57◆ 0.96×38 topics
  13. Invasive Species54▲ 3.1×21 topics
  14. Vulnerability52▲ 5.7×7 topics
  15. Social Capital45▲ 2.1×16 topics
  16. Conservation41▲ 2.3×21 topics
  17. Ethics41▲ 2.1×29 topics
  18. Heat Transfer40▲ 1.95×16 topics
  19. Global Warming37▲ 2.2×14 topics
  20. Habitat Fragmentation36▲ 4.0×5 topics
  21. Social Interaction36▲ 2.2×11 topics
  22. Student Engagement34▲ 2.1×14 topics
  23. Risk Perception33▲ 3.0×7 topics
  24. Large-Eddy Simulation32▲ 4.1×5 topics
  25. Global Change31▲ 2.9×7 topics
  26. Biogeography30▲ 2.8×19 topics
  27. Dynamic Analysis29▲ 5.6×2 topics
  28. Population Dynamics29▲ 2.8×12 topics
  29. Language Development28▲ 5.7×6 topics
  30. Structural Dynamics28▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Probabilistic Analysis28▲ 9.5×2 topics
  32. Ground Motion27▲ 18×1 topic
  33. Seismic Engineering27▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Emotion27▲ 3.2×12 topics
  35. Chemical Kinetics26▲ 7.2×2 topics
  36. Decolonization25▲ 7.7×5 topics
  37. Autism Spectrum Disorders24▲ 5.8×2 topics
  38. Construction24▲ 4.3×3 topics
  39. Combustion Instabilities19▲ 7.7×2 topics
  40. Pacific17▲ 22×2 topics

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.