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Research in Dunedin

Science Explorer records 10 research institutions in Dunedin, New Zealand. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Otago, Otago Polytechnic and Southern District Health Board.

Research institutions
10
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
49k
▼ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.4M
29.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
21.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Dunedin

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 Dunedin?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of OtagoUniversity 49,496 #503
2Otago PolytechnicUniversity 716 #11,473
3Southern District Health BoardGovernment institution 259 #21,122
4Proteus (New Zealand)Company 69 not ranked
5Wakari HospitalHospital / health system 57 not ranked
6Southern Community Laboratories (New Zealand)Company 49 not ranked
7Bodeker Scientific (New Zealand)Company 45 not ranked
8Parker ConservationInstitution 25 not ranked
9Donald Beasley InstituteNonprofit 1 not ranked
10Otago Medical Research FoundationNonprofit 1 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 Otago: 97.6%Otago Polytechnic: 1.4%Southern District Health Board: 0.5%Proteus (New Zealand): 0.1%6 others listed: 0.4%98%largest
University of Otago49k · 97.6%Otago Polytechnic716 · 1.4%Southern District Health Board259 · 0.5%Proteus (New Zealand)69 · 0.1%6 others listed178 · 0.4%

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

Which fields of science does Dunedin work in?

In 2022-now, 33% of research in Dunedin is in Health Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Social Sciences (15%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 2,397 fractional works · 33.4% of its workMedicine: 1,750 fractional works · 24.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 220 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSurgery: 179 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEpidemiology: 150 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 114 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 91 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 85 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 83 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 82 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 63 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 61 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 54 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 48 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 45 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 41 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 40 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 116 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 422 fractional works · 5.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 251 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 154 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrthodontics: 50 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPeriodontics: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 59 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 52 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,203 fractional works · 30.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,087 fractional works · 15.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 374 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEducation: 157 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 92 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth: 84 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 60 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 57 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 31 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 24 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 449 fractional works · 6.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 184 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 129 fractional works · 1.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 58 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 220 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPhilosophy: 39 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 36 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 23 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 58 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 210 fractional works · 2.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 44 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 38 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 178 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 115 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFinance: 49 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 58 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 29 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1,493 fractional works · 20.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 451 fractional works · 6.3% of its workEcology: 171 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 70 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 53 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 34 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 17 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEngineering: 250 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 76 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 57 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 84 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Science: 239 fractional works · 3.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 94 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems: 42 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 195 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 50 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 47 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOceanography: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPaleontology: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 146 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 82 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 77 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 63 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 46 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 21 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,080 fractional works · 15.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 509 fractional works · 7.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 246 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGenetics: 130 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCancer Research: 33 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 28 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 72 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 255 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPlant Science: 59 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 58 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 51 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 30 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 18 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 190 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 80 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 37 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 22 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 16 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSensory Systems: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 99 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 58 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 15 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 27 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKDunedin7,172fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences33%Social Sciences31%

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. Health Sciences2,39733.4%
    1. Medicine1,75024.4%
    2. Health Professions4225.9%
    3. Dentistry1542.2%
    4. Nursing590.8%
    5. Veterinary120.2%
  2. Social Sciences2,20330.7%
    1. Social Sciences1,08715.2%
    2. Psychology4496.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities2203.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting2102.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1782.5%
    6. Decision Sciences580.8%
    1. Environmental Science4516.3%
    2. Engineering2503.5%
    3. Computer Science2393.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1952.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy1462.0%
    6. Materials Science771.1%
    7. Chemistry630.9%
    8. Mathematics460.6%
    9. Energy210.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering50.1%
  4. Life Sciences1,08015.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5097.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2553.6%
    3. Neuroscience1902.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology991.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics270.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Dunedin strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Dunedin is most concentrated in Orthodontics, Periodontics and Dentistry (6.4× the world share in Orthodontics).

  1. OrthodonticsSubfield · 45.9 works6.4×
  2. PeriodonticsSubfield · 40.3 works4.6×
  3. DentistryField · 137.8 works4.4×
  4. HealthSubfield · 75.6 works4.0×
← 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: 0.75× its world share, 229 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.36× its world share, 464 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.36× its world share, 88 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.60× its world share, 167 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.97× its world share, 22 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.57× its world share, 58 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 200 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 168 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 230 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.27× its world share, 405 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 68 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.55× its world share, 42 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.90× its world share, 129 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.43× its world share, 138 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.24× its world share, 378 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.28× its world share, 1,576 worksMedicineNursing: 1.73× its world share, 54 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.11× its world share, 10 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.08× its world share, 200 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.89× its world share, 184 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 50 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.16× its world share, 159 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.06× its world share, 403 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 974 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry4.43×138 works
  2. Health Professions2.24×378 works
  3. Psychology2.06×403 works
  4. Nursing1.73×54 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.68×168 works
  6. Neuroscience1.60×167 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.36×464 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.36×88 works
  9. Medicine1.28×1,576 works
  10. Environmental Science1.27×405 works
  11. Social Sciences1.20×974 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.16×159 works
  13. Veterinary1.11×10 works
  14. Arts and Humanities1.08×200 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.97×22 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.90×129 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.89×184 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.80×50 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.75×229 works
  20. Chemistry0.57×58 works
  21. Mathematics0.55×42 works
  22. Computer Science0.40×200 works
  23. Materials Science0.30×68 works
  24. Energy0.28×16 works
  25. Engineering0.24×230 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.19×4 works

Which keywords describe research in Dunedin?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Public Health, Quality of Life, Inflammation, Mental Health, Primary Care and Cardiovascular Disease.

▲ 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. Epidemiology503▲ 1.76×131 topics
  2. Climate Change334▲ 1.71×95 topics
  3. Public Health235▲ 2.2×60 topics
  4. Inflammation219▲ 1.44×80 topics
  5. Quality of Life192▲ 1.86×56 topics
  6. Mental Health184▲ 1.79×42 topics
  7. Sustainability183◆ 1.05×78 topics
  8. Globalization164▲ 1.16×90 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease153▲ 1.87×35 topics
  10. Environmental Impact130◆ 1.07×43 topics
  11. Depression130▲ 2.1×24 topics
  12. Risk Factors130▲ 1.64×35 topics
  13. Biodiversity126▲ 2.3×30 topics
  14. Treatment115▲ 1.32×48 topics
  15. Primary Care108▲ 4.0×15 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome107▲ 1.84×23 topics
  17. Resilience98▲ 2.8×16 topics
  18. Invasive Species97▲ 3.2×19 topics
  19. Obesity95▲ 1.73×24 topics
  20. Genetics92▲ 1.82×24 topics
  21. Global Burden91▲ 2.3×12 topics
  22. Health Equity90▲ 4.3×6 topics
  23. Clinical Trials87▲ 1.82×19 topics
  24. Vulnerability83▲ 5.0×8 topics
  25. Population Dynamics83▲ 4.5×12 topics
  26. Prevalence80▲ 2.7×14 topics
  27. Physical Activity79▲ 2.3×12 topics
  28. Anxiety78▲ 2.3×12 topics
  29. Ethical Considerations78▲ 3.1×18 topics
  30. Decolonization71▲ 12×7 topics
  31. Neurobiology65▲ 3.5×10 topics
  32. Health Disparities61▲ 3.3×8 topics
  33. Quality Improvement56▲ 4.0×8 topics
  34. Reflective Practice56▲ 4.1×7 topics
  35. Psychiatric Disorders49▲ 5.0×4 topics
  36. Indigenous Knowledge Systems43▲ 18×3 topics
  37. Settler Colonialism42▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Traditional Ecological Knowledge42▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Historical Trauma41▲ 39×1 topic
  40. Indigenous Health41▲ 39×1 topic

What research is done in Dunedin?

Indigenous Health, Educa…37Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 37 fractional worksPacific and Southeast As…27Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies: 27 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 26 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce Issues: 24 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 24 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 24 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacific Affairs: 23 fractional worksDental Health and Care U…20Dental Health and Care Utilization: 20 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 20 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 19 fractional works
HealthGeography, Planning and DevelopmentPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEmergency Medical Services5 others

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

  1. 1 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 37 works
  2. 2 Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies Geography, Planning and Development 27 works
  3. 3 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 26 works
  4. 4 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 24 works
  5. 5 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 24 works
  6. 6 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 24 works
  7. 7 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 23 works
  8. 8 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 20 works
  9. 9 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 20 works
  10. 10 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 19 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 counting20%40%Dunedin20.3% 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 33.7% in 2016.

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