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Research in Hamilton

Science Explorer records 15 research institutions in Hamilton, New Zealand. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Waikato, DairyNZ and Waikato Hospital.

Research institutions
15
5 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
21k
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
23.3%
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 Hamilton?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of WaikatoUniversity 16,981 #2,311
2Waikato HospitalHospital / health system 1,558 #19,004
3Waikato Institute of TechnologyUniversity 585 #19,780
4DairyNZNonprofit 540 #17,450
5Waikato District Health BoardHospital / health system 499 #20,302
6Clinical Trials New ZealandResearch facility 286 #24,176 all time
7Livestock Improvement CorporationInstitution 258 #35,806 all time
8Waikato Regional CouncilGovernment institution 124 #35,716 all time
9Braemar HospitalHospital / health system 14 not ranked
10Pathlab (New Zealand)Company 13 not ranked
11Maisey (New Zealand)Company 8 not ranked
12KuDosInstitution 6 not ranked
13Settlement Centre WaikatoNonprofit 4 not ranked
14Sepsis Trust NZInstitution 2 not ranked
15Waikato Medical Research FoundationNonprofit 2 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 Waikato: 81.3%Waikato Hospital: 7.5%Waikato Institute of Technology: 2.8%DairyNZ: 2.6%11 others listed: 5.8%81%largest
University of Waikato17k · 81.3%Waikato Hospital1,558 · 7.5%Waikato Institute of Technology585 · 2.8%DairyNZ540 · 2.6%11 others listed1,216 · 5.8%

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

What is Hamilton strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Hamilton is most concentrated in Health, Agronomy and Crop Science and Geography, Planning and Development (5.0× the world share in Health).

  1. HealthSubfield · 43.8 works5.0×
  2. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 24.9 works3.5×
  3. Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield · 21.2 works3.5×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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 Hamilton?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Globalization, Vulnerability, Mental Health, Decolonization, Sustainability, Resilience and Social Justice.

▲ 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 Change194▲ 2.4×85 topics
  2. Globalization110▲ 1.88×70 topics
  3. Sustainability97▲ 1.34×66 topics
  4. Epidemiology96▼ 0.81×110 topics
  5. Mental Health89▲ 2.0×36 topics
  6. Environmental Impact60▲ 1.19×39 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties55▲ 1.91×33 topics
  8. Public Health54▲ 1.26×41 topics
  9. Vulnerability51▲ 7.5×7 topics
  10. Social Justice49▲ 2.8×24 topics
  11. Resilience48▲ 3.3×13 topics
  12. Social Capital43▲ 2.8×16 topics
  13. Decolonization42▲ 17×5 topics
  14. Neoliberalism38▲ 3.6×16 topics
  15. Health Equity37▲ 4.6×6 topics
  16. Ethics35▲ 2.4×24 topics
  17. Microstructure34▲ 2.2×15 topics
  18. Well-being34▲ 3.0×14 topics
  19. Technology Integration33▲ 3.6×8 topics
  20. Monetary Policy31▲ 4.4×9 topics
  21. Emotion Regulation30▲ 3.2×9 topics
  22. Neuroscience29▲ 3.3×14 topics
  23. Settler Colonialism26▲ 21×2 topics
  24. Indigenous Knowledge Systems26▲ 28×2 topics
  25. Emotion25▲ 4.1×11 topics
  26. Traditional Ecological Knowledge25▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Historical Trauma25▲ 61×1 topic
  28. Indigenous Health25▲ 61×1 topic
  29. Reflective Practice24▲ 4.3×7 topics
  30. Sea-Level Rise24▲ 7.0×5 topics
  31. Intersectionality24▲ 4.4×11 topics
  32. Student Retention23▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Gender Identity22▲ 6.9×5 topics
  34. Financialization21▲ 7.0×3 topics
  35. Marker-Assisted Selection20▲ 8.7×2 topics
  36. Employment Patterns20▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Vocational Education19▲ 7.2×2 topics
  38. Training Pathways19▲ 24×1 topic
  39. Workforce Skill Development19▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Pacific18▲ 33×2 topics

What research is done in Hamilton?

  1. 1 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 25 works
  2. 2 Education Systems and Policy Education 19 works
  3. 3 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 16 works
  4. 4 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 16 works
  5. 5 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 15 works
  6. 6 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 12 works
  7. 7 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 12 works
  8. 8 Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  9. 9 Structural Load-Bearing Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 12 works
  10. 10 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 12 works

Research output over time

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