Research in Nelson
Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Nelson, New Zealand. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Cawthron Institute and Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology.
- Research institutions
- 2 2 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 1.3k ▲ 40% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 19.8% 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 Nelson?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cawthron InstituteNonprofit | 849 | #11,536 | |
| 2 | Nelson Marlborough Institute of TechnologyUniversity | 418 | #21,172 |
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.
What is Nelson strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Nelson is most concentrated in Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Environmental Science (17.7× the world share in Ecology).
- EcologySubfield · 32.3 works18×
- Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 26.6 works15×
- Environmental ScienceField · 96.8 works8.4×
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 Nelson?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Aquaculture, Environmental Impact, Marine Environment, Ecosystem Services, Invasive Species, Food Security and Bivalve Molluscs.
- Probiotics
- Environmental DNA
- Marine Microbes
- Antibiotic Resistance
- Global Change
- Gut Microbiota
- Eutrophication
- Conservation Challenges
- Marine Biodiversity
- Benthic Communities
- Fatty Acids
- Omega-3 Fatty Acids
- Ocean Acidification
- Biodiversity
- Conservation Genetics
- Oyster Reefs
- Food Security
- Ecosystem Services
- Marine Environment
- Aquaculture
- Climate Change
- Environmental Impact
- Sustainability
- Invasive Species
- Bivalve Molluscs
- Harmful Algal Blooms
- Fisheries Sustainability
- DNA Barcoding
- Habitat Fragmentation
- Nutrition
- Fish Feed
- Ecosystem Functioning
- Freshwater Biodiversity
- Flow Regulation
- Water Quality
- Coastal Protection
- Microbial Ecology
- Innate Immunity
- Microbial Biogeography
- Metabarcoding
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
- Climate Change38▲ 6.1×51 topics
- Aquaculture34▲ 56×7 topics
- Environmental Impact26▲ 6.5×20 topics
- Marine Environment22▲ 67×3 topics
- Sustainability21▲ 3.8×19 topics
- Ecosystem Services20▲ 22×5 topics
- Invasive Species19▲ 19×10 topics
- Food Security16▲ 13×5 topics
- Bivalve Molluscs16▲ 236×1 topic
- Oyster Reefs16▲ 236×1 topic
- Harmful Algal Blooms11▲ 62×3 topics
- Conservation Genetics10▲ 120×2 topics
- Fisheries Sustainability10▲ 49×2 topics
- Biodiversity10▲ 5.6×15 topics
- DNA Barcoding10▲ 26×3 topics
- Ocean Acidification10▲ 57×3 topics
- Habitat Fragmentation9▲ 18×4 topics
- Omega-3 Fatty Acids9▲ 53×2 topics
- Nutrition9▲ 8.6×4 topics
- Fatty Acids9▲ 35×1 topic
- Fish Feed9▲ 70×1 topic
- Benthic Communities8▲ 58×2 topics
- Ecosystem Functioning8▲ 18×5 topics
- Marine Biodiversity8▲ 58×2 topics
- Freshwater Biodiversity8▲ 56×2 topics
- Conservation Challenges8▲ 68×1 topic
- Flow Regulation8▲ 68×1 topic
- Eutrophication7▲ 30×5 topics
- Water Quality7▲ 7.7×9 topics
- Gut Microbiota7▲ 8.1×5 topics
- Coastal Protection6▲ 43×2 topics
- Global Change6▲ 10×6 topics
- Microbial Ecology6▲ 15×3 topics
- Antibiotic Resistance6▲ 6.8×6 topics
- Innate Immunity6▲ 7.9×3 topics
- Marine Microbes6▲ 43×1 topic
- Microbial Biogeography6▲ 43×1 topic
- Environmental DNA6▲ 129×1 topic
- Metabarcoding6▲ 129×1 topic
- Probiotics5▲ 9.8×2 topics
What research is done in Nelson?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 16 works
- 2 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 9 works
- 3 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 8 works
- 4 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 6 works
- 5 Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies Ecology 6 works
- 6 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 5 works
- 7 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 5 works
- 8 Marine Toxins and Detection Methods Environmental Chemistry 4 works
- 9 Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry Ocean Engineering 4 works
- 10 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 4 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.