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Research in Porirua

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Porirua, New Zealand. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are New Zealand Institute for Public Health and Forensic Science.

Research institutions
2
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.3k
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
22.7%
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 Porirua?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1New Zealand Institute for Public Health and Forensic ScienceResearch facility 972 #10,275
2Building Research Association of New ZealandInstitution 340 #18,992 all time

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.

Which keywords describe research in Porirua?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Genomic Analysis, Ancient DNA, Waste Management, Infection, Recycling and Vaccine.

▲ 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. Epidemiology25▲ 3.2×43 topics
  2. Environmental Impact11▲ 3.2×15 topics
  3. Pathogenesis10▲ 10×12 topics
  4. Genomic Analysis10▲ 20×7 topics
  5. Ancient DNA8▲ 79×2 topics
  6. Waste Management8▲ 9.9×4 topics
  7. Infection8▲ 16×5 topics
  8. Public Health8▲ 2.6×19 topics
  9. Recycling7▲ 9.9×5 topics
  10. Vaccine7▲ 9.2×9 topics
  11. Human Evolution7▲ 165×1 topic
  12. Population History7▲ 255×1 topic
  13. Biosensors7▲ 6.5×4 topics
  14. Nanoparticles6▲ 2.3×5 topics
  15. Marine Environment5▲ 19×3 topics
  16. Human Health5▲ 16×2 topics
  17. Microbial Ecology5▲ 14×3 topics
  18. Antimicrobial Resistance5▲ 12×7 topics
  19. Pollution5▲ 12×2 topics
  20. Virulence Factors5▲ 16×6 topics
  21. Microplastics5▲ 24×1 topic
  22. Terrestrial Ecosystems5▲ 24×1 topic
  23. Drug Analysis4▲ 126×1 topic
  24. Forensic Toxicology4▲ 86×1 topic
  25. Genomics4▲ 7.3×7 topics
  26. Microbial Communities4▲ 5.1×6 topics
  27. Norovirus4▲ 48×1 topic
  28. Rotavirus4▲ 48×1 topic
  29. Antibiotic Resistance4▲ 5.6×8 topics
  30. DNA Barcoding4▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Pathogenicity4▲ 31×4 topics
  32. SARS-CoV-24▲ 6.1×4 topics
  33. Vaccine Development4▲ 7.9×6 topics
  34. Pathogen Transport4▲ 223×1 topic
  35. Waterborne Disease4▲ 223×1 topic
  36. Bacterial Diversity3▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Bacterial Pathogenesis3▲ 40×2 topics
  38. Marine Microbes3▲ 26×1 topic
  39. Microbial Biogeography3▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Normalization3▲ 30×2 topics

What research is done in Porirua?

  1. 1 Forensic and Genetic Research Genetics 7 works
  2. 2 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 5 works
  3. 3 Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis Toxicology 4 works
  4. 4 Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Infectious Diseases 4 works
  5. 5 Fecal contamination and water quality Water Science and Technology 4 works
  6. 6 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 3 works
  7. 7 Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications Molecular Biology 3 works
  8. 8 Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies Ecology 3 works
  9. 9 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing Infectious Diseases 2 works

Research output over time

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