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Research in Wellington

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Wellington. The largest by output are New Zealand Defence Force, Environmental Protection Authority and Foundation for Equity and Research New Zealand.

Research institutions
4
Research works
70
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
10.0%
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 Wellington?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1New Zealand Defence ForceGovernment institution 37 not ranked
2Environmental Protection AuthorityGovernment institution 29 not ranked
3Foundation for Equity and Research New ZealandNonprofit 3 not ranked
4Palm Beach Museum of Natural HistoryArchive 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.

New Zealand Defence Force: 52.1%Environmental Protection Authority: 40.8%Foundation for Equity and Research New Zealand: 4.2%Palm Beach Museum of Natural History: 2.8%52%largest
New Zealand Defence Force37 · 52.1%Environmental Protection Authority29 · 40.8%Foundation for Equity and Research New Zealand3 · 4.2%Palm Beach Museum of Natural History2 · 2.8%

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

Which keywords describe research in Wellington?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Invasive Species, Climate Change, Physical Fitness, Emergency Responders, Firefighters, DNA Barcoding, International Law and Colonialism.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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 Change5▲ 2.8×23 topics
  2. Epidemiology5▲ 1.69×17 topics
  3. Invasive Species4▲ 8.9×9 topics
  4. Physical Fitness3▲ 51×2 topics
  5. Emergency Responders3▲ 277×1 topic
  6. Firefighters3▲ 277×1 topic
  7. Mental Health3▲ 3.3×9 topics
  8. Sustainability2▲ 1.89×9 topics
  9. Colonialism2▲ 6.7×5 topics
  10. Quality of Life2▲ 2.4×7 topics
  11. DNA Barcoding2▲ 20×3 topics
  12. Global Warming2▲ 8.5×6 topics
  13. International Law2▲ 11×5 topics
  14. Public Health2▲ 2.2×10 topics
  15. Nuclear Power2▲ 102×2 topics
  16. Environmental Attitudes2▲ 55×2 topics
  17. Conservation2▲ 4.9×5 topics
  18. Embedded Systems2▲ 27×3 topics
  19. Biological Control2▲ 13×4 topics
  20. Conservation Genetics2▲ 60×2 topics
  21. Ecological Impact2▲ 33×2 topics
  22. Host Specificity2▲ 18×2 topics
  23. Mortality2▲ 4.6×4 topics
  24. Environmental DNA2▲ 164×1 topic
  25. Metabarcoding2▲ 164×1 topic
  26. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  27. Resilience2▲ 5.4×3 topics
  28. Risk Perception2▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Trust1▲ 8.1×3 topics
  30. Pro-environmental Behavior1▲ 67×1 topic
  31. Social Norms1▲ 27×1 topic
  32. Trauma1▲ 9.8×3 topics
  33. Economic Assessment1▲ 67×1 topic
  34. Global Governance1▲ 8.1×3 topics
  35. Global Impact1▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Security Council1▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Social-Ecological Systems1▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Water Hyacinth1▲ 145×1 topic
  39. Biological Invasions1▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Dental Caries1▲ 20×2 topics

What research is done in Wellington?

  1. 1 Occupational Health and Performance Occupational Therapy 1 works
  2. 2 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  3. 3 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Clinical Psychology 0 works
  4. 4 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 0 works
  5. 5 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 0 works
  6. 6 Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies Ecology 0 works
  7. 7 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 0 works
  8. 8 Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry Ocean Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 0 works

Research output over time

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