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?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand Defence ForceGovernment institution | 37 | not ranked | |
| 2 | Environmental Protection AuthorityGovernment institution | 29 | not ranked | |
| 3 | Foundation for Equity and Research New ZealandNonprofit | 3 | not ranked | |
| 4 | Palm 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.
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.
- Dental Caries
- Water Hyacinth
- Security Council
- Global Governance
- Trauma
- Pro-environmental Behavior
- Risk Perception
- Phylogenetic Analysis
- Environmental DNA
- Host Specificity
- Conservation Genetics
- Embedded Systems
- Environmental Attitudes
- Public Health
- Global Warming
- Quality of Life
- Sustainability
- Firefighters
- Physical Fitness
- Epidemiology
- Climate Change
- Invasive Species
- Emergency Responders
- Mental Health
- Colonialism
- DNA Barcoding
- International Law
- Nuclear Power
- Conservation
- Biological Control
- Ecological Impact
- Mortality
- Metabarcoding
- Resilience
- Trust
- Social Norms
- Economic Assessment
- Global Impact
- Social-Ecological Systems
- Biological Invasions
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
- Climate Change5▲ 2.8×23 topics
- Epidemiology5▲ 1.69×17 topics
- Invasive Species4▲ 8.9×9 topics
- Physical Fitness3▲ 51×2 topics
- Emergency Responders3▲ 277×1 topic
- Firefighters3▲ 277×1 topic
- Mental Health3▲ 3.3×9 topics
- Sustainability2▲ 1.89×9 topics
- Colonialism2▲ 6.7×5 topics
- Quality of Life2▲ 2.4×7 topics
- DNA Barcoding2▲ 20×3 topics
- Global Warming2▲ 8.5×6 topics
- International Law2▲ 11×5 topics
- Public Health2▲ 2.2×10 topics
- Nuclear Power2▲ 102×2 topics
- Environmental Attitudes2▲ 55×2 topics
- Conservation2▲ 4.9×5 topics
- Embedded Systems2▲ 27×3 topics
- Biological Control2▲ 13×4 topics
- Conservation Genetics2▲ 60×2 topics
- Ecological Impact2▲ 33×2 topics
- Host Specificity2▲ 18×2 topics
- Mortality2▲ 4.6×4 topics
- Environmental DNA2▲ 164×1 topic
- Metabarcoding2▲ 164×1 topic
- Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 5.5×4 topics
- Resilience2▲ 5.4×3 topics
- Risk Perception2▲ 11×2 topics
- Trust1▲ 8.1×3 topics
- Pro-environmental Behavior1▲ 67×1 topic
- Social Norms1▲ 27×1 topic
- Trauma1▲ 9.8×3 topics
- Economic Assessment1▲ 67×1 topic
- Global Governance1▲ 8.1×3 topics
- Global Impact1▲ 14×2 topics
- Security Council1▲ 26×2 topics
- Social-Ecological Systems1▲ 17×2 topics
- Water Hyacinth1▲ 145×1 topic
- Biological Invasions1▲ 14×3 topics
- Dental Caries1▲ 20×2 topics
What research is done in Wellington?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Occupational Health and Performance Occupational Therapy 1 works
- 2 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
- 3 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Clinical Psychology 0 works
- 4 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 0 works
- 5 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 0 works
- 6 Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies Ecology 0 works
- 7 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 0 works
- 8 Marine Biology and Environmental Chemistry Ocean Engineering 0 works
- 9 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
- 10 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 0 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.