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Ireland vs New Zealand

On research quality in 2022–now, Ireland ranks #43 in the world and New Zealand #47, of 192 countries. Ireland stands higher in 15 of the 23 fields both publish in, New Zealand in 8.

Ireland

World rank, 2022–now
#43
#36 all time
Works, 2022–now
57k
fractional
Top-10% rate
20.9%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
42%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Geriatrics and Gerontology, Medical Terminology, Research and Theory.

New Zealand

World rank, 2022–now
#47
#38 all time
Works, 2022–now
48k
fractional
Top-10% rate
22.0%
share of its work among the world’s most cited
Open access
37%
of its works free to read

Strongest relative focus: Public Administration, Equine, Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management.

Who leads in each field?

Ireland stands higher in 15 of 23 fields, New Zealand in 8. Each bar is that side’s standing among all countries ranked in the field: the full bar is first place.

Ireland 158 New Zealand
  1. #42Agricultural and Biological Sciences#44
  2. #40Arts and Humanities#36
  3. #37Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#42
  4. #43Business, Management and Accounting#41
  5. #51Chemistry#44
  6. #49Computer Science#51
  7. #37Decision Sciences#46
  8. #43Dentistry#46
  9. #48Earth and Planetary Sciences#33
  10. #50Economics, Econometrics and Finance#47
  11. #61Energy#60
  12. #43Engineering#55
  13. #45Environmental Science#44
  14. #33Health Professions#51
  15. #35Immunology and Microbiology#47
  16. #49Materials Science#54
  17. #61Mathematics#66
  18. #33Medicine#44
  19. #36Neuroscience#39
  20. #25Nursing#43
  21. #43Physics and Astronomy#54
  22. #38Psychology#36
  23. #38Social Sciences#45

Standing is the percentile of world rank within each field, 2022–now; the printed number is the rank itself. A dash means the field is too small there to rank. How sides are compared.

How has their output grown?

10k20kIreland15k in 2025New Zealand12k in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works per year. The latest, partial year is left off.

Which publishes more research, Ireland or New Zealand?

Ireland publishes 1.2× as much research as New Zealand in 2022–now (57k against 48k fractional works).

Whose research has more impact, Ireland or New Zealand?

22.0% of New Zealand's research reaches the world's top 10% most cited, against 20.9% for Ireland.

Where does their research happen?