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Science in New Caledonia

New Caledonia ranks #183 of 192 countries on research quality in 2022–2025 (#169 all time), with 498 research works and 10.9% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022–2025
#183
of 192 · #169 all time
Works, 2022–2025
498
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate
10.9%
record average 16.5%
In the world top 100
0
0 in the top 1,000
Open access
42%
world 63%

Which keywords describe research in New Caledonia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Climate Change, Decolonization, Identity, Sustainability, Vulnerability, Economic Development and Governance.

▲ 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 country'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. Globalization68▲ 6.9×44 topics
  2. Climate Change67▲ 5.0×68 topics
  3. Sustainability44▲ 3.6×28 topics
  4. Decolonization44▲ 108×5 topics
  5. Identity31▲ 8.5×20 topics
  6. Economic Development30▲ 7.4×9 topics
  7. Vulnerability29▲ 26×7 topics
  8. Governance29▲ 18×7 topics
  9. Colonialism29▲ 12×16 topics
  10. Sociolinguistics28▲ 30×7 topics
  11. Resilience27▲ 11×6 topics
  12. Pacific25▲ 266×2 topics
  13. Islands25▲ 423×1 topic
  14. Small States25▲ 423×1 topic
  15. Migration24▲ 14×10 topics
  16. Social Justice23▲ 7.9×17 topics
  17. Public Health22▲ 3.1×28 topics
  18. Cultural Diversity21▲ 19×7 topics
  19. Multiculturalism20▲ 21×4 topics
  20. Multilingualism20▲ 24×4 topics
  21. Environmental Impact20▲ 2.3×28 topics
  22. Ethnicity19▲ 10×8 topics
  23. Indigenous Peoples18▲ 168×3 topics
  24. Cultural Defense17▲ 1945×1 topic
  25. Postcolonial Theory17▲ 125×1 topic
  26. Ocean Acidification16▲ 44×3 topics
  27. Population Dynamics16▲ 13×11 topics
  28. Marine Ecosystems15▲ 58×2 topics
  29. Conservation15▲ 7.0×16 topics
  30. Ecosystem Services14▲ 7.3×7 topics
  31. Community Engagement14▲ 8.4×8 topics
  32. Nationalism14▲ 5.9×10 topics
  33. Language Policy13▲ 18×3 topics
  34. Healthcare Access12▲ 8.3×5 topics
  35. Social Inequality12▲ 8.7×6 topics
  36. Territorial Governance11▲ 18×3 topics
  37. Bleaching11▲ 66×1 topic
  38. Coral Reefs11▲ 66×1 topic
  39. Local Development11▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Vaccine Development11▲ 8.6×8 topics

Which universities in New Caledonia lead research?

University of New Caledonia rank highest in New Caledonia on research quality in 2022–2025.

  1. 1University of New CaledoniaUniversity · Noumea · #16,183 worldwide9.5% top 10% · 353 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the world’s rate in this record, 16.5% — teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in New Caledonia

Who are the top researchers in New Caledonia?

Johann D. Bell, Cyrille Goarant and Serge Andréfouët rank highest among researchers based in New Caledonia.

  1. 1 Johann D. Bell · #42,264 worldwide 835 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Cyrille Goarant · #77,192 worldwide 229 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Serge Andréfouët · #99,579 worldwide 330 citations · 51 works
  4. 4 Simon Nicol · #286,761 worldwide 162 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Elatiana Razafimandimbimanana · #301,340 worldwide 2 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Valérie Allain · #317,101 worldwide 132 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Véronique Fillol · #374,900 worldwide 0 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Dominique Cluzel · #395,515 worldwide 260 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Émilie Gaillard · #414,130 worldwide 0 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 John Hampton · #455,384 worldwide 144 citations · 30 works
Top researchers in New Caledonia

How open and international is New Caledonia's research?

42% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 54% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available41.9%not open58.1%

World: 63% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors53.8%domestic only46.2%

World: 22% is written across borders.

How has New Caledonia's research grown?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017.

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Research fields in New Caledonia