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Science in New Zealand

New Zealand ranks #25 of 189 countries on research quality in 2022-now (#26 all time), with 48k research works and 12.0% of them in the world's top 10%.

World rank, 2022-now
#25
of 189 · #26 all time
Works, 2022-now
48k
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
9M
26.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate
12.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.05×
1.00× is exactly expected
In the world top 100
0
6 in the top 1,000
Open access
37%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
New Zealand

What is New Zealand strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, New Zealand ranks highest in Medicine (#24 of 152), Sociology and Political Science (#24 of 119) and Social Sciences (#30 of 148). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Administration, Equine and Medical Terminology.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #24 of 152 11.1%9,385 #24 Institutions
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #24 of 119 13.1%2,373 #23 Institutions
Social SciencesField #30 of 148 12.6%7,295 #27 Institutions
PsychologyField #22 of 106 11.5%2,608 #22 Institutions
Business, Management and AccountingField #23 of 110 17.1%1,627 #26 Institutions
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #26 of 124 13.1%2,842 #24 Institutions
Environmental ScienceField #26 of 122 10.2%3,689 #25 Institutions
EngineeringField #29 of 131 11.9%4,356 #33 Institutions
Computer ScienceField #29 of 128 13.0%2,714 #31 Institutions
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #18 of 78 11.5%1,227 #17 Institutions
EducationSubfield #27 of 112 13.3%1,309 #24 Institutions
Health ProfessionsField #27 of 106 11.4%1,952 #22 Institutions

Where its research is concentrated

Location quotient: how much more (or less) of each node it does than its size predicts. Drawn around 1×, where "twice the world share" and "half of it" are the same distance apart in opposite directions. A volume reading, which on a country axis is largely population and industrial structure.

  1. Public AdministrationSubfield · 132.6 works · #22 of 186 active here4.5×
  2. EquineSubfield · 23.7 works · #27 of 135 active here3.3×
  3. Medical TerminologySubfield · 5.1 works · #27 of 121 active here3.1×
  4. Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementSubfield · 38.0 works · #36 of 165 active here3.1×
  5. HealthSubfield · 494.4 works · #29 of 217 active here3.0×
  6. EcologySubfield · 1,256.0 works · #31 of 225 active here2.9×
  7. Research and TheorySubfield · 38.1 works · #37 of 183 active here2.7×
  8. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 346.8 works · #32 of 222 active here2.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 3,235 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 2,900 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.83× its world share, 456 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.24× its world share, 1,101 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.86× its world share, 166 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.63× its world share, 120 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.59× its world share, 507 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 3,064 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.66× its world share, 1,424 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.60× its world share, 300 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 4,873 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.55× its world share, 4,194 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 807 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.68× its world share, 434 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.60× its world share, 727 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.88× its world share, 234 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.53× its world share, 2,196 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.02× its world share, 11k worksMedicineNursing: 1.47× its world share, 393 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.64× its world share, 196 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.05× its world share, 1,657 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.02× its world share, 1,804 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 643 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.17× its world share, 1,372 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.77× its world share, 2,955 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 8,186 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary2.64×196 works
  2. Psychology1.77×2,955 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.66×1,424 works
  4. Environmental Science1.55×4,194 works
  5. Health Professions1.53×2,196 works
  6. Nursing1.47×393 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.25×3,235 works
  8. Neuroscience1.24×1,101 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.22×643 works
  10. Social Sciences1.18×8,186 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.17×1,372 works
  12. Arts and Humanities1.05×1,657 works
  13. Medicine1.02×11k works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting1.02×1,804 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.00×2,900 works
  16. Dentistry0.88×234 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.86×166 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.83×456 works
  19. Computer Science0.72×3,064 works
  20. Mathematics0.68×434 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.63×120 works
  22. Energy0.60×300 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.60×727 works
  24. Chemistry0.59×507 works
  25. Engineering0.59×4,873 works
  26. Materials Science0.42×807 works

Which fields of science does New Zealand work in?

In 2022-now, 30% of research in New Zealand is in Social Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (20%), Social Sciences (15%), Engineering (9%).

Social Sciences: 17k fractional works · 30.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 8,186 fractional works · 15.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2,643 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEducation: 1,443 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 783 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth: 494 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 426 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 368 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 290 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 227 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 226 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 197 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 196 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 181 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 168 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 141 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 133 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 127 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 144 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 2,955 fractional works · 5.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1,004 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 899 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 455 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 404 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 148 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1,804 fractional works · 3.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 461 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 350 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 332 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 248 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 176 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 148 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 89 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1,657 fractional works · 3.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 344 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 235 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 210 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 154 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 144 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 136 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 433 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1,372 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 963 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFinance: 295 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 114 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 643 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 351 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 165 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 126 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 16k fractional works · 30.1% of its workEngineering: 4,873 fractional works · 8.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 815 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 812 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 658 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 500 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 432 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 277 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 260 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 201 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 187 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 187 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 159 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 158 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 226 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4,194 fractional works · 7.7% of its workEcology: 1,256 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 764 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 347 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 347 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 316 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 301 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 211 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 208 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 184 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 152 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 108 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3,065 fractional works · 5.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1,071 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems: 487 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 442 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 281 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 214 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 182 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 171 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 113 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 103 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1,425 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 376 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 366 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOceanography: 346 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 109 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 228 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 807 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 382 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 172 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 253 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 727 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 222 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 214 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 120 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 171 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 507 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 237 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 270 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 434 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 140 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 294 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 300 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 253 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 47 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 120 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 14k fractional works · 25.1% of its workMedicine: 11k fractional works · 19.6% of its workSurgery: 1,284 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1,026 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEpidemiology: 768 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 742 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 675 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 549 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 463 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 396 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 390 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 365 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 325 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 296 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 284 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 264 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 264 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 231 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 231 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 209 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 185 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 164 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 144 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 144 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 115 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 112 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 110 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 955 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 2,196 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1,194 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 226 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 181 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 159 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 435 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 393 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 337 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 234 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 196 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 173 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 7,858 fractional works · 14.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3,235 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPlant Science: 948 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFood Science: 525 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 518 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInsect Science: 334 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 263 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 195 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 167 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 123 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 162 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2,900 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1,449 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGenetics: 691 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCell Biology: 218 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 134 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 408 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 1,101 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 565 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 185 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 127 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 225 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 456 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 258 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 198 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 166 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKNew Zealand55kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences30%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this country does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences8,18615.0%
    2. Psychology2,9555.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting1,8043.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities1,6573.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1,3722.5%
    6. Decision Sciences6431.2%
    1. Engineering4,8738.9%
    2. Environmental Science4,1947.7%
    3. Computer Science3,0655.6%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1,4252.6%
    5. Materials Science8071.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy7271.3%
    7. Chemistry5070.9%
    8. Mathematics4340.8%
    9. Energy3000.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering1200.2%
    1. Medicine11k19.6%
    2. Health Professions2,1964.0%
    3. Nursing3930.7%
    4. Dentistry2340.4%
    5. Veterinary1960.4%
  4. Life Sciences7,85814.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3,2355.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2,9005.3%
    3. Neuroscience1,1012.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology4560.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1660.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in New Zealand?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Sustainability, Vulnerability, Globalization, Mental Health, Invasive Species and Resilience.

▲ 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-now 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. Climate Change2,990▲ 2.0×120 topics
  2. Epidemiology2,618▲ 1.20×140 topics
  3. Sustainability1,660▲ 1.24×128 topics
  4. Globalization1,399▲ 1.30×155 topics
  5. Machine Learning1,285▼ 0.71×95 topics
  6. Mental Health1,185▲ 1.52×47 topics
  7. Deep Learning1,181▼ 0.63×83 topics
  8. Public Health1,150▲ 1.45×74 topics
  9. Inflammation1,100◆ 0.95×83 topics
  10. Environmental Impact1,039◆ 1.11×69 topics
  11. Quality of Life870◆ 1.10×60 topics
  12. Biodiversity807▲ 1.94×36 topics
  13. Resilience776▲ 2.9×18 topics
  14. Invasive Species743▲ 3.2×21 topics
  15. Risk Factors731▲ 1.22×37 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease700◆ 1.12×39 topics
  17. Vulnerability662▲ 5.2×9 topics
  18. Depression656▲ 1.37×26 topics
  19. Social Capital551▲ 1.94×20 topics
  20. Social Justice547▲ 1.68×49 topics
  21. Health Equity511▲ 3.2×6 topics
  22. Ecosystem Services508▲ 2.4×14 topics
  23. Conservation498▲ 2.1×24 topics
  24. Population Dynamics469▲ 3.3×13 topics
  25. Global Warming462▲ 1.98×15 topics
  26. Ethics460▲ 1.66×56 topics
  27. Decolonization456▲ 10×8 topics
  28. Primary Care444▲ 2.2×15 topics
  29. Neoliberalism437▲ 2.2×27 topics
  30. Ethical Considerations419▲ 2.2×19 topics
  31. Well-being404▲ 1.90×14 topics
  32. Biogeography358▲ 2.4×20 topics
  33. Habitat Fragmentation357▲ 3.0×5 topics
  34. Global Change354▲ 2.5×7 topics
  35. Reflective Practice326▲ 3.2×7 topics
  36. Settler Colonialism268▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Traditional Ecological Knowledge266▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Indigenous Knowledge Systems265▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Historical Trauma256▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Indigenous Health256▲ 31×1 topic

Which research topics does New Zealand publish the most in?

Its largest topics in 2022-now are Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights, Disaster Management and Resilience, Island Studies and Pacific Affairs.

Indigenous Health, Educa…256Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 256 fractional worksDisaster Management and …185Disaster Management and Resilience: 185 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacific Affairs: 166 fractional worksNew Zealand Economic and Social Studies: 133 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic …125earthquake and tectonic studies: 125 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 122 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 119 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 117 fractional worksClimate Change, Adaptation, Migration: 116 fractional worksPacific and Southeast As…116Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies: 116 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…115Corporate Finance and Governance: 115 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…114Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 114 fractional works
HealthSociology and Political ScienceDemographyEconomics and Econometrics6 others

Area is fractional works in 2022-now; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to. Every tile is a topic page.

  1. 1 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 256 works
  2. 2 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 185 works
  3. 3 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 166 works
  4. 4 New Zealand Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 133 works
  5. 5 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 125 works
  6. 6 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 122 works
  7. 7 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 119 works
  8. 8 Education Systems and Policy Education 117 works
  9. 9 Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration Sociology and Political Science 116 works
  10. 10 Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies Geography, Planning and Development 116 works
  11. 11 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 115 works
  12. 12 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 114 works

How many world-class institutions does New Zealand hold?

Average quality and elite capacity disagree by construction, and both are worth knowing: the first is decided by a country's whole institution population, the second counts the institutions it holds at the top. One square per institution.

Standing among countries2022-nowWhere that sitsAll time
Average qualityits whole institution population #25 of 189 #26 of 203
Elite capacitythe institutions it holds at the top #25 of 204 #26 of 216

Elite capacity counts a country's institutions by their worldwide rank, weighted so a place at #1 counts for more than one at #480. Countries under 100 fractional works are left out.

101st to 500th1501st to 1,000th5

Bands are exclusive, so the squares add up to 6 (the institutions it holds in the world top 1,000), not to four times it.

Which universities in New Zealand lead research?

University of Auckland, University of Otago and Victoria University of Wellington rank highest in New Zealand on research quality in 2022-now.

0%10%20%mean 12.9467%fractional works (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of AucklandUniversity of Canter…Victoria University …University of Otago
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per institution in the list below. The upper left is the interesting corner.

  1. 1University of AucklandUniversity · Auckland · #227 worldwide13.6% top 10% · 11k works
  2. 2University of OtagoUniversity · Dunedin · #503 worldwide11.4% top 10% · 6.2k works
  3. 3Victoria University of WellingtonUniversity · Wellington · #587 worldwide11.5% top 10% · 4.4k works
  4. 4University of CanterburyUniversity · Christchurch · #841 worldwide12.2% top 10% · 3.3k works
  5. 5Auckland University of TechnologyUniversity · Auckland · #844 worldwide12.1% top 10% · 3.7k works
  6. 6Massey UniversityUniversity · Palmerston North · #916 worldwide13.3% top 10% · 3.7k works
  7. 7University of WaikatoUniversity · Hamilton · #1,756 worldwide12.7% top 10% · 2.3k works
  8. 8Ministry of EducationGovernment institution · Wellington · #1,861 worldwide19.1% top 10% · 502 works
  9. 9Bioeconomy Science InstituteGovernment institution · Lincoln · #2,851 worldwide10.5% top 10% · 1.8k works
  10. 10Eastern Institute of TechnologyUniversity · Napier City · #2,891 worldwide15.1% top 10% · 161 works
  11. 11Lincoln UniversityUniversity · Lincoln · #3,815 worldwide14.5% top 10% · 888 works
  12. 12GNS ScienceResearch facility · Lower Hutt · #3,892 worldwide12.1% top 10% · 353 works
  13. 13Auckland City HospitalHospital / health system · Auckland · #5,064 worldwide9.0% top 10% · 548 works
  14. 14Theranostics (New Zealand)Company · Auckland · #5,994 worldwide12.5% top 10% · 209 works
  15. 15New Zealand Institute for Public Health and Forensic ScienceResearch facility · Porirua · #6,282 worldwide14.6% top 10% · 157 works

The track on each row is its top-10% rate; the tick is the average of all institutions, 10.0% (how it is set): teal above it, red below.

All ranked institutions in New Zealand

Who are the top researchers in New Zealand?

Lawrence Jun Zhang, Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse and Simon J. Greenhill rank highest among researchers based in New Zealand.

  1. 1 Lawrence Jun Zhang #225 worldwide 13k citations · 435 works
  2. 2 Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse #3,932 worldwide 62k citations · 716 works
  3. 3 Simon J. Greenhill #4,052 worldwide 11k citations · 298 works
  4. 4 Valery L. Feigin #4,707 worldwide 341k citations · 657 works
  5. 5 Rod Ellis #4,784 worldwide 46k citations · 370 works
  6. 6 Richie Poulton #7,116 worldwide 133k citations · 511 works
  7. 7 Quentin Douglas Atkinson #7,648 worldwide 12k citations · 231 works
  8. 8 Alexei J. Drummond #7,760 worldwide 107k citations · 223 works
  9. 9 Rex N. Brogden #7,910 worldwide 24k citations · 256 works
  10. 10 Charl de Villiers #9,553 worldwide 12k citations · 198 works
Top researchers in New Zealand

Which cities in New Zealand are research hubs?

  1. 1 AucklandNew Zealand 116k works
  2. 2 WellingtonNew Zealand 50k works
  3. 3 DunedinNew Zealand 49k works
  4. 4 ChristchurchNew Zealand 37k works
  5. 5 Palmerston NorthNew Zealand 31k works
  6. 6 HamiltonNew Zealand 21k works
  7. 7 LincolnNew Zealand 18k works

How much of it is in the largest

The same cities as shares of everything these twelve account for.

Auckland: 35.9%Wellington: 15.5%Dunedin: 15.2%Christchurch: 11.5%3 others listed: 21.9%36%largest
Auckland116k · 35.9%Wellington50k · 15.5%Dunedin49k · 15.2%Christchurch37k · 11.5%3 others listed71k · 21.9%

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

How open and international is New Zealand's research?

37% of its research is openly available (world: 40%), and 26% is written with international co-authors (world: 18%).

openly available36.7%not open63.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.1%domestic only73.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

In 2022-now, 63% of its research is openly available (world 63%) and 36% is written with co-authors abroad (world 22%). Against what its own mix of topics predicts, that is 1.00× the expected open access and 1.53× the expected international share, which puts it #139 of 173 countries on openness.

How has New Zealand's research grown?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is New Zealand as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.21% in 2024.

still counting0.20%0.40%0.60%New Zealand0.20% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of New Zealand over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Over the whole record, 11.3% of its 339k works since 1950 reached the world top 10% for their field and year.

still counting5%10%15%New Zealand12.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.9% in 2010.

Which countries have research most like New Zealand's?

Australia is New Zealand's closest research twin: of all countries, its research is spread across the fields most like New Zealand's, with both strong in Psychology.

  1. 1 AustraliaBoth strong in Psychology, Veterinary, Health Professions 0.85 Compare
  2. 2 UruguayBoth strong in Veterinary, Health Professions, Environmental Science 0.85 Compare
  3. 3 HaitiBoth strong in Health Professions, Nursing, Psychology 0.81 Compare
  4. 4 IrelandBoth strong in Veterinary, Psychology, Health Professions 0.79 Compare
  5. 5 PortugalBoth strong in Veterinary, Health Professions, Psychology 0.78 Compare

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What is New Zealand strongest at in science?

On research quality in 2022-now, New Zealand ranks highest in Medicine (#24 of 152), Sociology and Political Science (#24 of 119) and Social Sciences (#30 of 148). Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Administration, Equine and Medical Terminology.

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