Life Sciences research in New Zealand
University of Auckland ranks first in New Zealand for Life Sciences research in 2022-now (#310 worldwide), followed by University of Otago and Victoria University of Wellington.
- New Zealand's world rank
- #28 of 146 countries, 2022-now
- Works, 2022-now
- 6.9k
- Top-10% rate
- 11.8%
- Ranked institutions
- 13
Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.
What is the best university for Life Sciences in New Zealand?
| # | Institution | World rank | Score | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of AucklandAuckland | #310 | 34.5 | 12.8% | 1,333 |
| 2 | University of OtagoDunedin | #548 | 28.0 | 11.4% | 944 |
| 3 | Victoria University of WellingtonWellington | #822 | 23.4 | 9.6% | 325 |
| 4 | Ministry of EducationWellington | #858 | 22.9 | 22.2% | 130 |
| 5 | Bioeconomy Science InstituteLincoln | #958 | 21.7 | 10.8% | 971 |
| 6 | Massey UniversityPalmerston North | #997 | 21.2 | 13.2% | 684 |
| 7 | University of CanterburyChristchurch | #1,357 | 17.7 | 10.1% | 275 |
| 8 | Auckland University of TechnologyAuckland | #1,411 | 17.3 | 12.7% | 252 |
| 9 | Lincoln UniversityLincoln | #1,609 | 15.8 | 15.1% | 343 |
| 10 | University of WaikatoHamilton | #2,781 | 9.5 | 9.2% | 175 |
| 11 | Ministry for Primary IndustriesWellington | #3,825 | 5.9 | 5.9% | 75 |
| 12 | Springer Nature (New Zealand)Auckland | #4,538 | 3.9 | 29.6% | 94 |
| 13 | PharmacWellington | #5,525 | 1.7 | 3.6% | 136 |
Institutions in New Zealand above the floor of 40 fractional works in Life Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.
Who are the top Life Sciences researchers in New Zealand?
Andrew C. Allan, Richard L. M. Faull and John A. Crump rank highest among researchers based in New Zealand, on their papers in Life Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.
- 1Andrew C. Allan#20,245 worldwide overall81.0 of 207 papers here in the top 10%
- 2Richard L. M. Faull#50,507 worldwide overall81.2 of 294 papers here in the top 10%
- 3John A. Crump#33,887 worldwide overall53.6 of 138 papers here in the top 10%
- 4Mike Dragunow#58,559 worldwide overall54.8 of 167 papers here in the top 10%
- 5John Lander Harper#25,542 worldwide overall47.8 of 95 papers here in the top 10%
- 6David A.D. Parry#43,501 worldwide overall54.1 of 196 papers here in the top 10%
- 7Jason M. Tylianakis#11,308 worldwide overall42.9 of 86 papers here in the top 10%
- 8Peter C. Fineran#16,953 worldwide overall44.5 of 102 papers here in the top 10%
- 9Dongxiao Sun‐Waterhouse#42,823 worldwide overall55.3 of 143 papers here in the top 10%
- 10Wanglin Ma#13,486 worldwide overall45.3 of 66 papers here in the top 10%
- 11Christine C. Winterbourn#48,835 worldwide overall49.6 of 176 papers here in the top 10%
- 12Harjinder Singh#679,180 worldwide overall102.8 of 314 papers here in the top 10%
- 13Peter H. Janssen#68,908 worldwide overall45.0 of 137 papers here in the top 10%
- 14Robert Poulin#210,829 worldwide overall61.1 of 298 papers here in the top 10%
- 15Alexei J. Drummond#7,760 worldwide overall38.4 of 76 papers here in the top 10%
Ranked among researchers based in New Zealand on their work in Life Sciences alone: how many more of their papers here reached the world top 10% for their subfield and year than the 10% expected.
How New Zealand compares with other countries in Life Sciences