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Social Sciences research in New Zealand

University of Auckland ranks first in New Zealand for Social Sciences research in 2022-now (#154 worldwide), followed by Victoria University of Wellington and University of Otago.

New Zealand's world rank
#29
of 161 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
15k
Top-10% rate
13.2%
Ranked institutions
12

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Social Sciences in New Zealand?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of AucklandAuckland #15445.115.2%3,521
2Victoria University of WellingtonWellington #31437.312.5%2,026
3University of OtagoDunedin #49132.412.2%1,871
4Massey UniversityPalmerston North #58130.615.0%1,527
5University of CanterburyChristchurch #63429.615.3%1,122
6Auckland University of TechnologyAuckland #68728.811.3%1,497
7University of WaikatoHamilton #95225.214.3%1,157
8Lincoln UniversityLincoln #3,29311.618.2%218
9Otago PolytechnicDunedin #5,9755.29.0%97
10Unitec Institute of TechnologyAuckland #6,2294.73.7%105
11Bioeconomy Science InstituteLincoln #8,1751.716.6%83
12Physiotherapy New ZealandWellington #9,19845.03.8%61

Institutions in New Zealand above the floor of 40 fractional works in Social Sciences, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022-now.

Who are the top Social Sciences researchers in New Zealand?

Lawrence Jun Zhang, C. Michael Hall and Chris G. Sibley rank highest among researchers based in New Zealand, on their papers in Social Sciences that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Lawrence Jun Zhang#225 worldwide overall183.1 of 286 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2C. Michael Hall#84,365 worldwide overall210.0 of 538 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3Chris G. Sibley#18,400 worldwide overall146.5 of 414 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Rod Ellis#4,784 worldwide overall93.1 of 162 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Charl de Villiers#9,553 worldwide overall71.4 of 121 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6L. John Horwood#17,071 worldwide overall80.4 of 214 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7David M. Fergusson#42,688 worldwide overall95.5 of 288 papers here in the top 10%
  8. 8Ronald D. Fischer#25,853 worldwide overall77.8 of 204 papers here in the top 10%
  9. 9Colleen A. Ward#14,293 worldwide overall71.0 of 150 papers here in the top 10%
  10. 10Russell David Gray#13,262 worldwide overall67.7 of 118 papers here in the top 10%
  11. 11Taciano L. Milfont#12,871 worldwide overall70.9 of 167 papers here in the top 10%
  12. 12Richie Poulton#7,116 worldwide overall69.3 of 155 papers here in the top 10%
  13. 13Tony J. Ward#184,536 worldwide overall85.6 of 324 papers here in the top 10%
  14. 14Gavin Brown#79,922 worldwide overall77.7 of 250 papers here in the top 10%
  15. 15Girish Prayag#59,110 worldwide overall89.3 of 176 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in New Zealand on their work in Social 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 Social Sciences