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Materials Science research in New Zealand

University of Auckland ranks first in New Zealand for Materials Science research in 2022-now (#379 worldwide), followed by Victoria University of Wellington.

New Zealand's world rank
#29
of 87 countries, 2022-now
Works, 2022-now
701
Top-10% rate
11.8%
Ranked institutions
2

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

What is the best university for Materials Science in New Zealand?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of AucklandAuckland #37923.215.0%198
2Victoria University of WellingtonWellington #90112.08.6%112

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

Who are the top Materials Science researchers in New Zealand?

Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse, Eric C. Le Ru and P. Etchegoin rank highest among researchers based in New Zealand, on their papers in Materials Science that reached the world top 10%, beyond the 10% expected.

  1. 1Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse#3,932 worldwide overall84.1 of 201 papers here in the top 10%
  2. 2Eric C. Le Ru#109,445 worldwide overall17.0 of 49 papers here in the top 10%
  3. 3P. Etchegoin#193,782 worldwide overall17.3 of 53 papers here in the top 10%
  4. 4Ajit Kumar Sarmah#15,234 worldwide overall13.8 of 22 papers here in the top 10%
  5. 5Debes Bhattacharyya#412,065 worldwide overall27.3 of 156 papers here in the top 10%
  6. 6Ziyun Wang#16,217 worldwide overall14.8 of 44 papers here in the top 10%
  7. 7John Vedamuthu Kennedy#935,990 worldwide overall29.1 of 141 papers here in the top 10%

Ranked among researchers based in New Zealand on their work in Materials Science 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 Materials Science