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AgResearch

In research, AgResearch stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#919 of 3,409 worldwide), Life Sciences (#3,052 of 7,800 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,591 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agronomy and Crop Science, Veterinary and Environmental Chemistry — Agronomy and Crop Science is 33.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,859
of 28,054 · #3,052 all time
Rank in New Zealand
#17
of 71
Research works
7.9k
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
240k
30.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is AgResearch known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #919 of 3,409 19.0%278 #145
Life SciencesDomain #3,052 of 7,800 18.6%396 #1348
Physical SciencesDomain #6,591 of 12,888 17.2%149 #5334
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,887 of 3,579 17.0%106 #1535
Environmental ScienceField #1,949 of 3,551 15.9%108 #965
Health SciencesDomain #7,568 of 11,982 19.4%72 #3700
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,076 of 1,395 20.0%66 #587

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where AgResearch sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#145 #919
  2. Life Sciences#1,348 #3,052
  3. Physical Sciences#5,334 #6,591
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,535 #1,887
  5. Environmental Science#965 #1,949
  6. Health Sciences#3,700 #7,568
  7. Plant Science#587 #1,076
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does AgResearch specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agronomy and Crop Science takes 33.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 49.5 works33×
  2. VeterinaryField · 20.8 works24×
  3. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 26.3 works19×
  4. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 26.3 works19×
  5. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 47.7 works16×
  6. Insect ScienceSubfield · 28.6 works16×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 9.21× its world share, 278 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.13× its world share, 106 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.16× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.92× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.41× its world share, 108 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 38 worksMedicineNursing: 3.52× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 24.07× its world share, 21 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 24.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at AgResearch?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter H. Janssen, R. W. McDowell and Val Snow lead among researchers whose main affiliation is AgResearch.

  1. 1 Peter H. Janssen · #28,848 worldwide 590 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 R. W. McDowell · #88,598 worldwide 277 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Val Snow · #90,279 worldwide 364 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Iris Vogeler · #92,926 worldwide 346 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 William J. Kelly · #99,226 worldwide 217 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 G. H. Davis · #111,375 worldwide 184 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 H. V. Henderson · #112,399 worldwide 356 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Bruce Campbell · #131,290 worldwide 241 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 A. J. Parsons · #133,302 worldwide 304 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 B.I.P. Barratt · #134,233 worldwide 163 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at AgResearch

Which keywords describe research at AgResearch?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Microbial Community, Milk Composition, Invasive Species, Methane Production, Ruminant Nutrition, Endophyte Symbiosis and Grass-Fungal Interaction.

▲ 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 institution'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 Change74▲ 4.3×50 topics
  2. Environmental Impact33▲ 3.1×24 topics
  3. Microbial Community32▲ 63×5 topics
  4. Milk Composition30▲ 111×2 topics
  5. Invasive Species28▲ 10×17 topics
  6. Methane Production28▲ 153×1 topic
  7. Ruminant Nutrition28▲ 153×1 topic
  8. Endophyte Symbiosis26▲ 501×1 topic
  9. Grass-Fungal Interaction26▲ 501×1 topic
  10. Biological Control24▲ 26×9 topics
  11. Livestock Production24▲ 41×3 topics
  12. Water Quality24▲ 9.6×7 topics
  13. Microbial Communities23▲ 8.6×6 topics
  14. Biodiversity23▲ 4.9×22 topics
  15. Genetic Diversity22▲ 7.8×14 topics
  16. Ecosystem Functioning21▲ 18×6 topics
  17. Animal Welfare20▲ 36×4 topics
  18. Soil Carbon Sequestration20▲ 42×2 topics
  19. Antioxidant Activity20▲ 4.8×19 topics
  20. Greenhouse Gas Emissions18▲ 10×5 topics
  21. Nutrient Cycling18▲ 40×2 topics
  22. Plant Breeding18▲ 28×4 topics
  23. Soil Fertility18▲ 12×4 topics
  24. Gut Microbiota17▲ 7.7×6 topics
  25. Marker-Assisted Selection17▲ 34×2 topics
  26. Nutrient Limitation17▲ 26×2 topics
  27. Biochar Application16▲ 25×1 topic
  28. Nitrogen Cycle16▲ 41×1 topic
  29. Population Genetics16▲ 19×4 topics
  30. Dairy Cattle16▲ 50×2 topics
  31. Health Benefits16▲ 7.8×11 topics
  32. Sustainable Agriculture16▲ 7.8×12 topics
  33. Food Systems16▲ 54×1 topic
  34. Sustainable Diets16▲ 54×1 topic
  35. Consumer Perception15▲ 11×5 topics
  36. Eutrophication15▲ 23×3 topics
  37. Genome-Wide Association15▲ 30×2 topics
  38. Animal Breeding15▲ 52×1 topic
  39. Genomic Selection15▲ 52×1 topic
  40. Probiotics15▲ 9.8×6 topics

Which research topics does AgResearch publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Plant and fungal interactions, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics and Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact.

Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 28 fractional worksPlant and fungal interactions: 26 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen…16Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 16 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainabili…16Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 16 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 15 fractional worksSoil and Water Nutrient Dynamics: 14 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product …11Meat and Animal Product Quality: 11 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 9 fractional worksEffects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock: 9 fractional worksPasture and Agricultural Systems: 8 fractional works
Agronomy and Crop ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSoil ScienceEcology5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgronomy and Crop Science 28 works
  2. 2 Plant and fungal interactionsEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 26 works
  3. 3 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen DynamicsSoil Science 16 works
  4. 4 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental ImpactEcology 16 works
  5. 5 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockGenetics 15 works
  6. 6 Soil and Water Nutrient DynamicsEnvironmental Chemistry 14 works
  7. 7 Meat and Animal Product QualityAnimal Science and Zoology 11 works
  8. 8 Animal Behavior and Welfare StudiesSmall Animals 9 works
  9. 9 Effects of Environmental Stressors on LivestockAnimal Science and Zoology 9 works
  10. 10 Pasture and Agricultural SystemsForestry 8 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available51.8%not open48.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.9%domestic only80.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has AgResearch's research output changed?

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

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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