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Applied Research Associates

In research, Applied Research Associates stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,938 of 20,462 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#10,577 of 21,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,620 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,570
of 28,054 · #14,173 all time
Rank in New Zealand
#50
of 71
Research works
989
▼ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
17.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Applied Research Associates known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #6,938 of 20,462 15.2%130
Physical SciencesDomain #10,577 of 21,541 15.0%513
Social SciencesDomain #9,620 of 16,945 18.5%267
EngineeringField #7,267 of 11,412 13.8%283

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Applied Research Associates 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).

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: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.16× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.15× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.26× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.36× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.61× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.75× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Applied Research Associates?

Ranked on the composite score, Rita E. Numerof, R Nangia and Richard Stewart lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Applied Research Associates.

  1. 1 Rita E. Numerof New Zealand · #566,650 worldwide 44 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 R Nangia New Zealand · #798,677 worldwide 41 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Richard Stewart New Zealand · #893,998 worldwide 31 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Michael N. Abrams New Zealand · #928,745 worldwide 12 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Janet Gough New Zealand · #1,197,498 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Applied Research Associates

Which keywords describe research at Applied Research Associates?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Effects, Environmental Noise, Noise Pollution, Defect Detection, Image Processing, Public Health, Crack Detection and Pavement.

▲ 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 39 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 39 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning4▲ 1.50×9 topics
  2. Public Health4▲ 3.4×7 topics
  3. Health Effects4▲ 8.0×5 topics
  4. Convolutional Neural Networks3▲ 5.2×3 topics
  5. Defect Detection3▲ 29×2 topics
  6. Environmental Noise3▲ 85×1 topic
  7. Noise Pollution3▲ 85×1 topic
  8. Environmental Impact3▲ 2.1×11 topics
  9. Image Processing3▲ 8.1×2 topics
  10. Crack Detection2▲ 47×1 topic
  11. Pavement2▲ 47×1 topic
  12. Climate Change2▲ 1.20×16 topics
  13. Sustainability2◆ 1.14×10 topics
  14. Recycled Materials2▲ 24×2 topics
  15. Life Cycle Assessment2▲ 9.4×2 topics
  16. Machine Learning2▼ 0.77×13 topics
  17. Asphalt2▲ 71×1 topic
  18. Bitumen Modification2▲ 71×1 topic
  19. Energy Efficiency1▲ 2.0×5 topics
  20. Remote Sensing1▲ 1.55×10 topics
  21. Water Quality1▲ 4.6×4 topics
  22. CFD Simulation1▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Natural Products1▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Nanoparticles1▲ 1.26×3 topics
  25. Quantitative Analysis1▲ 7.7×3 topics
  26. Social Media1◆ 1.14×4 topics
  27. Surface Roughness1▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Environmental Monitoring1▲ 4.0×5 topics
  29. Renewable Energy1◆ 1.00×4 topics
  30. Agent-Based Modeling1▲ 10×3 topics
  31. Bayesian Networks1▲ 15×1 topic
  32. Composite Materials1▲ 6.6×2 topics
  33. Cytotoxicity1▲ 9.8×2 topics
  34. Fault Tree Analysis1▲ 27×1 topic
  35. Media1▲ 8.7×1 topic
  36. Middle East1▲ 21×1 topic
  37. Politics1▲ 5.1×2 topics
  38. Synthesis1▲ 3.6×2 topics
  39. Tool Wear1▲ 9.9×2 topics

Which research topics does Applied Research Associates publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Noise Effects and Management, Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring, Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation and Risk and Safety Analysis.

Noise Effects and Manage…3Noise Effects and Management: 3 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 2 fractional worksAsphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation: 2 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis1Risk and Safety Analysis: 1 fractional worksMiddle East and Rwanda C…1Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 1 fractional worksStructural Response to D…1Structural Response to Dynamic Loads: 1 fractional worksInfrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis: 1 fractional worksScientific Computing and Data Management: 1 fractional worksSynthesis and pharmacology of benzodiazepine derivatives: 1 fractional worksResearch Data Management Practices: 1 fractional works
Speech and HearingCivil and Structural EngineeringStatistics, Probability and UncertaintySociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 3 works
  2. 2 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1 works
  5. 5 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Structural Response to Dynamic Loads Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Scientific Computing and Data Management Information Systems and Management 1 works
  9. 9 Synthesis and pharmacology of benzodiazepine derivatives Organic Chemistry 1 works
  10. 10 Research Data Management Practices Information Systems 1 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 available21.4%not open78.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.3%domestic only64.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Applied Research Associates's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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