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Aqualinc (New Zealand)

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Research works
26
▼ 66% vs 2018-21
Citations
560
21.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
52%
world 40%
International
38%
world 18%
Aqualinc (New Zealand)

Not ranked overall: Aqualinc (New Zealand) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Aqualinc (New Zealand) work in?

In all years, 83% of research at Aqualinc (New Zealand) is in Physical Sciences, 9% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (45%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (17%), Engineering (16%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 22 fractional works · 83.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 12 fractional works · 44.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 13.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 9.6% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 6.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 16.9% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 2 fractional works · 9.2% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 16.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 7.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 9.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.3% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workALL ITS WORKAqualinc (NewZealand)26fractional works, all years
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences83%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences5%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science1244.6%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences416.9%
    3. Engineering416.2%
    4. Computer Science14.9%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences28.3%
    2. Neuroscience00.8%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.3%
    1. Decision Sciences12.4%
    2. Social Sciences01.1%
    3. Psychology01.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    1. Medicine01.6%
    2. Nursing00.8%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 3.78× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 22.91× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.77× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceDecision Sciences: 6.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 22.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 7 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences22.91×1 works
  2. Decision Sciences6.20×0 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.78×0 works
  4. Environmental Science2.77×0 works
  5. Engineering1.20×0 works
  6. Computer Science0.77×0 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.45×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Aqualinc (New Zealand)?

Ranked on the quality score, Greg Barkle lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Aqualinc (New Zealand).

  1. 1 Greg Barkle New Zealand · #4,671,656 worldwide 1.1k citations · 51 works
All ranked researchers at Aqualinc (New Zealand)

What are the most cited papers from Aqualinc (New Zealand)?

The most cited paper from Aqualinc (New Zealand) is "Regionalization of patterns of flow intermittence from gauging station records" (T. H. Snelder, Thibault Datry, Nicolas Lamouroux et al., 2013), with 146 citations. Next come "Comparison of Three Multiobjective Optimization Algorithms for Inverse Modeling of Vadose Zone Hydraulic Properties" (131) and "Maximum Rates of Nitrate Removal in a Denitrification Wall" (96).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Regionalization of patterns of flow intermittence from gauging station records T. H. Snelder, Thibault Datry, Nicolas Lamouroux et al. · Hydrology and earth system sciences Open access 11 Jul 2013 146
2 Comparison of Three Multiobjective Optimization Algorithms for Inverse Modeling of Vadose Zone Hydraulic Properties Thomas Wöhling, Jasper Alexander Vrugt, Greg Barkle · Soil Science Society of America Journal 25 Jan 2008 131
3 Maximum Rates of Nitrate Removal in a Denitrification Wall Louis A. Schipper, Greg Barkle, Maja Vojvodic‐Vukovic · Journal of Environmental Quality Jul 2005 96
4 Hydrological effects of the M W 7.1 Darfield (Canterbury) earthquake, 4 September 2010, New Zealand Simon C. Cox, Helen Rutter, Alex Sims et al. · New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics Open access 27 Jul 2012 95
5 The impact of rural land management changes on soil hydraulic properties and runoff processes: results from experimental plots in upland UK Miles R. Marshall, C. E. Ballard, Zoe L. Frogbrook et al. · Hydrological Processes 20 Mar 2013 85
All 64 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Aqualinc (New Zealand)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Water Resources, Sustainability, Water Quality, Hydrological Modeling, Sediment Transport, Remote Sensing and Groundwater.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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 21 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 21 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change10▲ 15×21 topics
  2. Water Resources4▲ 74×3 topics
  3. Sustainability4▲ 8.8×9 topics
  4. Water Quality4▲ 33×4 topics
  5. Hydrological Modeling3▲ 63×3 topics
  6. Sediment Transport3▲ 68×3 topics
  7. Remote Sensing2▲ 8.9×7 topics
  8. Groundwater2▲ 108×1 topic
  9. Isotopes2▲ 222×1 topic
  10. Global Hydrology2▲ 138×1 topic
  11. Land Use Change2▲ 29×2 topics
  12. Model Evaluation2▲ 76×1 topic
  13. Urbanization2▲ 24×2 topics
  14. Reservoir Operation2▲ 207×1 topic
  15. Water Demand2▲ 207×1 topic
  16. Groundwater Flow2▲ 168×1 topic
  17. Transport Modeling2▲ 168×1 topic
  18. Soil Hydraulic Properties1▲ 122×1 topic
  19. Unsaturated Soil Mechanics1▲ 122×1 topic
  20. Machine Learning1▲ 1.99×4 topics
  21. Life Cycle Assessment1▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Aqualinc (New Zealand) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry, Water Quality Monitoring Technologies, Innovations in Aquaponics and Hydroponics Systems and Water resources management and optimization.

Groundwater and Isotope …1Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry: 1 fractional worksWater Quality Monitoring…0Water Quality Monitoring Technologies: 0 fractional worksInnovations in Aquaponic…0Innovations in Aquaponics and Hydroponics Systems: 0 fractional worksWater resources management and optimization: 0 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 0 fractional worksAuction Theory and Appli…0Auction Theory and Applications: 0 fractional worksMulti-Agent Systems and Negotiation: 0 fractional worksEngineering Technology and Methodologies: 0 fractional worksAdvanced machining processes and optimization: 0 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 0 fractional works
Geochemistry and PetrologyWater Science and TechnologyAquatic ScienceOcean Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry Geochemistry and Petrology 1 works
  2. 2 Water Quality Monitoring Technologies Water Science and Technology 0 works
  3. 3 Innovations in Aquaponics and Hydroponics Systems Aquatic Science 0 works
  4. 4 Water resources management and optimization Ocean Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 0 works
  6. 6 Auction Theory and Applications Management Science and Operations Research 0 works
  7. 7 Multi-Agent Systems and Negotiation Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  8. 8 Engineering Technology and Methodologies Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 0 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 available52.1%not open47.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.5%domestic only62.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Aqualinc (New Zealand)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 66% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Aqualinc (New Zealand) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000061% in 2023.

0.000050%0.00010%Aqualinc (New Zealand)0.000032% in 202420102020

Fractional works of Aqualinc (New Zealand) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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