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Ara Institute of Canterbury

In research, Ara Institute of Canterbury stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,354 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,762 of 10,206 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#18,686 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,837
of 28,054 · #20,915 all time
Rank in New Zealand
#62
of 71
Research works
654
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.1k
13.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Ara Institute of Canterbury 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
Social SciencesDomain #7,354 of 16,945 22.7%341
Social SciencesField #4,762 of 10,206 21.2%200
Physical SciencesDomain #18,686 of 21,541 12.4%149

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ara Institute of Canterbury 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: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.31× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.84× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.40× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.12× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 2.69× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.96× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.51× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.32× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.13× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.66× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ara Institute of Canterbury?

Ranked on the composite score, Selena Chan and Margaret Hughes lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ara Institute of Canterbury.

  1. 1 Selena Chan New Zealand · #1,167,580 worldwide 20 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Margaret Hughes New Zealand · #1,216,488 worldwide 21 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Ara Institute of Canterbury

Which keywords describe research at Ara Institute of Canterbury?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Risk Management, Higher Education, Student Engagement, Student Perceptions, Informal Learning, Medical Education and Healthcare.

▲ 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. Sustainability5▲ 2.9×17 topics
  2. Machine Learning4▲ 1.44×12 topics
  3. Risk Management3▲ 9.0×6 topics
  4. Healthcare3▲ 3.7×8 topics
  5. Globalization3▲ 2.0×7 topics
  6. Higher Education3▲ 7.0×6 topics
  7. Supply Chain Management3▲ 3.8×5 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence3▲ 2.5×5 topics
  9. Student Engagement2▲ 8.1×4 topics
  10. Student Perceptions2▲ 17×4 topics
  11. Informal Learning2▲ 24×2 topics
  12. Medical Education2▲ 12×4 topics
  13. Online Learning2▲ 3.4×3 topics
  14. Big Data2▲ 3.0×4 topics
  15. Teacher Training2▲ 4.4×6 topics
  16. Social Sustainability2▲ 35×2 topics
  17. Curriculum Development2▲ 3.4×6 topics
  18. Knowledge Management2▲ 4.4×6 topics
  19. Lifelong Learning2▲ 12×2 topics
  20. Organizational Performance2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  21. Sustainable Construction2▲ 32×4 topics
  22. Training2▲ 9.9×2 topics
  23. Inclusion2▲ 14×4 topics
  24. Life Cycle Assessment2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  25. Patient Safety2▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Debriefing2▲ 61×1 topic
  27. Simulation2▲ 7.8×1 topic
  28. Assessment Methods1▲ 17×3 topics
  29. Sustainability Assessment1▲ 13×3 topics
  30. Competency-Based Education1▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Competitive Advantage1▲ 49×2 topics
  32. Construction Projects1▲ 39×2 topics
  33. Engineering Education1▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Facilities Management1▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Multilingualism1▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Water Resources1▲ 6.9×3 topics
  37. Workplace Learning1▲ 79×2 topics
  38. Adult Education1▲ 47×2 topics
  39. Intrinsic Motivation1▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Public Perception1▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Ara Institute of Canterbury publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare, Higher Education Learning Practices, Academic Research in Diverse Fields and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning.

Simulation-Based Educati…2Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 2 fractional worksHigher Education Learnin…1Higher Education Learning Practices: 1 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 1 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 1 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 1 fractional worksSustainable Building Design and Assessment: 1 fractional worksInnovative Education and Learning Practices: 1 fractional worksWastewater Treatment and…1Wastewater Treatment and Reuse: 1 fractional worksConstruction Project Management and Performance: 1 fractional worksWater resources management and optimization: 1 fractional works
PhysiologyEducationLanguage and LinguisticsLiterature and Literary Theory5 others

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

  1. 1 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 2 works
  2. 2 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 1 works
  3. 3 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 1 works
  4. 4 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 1 works
  5. 5 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  6. 6 Sustainable Building Design and Assessment Building and Construction 1 works
  7. 7 Innovative Education and Learning Practices Human Factors and Ergonomics 1 works
  8. 8 Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  10. 10 Water resources management and optimization Ocean Engineering 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 available30.8%not open69.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.2%domestic only80.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ara Institute of Canterbury's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% higher 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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