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Building Research Association of New Zealand

In research, Building Research Association of New Zealand stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,229 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#9,590 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,992
of 42,892
Rank in New Zealand
#61
of 117
Research works
340
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.4k
18.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Building Research Association of New Zealand 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
Physical SciencesDomain #12,229 of 21,541 17.9%203
EngineeringField #9,590 of 11,412 20.1%121

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Building Research Association of New Zealand 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: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.51× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.64× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.87× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.77× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.18× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 8.80× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.45× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.69× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.69× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.38× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Building Research Association of New Zealand?

Ranked on the composite score, Gordon C. Hard lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Building Research Association of New Zealand.

  1. 1 Gordon C. Hard New Zealand · #408,647 worldwide 82 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Building Research Association of New Zealand

Which keywords describe research at Building Research Association of New Zealand?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Tissue Engineering, Biomaterials, Sustainable Construction, Environmental Assessment Tools, Green Building, Stability and Thermal Comfort.

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

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology3▲ 1.90×16 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties3▲ 7.8×5 topics
  3. Tissue Engineering2▲ 10×5 topics
  4. Biomaterials2▲ 24×3 topics
  5. Sustainability2▲ 2.2×8 topics
  6. Sustainable Construction2▲ 73×2 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications2▲ 4.2×5 topics
  8. Environmental Assessment Tools2▲ 155×1 topic
  9. Green Building2▲ 155×1 topic
  10. Climate Change2▲ 1.46×11 topics
  11. Stability2▲ 17×2 topics
  12. Climate Change Impact2▲ 17×2 topics
  13. Collagen2▲ 341×1 topic
  14. Dental Caries2▲ 39×2 topics
  15. Environmental Impact2▲ 2.3×4 topics
  16. Facilities Management2▲ 49×2 topics
  17. Gelatin2▲ 341×1 topic
  18. Thermal Comfort2▲ 29×2 topics
  19. Building Energy Consumption1▲ 44×1 topic
  20. Energy Simulation1▲ 38×1 topic
  21. Quality of Life1▲ 2.5×3 topics
  22. Risk Factors1▲ 3.3×4 topics
  23. Greenhouse Gas Emissions1▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Prevention1▲ 8.1×2 topics
  25. Social Determinants1▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Global Burden1▲ 5.5×1 topic
  27. Oral Health1▲ 52×1 topic
  28. Public Health1▲ 2.1×9 topics
  29. Sustainability Assessment1▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Carbon Footprint1▲ 38×1 topic
  31. Cultural Sustainability1▲ 45×2 topics
  32. Life Cycle Assessment1▲ 9.5×1 topic

Which research topics does Building Research Association of New Zealand publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sustainable Building Design and Assessment, Collagen: Extraction and Characterization, Building Energy and Comfort Optimization and Dental Health and Care Utilization.

Sustainable Building Design and Assessment: 2 fractional worksCollagen: Extraction and Characterization: 2 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comf…1Building Energy and Comfort Optimization: 1 fractional worksDental Health and Care U…1Dental Health and Care Utilization: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Impact and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksWood Treatment and Properties: 1 fractional worksFacilities and Workplace…1Facilities and Workplace Management: 1 fractional worksBone Tissue Engineering Materials: 1 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 1 fractional worksFire dynamics and safety research: 0 fractional works
Building and ConstructionBiomaterialsPeriodonticsEnvironmental Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Sustainable Building Design and Assessment Building and Construction 2 works
  2. 2 Collagen: Extraction and Characterization Biomaterials 2 works
  3. 3 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 1 works
  4. 4 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 1 works
  5. 5 Environmental Impact and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Wood Treatment and Properties Building and Construction 1 works
  7. 7 Facilities and Workplace Management Social Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Bone Tissue Engineering Materials Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 1 works
  10. 10 Fire dynamics and safety research Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 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 available29.6%not open70.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.3%domestic only81.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Building Research Association of New Zealand's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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