Canterbury Museum
In research, Canterbury Museum stands highest in Physical Sciences (#20,699 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.
- World rank, all time
- #38,723 of 42,892
- Rank in New Zealand
- #115 of 117
- Research works
- 239 ▼ 22% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 3.3k 13.6 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 21.5% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 27% world 28%
What is Canterbury Museum known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #20,699 of 21,541 | 17.4% | 130 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Canterbury Museum 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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 13.3×. Every wedge is a field page.
Who are the top researchers at Canterbury Museum?
Ranked on the composite score, R. Paul Scofield and Vanesa L. De Pietri lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Canterbury Museum.
- 1 R. Paul Scofield New Zealand · #782,536 worldwide 101 citations · 37 works
- 2 Vanesa L. De Pietri New Zealand · #1,603,853 worldwide 27 citations · 16 works
Which keywords describe research at Canterbury Museum?
By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Population Dynamics, Biogeography, Molecular Phylogeny, Conservation and Phylogenetic Analysis.
- Freshwater Biodiversity
- Global Change
- Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis
- Trophic Cascades
- Adaptive Radiation
- Paleontology
- Ecology
- Species Delimitation
- settlement
- Cultural History
- Archaeology
- Migration Patterns
- Taxonomy
- DNA Barcoding
- Evolution
- Genetic Diversity
- Phylogenetic Analysis
- Molecular Phylogeny
- Population Dynamics
- Invasive Species
- Climate Change
- Biodiversity
- Biogeography
- Conservation
- Habitat Selection
- Phylogeny
- Island Ecosystems
- Habitat Fragmentation
- Avian Ecology
- Environmental Impact
- Conservation Biology
- Pacific Islands
- Morphology
- Cretaceous
- Dinosaur
- Predator-Prey Interactions
- Genetic Structure
- Mammal Evolution
- Ecosystem Functioning
- Cryptic Diversity
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 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 40 words, with their numbers
- Climate Change57▲ 8.9×30 topics
- Invasive Species34▲ 25×21 topics
- Biodiversity31▲ 17×17 topics
- Population Dynamics29▲ 40×10 topics
- Biogeography28▲ 35×19 topics
- Molecular Phylogeny22▲ 46×10 topics
- Conservation22▲ 19×17 topics
- Phylogenetic Analysis22▲ 24×12 topics
- Habitat Selection21▲ 93×2 topics
- Genetic Diversity19▲ 16×7 topics
- Phylogeny19▲ 44×15 topics
- Evolution19▲ 27×12 topics
- Island Ecosystems18▲ 159×2 topics
- DNA Barcoding17▲ 46×9 topics
- Habitat Fragmentation15▲ 22×5 topics
- Taxonomy15▲ 42×11 topics
- Avian Ecology14▲ 181×1 topic
- Migration Patterns14▲ 158×1 topic
- Environmental Impact14▲ 4.4×7 topics
- Archaeology14▲ 38×3 topics
- Conservation Biology14▲ 50×3 topics
- Cultural History13▲ 39×3 topics
- Pacific Islands13▲ 350×1 topic
- settlement13▲ 350×1 topic
- Morphology13▲ 27×6 topics
- Species Delimitation12▲ 89×3 topics
- Cretaceous12▲ 203×2 topics
- Ecology12▲ 24×7 topics
- Dinosaur10▲ 295×1 topic
- Paleontology10▲ 295×1 topic
- Predator-Prey Interactions10▲ 44×2 topics
- Adaptive Radiation9▲ 95×2 topics
- Genetic Structure9▲ 48×4 topics
- Trophic Cascades9▲ 33×2 topics
- Mammal Evolution9▲ 131×1 topic
- Phylogenetic Comparative Analysis9▲ 131×1 topic
- Ecosystem Functioning9▲ 18×5 topics
- Global Change9▲ 12×4 topics
- Cryptic Diversity9▲ 222×2 topics
- Freshwater Biodiversity9▲ 42×2 topics
Which research topics does Canterbury Museum publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Evolution and Paleontology Studies, Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, Plant and animal studies and Ichthyology and Marine Biology.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 1 works
- 2 Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology Paleontology 1 works
- 3 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
- 4 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
- 5 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 0 works
- 6 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 0 works
- 7 Australian History and Society Sociology and Political Science 0 works
- 8 Political and Economic history of UK and US Political Science and International Relations 0 works
- 9 Commonwealth, Australian Politics and Federalism Political Science and International Relations 0 works
- 10 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Canterbury Museum's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 22% lower than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Christchurch
- University of Canterbury
- Christchurch Hospital
- Christchurch Clinical Studies Trust
- Princess Margaret Hospital
- Applied Research Associates
- Ara Institute of Canterbury
- Canterbury Health Laboratories
- New Zealand Brain Research Institute
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.