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Cawthron Institute

In research, Cawthron Institute stands highest in Environmental Science (#2,174 of 3,551 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,541 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Environmental Science — Ecology is 22.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,536
of 28,054 · #13,136 all time
Rank in New Zealand
#27
of 71
Research works
849
▲ 48% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
31.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Cawthron Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Environmental ScienceField #2,174 of 3,551 23.7%88 #1657
Physical SciencesDomain #10,541 of 12,888 22.8%117 #11492

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cawthron Institute 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).

What does Cawthron Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 22.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 30.2 works22×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 23.9 works18×
  3. Environmental ScienceField · 88.0 works10×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 1.92× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.85× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.90× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.16× its world share, 17 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.54× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 10.30× its world share, 88 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 10.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Cawthron Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, John W. Hayes, Heinrich F. Kaspar and Susanna A. Wood lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cawthron Institute.

  1. 1 John W. Hayes New Zealand · #123,208 worldwide 120 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Heinrich F. Kaspar New Zealand · #417,307 worldwide 128 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Susanna A. Wood New Zealand · #417,493 worldwide 88 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Paul Gillespie New Zealand · #423,389 worldwide 117 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Xavier Pochon New Zealand · #559,289 worldwide 134 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 J Carson New Zealand · #619,454 worldwide 37 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Lesley Rhodes New Zealand · #1,166,912 worldwide 102 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 R. J. Tillyard New Zealand · #1,332,696 worldwide 32 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Serean L. Adams New Zealand · #1,356,067 worldwide 45 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Kirsty F. Smith New Zealand · #1,356,407 worldwide 56 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Cawthron Institute

Which keywords describe research at Cawthron Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Aquaculture, Environmental Impact, Marine Environment, Invasive Species, Ecosystem Services, Food Security and Bivalve Molluscs.

▲ 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. Climate Change33▲ 7.2×42 topics
  2. Aquaculture32▲ 70×6 topics
  3. Environmental Impact25▲ 8.5×19 topics
  4. Marine Environment22▲ 88×3 topics
  5. Sustainability19▲ 4.4×17 topics
  6. Invasive Species18▲ 24×10 topics
  7. Ecosystem Services18▲ 26×5 topics
  8. Food Security16▲ 17×5 topics
  9. Bivalve Molluscs15▲ 313×1 topic
  10. Oyster Reefs15▲ 313×1 topic
  11. Harmful Algal Blooms11▲ 84×3 topics
  12. Conservation Genetics10▲ 159×2 topics
  13. Fisheries Sustainability10▲ 63×2 topics
  14. DNA Barcoding10▲ 34×3 topics
  15. Ocean Acidification9▲ 75×3 topics
  16. Biodiversity8▲ 6.3×15 topics
  17. Habitat Fragmentation8▲ 21×4 topics
  18. Ecosystem Functioning8▲ 24×5 topics
  19. Benthic Communities8▲ 77×2 topics
  20. Marine Biodiversity8▲ 77×2 topics
  21. Omega-3 Fatty Acids8▲ 61×2 topics
  22. Nutrition8▲ 9.9×3 topics
  23. Freshwater Biodiversity7▲ 72×2 topics
  24. Fatty Acids7▲ 41×1 topic
  25. Fish Feed7▲ 81×1 topic
  26. Conservation Challenges7▲ 87×1 topic
  27. Flow Regulation7▲ 87×1 topic
  28. Eutrophication7▲ 40×5 topics
  29. Water Quality7▲ 10×9 topics
  30. Gut Microbiota6▲ 10×5 topics
  31. Microbial Ecology6▲ 20×3 topics
  32. Coastal Protection6▲ 53×2 topics
  33. Marine Microbes6▲ 56×1 topic
  34. Microbial Biogeography6▲ 56×1 topic
  35. Innate Immunity6▲ 10×3 topics
  36. Environmental DNA5▲ 167×1 topic
  37. Environmental Impacts5▲ 12×4 topics
  38. Metabarcoding5▲ 167×1 topic
  39. Biodiversity Loss5▲ 61×3 topics
  40. Global Change5▲ 12×5 topics

Which research topics does Cawthron Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Fish Ecology and Management Studies and Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology.

Marine Bivalve and Aquac…15Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 15 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 7 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 7 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 6 fractional worksEnvironmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies: 5 fractional worksAquaculture disease management and microbiota: 5 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Eco…5Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 5 fractional worksMarine Toxins and Detection Methods: 4 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 4 fractional worksPhysiological and biochemical adaptations: 4 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeAquatic ScienceNature and Landscape ConservationEcology3 others

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

  1. 1 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 15 works
  2. 2 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 7 works
  3. 3 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 7 works
  4. 4 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 6 works
  5. 5 Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies Ecology 5 works
  6. 6 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 5 works
  7. 7 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 5 works
  8. 8 Marine Toxins and Detection Methods Environmental Chemistry 4 works
  9. 9 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 4 works
  10. 10 Physiological and biochemical adaptations Ecology 4 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 available49.0%not open51.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.4%domestic only64.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Cawthron Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 48% 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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