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Christchurch Clinical Studies Trust

In research, Christchurch Clinical Studies Trust stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,185 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#3,862 of 17,978 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,004 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,719
of 28,054 · #6,000 all time
Rank in New Zealand
#51
of 71
Research works
1.4k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
79k
58.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Christchurch Clinical Studies Trust 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,185 of 20,462 24.1%621
MedicineField #3,862 of 17,978 23.7%523
Social SciencesDomain #4,004 of 16,945 44.4%310
Life SciencesDomain #4,420 of 14,347 19.6%264
PsychologyField #1,397 of 3,744 49.6%161
Physical SciencesDomain #11,732 of 21,541 16.7%165

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Christchurch Clinical Studies Trust 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: 1.43× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.20× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.00× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.28× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.17× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.48× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.01× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Christchurch Clinical Studies Trust?

Ranked on the composite score, David M. Fergusson, Christine M. Morris and John J. Evans lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Christchurch Clinical Studies Trust.

  1. 1 David M. Fergusson New Zealand · #21,755 worldwide 1k citations · 98 works
  2. 2 Christine M. Morris New Zealand · #744,880 worldwide 27 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 John J. Evans New Zealand · #934,154 worldwide 70 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 L. C. W. Bonacina New Zealand · #1,321,192 worldwide 23 citations · 49 works
All ranked researchers at Christchurch Clinical Studies Trust

Which keywords describe research at Christchurch Clinical Studies Trust?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Invasive Species, Resilience, Ecosystem Functioning, Social Interaction, Monoclonal Antibodies and Primary Care.

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

All 35 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change5▲ 2.5×26 topics
  2. Epidemiology4▲ 1.67×33 topics
  3. Inflammation2▲ 1.63×20 topics
  4. Invasive Species2▲ 6.7×10 topics
  5. Quality of Life2▲ 1.94×8 topics
  6. Risk Factors2▲ 2.6×12 topics
  7. Resilience2▲ 5.6×5 topics
  8. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 3.0×11 topics
  9. Management2▲ 2.9×6 topics
  10. Diabetes2▲ 4.4×8 topics
  11. Mental Health2▲ 1.52×9 topics
  12. Social Interaction2▲ 5.5×3 topics
  13. Ecosystem Functioning1▲ 11×5 topics
  14. Primary Care1▲ 5.5×9 topics
  15. Remote Sensing1▲ 1.64×8 topics
  16. Biodiversity1▲ 2.6×5 topics
  17. Diagnosis1▲ 1.99×7 topics
  18. Global Burden1▲ 3.6×8 topics
  19. Gene Expression1▲ 2.9×6 topics
  20. Guidelines1▲ 3.7×8 topics
  21. Monoclonal Antibodies1▲ 20×3 topics
  22. Sustainability1▼ 0.75×9 topics
  23. Water Quality1▲ 4.4×4 topics
  24. Clinical Practice Guidelines1▲ 3.0×5 topics
  25. Clinical Trials1▲ 2.4×6 topics
  26. Evolution1▲ 6.6×6 topics
  27. Machine Learning1▼ 0.50×5 topics
  28. Nutrient Cycling1▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Adjuvant Chemotherapy1▲ 21×2 topics
  30. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 1.34×13 topics
  31. Eutrophication1▲ 15×3 topics
  32. Online Gaming1▲ 38×1 topic
  33. Public Health1◆ 1.00×12 topics
  34. Social Capital1▲ 2.9×4 topics
  35. Video Games1▲ 27×1 topic

Which research topics does Christchurch Clinical Studies Trust publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Digital Games and Media, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics, Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research.

Digital Games and Media1Digital Games and Media: 1 fractional worksSoil and Water Nutrient …1Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics: 1 fractional worksColorectal Cancer Surgic…1Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments: 1 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulm…1Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 1 fractional worksPsychiatric care and mental health services: 1 fractional worksEducational Games and Gamification: 0 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Ma…0Healthcare Policy and Management: 0 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 0 fractional worksDisaster Management and Resilience: 0 fractional worksForest Management and Po…0Forest Management and Policy: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEnvironmental ChemistryOncologyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  2. 2 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  3. 3 Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments Oncology 1 works
  4. 4 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Psychiatric care and mental health services Clinical Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Educational Games and Gamification Developmental and Educational Psychology 0 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  8. 8 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 0 works
  9. 9 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  10. 10 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 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 available26.8%not open73.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.2%domestic only82.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Christchurch Clinical Studies Trust's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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