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Environment Canterbury

In research, Environment Canterbury stands highest in Physical Sciences (#15,915 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 8.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,226
of 28,054 · #23,732 all time
Rank in New Zealand
#48
of 71
Research works
315
▲ 38% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.8k
15.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Environment 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
Physical SciencesDomain #15,915 of 21,541 17.4%136

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

What does Environment Canterbury specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 8.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 35.9 works8.0×
← 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: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.58× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.96× its world share, 36 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.10× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.97× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 1.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.48× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.99× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× 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, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Environment Canterbury?

Ranked on the composite score, Gil Young and Robert C. Brears lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Environment Canterbury.

  1. 1 Gil Young New Zealand · #1,423,146 worldwide 2 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Robert C. Brears New Zealand · #1,431,452 worldwide 5 citations · 49 works
All ranked researchers at Environment Canterbury

Which keywords describe research at Environment Canterbury?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Nexus, Water, Environmental Impact Assessment, Biodiversity Offsets, No Net Loss and Land Use Change.

▲ 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 Change22▲ 8.8×29 topics
  2. Sustainability18▲ 7.9×16 topics
  3. Nexus12▲ 403×1 topic
  4. Water12▲ 235×1 topic
  5. Environmental Impact Assessment5▲ 69×3 topics
  6. Biodiversity Offsets4▲ 619×1 topic
  7. No Net Loss4▲ 619×1 topic
  8. Land Use Change4▲ 14×4 topics
  9. Remote Sensing4▲ 3.1×10 topics
  10. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 9.7×4 topics
  11. Renewable Energy3▲ 2.5×8 topics
  12. Urbanization3▲ 8.2×3 topics
  13. Social-Ecological Systems3▲ 24×3 topics
  14. Ecosystem Services2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  15. Sediment Transport2▲ 15×4 topics
  16. Water Quality2▲ 6.2×7 topics
  17. Environmental Policy2▲ 11×2 topics
  18. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 10×3 topics
  19. Invasive Species2▲ 5.5×6 topics
  20. Climate Change Adaptation2▲ 13×3 topics
  21. Water Resources2▲ 9.0×3 topics
  22. Resilience2▲ 4.2×3 topics
  23. Global Impact2▲ 11×1 topic
  24. Spatial Dynamics2▲ 20×1 topic
  25. Ethical Considerations2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  26. Health Economics2▲ 34×2 topics
  27. Adaptive Governance1▲ 58×1 topic
  28. Conjoint Analysis1▲ 32×1 topic
  29. Discrete Choice Models1▲ 44×1 topic
  30. River Restoration1▲ 31×2 topics
  31. Sustainability Assessment1▲ 9.7×3 topics
  32. Sustainability Transitions1▲ 52×1 topic
  33. End-of-Life1▲ 13×1 topic
  34. Environmental Services1▲ 34×1 topic
  35. Flood Risk1▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Groundwater1▲ 15×2 topics
  37. JAK2 Mutation1▲ 49×1 topic
  38. Myelofibrosis1▲ 49×1 topic
  39. Surface Water Mapping1▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Tropical Deforestation1▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does Environment Canterbury publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies, Environmental Conservation and Management, Land Use and Ecosystem Services and Sustainability and Climate Change Governance.

Water-Energy-Food Nexus …12Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies: 12 fractional worksEnvironmental Conservation and Management: 4 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 2 fractional worksSustainability and Climate Change Governance: 1 fractional worksEconomic and Environmental Valuation: 1 fractional worksMyeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 1 fractional worksConservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management: 1 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 1 fractional worksGroundwater and Isotope Geochemistry: 1 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawGlobal and Planetary ChangeEconomics and Econometrics3 others

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

  1. 1 Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies Water Science and Technology 12 works
  2. 2 Environmental Conservation and Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4 works
  3. 3 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  4. 4 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  5. 5 Economic and Environmental Valuation Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  6. 6 Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 1 works
  7. 7 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  9. 9 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry Geochemistry and Petrology 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 available40.6%not open59.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.6%domestic only75.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Environment Canterbury's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 38% 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.

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.