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Fonterra (New Zealand)

In research, Fonterra (New Zealand) stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,997 of 20,462 worldwide), Food Science (#523 of 1,169 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#3,526 of 6,031 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,193
of 28,054 · #17,028 all time
Rank in New Zealand
#34
of 71
Research works
658
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
35.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Fonterra (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
Health SciencesDomain #8,997 of 20,462 20.1%147
Food ScienceSubfield #523 of 1,169 31.0%162
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #3,526 of 6,031 29.3%222
Life SciencesDomain #8,732 of 14,347 26.4%374
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #5,699 of 7,814 21.9%145

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fonterra (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: 7.36× its world share, 24 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.16× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.38× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.63× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.64× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 13.33× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 7.54× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 13.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fonterra (New Zealand)?

Ranked on the composite score, Hasmukh A. Patel, Lawrence K. Creamer and Alastair MacGibbon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fonterra (New Zealand).

  1. 1 Hasmukh A. Patel New Zealand · #225,410 worldwide 194 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Lawrence K. Creamer New Zealand · #322,626 worldwide 171 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Alastair MacGibbon New Zealand · #386,327 worldwide 119 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Skelte G. Anema New Zealand · #525,316 worldwide 196 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Vaughan L. Crow New Zealand · #641,589 worldwide 108 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Harvey E. Indyk New Zealand · #813,867 worldwide 72 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Jeremy P. Hill New Zealand · #1,041,165 worldwide 29 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 David C Woollard New Zealand · #1,553,229 worldwide 26 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Fonterra (New Zealand)

Which keywords describe research at Fonterra (New Zealand)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Lipid Oxidation, Probiotics, Proteins, Hydrocolloids, Emulsions, Nanoparticles, Digestion and Nanoemulsions.

▲ 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. Lipid Oxidation6▲ 87×2 topics
  2. Inflammation6▲ 4.3×13 topics
  3. Probiotics6▲ 35×6 topics
  4. Nanoparticles6▲ 6.2×6 topics
  5. Proteins5▲ 83×2 topics
  6. Hydrocolloids5▲ 96×2 topics
  7. Emulsions5▲ 105×2 topics
  8. Digestion5▲ 157×1 topic
  9. Nanoemulsions5▲ 157×1 topic
  10. Food Safety5▲ 23×5 topics
  11. Climate Change4▲ 2.2×7 topics
  12. Microbiota4▲ 26×2 topics
  13. Antimicrobial Resistance4▲ 28×3 topics
  14. Health Effects4▲ 9.3×5 topics
  15. Milk Composition4▲ 131×2 topics
  16. Prebiotics4▲ 57×2 topics
  17. Clinical Trials4▲ 7.9×2 topics
  18. Gut Health4▲ 89×1 topic
  19. Lactic Acid Bacteria4▲ 89×1 topic
  20. Environmental Impact3▲ 2.8×5 topics
  21. Livestock Production3▲ 46×2 topics
  22. Nutritional Significance3▲ 28×2 topics
  23. Bovine Mastitis3▲ 313×1 topic
  24. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 3.8×7 topics
  25. Health Benefits3▲ 13×4 topics
  26. Milk Quality3▲ 313×1 topic
  27. Polyphenols3▲ 25×3 topics
  28. Consumer Perception3▲ 18×4 topics
  29. Chronic Diseases3▲ 15×4 topics
  30. Metabolic Syndrome3▲ 4.7×5 topics
  31. Food Authentication3▲ 34×2 topics
  32. Greenhouse Gas Emissions3▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Food Systems2▲ 80×1 topic
  34. Sustainable Diets2▲ 80×1 topic
  35. Genomic Analysis2▲ 13×5 topics
  36. Diabetes2▲ 6.4×5 topics
  37. Microbial Community2▲ 40×4 topics
  38. Virulence Factors2▲ 20×4 topics
  39. Fermentation2▲ 21×3 topics
  40. Lactoferrin2▲ 68×2 topics

Which research topics does Fonterra (New Zealand) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Proteins in Food Systems, Probiotics and Fermented Foods, Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows and Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact.

Proteins in Food Systems5Proteins in Food Systems: 5 fractional worksProbiotics and Fermented Foods: 4 fractional worksMilk Quality and Mastiti…3Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows: 3 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainabili…2Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 2 fractional worksEnterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter Research: 2 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses: 2 fractional worksProtein Hydrolysis and B…2Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides: 2 fractional worksInfant Nutrition and Health: 2 fractional worksFood Chemistry and Fat Analysis: 2 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 2 fractional works
Food ScienceAgronomy and Crop ScienceEcologyEndocrinology4 others

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

  1. 1 Proteins in Food Systems Food Science 5 works
  2. 2 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 4 works
  3. 3 Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows Agronomy and Crop Science 3 works
  4. 4 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 2 works
  5. 5 Enterobacteriaceae and Cronobacter Research Endocrinology 2 works
  6. 6 Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses Analytical Chemistry 2 works
  7. 7 Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides Molecular Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Infant Nutrition and Health Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  9. 9 Food Chemistry and Fat Analysis Food Science 2 works
  10. 10 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 2 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 available25.0%not open75.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.8%domestic only83.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fonterra (New Zealand)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% lower 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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