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Lincoln University

In research, Lincoln University stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#539 of 3,157 worldwide), Life Sciences (#1,609 of 6,403 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,293 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agronomy and Crop Science, Environmental Chemistry and Soil Science (Agronomy and Crop Science is 13.4× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#3,815
of 22,385 · #4,356 all time
Rank in New Zealand
#11
of 61
Research works
6.7k
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
196k
29.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
29%
world 18%

What is Lincoln University known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #539 of 3,157 15.9%270 #681
Life SciencesDomain #1,609 of 6,403 15.0%343 #3293
Social SciencesDomain #3,293 of 9,585 18.2%218 #3756
Plant ScienceSubfield #536 of 1,317 14.6%90 #860
Environmental ScienceField #1,391 of 3,334 11.0%164 #1502
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,293 of 2,581 22.3%60 #1624
Physical SciencesDomain #6,155 of 10,670 11.2%249 #5935
Social SciencesField #3,753 of 5,988 15.6%82 #3714
Health SciencesDomain #6,745 of 9,902 12.3%78 #10889

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lincoln University 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#681 #539
  2. Life Sciences#3,293 #1,609
  3. Social Sciences#3,756 #3,293
  4. Plant Science#860 #536
  5. Environmental Science#1,502 #1,391
  6. Business, Management and Accounting#1,624 #1,293
  7. Physical Sciences#5,935 #6,155
  8. Social Sciences#3,714 #3,753
  9. Health Sciences#10,889 #6,745
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Lincoln University work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research at Lincoln University is in Life Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (31%), Environmental Science (19%), Social Sciences (9%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 399 fractional works · 39.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 312 fractional works · 30.7% of its workPlant Science: 103 fractional works · 10.2% of its workFood Science: 37 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 36 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 32 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSoil Science: 31 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 26 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInsect Science: 21 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workForestry: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 71 fractional works · 7.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 35 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGenetics: 20 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCell Biology: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSensory Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 289 fractional works · 28.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 193 fractional works · 19.0% of its workEcology: 55 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 26 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 23 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 19 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcological Modeling: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 31 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 19 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 18 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 238 fractional works · 23.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 90 fractional works · 8.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 42 fractional works · 4.1% of its workDemography: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 64 fractional works · 6.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMarketing: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAccounting: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 49 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 35 fractional works · 3.5% of its workFinance: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 23 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 90 fractional works · 8.8% of its workMedicine: 54 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiochemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 21 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNursing: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmall Animals: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKLincolnUniversity1,016fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences39%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences23%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31230.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology717.0%
    3. Neuroscience101.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology60.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Environmental Science19319.0%
    2. Engineering313.0%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences191.9%
    4. Computer Science181.8%
    5. Materials Science101.0%
    6. Energy60.6%
    7. Chemistry40.4%
    8. Physics and Astronomy30.3%
    9. Mathematics30.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Social Sciences908.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting646.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance494.8%
    4. Psychology232.3%
    5. Decision Sciences80.8%
    6. Arts and Humanities50.5%
    1. Medicine545.3%
    2. Nursing161.6%
    3. Health Professions101.0%
    4. Veterinary100.9%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Lincoln University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agronomy and Crop Science takes 13.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 32.2 works13×
  2. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 23.5 works11×
  3. Soil ScienceSubfield · 31.4 works10×
  4. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 35.6 works7.5×
  5. Insect ScienceSubfield · 21.3 works7.4×
← 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: 6.45× its world share, 312 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.30× its world share, 71 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.63× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 19 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.67× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 31 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.82× its world share, 193 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.38× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 54 worksMedicineNursing: 3.19× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.98× its world share, 10 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.95× its world share, 64 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.24× its world share, 49 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 90 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary6.98×10 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6.45×312 works
  3. Environmental Science3.82×193 works
  4. Nursing3.19×16 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.24×49 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.95×64 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.30×71 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.22×19 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.81×8 works
  10. Psychology0.75×23 works
  11. Social Sciences0.70×90 works
  12. Energy0.67×6 works
  13. Neuroscience0.63×10 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.55×6 works
  15. Health Professions0.38×10 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.32×1 works
  17. Medicine0.28×54 works
  18. Chemistry0.27×4 works
  19. Materials Science0.27×10 works
  20. Mathematics0.24×3 works
  21. Computer Science0.23×18 works
  22. Engineering0.20×31 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.16×5 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.15×3 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.09×0 works
  26. Dentistry0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Lincoln University?

Ranked on the quality score, Wanglin Ma, Philip Eric Hulme and Richard P. Duncan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lincoln University.

  1. 1 Wanglin Ma New Zealand · #13,486 worldwide 8.5k citations · 207 works
  2. 2 Philip Eric Hulme New Zealand · #49,290 worldwide 46k citations · 437 works
  3. 3 Richard P. Duncan New Zealand · #95,500 worldwide 21k citations · 313 works
  4. 4 Xiaoshi Zhou New Zealand · #160,713 worldwide 1.1k citations · 32 works
  5. 5 S. D. Wratten New Zealand · #276,193 worldwide 29k citations · 522 works
  6. 6 Christopher E. C. Gan New Zealand · #358,795 worldwide 7.3k citations · 340 works
  7. 7 Artemio Mendoza‐Mendoza New Zealand · #422,160 worldwide 4.7k citations · 68 works
  8. 8 Lauren P. Waller New Zealand · #484,637 worldwide 1.2k citations · 47 works
  9. 9 Timothy J. Curran New Zealand · #514,171 worldwide 2.6k citations · 82 works
  10. 10 Brett Harvey Robinson New Zealand · #521,846 worldwide 16k citations · 279 works
All ranked researchers at Lincoln University

What are the most cited papers from Lincoln University?

The most cited paper from Lincoln University is "Ecological impacts of invasive alien plants: a meta-analysis of their effects on species, communities and ecosystems" (Montserrat Vilà, José L. Espinar, Martin Hejda et al., 2011), with 3,098 citations. Next come "Habitat Management to Conserve Natural Enemies of Arthropod Pests in Agriculture" (3,086) and "Trade, transport and trouble: managing invasive species pathways in an era of globalization" (2,670).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Ecological impacts of invasive alien plants: a meta-analysis of their effects on species, communities and ecosystems Montserrat Vilà, José L. Espinar, Martin Hejda et al. · Ecology Letters ReviewOpen access 19 May 2011 3,098
2 Habitat Management to Conserve Natural Enemies of Arthropod Pests in Agriculture Douglas A. Landis, S. D. Wratten, Geoff M. Gurr · Annual Review of Entomology Review 2000 3,086
3 Trade, transport and trouble: managing invasive species pathways in an era of globalization Philip Eric Hulme · Journal of Applied Ecology Open access 14 Jan 2009 2,670
4 A proposed unified framework for biological invasions Tim M. Blackburn, Petr Pyšek, Sven Bacher et al. · Trends in Ecology & Evolution Review 23 May 2011 2,633
5 No saturation in the accumulation of alien species worldwide Hanno Seebens et al. · Nature Communications Open access 15 Feb 2017 2,632
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Lincoln University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Environmental Impact, Ecosystem Services, Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Agriculture.

▲ 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-now 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 Change147▲ 5.3×79 topics
  2. Sustainability82▲ 3.3×61 topics
  3. Biodiversity55▲ 7.1×24 topics
  4. Environmental Impact54▲ 3.1×35 topics
  5. Invasive Species41▲ 9.5×20 topics
  6. Consumer Behavior34▲ 5.4×12 topics
  7. Ecosystem Services33▲ 8.4×11 topics
  8. Biodiversity Conservation31▲ 8.2×15 topics
  9. Food Security29▲ 5.3×16 topics
  10. Sustainable Agriculture29▲ 9.2×12 topics
  11. Water Quality27▲ 6.7×12 topics
  12. Conservation26▲ 6.0×18 topics
  13. Ecosystem Functioning26▲ 13×7 topics
  14. Rural Development26▲ 7.4×10 topics
  15. Consumer Perception25▲ 11×7 topics
  16. Vulnerability23▲ 9.6×7 topics
  17. Microbial Communities22▲ 4.9×9 topics
  18. Greenhouse Gas Emissions21▲ 7.5×7 topics
  19. Livestock Production21▲ 22×3 topics
  20. Adaptation20▲ 6.8×12 topics
  21. Nutrient Cycling20▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Social Networks20▲ 7.2×6 topics
  23. Habitat Fragmentation20▲ 9.0×5 topics
  24. Soil Carbon Sequestration19▲ 23×2 topics
  25. Soil Fertility19▲ 8.3×7 topics
  26. Smallholder Farmers19▲ 8.8×5 topics
  27. Global Change18▲ 6.9×6 topics
  28. Eutrophication18▲ 16×4 topics
  29. Nutrient Limitation18▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Microbial Community17▲ 20×5 topics
  31. Fatty Acid Composition17▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Milk Composition17▲ 37×2 topics
  33. Polyphenols17▲ 9.3×5 topics
  34. Biochar Application16▲ 16×1 topic
  35. Biological Control16▲ 11×8 topics
  36. Nitrogen Cycle16▲ 24×1 topic
  37. Biological Invasions16▲ 17×3 topics
  38. Methane Production16▲ 53×1 topic
  39. Ruminant Nutrition16▲ 53×1 topic
  40. Hyporheic Zone15▲ 70×1 topic

Which research topics does Lincoln University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics and Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact.

  1. 1 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 16 works
  2. 2 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 16 works
  3. 3 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 15 works
  4. 4 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 15 works
  5. 5 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 12 works
  6. 6 Organic Food and Agriculture Plant Science 11 works
  7. 7 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 11 works
  8. 8 Fermentation and Sensory Analysis Food Science 11 works
  9. 9 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 11 works
  10. 10 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 7 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 available43.3%not open56.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.8%domestic only71.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Lincoln University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Lincoln University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0041% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Lincoln University0.0033% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Lincoln University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Lincoln University14.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.7% in 2020.

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