Lincoln University
In research, Lincoln University stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#416 of 3,409 worldwide), Business, Management and Accounting (#509 of 2,578 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,083 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agronomy and Crop Science, Soil Science and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics — Agronomy and Crop Science is 14.5× its share of world research.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #4,181 of 28,054 · #2,854 all time
- Rank in New Zealand
- #12 of 71
- Research works
- 6.5k ▲ 9% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 192k 29.7 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 28.1% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 43% world 28%
What is Lincoln University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #416 of 3,409 | 28.5% | 254 | #154 | |
| Business, Management and AccountingField | #509 of 2,578 | 40.6% | 60 | #228 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #2,083 of 10,521 | 38.7% | 217 | #1116 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #2,391 of 7,800 | 26.6% | 323 | #1777 | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #1,593 of 3,551 | 21.0% | 149 | #591 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #6,351 of 12,888 | 21.3% | 212 | #4213 | |
| Social SciencesField | #3,464 of 6,365 | 37.1% | 82 | #2182 | |
| Plant ScienceSubfield | #814 of 1,395 | 28.0% | 84 | #505 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #8,660 of 11,982 | 23.6% | 76 | #5458 |
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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#154 #416
- Business, Management and Accounting#228 #509
- Social Sciences#1,116 #2,083
- Life Sciences#1,777 #2,391
- Environmental Science#591 #1,593
- Physical Sciences#4,213 #6,351
- Social Sciences#2,182 #3,464
- Plant Science#505 #814
- Health Sciences#5,458 #8,660
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
What does Lincoln University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agronomy and Crop Science takes 14.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 28.5 works15×
- Soil ScienceSubfield · 23.6 works9.5×
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 25.7 works6.6×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 6.4×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6.4×
- Veterinary 5.9×
- Environmental Science 3.6×
- Nursing 3.6×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2.5×
- Business, Management and Accounting 2.2×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.2×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.1×
- Decision Sciences 0.9×
- Energy 0.8×
- Social Sciences 0.8×
- Psychology 0.7×
- Neuroscience 0.7×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.5×
- Health Professions 0.4×
- Chemical Engineering 0.3×
- Medicine 0.3×
- Mathematics 0.3×
- Chemistry 0.2×
- Computer Science 0.2×
- Materials Science 0.2×
- Arts and Humanities 0.2×
- Engineering 0.1×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.1×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.1×
- Dentistry 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Lincoln University?
Ranked on the composite score, James G. Ross, Leo M. Condron and S. D. Wratten lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lincoln University.
- 1 James G. Ross New Zealand · #11,533 worldwide 853 citations · 54 works
- 2 Leo M. Condron New Zealand · #50,027 worldwide 672 citations · 63 works
- 3 S. D. Wratten New Zealand · #56,276 worldwide 559 citations · 95 works
- 4 Philip E. Hulme New Zealand · #57,922 worldwide 586 citations · 54 works
- 5 David G. Simmons New Zealand · #116,357 worldwide 310 citations · 60 works
- 6 Ian F. Spellerberg New Zealand · #121,268 worldwide 228 citations · 34 works
- 7 Brett Robinson New Zealand · #134,684 worldwide 356 citations · 40 works
- 8 Alan Renwick New Zealand · #136,254 worldwide 188 citations · 66 works
- 9 Lokesh Kumar New Zealand · #137,538 worldwide 271 citations · 22 works
- 10 Clive Smallman New Zealand · #138,913 worldwide 416 citations · 20 works
Which keywords describe research at Lincoln University?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Environmental Impact, Consumer Behavior, Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity Conservation.
- Technology Adoption
- Sustainable Diets
- Biological Invasions
- Environmental Policy
- Ruminant Nutrition
- Ecosystem
- Microbial Community
- Global Warming
- Global Change
- Adaptation
- Livestock Production
- Ecosystem Functioning
- Social Networks
- Vulnerability
- Consumer Perception
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Biodiversity Conservation
- Consumer Behavior
- Environmental Impact
- Sustainability
- Climate Change
- Biodiversity
- Invasive Species
- Ecosystem Services
- Food Security
- Rural Development
- Conservation
- Social Capital
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Water Quality
- Smallholder Farmers
- Habitat Fragmentation
- Polyphenols
- Fatty Acid Composition
- Milk Composition
- Methane Production
- Soil Carbon Sequestration
- Nutrient Cycling
- Food Systems
- Nutrient Limitation
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
- Climate Change118▲ 5.3×75 topics
- Sustainability73▲ 3.6×56 topics
- Biodiversity47▲ 7.5×24 topics
- Environmental Impact45▲ 3.2×32 topics
- Invasive Species34▲ 9.6×19 topics
- Consumer Behavior31▲ 6.0×12 topics
- Ecosystem Services27▲ 8.5×11 topics
- Biodiversity Conservation26▲ 8.4×15 topics
- Food Security25▲ 5.4×16 topics
- Sustainable Agriculture25▲ 9.3×10 topics
- Rural Development24▲ 8.4×9 topics
- Consumer Perception22▲ 12×7 topics
- Conservation22▲ 6.2×15 topics
- Vulnerability21▲ 11×7 topics
- Social Capital19▲ 4.3×13 topics
- Social Networks19▲ 8.5×6 topics
- Greenhouse Gas Emissions18▲ 8.1×6 topics
- Ecosystem Functioning18▲ 11×7 topics
- Water Quality17▲ 5.2×10 topics
- Livestock Production17▲ 22×3 topics
- Smallholder Farmers17▲ 9.2×5 topics
- Adaptation16▲ 6.9×10 topics
- Habitat Fragmentation16▲ 8.9×5 topics
- Global Change16▲ 7.3×6 topics
- Polyphenols16▲ 11×4 topics
- Global Warming15▲ 4.6×13 topics
- Fatty Acid Composition14▲ 15×2 topics
- Microbial Community14▲ 22×3 topics
- Milk Composition14▲ 40×2 topics
- Ecosystem14▲ 15×3 topics
- Methane Production13▲ 56×1 topic
- Ruminant Nutrition13▲ 56×1 topic
- Soil Carbon Sequestration13▲ 21×2 topics
- Environmental Policy13▲ 7.8×7 topics
- Nutrient Cycling13▲ 22×2 topics
- Biological Invasions13▲ 17×3 topics
- Food Systems13▲ 34×1 topic
- Sustainable Diets13▲ 34×1 topic
- Nutrient Limitation12▲ 14×2 topics
- Technology Adoption12▲ 8.4×3 topics
Which research topics does Lincoln University publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact, Agricultural Innovations and Practices and Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 13 works
- 2 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 13 works
- 3 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 12 works
- 4 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 11 works
- 5 Fermentation and Sensory Analysis Food Science 10 works
- 6 Horticultural and Viticultural Research Plant Science 10 works
- 7 Organic Food and Agriculture Plant Science 10 works
- 8 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 10 works
- 9 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 10 works
- 10 Agricultural risk and resilience Soil Science 6 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Lincoln University's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 9% higher than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Lincoln
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.