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Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research

In research, Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,416 of 3,409 worldwide), Environmental Science (#1,595 of 3,551 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,729 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Insect Science and Nature and Landscape Conservation — Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics is 26.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,930
of 28,054 · #4,204 all time
Rank in New Zealand
#25
of 71
Research works
3.7k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
140k
37.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,416 of 3,409 22.0%152 #388
Environmental ScienceField #1,595 of 3,551 20.4%153 #603
Physical SciencesDomain #7,729 of 12,888 20.2%189 #3729
Life SciencesDomain #5,691 of 7,800 19.9%195 #3271

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research 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.

  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#388 #1,416
  2. Environmental Science#603 #1,595
  3. Physical Sciences#3,729 #7,729
  4. Life Sciences#3,271 #5,691
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

What does Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics takes 26.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsSubfield · 55.1 works27×
  2. Insect ScienceSubfield · 32.2 works26×
  3. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 21.9 works21×
  4. EcologySubfield · 56.7 works16×
← 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: 7.24× its world share, 152 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.71× its world share, 40 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.99× its world share, 153 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.55× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.75× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Eric H. C. McKenzie, G. W. Yeates and Miko U. F. Kirschbaum lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research.

  1. 1 Eric H. C. McKenzie New Zealand · #4,466 worldwide 1.7k citations · 84 works
  2. 2 G. W. Yeates New Zealand · #13,515 worldwide 973 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Miko U. F. Kirschbaum New Zealand · #31,271 worldwide 842 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Janet M. Wilmshurst New Zealand · #93,273 worldwide 292 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Peter R. Johnston New Zealand · #99,826 worldwide 225 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Sarah J. Richardson New Zealand · #110,270 worldwide 425 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Peter J. Bellingham New Zealand · #121,917 worldwide 251 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Philip Brown New Zealand · #133,265 worldwide 207 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Surinder Saggar New Zealand · #144,483 worldwide 278 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Matt S. McGlone New Zealand · #148,001 worldwide 336 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research

Which keywords describe research at Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Biogeography, Habitat Fragmentation, Population Dynamics, Conservation and Global 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 Change91▲ 7.7×62 topics
  2. Biodiversity71▲ 22×26 topics
  3. Invasive Species67▲ 36×20 topics
  4. Biogeography39▲ 34×20 topics
  5. Habitat Fragmentation34▲ 35×5 topics
  6. Population Dynamics34▲ 30×11 topics
  7. Conservation33▲ 18×16 topics
  8. Global Change32▲ 28×6 topics
  9. Phylogeny30▲ 45×16 topics
  10. Taxonomy29▲ 51×13 topics
  11. Biological Control25▲ 38×9 topics
  12. Conservation Biology25▲ 54×4 topics
  13. Phylogenetic Analysis25▲ 18×13 topics
  14. Ecosystem Services24▲ 14×10 topics
  15. Remote Sensing21▲ 3.9×21 topics
  16. Biological Invasions20▲ 52×3 topics
  17. Ecosystem20▲ 42×4 topics
  18. DNA Barcoding19▲ 27×9 topics
  19. Biodiversity Conservation19▲ 12×8 topics
  20. Ecology19▲ 28×8 topics
  21. Ecosystem Functioning18▲ 22×7 topics
  22. Community Ecology17▲ 45×2 topics
  23. Species Richness17▲ 59×2 topics
  24. Host Specificity16▲ 32×5 topics
  25. Functional Diversity16▲ 64×1 topic
  26. Habitat Selection15▲ 46×2 topics
  27. Evolution14▲ 13×13 topics
  28. Molecular Phylogeny14▲ 21×10 topics
  29. Island Ecosystems14▲ 103×2 topics
  30. Land Use Change13▲ 9.9×6 topics
  31. Trophic Cascades13▲ 31×2 topics
  32. Animal Movement13▲ 54×1 topic
  33. Occupancy Rates13▲ 54×1 topic
  34. Plant-Animal Interactions12▲ 33×1 topic
  35. Pollinator Decline12▲ 33×1 topic
  36. Predator-Prey Interactions12▲ 35×2 topics
  37. Mast Seeding12▲ 133×1 topic
  38. Rodent Eradication12▲ 133×1 topic
  39. Model Evaluation11▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Citizen Science11▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Plant and animal studies and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies.

Ecology and Vegetation D…16Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 16 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…13Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 13 fractional worksPlant and animal studies12Plant and animal studies: 12 fractional worksAnimal Ecology and Behav…12Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies: 12 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 11 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 10 fractional worksStudy of Mite Species9Study of Mite Species: 9 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fung…8Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 8 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen…7Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 7 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Res…7Insect and Pesticide Research: 7 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationEcologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsInsect Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 16 works
  2. 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 13 works
  3. 3 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 12 works
  4. 4 Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies Ecology 12 works
  5. 5 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 11 works
  6. 6 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 10 works
  7. 7 Study of Mite Species Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 9 works
  8. 8 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 8 works
  9. 9 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 7 works
  10. 10 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect 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 available44.2%not open55.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.7%domestic only68.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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