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Ministry for Primary Industries

In research, Ministry for Primary Industries stands highest in Life Sciences (#6,912 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,725
of 28,054 · #17,147 all time
Rank in New Zealand
#52
of 71
Research works
1k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
20.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Ministry for Primary Industries 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
Life SciencesDomain #6,912 of 7,800 10.3%75 #7850

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ministry for Primary Industries 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: 9.47× its world share, 52 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.71× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.33× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.33× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 11.65× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 11.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ministry for Primary Industries?

Ranked on the composite score, G. S. Smith, R.V. Brunsdon and K. P. McNatty lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ministry for Primary Industries.

  1. 1 G. S. Smith New Zealand · #265,635 worldwide 123 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 R.V. Brunsdon New Zealand · #271,754 worldwide 78 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 K. P. McNatty New Zealand · #291,290 worldwide 109 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 D.D. Heath New Zealand · #419,160 worldwide 69 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Qing‐Hai Fan New Zealand · #829,548 worldwide 46 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 J. S. Clayton New Zealand · #1,010,475 worldwide 67 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Ruy Jáuregui New Zealand · #1,456,564 worldwide 37 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Ministry for Primary Industries

Which keywords describe research at Ministry for Primary Industries?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Biological Control, Epidemiology, Phylogenetic Analysis, Genomics and Biogeography.

▲ 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 Change15▲ 4.9×39 topics
  2. Epidemiology14▲ 2.9×30 topics
  3. Biodiversity11▲ 13×16 topics
  4. Invasive Species11▲ 22×19 topics
  5. Biological Control10▲ 59×9 topics
  6. Phylogenetic Analysis7▲ 20×10 topics
  7. Biogeography6▲ 20×10 topics
  8. Genomics6▲ 18×7 topics
  9. Pathogenesis6▲ 10×10 topics
  10. Phylogeny6▲ 34×11 topics
  11. Plant Immunity6▲ 55×2 topics
  12. Gut Microbiota6▲ 14×3 topics
  13. Taxonomy6▲ 37×8 topics
  14. Ecology5▲ 29×5 topics
  15. Ecosystem Services5▲ 11×5 topics
  16. Gene Silencing5▲ 43×1 topic
  17. Viral RNA Silencing5▲ 111×1 topic
  18. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles5▲ 100×1 topic
  19. Host Specificity5▲ 37×5 topics
  20. Jasmonate Signaling5▲ 100×1 topic
  21. Microbiota4▲ 18×4 topics
  22. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 17×5 topics
  23. Ecosystem Functioning4▲ 18×7 topics
  24. Honey Bees4▲ 59×1 topic
  25. Neonicotinoids4▲ 59×1 topic
  26. Viral Pathogens4▲ 47×2 topics
  27. Fungal Pathogens4▲ 25×5 topics
  28. Population Dynamics4▲ 13×10 topics
  29. Aquaculture4▲ 12×4 topics
  30. DNA Barcoding4▲ 20×8 topics
  31. Genetic Diversity4▲ 7.4×10 topics
  32. Host-Pathogen Interactions4▲ 38×4 topics
  33. Vaccine Development4▲ 12×6 topics
  34. Genetic Characterization4▲ 64×2 topics
  35. Vaccine3▲ 6.7×5 topics
  36. Genomic Sequencing3▲ 23×3 topics
  37. Antimicrobial Resistance3▲ 13×5 topics
  38. Genome Sequencing3▲ 17×4 topics
  39. Global Change3▲ 9.9×4 topics
  40. Acariformes3▲ 414×1 topic

Which research topics does Ministry for Primary Industries publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Virus Research Studies, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, Insect and Pesticide Research and Study of Mite Species.

Plant Virus Research Studies: 5 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 5 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Res…4Insect and Pesticide Research: 4 fractional worksStudy of Mite Species3Study of Mite Species: 3 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 2 fractional worksPlant and Fungal Interactions Research: 2 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fung…2Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 2 fractional worksAnimal Disease Management and Epidemiology: 2 fractional worksInsect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 2 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 2 fractional works
Plant ScienceInsect ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEndocrinology4 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Virus Research Studies Plant Science 5 works
  2. 2 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 5 works
  3. 3 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 4 works
  4. 4 Study of Mite Species Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  5. 5 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  6. 6 Plant and Fungal Interactions Research Endocrinology 2 works
  7. 7 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  9. 9 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 2 works
  10. 10 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 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 available48.3%not open51.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.9%domestic only77.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry for Primary Industries's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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.

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