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National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research

In research, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,560 of 12,888 worldwide), Environmental Science (#1,082 of 3,551 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#449 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography, Global and Planetary Change and Atmospheric Science — Oceanography is 48.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,428
of 28,054 · #2,913 all time
Rank in New Zealand
#14
of 71
Research works
4k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
176k
44.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is National Institute of Water and Atmospheric 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
Physical SciencesDomain #2,560 of 12,888 21.9%354 #1961
Environmental ScienceField #1,082 of 3,551 20.8%212 #514
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #449 of 1,209 24.7%117 #379
Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield #365 of 535 22.9%70 #255
EcologySubfield #448 of 578 20.8%68 #342

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Institute of Water and Atmospheric 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. Physical Sciences#1,961 #2,560
  2. Environmental Science#514 #1,082
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences#379 #449
  4. Global and Planetary Change#255 #365
  5. Ecology#342 #448
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 National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oceanography takes 48.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OceanographySubfield · 54.9 works48×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 70.1 works23×
  3. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 40.5 works23×
  4. EcologySubfield · 68.0 works21×
  5. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 116.8 works18×
← 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: 0.91× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 18.32× its world share, 117 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 10.50× its world share, 212 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 18.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Vladimir Nikora, Guang Zeng and Simon F. Thrush lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research.

  1. 1 Vladimir Nikora New Zealand · #40,449 worldwide 583 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Guang Zeng New Zealand · #44,872 worldwide 421 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Simon F. Thrush New Zealand · #46,292 worldwide 667 citations · 61 works
  4. 4 Alan Cooper New Zealand · #59,038 worldwide 615 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 David G. Smith New Zealand · #95,802 worldwide 145 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 John Robinson New Zealand · #103,718 worldwide 164 citations · 54 works
  7. 7 Ashley A. Rowden New Zealand · #116,678 worldwide 402 citations · 49 works
  8. 8 R. M. McDowall New Zealand · #129,062 worldwide 201 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Malcolm R. Clark New Zealand · #131,605 worldwide 345 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Judi E. Hewitt New Zealand · #132,700 worldwide 292 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research

Which keywords describe research at National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Warming, Fisheries Sustainability, Benthic Communities, Marine Biodiversity, Remote Sensing, Invasive Species and Ecosystem Functioning.

▲ 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 Change157▲ 14×64 topics
  2. Global Warming35▲ 21×11 topics
  3. Fisheries Sustainability33▲ 91×2 topics
  4. Remote Sensing32▲ 6.5×21 topics
  5. Benthic Communities30▲ 126×2 topics
  6. Marine Biodiversity30▲ 126×2 topics
  7. Invasive Species27▲ 16×12 topics
  8. Ecosystem Functioning26▲ 34×5 topics
  9. Biogeography26▲ 24×10 topics
  10. Ecosystem Services25▲ 16×6 topics
  11. Sustainability24▲ 2.5×27 topics
  12. Ocean Acidification24▲ 81×3 topics
  13. Phylogenetic Relationships22▲ 76×2 topics
  14. Trophic Cascades21▲ 55×2 topics
  15. Deep-Sea Ecology21▲ 170×1 topic
  16. Estuarine Quality21▲ 170×1 topic
  17. Sediment Transport20▲ 31×4 topics
  18. Hydrological Modeling20▲ 21×5 topics
  19. Ocean Circulation19▲ 36×3 topics
  20. Ecosystem Management19▲ 77×1 topic
  21. Eutrophication19▲ 44×4 topics
  22. Marine Fisheries19▲ 111×1 topic
  23. Coastal Protection18▲ 70×2 topics
  24. Biodiversity18▲ 5.8×17 topics
  25. Freshwater Biodiversity17▲ 69×2 topics
  26. Water Quality16▲ 9.9×9 topics
  27. Aquaculture16▲ 15×6 topics
  28. Climate Change Impacts16▲ 33×7 topics
  29. Habitat Fragmentation15▲ 17×3 topics
  30. Sea-Level Rise15▲ 33×4 topics
  31. Food Security15▲ 6.7×6 topics
  32. Harmful Algal Blooms15▲ 47×3 topics
  33. Population Dynamics14▲ 14×8 topics
  34. Conservation Challenges14▲ 74×1 topic
  35. Flow Regulation14▲ 74×1 topic
  36. Sea Level Rise14▲ 28×3 topics
  37. Land Use Change14▲ 11×6 topics
  38. Conservation14▲ 8.1×14 topics
  39. Marine Environment14▲ 24×3 topics
  40. Data Assimilation13▲ 21×4 topics

Which research topics does National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Marine and fisheries research, Fish Ecology and Management Studies and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies.

Marine Biology and Ecology Research: 21 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 19 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…14Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 14 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquac…13Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 13 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 11 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 10 fractional worksClimate variability and …10Climate variability and models: 10 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 10 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 9 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant…9Marine and coastal plant biology: 9 fractional works
OceanographyGlobal and Planetary ChangeNature and Landscape ConservationEcology1 others

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

  1. 1 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 21 works
  2. 2 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 19 works
  3. 3 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 14 works
  4. 4 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 13 works
  5. 5 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 11 works
  6. 6 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 10 works
  7. 7 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 10 works
  8. 8 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 10 works
  9. 9 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 9 works
  10. 10 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 9 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 available43.2%not open56.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.9%domestic only67.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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