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Riddet Institute

In research, Riddet Institute stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,784 of 3,409 worldwide), Health Sciences (#6,370 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,423 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nutrition and Dietetics, Food Science and Nursing — Nutrition and Dietetics is 31.0× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#7,872
of 28,054 · #12,183 all time
Rank in New Zealand
#20
of 71
Research works
716
▲ 111% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
36.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Riddet Institute 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 #1,784 of 3,409 42.0%75 #2507
Health SciencesDomain #6,370 of 11,982 24.9%73 #8259
Life SciencesDomain #4,423 of 7,800 37.8%111 #6608

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Riddet Institute 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#2,507 #1,784
  2. Health Sciences#8,259 #6,370
  3. Life Sciences#6,608 #4,423
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 Riddet Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nutrition and Dietetics takes 31.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield · 28.5 works31×
  2. Food ScienceSubfield · 47.2 works29×
  3. NursingField · 28.5 works27×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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: 7.34× its world share, 75 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.67× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.43× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.21× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.03× its world share, 42 worksMedicineNursing: 27.11× its world share, 28 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.46× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 27.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Riddet Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Lovedeep Kaur, David W. Everett and Maria J. Ferrua lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Riddet Institute.

  1. 1 Lovedeep Kaur New Zealand · #240,055 worldwide 178 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 David W. Everett New Zealand · #474,268 worldwide 111 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Maria J. Ferrua New Zealand · #976,448 worldwide 107 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Ali Rashidinejad New Zealand · #1,048,618 worldwide 96 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Riddet Institute

Which keywords describe research at Riddet Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Lipid Oxidation, Health Benefits, Hydrocolloids, Nanoparticles, Proteins, Emulsions, Digestion and Nanoemulsions.

▲ 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. Lipid Oxidation27▲ 121×2 topics
  2. Health Benefits22▲ 31×8 topics
  3. Hydrocolloids22▲ 133×2 topics
  4. Nanoparticles20▲ 7.5×8 topics
  5. Inflammation19▲ 4.3×19 topics
  6. Proteins19▲ 99×2 topics
  7. Emulsions19▲ 132×2 topics
  8. Digestion18▲ 195×1 topic
  9. Nanoemulsions18▲ 195×1 topic
  10. Consumer Perception17▲ 35×6 topics
  11. Antioxidant Activity15▲ 11×17 topics
  12. Rheological Properties15▲ 39×2 topics
  13. Antioxidants15▲ 16×9 topics
  14. Dietary Fiber15▲ 62×3 topics
  15. Environmental Impact15▲ 4.0×11 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome14▲ 8.3×11 topics
  17. Metabolic Health14▲ 34×3 topics
  18. Climate Change13▲ 2.2×13 topics
  19. Gut Microbiota12▲ 17×7 topics
  20. Probiotics12▲ 25×6 topics
  21. Health Effects12▲ 9.4×7 topics
  22. Cancer Prevention12▲ 21×9 topics
  23. Nutritional Significance12▲ 34×3 topics
  24. Polyphenols12▲ 31×6 topics
  25. Glycemic Index11▲ 94×1 topic
  26. Starch11▲ 94×1 topic
  27. Cardiovascular Disease10▲ 4.2×14 topics
  28. Greenhouse Gas Emissions10▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Livestock Production10▲ 50×2 topics
  30. Food Systems10▲ 103×1 topic
  31. Sustainable Diets10▲ 103×1 topic
  32. Obesity9▲ 5.8×15 topics
  33. Metabolism9▲ 8.4×15 topics
  34. Modified Atmosphere Packaging9▲ 47×2 topics
  35. Meat Quality8▲ 51×1 topic
  36. Protein Oxidation8▲ 67×1 topic
  37. Nutrition8▲ 8.5×8 topics
  38. Amino Acids8▲ 38×2 topics
  39. Microbiota7▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Bioavailability7▲ 16×4 topics

Which research topics does Riddet Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Proteins in Food Systems, Food composition and properties, Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact and Meat and Animal Product Quality.

  1. 1 Proteins in Food Systems Food Science 18 works
  2. 2 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 11 works
  3. 3 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 10 works
  4. 4 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 8 works
  5. 5 Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides Molecular Biology 6 works
  6. 6 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 6 works
  7. 7 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  8. 8 Microencapsulation and Drying Processes Food Science 5 works
  9. 9 Muscle metabolism and nutrition Cell Biology 5 works
  10. 10 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 4 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 available51.4%not open48.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.6%domestic only60.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Riddet Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 111% 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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