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Royal Society Te Apārangi

In research, Royal Society Te Apārangi stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,686 of 17,446 worldwide), Social Sciences (#11,659 of 14,833 worldwide) and Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#3,047 of 3,142 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#12,852
of 34,923
Rank in New Zealand
#45
of 104
Research works
538
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.8k
5.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.80×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
11%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Royal Society Te Apārangi

What is Royal Society Te Apārangi known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #12,686 of 17,446 2.0%143
Social SciencesDomain #11,659 of 14,833 1.8%263
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #3,047 of 3,142 0.5%125
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #2,330 of 2,401 0.5%125

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Society Te Apārangi 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Royal Society Te Apārangi work in?

In 2022-now, 32% of research at Royal Society Te Apārangi is in Social Sciences, 32% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (20%), Medicine (19%), Environmental Science (13%).

Social Sciences: 10 fractional works · 32.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 20.1% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 7.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 32.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 13.2% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 11.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 20.0% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 19.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 9.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 15.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKRoyal Society TeApārangi31fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences32%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences620.1%
    2. Psychology25.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting13.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance13.3%
    1. Environmental Science413.2%
    2. Physics and Astronomy25.1%
    3. Engineering14.6%
    4. Computer Science14.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences13.4%
    6. Chemistry01.1%
    7. Materials Science00.3%
    1. Medicine619.0%
    2. Veterinary00.6%
    3. Health Professions00.3%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences27.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.3%
    3. Neuroscience12.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology12.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.65× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.15× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.19× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.66× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.31× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.99× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.99× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.52× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.81× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary3.99×0 works
  2. Environmental Science2.66×4 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy2.31×2 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.19×1 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology2.15×1 works
  6. Psychology1.81×2 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.65×2 works
  8. Social Sciences1.59×6 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.52×1 works
  10. Neuroscience1.50×1 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting1.04×1 works
  12. Medicine0.99×6 works
  13. Chemistry0.69×0 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.61×1 works
  15. Computer Science0.56×1 works
  16. Engineering0.31×1 works
  17. Nursing0.25×0 works
  18. Health Professions0.12×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Royal Society Te Apārangi?

Ranked on the quality score, David C. Geddis, Geddis Dc and I Appleton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Society Te Apārangi.

  1. 1 David C. Geddis New Zealand · #3,764,805 worldwide 402 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Geddis Dc New Zealand · #4,186,496 worldwide 59 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 I Appleton New Zealand · #4,205,701 worldwide 234 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Editor New Zealand · #6,040,751 worldwide 58 citations · 88 works
  5. 5 Editor . New Zealand · #7,498,138 worldwide 1k citations · 834 works
  6. 6 Editor Editor New Zealand · #7,677,808 worldwide 33 citations · 639 works
  7. 7 Various Various New Zealand · #7,680,494 worldwide 662 citations · 1,186 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Society Te Apārangi

What are the most cited papers from Royal Society Te Apārangi?

The most cited paper from Royal Society Te Apārangi is "Rapid population decline in migratory shorebirds relying on Yellow Sea tidal mudflats as stopover sites" (Colin E. Studds, Bruce E. Kendall, Nicholas Murray et al., 2017), with 574 citations. Next come "Risk Factors for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Following the Prevention Campaign in New Zealand: A Prospective Study" (329) and "The clinical toxicology of carbon monoxide" (259).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Rapid population decline in migratory shorebirds relying on Yellow Sea tidal mudflats as stopover sites Colin E. Studds, Bruce E. Kendall, Nicholas Murray et al. · Nature Communications Open access 13 Apr 2017 574
2 Risk Factors for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Following the Prevention Campaign in New Zealand: A Prospective Study Edwin A. Mitchell, Patrick G Tuohy, Jan M. Brunt et al. · PEDIATRICS Nov 1997 329
3 The clinical toxicology of carbon monoxide Des F Gorman, Alison Drewry, Yi Lin Huang et al. · Toxicology May 2003 259
4 Cerebral protection by lidocaine during cardiac operations Simon J Mitchell, O. Pellett, Des F Gorman · The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Apr 1999 201
5 Exploring factors affecting academics’ adoption of emerging mobile technologies-an extended UTAUT perspective Sailong Hu, Kumar Laxman, Kerry L. Lee · Education and Information Technologies Open access 25 Apr 2020 187
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Which keywords describe research at Royal Society Te Apārangi?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Invasive Species, Molecular Phylogeny, Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Host-Parasite Interactions, Parasites, Health Claims and scientific opinion.

▲ 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-now 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 26 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Invasive Species4▲ 28×3 topics
  2. Molecular Phylogeny4▲ 72×2 topics
  3. Biodiversity3▲ 14×4 topics
  4. Ecosystem3▲ 97×2 topics
  5. Host-Parasite Interactions3▲ 339×1 topic
  6. Parasites3▲ 339×1 topic
  7. Health Claims3▲ 318×1 topic
  8. scientific opinion3▲ 1707×1 topic
  9. Education2▲ 3.1×3 topics
  10. Globalization2▲ 2.8×3 topics
  11. STEM Education2▲ 12×2 topics
  12. Grafting1▲ 243×1 topic
  13. Soilborne Pathogens1▲ 243×1 topic
  14. Genetic Structure1▲ 51×2 topics
  15. Epidemiology1◆ 0.93×9 topics
  16. Arduino1▲ 147×2 topics
  17. CHD7 Gene1▲ 527×1 topic
  18. Distance Learning1▲ 9.4×2 topics
  19. Financial Analysis1▲ 29×1 topic
  20. Genetic Mutations1▲ 7.4×1 topic
  21. Innovation1▲ 3.1×2 topics
  22. Innovation Ecosystem1▲ 116×1 topic
  23. Inquiry-Based Teaching1▲ 121×1 topic
  24. Monetary Policy1▲ 14×1 topic
  25. Quadruple Helix1▲ 179×1 topic
  26. Scientific Literacy1▲ 121×1 topic

Which research topics does Royal Society Te Apārangi publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Parasite Biology and Host Interactions, Legal Cases and Commentary, Plant Disease Management Techniques and University-Industry-Government Innovation Models.

Parasite Biology and Hos…3Parasite Biology and Host Interactions: 3 fractional worksLegal Cases and Commentary3Legal Cases and Commentary: 3 fractional worksPlant Disease Management Techniques: 1 fractional worksUniversity-Industry-Government Innovation Models: 1 fractional worksDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies: 1 fractional worksScience Education and Pedagogy: 1 fractional worksCongenital Ear and Nasal Anomalies: 1 fractional worksEducational Theory and Curriculum Studies: 1 fractional worksCognitive Abilities and Testing: 1 fractional worksEarthquake and Disaster Impact Studies: 1 fractional works
EcologyReproductive MedicinePlant ScienceManagement of Technology and Innovation6 others

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

  1. 1 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 3 works
  2. 2 Legal Cases and Commentary Reproductive Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Plant Disease Management Techniques Plant Science 1 works
  4. 4 University-Industry-Government Innovation Models Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  5. 5 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  6. 6 Science Education and Pedagogy Education 1 works
  7. 7 Congenital Ear and Nasal Anomalies Genetics 1 works
  8. 8 Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Cognitive Abilities and Testing Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies Transportation 1 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 available11.0%not open89.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.0%domestic only93.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Royal Society Te Apārangi's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Royal Society Te Apārangi as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00010% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Royal Society Te Apārangi0.000080% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Royal Society Te Apārangi over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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