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Scion

In research, Scion stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,638 of 12,888 worldwide), Environmental Science (#2,162 of 3,551 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,389 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 7.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,875
of 28,054 · #11,164 all time
Rank in New Zealand
#24
of 71
Research works
1.2k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
35k
29.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Scion 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 #6,638 of 12,888 23.5%154 #8281
Environmental ScienceField #2,162 of 3,551 26.1%84 #2052
Life SciencesDomain #6,389 of 7,800 21.2%68 #8452

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Scion 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#8,281 #6,638
  2. Environmental Science#2,052 #2,162
  3. Life Sciences#8,452 #6,389
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 Scion specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 7.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 84.0 works7.0×
← 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: 3.87× its world share, 44 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.69× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.35× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.09× its world share, 40 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.98× its world share, 84 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.78× its world share, 15 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.57× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Scion?

Ranked on the composite score, Eckehard G. Brockerhoff, A. Pearce and Peter Strong lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Scion.

  1. 1 Eckehard G. Brockerhoff New Zealand · #161,494 worldwide 201 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 A. Pearce New Zealand · #193,195 worldwide 143 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Peter Strong New Zealand · #198,472 worldwide 178 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Michael S. Watt New Zealand · #257,434 worldwide 210 citations · 58 works
  5. 5 John R. Moore New Zealand · #312,896 worldwide 145 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Heidi S. Dungey New Zealand · #331,630 worldwide 74 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Warren J. Grigsby New Zealand · #333,137 worldwide 147 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Peter W. Clinton New Zealand · #408,465 worldwide 145 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Lloyd Donaldson New Zealand · #426,116 worldwide 118 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Anne Prache New Zealand · #519,691 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Scion

Which keywords describe research at Scion?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biomass Estimation, Aboveground Biomass, Invasive Species, Biodiversity Conservation, Biodiversity, Allometric Models and Carbon Stocks.

▲ 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 Change35▲ 5.3×54 topics
  2. Biomass Estimation20▲ 54×3 topics
  3. Aboveground Biomass18▲ 81×2 topics
  4. Invasive Species17▲ 16×11 topics
  5. Biodiversity13▲ 7.3×18 topics
  6. Biodiversity Conservation13▲ 15×8 topics
  7. Allometric Models12▲ 94×2 topics
  8. Remote Sensing11▲ 3.8×16 topics
  9. Carbon Stocks11▲ 168×1 topic
  10. Tropical Forests11▲ 131×1 topic
  11. Environmental Impact11▲ 2.7×23 topics
  12. Global Change11▲ 17×5 topics
  13. Biomedical Applications11▲ 3.7×20 topics
  14. Phylogenetic Analysis11▲ 14×7 topics
  15. Ecosystem Functioning10▲ 21×6 topics
  16. Forest Management9▲ 65×4 topics
  17. Biological Invasions9▲ 43×3 topics
  18. Ecosystem Resilience9▲ 26×5 topics
  19. Global Warming9▲ 8.7×8 topics
  20. Conservation8▲ 7.4×11 topics
  21. Habitat Fragmentation8▲ 14×3 topics
  22. Soil Properties8▲ 18×5 topics
  23. Terrestrial Laser Scanning7▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Recycling7▲ 7.2×6 topics
  25. Fungal Pathogens6▲ 20×4 topics
  26. Forest Carbon Stocks6▲ 42×1 topic
  27. Lidar Remote Sensing6▲ 42×1 topic
  28. Waste Management6▲ 6.2×4 topics
  29. Economic Impacts6▲ 36×2 topics
  30. Climate Change Impacts6▲ 21×3 topics
  31. Forest Carbon Sequestration6▲ 115×1 topic
  32. Sustainable Forest Management6▲ 115×1 topic
  33. Ecosystem6▲ 22×4 topics
  34. Ecosystem Services6▲ 6.1×7 topics
  35. Host Specificity6▲ 21×3 topics
  36. Endophytic Fungi5▲ 24×2 topics
  37. Bark Beetles5▲ 107×1 topic
  38. Forest Pests5▲ 107×1 topic
  39. Dead Wood5▲ 121×1 topic
  40. Polymeric Materials5▲ 31×2 topics

Which research topics does Scion publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Forest ecology and management, Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications, Forest Management and Policy and Forest Insect Ecology and Management.

Forest ecology and management: 11 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 6 fractional worksForest Management and Policy: 6 fractional worksForest Insect Ecology and Management: 5 fractional worksLignin and Wood Chemistry: 5 fractional worksForest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies: 5 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems5Fire effects on ecosystems: 5 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 4 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 4 fractional worksWood Treatment and Prope…4Wood Treatment and Properties: 4 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationEnvironmental EngineeringGlobal and Planetary ChangeEcology4 others

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

  1. 1 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 11 works
  2. 2 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  4. 4 Forest Insect Ecology and Management Ecology 5 works
  5. 5 Lignin and Wood Chemistry Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies Insect Science 5 works
  7. 7 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  8. 8 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 4 works
  9. 9 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  10. 10 Wood Treatment and Properties Building and Construction 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 available47.3%not open52.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.6%domestic only62.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Scion's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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