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Statistics New Zealand

In research, Statistics New Zealand stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,215 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

World rank, 2022-now
#6,521
of 22,385 · #6,284 all time
Rank in New Zealand
#17
of 61
Research works
1.7k
▲ 46% vs 2018-21
Citations
39k
22.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.06×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%

What is Statistics New Zealand known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #6,215 of 10,670 10.4%94 #8658

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Statistics New Zealand 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 Statistics New Zealand work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research at Statistics New Zealand is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (16%), Social Sciences (12%), Engineering (11%).

Physical Sciences: 118 fractional works · 41.6% of its workEngineering: 32 fractional works · 11.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 8 fractional works · 2.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 31 fractional works · 10.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 8 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEcology: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 24 fractional works · 8.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 11 fractional works · 3.8% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 15 fractional works · 5.3% of its workOceanography: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeophysics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 8 fractional works · 2.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 71 fractional works · 25.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 33 fractional works · 11.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 9 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 13 fractional works · 4.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 10 fractional works · 3.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 65 fractional works · 23.0% of its workMedicine: 46 fractional works · 16.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 14 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 29 fractional works · 10.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 14 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKStatistics NewZealand283fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences42%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences25%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3211.5%
    2. Environmental Science3110.9%
    3. Computer Science248.5%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences155.3%
    5. Mathematics82.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy31.2%
    7. Energy20.5%
    8. Materials Science10.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.3%
    10. Chemistry10.2%
    1. Social Sciences3311.7%
    2. Psychology134.5%
    3. Decision Sciences103.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance62.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities51.8%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting41.2%
    1. Medicine4616.3%
    2. Health Professions144.8%
    3. Veterinary20.8%
    4. Nursing20.8%
    5. Dentistry10.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences144.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology114.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology20.7%
    4. Neuroscience10.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
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: 1.01× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.10× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.40× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.76× its world share, 32 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.20× its world share, 31 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.30× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.82× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 1.56× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.15× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.84× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.97× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.47× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 33 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary6.15×2 works
  2. Decision Sciences3.84×10 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.40×15 works
  4. Mathematics2.30×8 works
  5. Environmental Science2.20×31 works
  6. Health Professions1.82×14 works
  7. Nursing1.56×2 works
  8. Psychology1.47×13 works
  9. Computer Science1.10×24 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.01×14 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.97×6 works
  12. Social Sciences0.92×33 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.89×1 works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.89×1 works
  15. Medicine0.85×46 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.76×11 works
  17. Engineering0.76×32 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.68×2 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.64×5 works
  20. Dentistry0.61×1 works
  21. Energy0.59×2 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.54×3 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.38×4 works
  24. Neuroscience0.30×1 works
  25. Chemistry0.16×1 works
  26. Materials Science0.11×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Statistics New Zealand?

Ranked on the quality score, Dean Quinn, R B Davies and Adolf Stroombergen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Statistics New Zealand.

  1. 1 Dean Quinn New Zealand · #405,718 worldwide 1.9k citations · 31 works
  2. 2 R B Davies New Zealand · #1,927,617 worldwide 1.8k citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Adolf Stroombergen New Zealand · #1,928,198 worldwide 621 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Garry W. McDonald New Zealand · #2,150,041 worldwide 710 citations · 56 works
  5. 5 Peter M. Saunders New Zealand · #2,321,604 worldwide 3.8k citations · 157 works
  6. 6 John Bryant New Zealand · #3,436,876 worldwide 1.1k citations · 90 works
  7. 7 Nic Donnelly New Zealand · #3,492,242 worldwide 323 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Edward Kidson New Zealand · #3,653,773 worldwide 156 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Malcolm A. Grant New Zealand · #3,867,219 worldwide 1.3k citations · 84 works
  10. 10 Ian G. Donaldson New Zealand · #3,927,080 worldwide 466 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Statistics New Zealand

What are the most cited papers from Statistics New Zealand?

The most cited paper from Statistics New Zealand is "Plastic Pollution in the World's Oceans: More than 5 Trillion Plastic Pieces Weighing over 250,000 Tons Afloat at Sea" (Marcus Eriksen, Laurent Lebreton, Henry S. Carson et al., 2014), with 4,735 citations. Next come "Distance‐Based Tests for Homogeneity of Multivariate Dispersions" (3,310) and "A Database and Evaluation Methodology for Optical Flow" (2,263).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Plastic Pollution in the World's Oceans: More than 5 Trillion Plastic Pieces Weighing over 250,000 Tons Afloat at Sea Marcus Eriksen, Laurent Lebreton, Henry S. Carson et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 10 Dec 2014 4,735
2 Distance‐Based Tests for Homogeneity of Multivariate Dispersions Marti Jane Anderson · Biometrics 20 Oct 2005 3,310
3 A Database and Evaluation Methodology for Optical Flow Simon J Baker, Daniel Scharstein, John P. Lewis et al. · International Journal of Computer Vision Open access 29 Nov 2010 2,263
4 Hypothesis testing when a nuisance parameter is present only under the alternative Robert Bruce Davies · Biometrika 1987 2,091
5 A global inventory of small floating plastic debris Erik van Sebille, Chris Wilcox, Laurent Lebreton et al. · Environmental Research Letters Open access Dec 2015 1,740
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Statistics New Zealand?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Warming, Quality Assurance, Population Dynamics, Public Health, Vulnerability, Machine Learning and Remote Sensing.

▲ 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 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 Change23▲ 3.0×56 topics
  2. Machine Learning12▲ 1.25×34 topics
  3. Epidemiology11◆ 0.99×55 topics
  4. Public Health9▲ 2.2×28 topics
  5. Remote Sensing7▲ 2.1×22 topics
  6. Sustainability7◆ 1.00×30 topics
  7. Global Warming7▲ 5.5×10 topics
  8. Big Data6▲ 2.1×8 topics
  9. Neural Networks5▲ 1.21×15 topics
  10. Quality Assurance5▲ 11×5 topics
  11. Population Dynamics5▲ 7.1×8 topics
  12. Vulnerability5▲ 7.1×6 topics
  13. Health Equity4▲ 5.5×4 topics
  14. Resilience4▲ 3.2×10 topics
  15. Biodiversity4▲ 1.85×17 topics
  16. Risk Perception4▲ 5.2×7 topics
  17. Infectious Diseases4▲ 4.1×7 topics
  18. Artificial Neural Networks4▲ 2.9×6 topics
  19. Invasive Species4▲ 3.0×14 topics
  20. Decolonization3▲ 15×2 topics
  21. Conservation3▲ 2.6×12 topics
  22. Health Inequalities3▲ 9.4×5 topics
  23. Measurement Uncertainty3▲ 117×1 topic
  24. Redefinition of SI Units3▲ 117×1 topic
  25. Biomass Estimation3▲ 7.2×3 topics
  26. Ecosystem Functioning3▲ 4.7×7 topics
  27. Ocean Circulation3▲ 6.9×3 topics
  28. Aboveground Biomass2▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Nutritional Assessment2▲ 24×2 topics
  30. Traditional Ecological Knowledge2▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Historical Trauma2▲ 53×1 topic
  32. Indigenous Health2▲ 53×1 topic
  33. Sea Level Rise2▲ 6.0×3 topics
  34. Adiposity2▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis2▲ 29×1 topic
  36. Body Mass Index2▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Collaborative Learning2▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Dual-Energy X-ray Absorptiometry2▲ 29×1 topic
  39. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  40. Mixture Models2▲ 36×2 topics

Which research topics does Statistics New Zealand publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation, Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights, Body Composition Measurement Techniques and demographic modeling and climate adaptation.

  1. 1 Scientific Measurement and Uncertainty Evaluation Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 3 works
  2. 2 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 2 works
  3. 3 Body Composition Measurement Techniques Physiology 2 works
  4. 4 demographic modeling and climate adaptation Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  5. 5 Census and Population Estimation Statistics and Probability 2 works
  6. 6 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  8. 8 Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 1 works
  10. 10 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 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 available38.9%not open61.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.5%domestic only78.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Statistics New Zealand's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 46% higher 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 Statistics New Zealand as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0010% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Statistics New Zealand0.0013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Statistics New Zealand over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Statistics New Zealand9.1% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.8% in 2016.

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