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Unitec Institute of Technology

In research, Unitec Institute of Technology stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,090 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,955 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,475
of 28,054 · #13,261 all time
Rank in New Zealand
#32
of 71
Research works
1.8k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
12.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Unitec Institute of Technology 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
Social SciencesDomain #9,090 of 10,521 7.4%105 #3866
Physical SciencesDomain #11,955 of 12,888 6.6%113 #15407

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Unitec Institute of Technology 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).

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: 2.51× its world share, 36 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.89× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.62× its world share, 38 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 29 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.33× its world share, 35 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.80× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 1.75× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 9.40× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.22× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.10× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.94× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.49× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.31× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 53 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Unitec Institute of Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Saeed Ur Rehman, Roger Bateman and Regan Potangaroa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Unitec Institute of Technology.

  1. 1 Saeed Ur Rehman New Zealand · #263,792 worldwide 104 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Roger Bateman New Zealand · #299,953 worldwide 113 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Regan Potangaroa New Zealand · #384,551 worldwide 68 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Jonathan Leaver New Zealand · #578,696 worldwide 67 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Tanya Fitzgerald New Zealand · #682,705 worldwide 50 citations · 46 works
  6. 6 Mark J. Farnworth New Zealand · #694,204 worldwide 87 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Iman Ardekani New Zealand · #993,672 worldwide 32 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Evangelia Papoutsaki New Zealand · #1,026,184 worldwide 15 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Laith A. Jawad New Zealand · #1,029,913 worldwide 73 citations · 90 works
  10. 10 David Epston New Zealand · #1,192,876 worldwide 14 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Unitec Institute of Technology

Which keywords describe research at Unitec Institute of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Conservation, Climate Change, Biodiversity, Machine Learning, Biogeography, Invasive Species, Phylogenetic Analysis and Deep Learning.

▲ 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 Change26▲ 3.2×49 topics
  2. Machine Learning24▲ 2.5×33 topics
  3. Deep Learning22▲ 2.1×32 topics
  4. Conservation18▲ 14×13 topics
  5. Sustainability17▲ 2.3×38 topics
  6. Biodiversity16▲ 7.0×15 topics
  7. Biogeography13▲ 16×13 topics
  8. Invasive Species12▲ 9.7×17 topics
  9. Phylogenetic Analysis12▲ 14×11 topics
  10. Neural Networks12▲ 2.6×16 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence10▲ 2.4×13 topics
  12. Big Data10▲ 3.5×9 topics
  13. Phylogeny10▲ 21×10 topics
  14. Genetic Diversity9▲ 6.7×6 topics
  15. Population Dynamics9▲ 11×8 topics
  16. Healthcare8▲ 2.3×8 topics
  17. Morphology8▲ 15×3 topics
  18. Professional Development7▲ 12×7 topics
  19. Fish7▲ 61×1 topic
  20. Length-Weight Relationships7▲ 61×1 topic
  21. Ecology6▲ 13×6 topics
  22. Migration6▲ 6.1×4 topics
  23. Fisheries Sustainability6▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Habitat Fragmentation6▲ 9.1×5 topics
  25. DNA Barcoding6▲ 12×5 topics
  26. Urban Development6▲ 5.1×6 topics
  27. Support Vector Machines5▲ 5.6×5 topics
  28. Fisheries5▲ 43×3 topics
  29. Health Equity5▲ 5.9×3 topics
  30. Vulnerability5▲ 7.2×4 topics
  31. Marine Ecosystems5▲ 30×2 topics
  32. Cybersecurity5▲ 6.4×4 topics
  33. Rays5▲ 79×1 topic
  34. Sharks5▲ 79×1 topic
  35. Genetic Structure4▲ 21×4 topics
  36. Reflective Practice4▲ 8.0×4 topics
  37. Cultural Competence4▲ 11×5 topics
  38. Trophic Cascades4▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Stock Market Prediction4▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Time Series Forecasting4▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does Unitec Institute of Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, Ichthyology and Marine Biology, Stock Market Forecasting Methods and Fish Ecology and Management Studies.

Fish Biology and Ecology Studies: 7 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 5 fractional worksStock Market Forecasting Methods: 4 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 3 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 3 fractional worksICT in Developing Communities: 3 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…3Marine and fisheries research: 3 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction Studies: 3 fractional worksNew Zealand Economic and Social Studies: 3 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welf…3Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 3 fractional works
Aquatic ScienceNature and Landscape ConservationManagement Science and Operations ResearchHealth Informatics5 others

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

  1. 1 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 7 works
  2. 2 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 works
  3. 3 Stock Market Forecasting Methods Management Science and Operations Research 4 works
  4. 4 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  5. 5 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 3 works
  6. 6 ICT in Developing Communities Information Systems 3 works
  7. 7 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  8. 8 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 3 works
  9. 9 New Zealand Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  10. 10 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 3 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 available41.4%not open58.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.3%domestic only77.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Unitec Institute of Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% lower than in 2013–2017.

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