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University of Auckland

In research, University of Auckland stands highest in Social Sciences (#79 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#80 of 6,365 worldwide) and Language and Linguistics (#6 of 303 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Public Administration, Music and Linguistics and Language — Public Administration is 4.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#267
of 28,054 · #287 all time
Rank in New Zealand
#1
of 71
Research works
68k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1M
31.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is University of Auckland 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 #79 of 10,521 30.0%3,493 #97
Social SciencesField #80 of 6,365 31.0%1,718 #87
Language and LinguisticsSubfield #6 of 303 52.9%78 #6
Health SciencesDomain #251 of 11,982 22.0%2,442 #154
MedicineField #262 of 10,443 21.1%1,934 #156
EducationSubfield #48 of 1,892 41.2%338 #33
Arts and HumanitiesField #53 of 1,998 31.8%373 #61
Business, Management and AccountingField #77 of 2,578 31.1%360 #60
Physical SciencesDomain #401 of 12,888 21.8%3,521 #414
PsychologyField #75 of 2,181 28.8%633 #107

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Auckland 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. Social Sciences#97 #79
  2. Social Sciences#87 #80
  3. Language and Linguistics#6 #6
  4. Health Sciences#154 #251
  5. Medicine#156 #262
  6. Education#33 #48
  7. Arts and Humanities#61 #53
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#60 #77
  9. Physical Sciences#414 #401
  10. Psychology#107 #75
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 University of Auckland specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Public Administration takes 4.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Public AdministrationSubfield · 27.6 works4.8×
  2. MusicSubfield · 31.1 works3.6×
  3. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 39.4 works3.2×
  4. HealthSubfield · 98.4 works3.1×
  5. Endocrine and Autonomic SystemsSubfield · 26.6 works3.0×
  6. Sensory SystemsSubfield · 22.1 works2.7×
← 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: 0.58× its world share, 291 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.81× its world share, 458 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 50 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.63× its world share, 280 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.15× its world share, 43 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.68× its world share, 25 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.57× its world share, 95 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.92× its world share, 757 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 195 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.79× its world share, 76 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.84× its world share, 1,334 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.08× its world share, 570 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.49× its world share, 181 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.14× its world share, 141 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.62× its world share, 146 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.47× its world share, 409 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.95× its world share, 1,934 worksMedicineNursing: 1.52× its world share, 79 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.67× its world share, 10 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.22× its world share, 373 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.05× its world share, 360 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 137 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.20× its world share, 273 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.96× its world share, 633 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 1,718 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Auckland?

Ranked on the composite score, Rod Ellis, Suzanne Barker‐Collo and P. Alan Barber lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Auckland.

  1. 1 Rod Ellis · #3,086 worldwide 1.8k citations · 70 works
  2. 2 Suzanne Barker‐Collo · #7,187 worldwide 5.5k citations · 52 works
  3. 3 P. Alan Barber · #9,218 worldwide 573 citations · 65 works
  4. 4 Cristian S. Calude · #10,652 worldwide 1k citations · 92 works
  5. 5 D. F. Walls · #10,891 worldwide 1.7k citations · 97 works
  6. 6 J. C. Butcher · #12,829 worldwide 580 citations · 61 works
  7. 7 Paul Denny · #16,592 worldwide 530 citations · 58 works
  8. 8 Virginia Braun · #17,075 worldwide 2.4k citations · 40 works
  9. 9 Yuqian Lu · #17,544 worldwide 593 citations · 57 works
  10. 10 H. J. Carmichael · #17,918 worldwide 849 citations · 69 works
All ranked researchers at University of Auckland

Which keywords describe research at University of Auckland?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Globalization, Epidemiology, Mental Health, Vulnerability, Public Health, Sustainability and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology401◆ 0.96×127 topics
  2. Climate Change371▲ 1.30×96 topics
  3. Globalization307▲ 1.48×102 topics
  4. Deep Learning291▼ 0.80×76 topics
  5. Machine Learning277▼ 0.80×82 topics
  6. Sustainability263◆ 1.02×91 topics
  7. Mental Health250▲ 1.62×38 topics
  8. Inflammation244◆ 1.11×80 topics
  9. Public Health218▲ 1.42×54 topics
  10. Environmental Impact160◆ 0.89×55 topics
  11. Quality of Life150◆ 0.98×55 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease148▲ 1.25×38 topics
  13. Depression140▲ 1.51×24 topics
  14. Resilience127▲ 2.5×15 topics
  15. Human Rights125◆ 1.15×52 topics
  16. Obesity122▲ 1.53×25 topics
  17. Vulnerability118▲ 4.9×7 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome115▲ 1.34×24 topics
  19. Social Justice110▲ 1.77×37 topics
  20. Social Capital100▲ 1.79×16 topics
  21. Gender98▲ 1.72×41 topics
  22. Neoliberalism96▲ 2.5×24 topics
  23. Health Equity94▲ 3.2×6 topics
  24. Anxiety92▲ 1.85×12 topics
  25. Reflective Practice86▲ 4.4×7 topics
  26. Gender Differences84▲ 2.1×17 topics
  27. Decolonization72▲ 8.5×6 topics
  28. Self-Regulation71▲ 3.8×6 topics
  29. Language Policy65▲ 4.4×6 topics
  30. Multilingualism64▲ 3.6×4 topics
  31. Bilingual Education64▲ 5.1×3 topics
  32. Wireless Power Transfer61▲ 6.1×2 topics
  33. Cultural Competence60▲ 4.5×7 topics
  34. Preterm Infants59▲ 4.5×4 topics
  35. Second Language Acquisition53▲ 5.7×2 topics
  36. Corrective Feedback51▲ 6.7×1 topic
  37. L2 Motivation51▲ 6.7×1 topic
  38. Settler Colonialism44▲ 9.9×2 topics
  39. Indigenous Knowledge Systems43▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Traditional Ecological Knowledge43▲ 9.7×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Auckland publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights, Wireless Power Transfer Systems and Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet.

EFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…51EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 51 fractional worksIndigenous Health, Educa…41Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 41 fractional worksWireless Power Transfer Systems: 33 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 33 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 33 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 31 fractional worksMultilingual Education and Policy: 31 fractional worksDisaster Management and …30Disaster Management and Resilience: 30 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 30 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 29 fractional works
Language and LinguisticsHealthElectrical and Electronic EngineeringPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5 others

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

  1. 1 EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningLanguage and Linguistics 51 works
  2. 2 Indigenous Health, Education, and RightsHealth 41 works
  3. 3 Wireless Power Transfer SystemsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 33 works
  4. 4 Obesity, Physical Activity, DietPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 33 works
  5. 5 Second Language Learning and TeachingLiterature and Literary Theory 33 works
  6. 6 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting MaterialsBiomedical Engineering 31 works
  7. 7 Multilingual Education and PolicyLinguistics and Language 31 works
  8. 8 Disaster Management and ResilienceSociology and Political Science 30 works
  9. 9 Teacher Education and Leadership StudiesEducation 30 works
  10. 10 Early Childhood Education and DevelopmentEducation 29 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 available34.2%not open65.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.6%domestic only73.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Auckland's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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.

Other research institutions in Auckland

All research institutions in Auckland

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.