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University of Waikato

In research, University of Waikato stands highest in Social Sciences (#492 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#505 of 6,365 worldwide) and Psychology (#352 of 2,181 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health, Geography, Planning and Development and Finance — Health is 5.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,311
of 28,054 · #1,185 all time
Rank in New Zealand
#9
of 71
Research works
17k
▼ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
411k
24.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is University of Waikato 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 #492 of 10,521 32.0%1,157 #323
Social SciencesField #505 of 6,365 29.6%609 #296
PsychologyField #352 of 2,181 27.2%190 #462
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #513 of 2,578 31.6%199 #311
Business, Management and AccountingField #569 of 2,578 45.1%112 #200
Physical SciencesDomain #3,120 of 12,888 19.4%762 #1165
EducationSubfield #485 of 1,892 29.2%131 #178
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #464 of 1,775 38.3%117 #384
Clinical PsychologySubfield #220 of 738 28.0%61 —
Environmental ScienceField #1,141 of 3,551 21.0%192 #746

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Waikato 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#323 #492
  2. Social Sciences#296 #505
  3. Psychology#462 #352
  4. Sociology and Political Science#311 #513
  5. Business, Management and Accounting#200 #569
  6. Physical Sciences#1,165 #3,120
  7. Education#178 #485
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#384 #464
  9. Environmental Science#746 #1,141
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 Waikato specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health takes 5.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HealthSubfield · 39.9 works5.8×
  2. Geography, Planning and DevelopmentSubfield · 20.5 works4.3×
  3. FinanceSubfield · 27.2 works3.9×
← 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: 0.75× its world share, 83 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 58 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.75× its world share, 28 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.54× its world share, 20 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.85× its world share, 154 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 64 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.85× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.65× its world share, 226 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.66× its world share, 192 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 45 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.71× its world share, 20 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 21 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.31× its world share, 80 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 150 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.26× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.40× its world share, 94 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.49× its world share, 112 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.53× its world share, 34 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.34× its world share, 117 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.68× its world share, 190 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.06× its world share, 609 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Waikato?

Ranked on the composite score, Chris Ryan, C. W. Gardiner and Ian H. Witten lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Waikato.

  1. 1 Chris Ryan New Zealand · #11,734 worldwide 943 citations · 100 works
  2. 2 C. W. Gardiner New Zealand · #12,596 worldwide 1.2k citations · 51 works
  3. 3 Ian H. Witten New Zealand · #13,940 worldwide 1.1k citations · 129 works
  4. 4 Michael Mayo New Zealand · #17,293 worldwide 951 citations · 44 works
  5. 5 David M. Nichols New Zealand · #24,481 worldwide 1.2k citations · 36 works
  6. 6 John Oetzel New Zealand · #32,905 worldwide 768 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Steve Jones New Zealand · #34,049 worldwide 413 citations · 88 works
  8. 8 David Milne New Zealand · #39,408 worldwide 372 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Alison McIntosh New Zealand · #45,491 worldwide 261 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Michael A. Peters New Zealand · #50,469 worldwide 111 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at University of Waikato

Which keywords describe research at University of Waikato?

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

▲ 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 Change163▲ 2.6×83 topics
  2. Globalization102▲ 2.2×66 topics
  3. Sustainability86▲ 1.52×66 topics
  4. Mental Health82▲ 2.4×33 topics
  5. Mechanical Properties55▲ 2.4×32 topics
  6. Vulnerability48▲ 9.1×7 topics
  7. Public Health46▲ 1.36×37 topics
  8. Resilience46▲ 4.1×12 topics
  9. Social Media46▲ 1.37×24 topics
  10. Social Justice44▲ 3.2×24 topics
  11. Social Capital42▲ 3.4×16 topics
  12. Economic Growth40▲ 2.0×19 topics
  13. Decolonization39▲ 21×5 topics
  14. Neoliberalism37▲ 4.5×16 topics
  15. Corporate Governance36▲ 2.1×14 topics
  16. Health Equity34▲ 5.3×6 topics
  17. Microstructure34▲ 2.8×15 topics
  18. Ethics33▲ 3.0×24 topics
  19. Technology Integration32▲ 4.5×7 topics
  20. Monetary Policy31▲ 5.5×9 topics
  21. Well-being30▲ 3.4×14 topics
  22. Invasive Species29▲ 2.9×19 topics
  23. Emotion Regulation28▲ 3.9×9 topics
  24. Global Warming28▲ 3.0×13 topics
  25. Neuroscience28▲ 4.0×12 topics
  26. Emotion24▲ 5.0×11 topics
  27. Settler Colonialism24▲ 24×2 topics
  28. Intersectionality23▲ 5.5×11 topics
  29. Indigenous Knowledge Systems23▲ 32×2 topics
  30. Traditional Ecological Knowledge23▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Historical Trauma23▲ 70×1 topic
  32. Indigenous Health23▲ 70×1 topic
  33. Sea-Level Rise22▲ 8.3×5 topics
  34. Gender Identity22▲ 8.6×5 topics
  35. Self-Regulation21▲ 5.1×6 topics
  36. Student Retention20▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Financialization20▲ 8.7×3 topics
  38. Employment Patterns19▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Training Pathways18▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Vocational Education18▲ 8.7×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Waikato publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights, Education Systems and Policy, Island Studies and Pacific Affairs and Market Dynamics and Volatility.

Indigenous Health, Educa…23Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 23 fractional worksEducation Systems and Po…18Education Systems and Policy: 18 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacif…16Island Studies and Pacific Affairs: 16 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Vola…15Market Dynamics and Volatility: 15 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 12 fractional worksStructural Load-Bearing Analysis: 12 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…12Corporate Finance and Governance: 12 fractional worksClimate Change, Adaptation, Migration: 12 fractional worksAdvanced materials and composites: 12 fractional worksMindfulness and Compassi…11Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions: 11 fractional works
HealthEducationDemographyEconomics and Econometrics5 others

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

  1. 1 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 23 works
  2. 2 Education Systems and Policy Education 18 works
  3. 3 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 16 works
  4. 4 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 15 works
  5. 5 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 12 works
  6. 6 Structural Load-Bearing Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 12 works
  7. 7 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 12 works
  8. 8 Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  9. 9 Advanced materials and composites Mechanical Engineering 12 works
  10. 10 Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Clinical Psychology 11 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 available36.5%not open63.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.1%domestic only75.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Waikato's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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