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Wellington City Council

wellington.govt.nzROR OpenAlex
Research works
101
▲ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.5k
14.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
62%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Wellington City Council

Not ranked overall: Wellington City Council is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Wellington City Council work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research at Wellington City Council is in Health Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (42%), Environmental Science (12%), Engineering (11%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 11 fractional works · 47.9% of its workMedicine: 10 fractional works · 42.3% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 26.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 11.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 11.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 14.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 11.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKWellington CityCouncil24fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences48%Social Sciences14%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1042.3%
    2. Health Professions14.4%
    3. Nursing00.8%
    4. Dentistry00.3%
    1. Environmental Science311.6%
    2. Engineering311.2%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.7%
    4. Computer Science01.4%
    5. Energy00.8%
    1. Social Sciences27.3%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance13.0%
    3. Decision Sciences01.4%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.8%
    5. Psychology00.8%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences26.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.3%
    3. Neuroscience00.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.5%
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: 1.43× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.35× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.68× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.20× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 1.76× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.40× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science2.35×3 works
  2. Medicine2.20×10 works
  3. Nursing1.76×0 works
  4. Health Professions1.68×1 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.46×0 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.43×2 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.40×1 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.05×0 works
  9. Energy0.91×0 works
  10. Engineering0.74×3 works
  11. Dentistry0.73×0 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.62×1 works
  13. Social Sciences0.57×2 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.47×0 works
  15. Neuroscience0.43×0 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.29×0 works
  17. Psychology0.28×0 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.22×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.18×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Wellington City Council?

Ranked on the quality score, Kevin Stokes, Nokome Bentley and Geoff Mew lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wellington City Council.

  1. 1 Kevin Stokes New Zealand · #1,444,634 worldwide 1.4k citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Nokome Bentley New Zealand · #4,497,532 worldwide 347 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Geoff Mew New Zealand · #5,151,366 worldwide 240 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Wellington City Council

What are the most cited papers from Wellington City Council?

The most cited paper from Wellington City Council is "Adult Advanced Life Support: 2020 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science with Treatment Recommendations" (Jasmeet Soar et al., 2020), with 626 citations. Next come "First report of homoanatoxin-a and associated dog neurotoxicosis in New Zealand" (213) and "Heavy metal pollution in Wellington Harbour" (175).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Adult Advanced Life Support: 2020 International Consensus on Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science with Treatment Recommendations Jasmeet Soar et al. · Resuscitation Open access 21 Oct 2020 626
2 First report of homoanatoxin-a and associated dog neurotoxicosis in New Zealand Susanna A. Wood, Andrew I. Selwood, Andreas Rueckert et al. · Toxicon 17 Apr 2007 213
3 Heavy metal pollution in Wellington Harbour P. Stoffers, G.P. Glasby, Craig J. Wilson et al. · New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research Open access Sep 1986 175
4 Adapting to changing climate risk by local government in New Zealand: institutional practice barriers and enablers Judy Lawrence, Frances Sullivan, Alison Lash et al. · Local Environment 7 Oct 2013 130
5 Behind the Signs—A Global Review of Fish Sustainability Information Schemes Graeme Parkes, James A. Young, Suzannah F. Walmsley et al. · Reviews in Fisheries Science Open access 6 Oct 2010 129
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Wellington City Council publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Urban Design and Spatial Analysis, Data Analysis and Archiving, New Zealand Economic and Social Studies and Urban Transport and Accessibility.

Urban Design and Spatial…1Urban Design and Spatial Analysis: 1 fractional worksData Analysis and Archiving: 0 fractional worksNew Zealand Economic and…0New Zealand Economic and Social Studies: 0 fractional worksUrban Transport and Acce…0Urban Transport and Accessibility: 0 fractional worksSeed Germination and Physiology: 0 fractional worksPlant tissue culture and regeneration: 0 fractional worksSeismic and Structural A…0Seismic and Structural Analysis of Tall Buildings: 0 fractional worksStructural Engineering and Vibration Analysis: 0 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety: 0 fractional worksNoise Effects and Manage…0Noise Effects and Management: 0 fractional works
Building and ConstructionSociology and Political ScienceEconomics and EconometricsTransportation5 others

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

  1. 1 Urban Design and Spatial Analysis Building and Construction 1 works
  2. 2 Data Analysis and Archiving Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  3. 3 New Zealand Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  4. 4 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 0 works
  5. 5 Seed Germination and Physiology Plant Science 0 works
  6. 6 Plant tissue culture and regeneration Molecular Biology 0 works
  7. 7 Seismic and Structural Analysis of Tall Buildings Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 0 works
  10. 10 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 0 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 available61.8%not open38.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.3%domestic only69.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Wellington City Council's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 30% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Wellington City Council as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000099% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Wellington City Council0.000078% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Wellington City Council over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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