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Health research in New Zealand

University of Auckland ranks first in New Zealand for Health research in 2022–2025 (#38 worldwide), followed by University of Otago.

New Zealand's world rank
#29
of 50 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
429
Top-10% rate
20.9%
Ranked institutions
2

Research strength only: this says nothing about teaching, admissions or cost.

What is the best university for Health in New Zealand?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of AucklandAuckland #3822.124.4%98
2University of OtagoDunedin #757.620.2%71

Institutions in New Zealand above the floor of 40 fractional works in Health, ordered by their worldwide rank on research quality, 2022–2025.

Who are the top Health researchers in New Zealand?

Valery L. Feigin, Richie Poulton and David M. Fergusson rank highest among researchers based in New Zealand.

  1. 1Valery L. Feigin#390 worldwide overall7.9k citations · 3 works
  2. 2Richie Poulton#5,596 worldwide overall1.7k citations · 4 works
  3. 3David M. Fergusson#21,755 worldwide overall1k citations · 6 works
  4. 4L. John Horwood#47,832 worldwide overall581 citations · 4 works
  5. 5Ngaire Kerse#53,286 worldwide overall387 citations · 6 works
  6. 6Boyd Swinburn#70,346 worldwide overall485 citations · 3 works
  7. 7Joseph Bulbulia#94,455 worldwide overall230 citations · 5 works
  8. 8Rod Jackson#128,236 worldwide overall273 citations · 7 works
  9. 9Robin Kearns#134,840 worldwide overall281 citations · 4 works
  10. 10Joseph M. Boden#142,750 worldwide overall316 citations · 4 works
  11. 11Christine Stephens#167,916 worldwide overall202 citations · 4 works
  12. 12Linda Tuhiwai Smith#183,771 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 4 works
  13. 13Māui Hudson#187,963 worldwide overall168 citations · 4 works
  14. 14Tony Blakely#217,824 worldwide overall179 citations · 7 works
  15. 15Fiona Cram#226,756 worldwide overall108 citations · 6 works

How New Zealand compares with other countries in Health