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Mechanical Engineering research in New Zealand

University of Auckland ranks first in New Zealand for Mechanical Engineering research in 2022–2025 (#394 worldwide), followed by University of Canterbury.

New Zealand's world rank
#54
of 76 countries, 2022–2025
Works, 2022–2025
445
Top-10% rate
16.8%
Ranked institutions
2

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

What is the best university for Mechanical Engineering in New Zealand?

#InstitutionWorld rankScoreTop-10% rateWorks
1University of AucklandAuckland #39417.120.0%140
2University of CanterburyChristchurch #6689.822.5%70

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

Who are the top Mechanical Engineering researchers in New Zealand?

Xun Xu, Mohammed Farid and Simon Bickerton rank highest among researchers based in New Zealand.

  1. 1Xun Xu#37,959 worldwide overall1.2k citations · 26 works
  2. 2Mohammed Farid#98,162 worldwide overall807 citations · 32 works
  3. 3Simon Bickerton#216,642 worldwide overall207 citations · 24 works
  4. 4L. Bolzoni#378,503 worldwide overall253 citations · 31 works
  5. 5Peng Cao#439,229 worldwide overall432 citations · 27 works
  6. 6Wei Gao#598,552 worldwide overall722 citations · 40 works
  7. 7Xiaoqi Chen#672,940 worldwide overall340 citations · 31 works
  8. 8Wei Xu#755,883 worldwide overall384 citations · 27 works
  9. 9Fei Yang#810,727 worldwide overall174 citations · 29 works
  10. 10Csr Zhuzhou#1,380,981 worldwide overall4 citations · 21 works

How New Zealand compares with other countries in Mechanical Engineering