Universities by Recent Research Citedness in New Zealand
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's mean citedness for works published in the last two years. Recent citation rates vary by field and are not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology299 works
30.73
2Te Pūkenga527 works
11.43
3Eastern Institute of Technology1,247 works
5.55
4University of Auckland139,776 works
4.61
5Auckland University of Technology29,821 works
3.70
6Massey University53,182 works
3.58
7University of Otago90,993 works
3.57
8Lincoln University13,190 works
3.48
9University of Canterbury52,173 works
3.29
10University of Waikato30,457 works
3.20
11Universal College of Learning189 works
3.11
12Victoria University of Wellington60,745 works
3.09
13Institute of the Pacific United142 works
3.08
14Wellington Institute of Technology329 works
2.88
15New Zealand College of Chiropractic295 works
2.61
16Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi120 works
2.50
17Open Polytechnic675 works
2.47
18Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology362 works
2.44
19Manukau Institute of Technology653 works
2.27
20Chelsea Primary School17 works
2.00
21Waikato Institute of Technology1,085 works
1.98
22Te Wānanga o Aotearoa161 works
1.76
23Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design67 works
1.63
24Southern Institute of Technology189 works
1.56
25Otago Polytechnic1,156 works
1.55
26Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners117 works
1.53
27Unitec Institute of Technology3,375 works
1.42
28Ara Institute of Canterbury824 works
1.17
29Media Design School173 works
0.72
30Auckland Institute of Studies154 works
0.45
31Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood New Zealand88 works
0.38
32Laidlaw College133 works
0.22
33Carey Baptist College80 works
0.06
Highlights
Within New Zealand, Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology ranks first in 2026 with 30.73, followed by Te Pūkenga (11.43) and Eastern Institute of Technology (5.55).
Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology is 2.7 times higher than Te Pūkenga, the runner-up.
Across 33 entries, values run from 30.73 (Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology) to 0.06 (Carey Baptist College), with a median of 2.47.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Recent citedness, 2026. Unit: mean citations per work.
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