Universities by Research h-index in New Zealand
Universities and colleges ranked by OpenAlex's institutional h-index, which combines publication volume and citation impact. This is a research metric, not a measure of teaching quality. OpenAlex is an open scholarly index; larger and older institutions tend to have more indexed research.
1Auckland University of Technology29,821 works
1,470
2University of Auckland139,776 works
784
3University of Otago90,993 works
663
4University of Canterbury52,173 works
465
5Massey University53,182 works
430
6Victoria University of Wellington60,745 works
395
7University of Waikato30,457 works
362
8Lincoln University13,190 works
286
9Unitec Institute of Technology3,375 works
98
10Eastern Institute of Technology1,247 works
67
11Waikato Institute of Technology1,085 works
65
12Ara Institute of Canterbury824 works
61
13Manukau Institute of Technology653 works
60
14Otago Polytechnic1,156 works
55
15New Zealand College of Chiropractic295 works
54
16Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology299 works
49
17Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology362 works
41
18Universal College of Learning189 works
39
19Open Polytechnic675 works
37
20Auckland Institute of Studies154 works
31
21Wellington Institute of Technology329 works
30
23Waiariki Institute of Technology97 works
27
24Southern Institute of Technology189 works
24
25Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners117 works
23
26Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi120 works
20
27Institute of the Pacific United142 works
19
28Te Rito Maioha Early Childhood New Zealand88 works
16
29Te Wānanga o Aotearoa161 works
15
30Media Design School173 works
14
31Waikato-Tainui College for Research and Development10 works
11
32Laidlaw College133 works
9
33Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design67 works
7
34Carey Baptist College80 works
6
35Good Shepherd College22 works
6
36Chelsea Primary School17 works
5
37Mt Albert Primary School6 works
5
38Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School7 works
1
Highlights
Within New Zealand, Auckland University of Technology ranks first in 2026 with 1,470, followed by University of Auckland (784) and University of Otago (663).
Auckland University of Technology is 1.9 times higher than University of Auckland, the runner-up.
Across 38 entries, values run from 1,470 (Auckland University of Technology) to 1 (Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School), with a median of 34.
Source: OpenAlex, institutional Research h-index, 2026. Unit: h-index.
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