Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 7.165 Scientists Citation in New Zealand Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
health
gender & sexuality
gendered bodies
food studies
qualitative researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
387,052
296,089
0.765
Get Full Access to Premium Data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
stroke
TBI
dementi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
384,905
241,647
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
experimental nuclear physic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
258,665
102,140
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mathematical physics
medical physics
high energy physics
physics educatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230,048
96,007
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Neuropsychology
neurorehabilitation
stroke
traumatic brain injur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220,774
143,116
0.648
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,858
59,739
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,240
60,799
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
second language acquisition
task-based language teachin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,210
41,094
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
data mining
machine learning
digital librarie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,299
25,575
0.188
Is Your University Ready for the Future?
Compare your institution’s global, national, and city-level ranking with its 20 closest competitors and set strategic goals.
Gain insights from detailed performance analyses of scientists across 13 major disciplines, identify your strengths, improve weaknesses, and gain a competitive edge.. Check Your Free Sample Performance Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Phylogenetics
Evolutionary Biology
Molecular Evolution
Computational Biology
Computer Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,247
55,950
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
tourism
geography
sustainability
regional development
global environmental chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,230
57,640
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Machine Learning
Data Minin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,859
29,032
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Infectious diseases
medical microbiology
epidemiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,610
66,377
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
data management
clinical trials
neuropsychology
psychology
epidemiolg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,927
36,023
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Brand management
marketing-technology-strategy in emerging markets
responsible consumptio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,200
59,634
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,771
21,173
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
ecological statistics
multivariate analysis
community ecology
biodiversity
marine ecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,432
29,959
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Asthma
COPD
Respirator
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,157
22,499
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Vocabulary
language teaching methodology
curriculum desig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,772
23,383
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Machine Learning
Data Mining
Artificial Intelligenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,913
18,256
0.277
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Dental epidemiology and public health
dental health services researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,253
26,878
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Discourse
Identity
Masculinity
Racism
Affec
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,400
16,666
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Medical and Health Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,388
20,072
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
injury
disability
quality of life
integrated care
equit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,901
28,781
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Biochemical Engineering
Bioprocess Engineering
Algal Biotechnology
Fermentation Technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,114
17,477
0.301
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
93
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Virginia Braun
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
387,052
296,089
0.765
health
gender & sexuality
gendered bodies
food studies
qualitative researc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Valery Feigin
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
384,905
241,647
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
443
3
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David Krofcheck
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
258,665
102,140
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
638
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Philip Butler
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230,048
96,007
0.417
Mathematical physics
medical physics
high energy physics
physics educatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
701
5
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Suzanne Barker Collo
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
220,774
143,116
0.648
Neuropsychology
neurorehabilitation
stroke
traumatic brain injur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,388
6
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Thomas Lumley
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
157,858
59,739
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,620
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tony Merriman
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,240
60,799
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,639
8
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Rod Ellis
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
145,210
41,094
0.283
second language acquisition
task-based language teachin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,861
9
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ian H Witten
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136,299
25,575
0.188
data mining
machine learning
digital librarie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,031
10
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Alexei J Drummond
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130,247
55,950
0.430
Phylogenetics
Evolutionary Biology
Molecular Evolution
Computational Biology
Computer Scienc
Is Your University Ready for the Future?
Compare your institution’s global, national, and city-level ranking with its 20 closest competitors and set strategic goals.
Gain insights from detailed performance analyses of scientists across 13 major disciplines, identify your strengths, improve weaknesses, and gain a competitive edge.. Check Your Free Sample Performance Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,141
11
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Colin Michael Hall
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126,230
57,640
0.457
tourism
geography
sustainability
regional development
global environmental chang
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,553
12
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Eibe Frank
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115,859
29,032
0.251
Machine Learning
Data Minin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,057
13
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
John A Crump
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105,610
66,377
0.629
Infectious diseases
medical microbiology
epidemiolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,211
14
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Emma Witt
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102,927
36,023
0.350
data management
clinical trials
neuropsychology
psychology
epidemiolg
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,310
15
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Fandy Tjiptono
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101,200
59,634
0.589
Brand management
marketing-technology-strategy in emerging markets
responsible consumptio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,816
16
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
David Fergusson
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,771
21,173
0.226
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,790
17
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marti Jane Anderson
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73,432
29,959
0.408
ecological statistics
multivariate analysis
community ecology
biodiversity
marine ecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,974
18
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Richard Beasley
Medical Research Institute of New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72,157
22,499
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,784
19
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Paul Nation
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,772
23,383
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,907
20
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mark Hall
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,913
18,256
0.277
Machine Learning
Data Mining
Artificial Intelligenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,014
21
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
W Murray Thomson
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,253
26,878
0.412
Dental epidemiology and public health
dental health services researc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,354
22
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Margaret Wetherell
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63,400
16,666
0.263
Discourse
Identity
Masculinity
Racism
Affec
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,754
23
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Simon Hales
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61,388
20,072
0.327
Medical and Health Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,292
24
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sarah Derrett
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,901
28,781
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,461
25
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Yusuf Chisti
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,114
17,477
0.301
Biochemical Engineering
Bioprocess Engineering
Algal Biotechnology
Fermentation Technolog