Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 163 Scientists Citation in Australia 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
Geology
archaeology
geochemistry
geochronolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,476
8,843
0.334
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Archaeology
Prehistory
Southeast Asia
human migration
cultural evolutio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,707
5,187
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Dendrochronology
palaeoecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,159
12,290
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Archaeology
Geochronology
Quaternary Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,690
8,317
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Archaeolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,444
3,284
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
archaeology
history
Polynesia
Pacific Ocean
palaeoecolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,531
2,614
0.227
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
archaeology
usewear residue analysi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,464
3,508
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Archaeology
New Guinea
Domestication
Environmental Chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,214
5,150
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Peatland
pollen
archaeology
fir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,827
2,125
0.216
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
archaeolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,627
4,595
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Quaternary geochronology
archaeology
palaeoanthropology
palaeontology
palaeoenvironmental reconstruction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,060
5,196
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
archaeology lithics stone artefacts india neanderthals modern humans australi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,753
3,776
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Human Origins & Palaeolithic Archaeology
Geochronology & Geoarchaeology
Archaeomagnetism & Palaeomagnetism
Speleology & Cav
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,692
3,324
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Archaeology
evolution of human behaviour
language origins
rock art
stone tool
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,602
1,644
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Radiocarbon dating
Archaeology
Palaeolithi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,429
3,667
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
archaeolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,354
2,425
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Archaeology
stone artefact
human-environment interactions
human evolutio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,139
2,096
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Archaeology
Indigenous archaeology
coastal archaeology
Torres Strai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,824
2,619
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Archaeological Science
Arqueologí
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,736
2,470
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Aboriginal Studies
Terrestrial Archaeology
Maritime Archaeology
Coastal Archaeology
Native Titl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,672
2,356
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
archaeology
stone tools
Papua New Guinea
museums
starc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,544
1,130
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Archaeolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,353
4,500
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Archaeogenetics
Human Evolution
Neolithic
Ancient DN
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,311
3,287
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Archaeology of Southeast Asia
Zooarchaeolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,938
2,507
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Archaeolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,879
3,217
0.547
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,234
1,295
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard Armstrong
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,476
8,843
0.334
Geology
archaeology
geochemistry
geochronolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,874
1,733
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Peter Bellwood|P.S. Bellwood
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,707
5,187
0.239
Archaeology
Prehistory
Southeast Asia
human migration
cultural evolutio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,203
2,065
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jonathan Palmer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,159
12,290
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,839
2,150
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Zenobia Jacobs
University of Wollongong
Wollongong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,690
8,317
0.445
Archaeology
Geochronology
Quaternary Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,123
3,728
220
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Matthew Spriggs
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,444
3,284
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,117
4,090
238
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Atholl Anderson
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,531
2,614
0.227
archaeology
history
Polynesia
Pacific Ocean
palaeoecolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,822
4,600
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Richard Fullagar
University of Wollongong
Wollongong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,464
3,508
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
102,687
4,731
265
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Tim Denham
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,214
5,150
0.504
Archaeology
New Guinea
Domestication
Environmental Chang
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,304
4,920
273
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Geoffrey Hope
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,827
2,125
0.216
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,861
5,045
278
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sue O Connor
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,627
4,595
0.477
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
117,658
5,418
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lee J Arnold
University of Adelaide
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,060
5,196
0.574
Quaternary geochronology
archaeology
palaeoanthropology
palaeontology
palaeoenvironmental reconstruction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,806
6,419
541
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Christopher Clarkson
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,753
3,776
0.487
archaeology lithics stone artefacts india neanderthals modern humans australi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,010
6,471
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Andy IR Herries
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,692
3,324
0.432
Human Origins & Palaeolithic Archaeology
Geochronology & Geoarchaeology
Archaeomagnetism & Palaeomagnetism
Speleology & Cav
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,888
6,564
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Iain Davidson
University of New England Australia
Armidale, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,602
1,644
0.216
Archaeology
evolution of human behaviour
language origins
rock art
stone tool
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,362
6,728
348
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rachel Wood
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,429
3,667
0.494
Radiocarbon dating
Archaeology
Palaeolithi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
147,914
6,807
468
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Judith Field
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,354
2,425
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,626
7,019
145
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Thomas Sutikna
University of Wollongong
Wollongong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,139
2,096
0.294
Archaeology
stone artefact
human-environment interactions
human evolutio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,920
7,343
613
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ian J McNiven|Ian McNiven
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,824
2,619
0.384
Archaeology
Indigenous archaeology
coastal archaeology
Torres Strai
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,155
7,429
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Colin Smith
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,736
2,470
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,774
7,491
280
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Peter Veth
University of Western Australia
Crawley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,672
2,356
0.353
Aboriginal Studies
Terrestrial Archaeology
Maritime Archaeology
Coastal Archaeology
Native Titl
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,046
7,659
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Robin Torrence
Australian Museum
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,544
1,130
0.173
archaeology
stone tools
Papua New Guinea
museums
starc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,217
7,882
645
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Alison Crowther
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,353
4,500
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
173,306
7,920
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cristina Valdiosera
La Trobe University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,311
3,287
0.521
Archaeogenetics
Human Evolution
Neolithic
Ancient DN
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,379
8,417
424
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Philip Piper
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,938
2,507
0.422
Archaeology of Southeast Asia
Zooarchaeolog
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,247
8,499
689
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Andrew S Fairbairn
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,879
3,217
0.547