Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Australia Highly Cited Researchers Citation in Australia Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Self-Determination Theory
psychology
intrinsic motivation
education
organizational behavior
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
629,801
297,201
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
social psychology
personality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
301,743
113,584
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
methodological/substantive synergy - self-concept - evaluation of teaching - peer review - multilevel structural equation models
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,917
66,028
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Heart Failure
Hypertension
Biotechnology
Organisational Behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182,619
88,459
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Discrete Choice Experiments & Choice Models
Best-Worst and Max-Diff Scaling
External validity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175,482
56,345
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
public health
physical activity
program evaluation methods
mass media campaigns
implementation & scale-up
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172,146
74,680
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Ecological Economics
Landscape Ecology
Ecosystem Services
Environmental Science
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,358
65,604
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
international child health
tuberculosis
rheumatic heart disease
emerging infectious diseases
humanitarian health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,655
88,111
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
mHealth
Global Public Health
Medical Informatics
Non Communicable Diseases
Digital Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,330
126,759
0.951
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Injury prevention
Road safety
Epidemiology
Data linkage.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,482
80,515
0.668
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Masculinities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,666
44,386
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Medical Demography
Health Economics
Applied Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,240
76,979
0.800
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
marketing
direct & digital marketing
interactive marketing
online marketing
electronic marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,069
42,705
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Social psychology
Identity
Social identity
Leadership
Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,542
48,715
0.538
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Transport
logistics
economics
choice modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,351
29,416
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Anxiety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,253
24,769
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
criminology
restorative justice
peace
regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,877
16,151
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Exercise and Sports Medicine and Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,279
27,740
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,468
24,877
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
sociology
medical sociology
media and communications
cultural studies
risk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,887
26,865
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
migration
citizenship
race
ethnciity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,500
17,657
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Health Economics
Health Services Research
Cost Effectiveness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,398
34,136
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Linguistics
Semantics
Anthropology
Cognitive Science
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,700
15,817
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Media
culture
communication
journalism
cultural science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,263
12,651
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,098
26,935
0.507
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6
1
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard M Ryan
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
629,801
297,201
0.472
Self-Determination Theory
psychology
intrinsic motivation
education
organizational behavior
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209
6
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Roy F Baumeister
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
301,743
113,584
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
868
20
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Herbert W Marsh
Australian Catholic University
North Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193,917
66,028
0.340
methodological/substantive synergy - self-concept - evaluation of teaching - peer review - multilevel structural equation models
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
976
23
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Andrew J Stewart Coats
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182,619
88,459
0.484
Heart Failure
Hypertension
Biotechnology
Organisational Behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,048
25
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jordan Louviere
University of South Australia
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175,482
56,345
0.321
Discrete Choice Experiments & Choice Models
Best-Worst and Max-Diff Scaling
External validity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,084
27
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Adrian Bauman
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
172,146
74,680
0.434
public health
physical activity
program evaluation methods
mass media campaigns
implementation & scale-up
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,127
28
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Robert Costanza
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169,358
65,604
0.387
Ecological Economics
Landscape Ecology
Ecosystem Services
Environmental Science
Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,167
31
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Samantha Colquhoun
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165,655
88,111
0.532
international child health
tuberculosis
rheumatic heart disease
emerging infectious diseases
humanitarian health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,785
53
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sheikh Mohammed Shariful Islam
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133,330
126,759
0.951
mHealth
Global Public Health
Medical Informatics
Non Communicable Diseases
Digital Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,155
71
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Soufiane Boufous
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120,482
80,515
0.668
Injury prevention
Road safety
Epidemiology
Data linkage.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,416
86
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Raewyn Connell
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113,666
44,386
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,366
130
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Yohannes Kinfu
University of Canberra
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96,240
76,979
0.800
Medical Demography
Health Economics
Applied Statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,583
140
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Stewart Adam
Deakin University
Geelong, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,069
42,705
0.459
marketing
direct & digital marketing
interactive marketing
online marketing
electronic marketing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,764
149
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
S Alexander Haslam|Alex Haslam
University of Queensland
St Lucia, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90,542
48,715
0.538
Social psychology
Identity
Social identity
Leadership
Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,059
204
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David Hensher
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,351
29,416
0.385
Transport
logistics
economics
choice modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,214
244
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ronald Rapee
Macquarie University
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67,253
24,769
0.368
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,919
268
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
John Braithwaite
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,877
16,151
0.257
criminology
restorative justice
peace
regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,398
279
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Will Hopkins
Victoria University
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,279
27,740
0.460
Exercise and Sports Medicine and Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,564
288
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Steve Brown
Flinders University
Adelaide, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59,468
24,877
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,686
296
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Deborah Lupton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,887
26,865
0.456
sociology
medical sociology
media and communications
cultural studies
risk
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,766
299
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Stephen Castles
University of Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,500
17,657
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,788
301
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nicholas Graves
Queensland University of Technology
Brisbane, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58,398
34,136
0.585
Health Economics
Health Services Research
Cost Effectiveness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,931
312
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Anna Wierzbicka
Australian National University
Canberra, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,700
15,817
0.274
Linguistics
Semantics
Anthropology
Cognitive Science
Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,550
332
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
John Hartley
Curtin University
Bentley, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,263
12,651
0.229
Media
culture
communication
journalism
cultural science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,099
352
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Charles Abraham
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53,098
26,935
0.507