Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
New Zealand Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Health Sciences in New Zealand 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 :26
human-robot interaction
illness perceptions
social support
stress
wound healing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,212
12,711
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
epidemiology
health
asthma
occupational health
environmental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,810
6,942
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Patient Safety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,633
7,647
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
nutrition
public health
food policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,606
9,673
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
vascular disease
venous disease
Aortic Aneurysm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,467
6,783
0.331
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
body composition
ethnic differences
nutrition
physical activity
lifecourse health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,351
10,225
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Animal Welfare Science
Applied Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,938
8,652
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Intensive Care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,643
14,785
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Surgery
Education
Perioperative Care
Colorectal Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,467
10,607
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Human Movement Psychology
skill acquisition
implicit motor learning
reinvestment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,091
8,298
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Palliative care
end of life
equity
gerontology
participatory methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,699
9,977
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Animal breeding
genetics
genomics
prediction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,472
8,483
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Nutrition
food science
digestion
metabolism
human microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,249
6,326
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Natural products
neglected diseases
mechanism of action
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,027
6,853
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Global Health
Food Policy
Obesity and non-communicable disease prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,780
13,810
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,440
7,256
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
health
physical activity
nutrition
public health
well being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,115
7,820
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Rehabilitation
Brain Injury
Stroke
Disability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,882
7,678
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Stroke Rehabilitation
Movement Neuroscience
Neurophysiology
Movement Disorders
Brain Stimulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,749
7,387
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
International Health
Epidemiology
Epidemiomics
Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,669
8,142
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Oral & dental stem cell & inflammation biology / Dentistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,447
8,364
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Microbial ecology
Host-microbe interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,667
8,150
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Pancreas
Pancreatitis
Metabolism
Gastroenterology
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,649
9,722
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Public health
housing
climate change
energy
inequalities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,623
7,524
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,525
7,177
0.462
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,337
127
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Elizabeth Broadbent
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,212
12,711
0.599
human-robot interaction
illness perceptions
social support
stress
wound healing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,365
134
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Jeroen Douwes
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,810
6,942
0.334
epidemiology
health
asthma
occupational health
environmental health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,840
137
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Alan Merry
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,633
7,647
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,926
139
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Cliona Ni Mhurchu
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,606
9,673
0.469
nutrition
public health
food policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,308
142
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
AM Van Rij
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,467
6,783
0.331
vascular disease
venous disease
Aortic Aneurysm
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,598
144
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Elaine Rush
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,351
10,225
0.502
body composition
ethnic differences
nutrition
physical activity
lifecourse health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,754
150
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
David J Mellor
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,938
8,652
0.434
Animal Welfare Science
Applied Physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,576
152
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Paul Young
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,643
14,785
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,088
154
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Hill AG
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,467
10,607
0.545
Surgery
Education
Perioperative Care
Colorectal Surgery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,148
158
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Rich Masters
University of Waikato
Yeni Zelanda, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,091
8,298
0.435
Human Movement Psychology
skill acquisition
implicit motor learning
reinvestment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,394
165
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Merryn Gott
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,699
9,977
0.534
Palliative care
end of life
equity
gerontology
participatory methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,144
170
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Dorian Garrick
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,472
8,483
0.459
Animal breeding
genetics
genomics
prediction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,947
175
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Warren C McNabb
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,249
6,326
0.347
Nutrition
food science
digestion
metabolism
human microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,722
181
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Brent R Copp
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,027
6,853
0.380
Natural products
neglected diseases
mechanism of action
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,639
186
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Stefanie Vandevijvere
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,780
13,810
0.777
Global Health
Food Policy
Obesity and non-communicable disease prevention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,905
192
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
McGhee C
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,440
7,256
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,155
200
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Grant Schofield
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,115
7,820
0.457
health
physical activity
nutrition
public health
well being
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,010
202
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Kathryn Mcpherson
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,882
7,678
0.455
Rehabilitation
Brain Injury
Stroke
Disability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,548
207
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Winston Byblow
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,749
7,387
0.441
Stroke Rehabilitation
Movement Neuroscience
Neurophysiology
Movement Disorders
Brain Stimulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,902
208
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Philip C HIll
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,669
8,142
0.488
International Health
Epidemiology
Epidemiomics
Infectious Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,832
214
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Paul Cooper
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,447
8,364
0.509
Oral & dental stem cell & inflammation biology / Dentistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,401
228
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Mike Taylor
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,667
8,150
0.520
Microbial ecology
Host-microbe interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,492
229
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Max Petrov
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,649
9,722
0.621
Pancreas
Pancreatitis
Metabolism
Gastroenterology
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,617
230
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Philippa Howden Chapman
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,623
7,524
0.482
Public health
housing
climate change
energy
inequalities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,072
233
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Jean Hay Smith
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,525
7,177
0.462