Citation Rankings
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Others Highly Cited Researchers 2.127 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: 26
Physical activity
Laser Photomedicine
CAM
Pai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,111
6,970
0.330
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
biomechanics
pain
rehabilitation
health
viscoelasticit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,130
7,105
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Neutrophils
myeloperoxidase
redox biolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,607
6,268
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
immunisation
pertussis
pneumococcal disease
measles
waning immunit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,385
5,332
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,903
4,520
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Obesit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,835
7,827
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Redox Biology
Ageing
Mitochondria
Cancer
Neutrophil
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,930
5,545
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Vertebrate pest control
animal ethic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,701
3,805
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
mycolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,475
7,588
0.434
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,278
4,903
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Vitamin C in human health and diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,819
9,803
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,364
4,553
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,283
7,408
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,953
9,293
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,951
6,541
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,945
5,595
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Motor Control and Learnin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,537
6,922
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Design and analysis of communication system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,144
4,507
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Reintroduction Biology
Conservation Biology
Wildlife Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,069
6,386
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,992
9,582
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
complexity
spatial models
geographic information science
critical GIS
stuf
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,935
5,371
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
musculoskeletal disorders
osteoarthriti
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,691
9,458
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,664
5,096
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
phage-bacterial interactions
bacterial defences
anti-defences
CRISPR-Ca
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,446
8,645
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Batten disease
gene therap
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,333
6,775
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,414
148
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
David Baxter
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,111
6,970
0.330
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,148
158
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Peter Mcnair
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,130
7,105
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,708
166
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Tony Kettle
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,607
6,268
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,377
168
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Peter Mcintyre
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,385
5,332
0.275
immunisation
pertussis
pneumococcal disease
measles
waning immunit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,992
177
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Peter R Shepherd
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,903
4,520
0.239
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,218
178
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Rachael Taylor
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,835
7,827
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,507
198
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Mark Hampton
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,930
5,545
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,375
201
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Dave Morgan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,701
3,805
0.215
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,279
207
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Peter Johnston
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,475
7,588
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,049
214
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Jari Kaipio
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,278
4,903
0.284
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,054
225
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Anitra Carr
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,819
9,803
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,076
232
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Garth Fletcher
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,364
4,553
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,406
234
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Malcolm Clark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,283
7,408
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,020
243
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
XC Morgan
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,953
9,293
0.583
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,033
244
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Lindsay Plank
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,951
6,541
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,065
245
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
W. Bastiaan Kleijn
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,945
5,595
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,215
255
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Button C
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,537
6,922
0.446
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,245
261
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Peter Smith
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,144
4,507
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,641
262
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Philip J Seddon
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,069
6,386
0.424
Reintroduction Biology
Conservation Biology
Wildlife Managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,049
265
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Cameron Grant
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,992
9,582
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,392
267
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
David O'Sullivan
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,935
5,371
0.360
complexity
spatial models
geographic information science
critical GIS
stuf
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,778
276
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
J Haxby Abbott
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,691
9,458
0.644
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,937
277
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Michelle Glass
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,664
5,096
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,322
282
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Peter Fineran
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,446
8,645
0.598
phage-bacterial interactions
bacterial defences
anti-defences
CRISPR-Ca
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,000
286
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Stephanie M Hughes
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,333
6,775
0.473