Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
New Zealand Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Psychology 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 :51
Neuroscience
comparative animal cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,301
1,497
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
History of Psychology
Memory
Economic Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,205
1,536
0.295
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
psychology
crime fiction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,167
1,447
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
Psychology
sustainability
young drivers
risky behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,001
2,135
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
cognition
Motor control
bimanual actions
cognitive neurosciene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,916
1,342
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
critical psychology
gender
health
body image
postfeminism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,847
2,536
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
Social Psychology
Resilience
Intergroup Conflict
Social Identity Theory
Belonging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,788
2,535
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,770
3,283
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
child development
addiction
methamphetamine
methadone
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,645
2,913
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
Behavioral Medicine
Health Psychology
Psychosomatics
Psychotherapy
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,636
3,399
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
child development
early adversity
neurodevelopmental disorders
child psychopathology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,470
1,251
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
Addiction
alcohol and drug
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,393
2,062
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
Old Age Psychiatry
Dementia
Epidemiology
Health Services Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,327
3,272
0.756
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
Comparative Psychology
Animal Behaviour
Evolution of intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,252
2,855
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,126
1,466
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
tourism
leisure
wellbeing
evolutionary psychology
general psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,815
1,759
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
Occupational Health Psychology
Organisational Climate
Job Insecurity
Safety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,717
3,303
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
Positive Youth Development
Comparative Cognition
Developmental Psychology
Behavioural Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,716
2,818
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
Mathematical cognition
Dyscalculia
Learning Disabilities
Educational Neuroscience
Educational Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,644
1,160
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,573
1,018
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
Intergroup Relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,449
2,583
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
Psychiatry
Psychopharmacology
Mental Health and the Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,388
2,493
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
Religion
Cooperation
Morality
Theory of Mind
Cultural Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,370
2,629
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
Indigenous
Maori
wellbeing
indigenous psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,348
1,405
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
Neuropsychology
Visual Attention
Eye Movements
Cognitive Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,158
1,636
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,543
1,012
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Michael Colombo
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,301
1,497
0.282
Neuroscience
comparative animal cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
197,022
1,035
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Simon Kemp
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,205
1,536
0.295
History of Psychology
Memory
Economic Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,423
1,047
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Kenneth Strongman
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,167
1,447
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,887
1,096
289
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Niki Harre
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,001
2,135
0.427
Psychology
sustainability
young drivers
risky behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,324
1,122
223
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Elizabeth Franz
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,916
1,342
0.273
cognition
Motor control
bimanual actions
cognitive neurosciene
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,192
1,132
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Sarah Riley
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,847
2,536
0.523
critical psychology
gender
health
body image
postfeminism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,651
1,154
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
John A Hunter
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,788
2,535
0.529
Social Psychology
Resilience
Intergroup Conflict
Social Identity Theory
Belonging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,371
1,158
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Daniel Shepherd
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,770
3,283
0.688
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,819
1,188
313
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
TA Wouldes
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,645
2,913
0.627
child development
addiction
methamphetamine
methadone
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
220,212
1,191
236
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Maria Kleinstäuber
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,636
3,399
0.733
Behavioral Medicine
Health Psychology
Psychosomatics
Psychotherapy
Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,836
1,231
321
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Suzanne Stevens
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,470
1,251
0.280
child development
early adversity
neurodevelopmental disorders
child psychopathology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,543
1,257
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Simon Adamson
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,393
2,062
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,739
1,279
330
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Sarah Cullum
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,327
3,272
0.756
Old Age Psychiatry
Dementia
Epidemiology
Health Services Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,580
1,299
335
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Alex H Taylor
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,252
2,855
0.671
Comparative Psychology
Animal Behaviour
Evolution of intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,303
1,349
350
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Jeff P Hamm
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,126
1,466
0.355
Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
263,187
1,455
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Kevin Moore
Lincoln University Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,815
1,759
0.461
tourism
leisure
wellbeing
evolutionary psychology
general psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,087
1,485
382
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Lixin Jiang
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,717
3,303
0.889
Occupational Health Psychology
Organisational Climate
Job Insecurity
Safety
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,156
1,487
289
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Damian Scarf
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,716
2,818
0.758
Positive Youth Development
Comparative Cognition
Developmental Psychology
Behavioural Neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,791
1,522
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Anna J Wilson
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,644
1,160
0.318
Mathematical cognition
Dyscalculia
Learning Disabilities
Educational Neuroscience
Educational Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,492
1,552
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Ross Flett
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,573
1,018
0.285
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287,057
1,601
403
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Carla Houkamau
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,449
2,583
0.749
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
291,478
1,633
308
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Susanna Every Palmer
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,388
2,493
0.736
Psychiatry
Psychopharmacology
Mental Health and the Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
292,854
1,642
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Rita Anne Mcnamara
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,370
2,629
0.780
Religion
Cooperation
Morality
Theory of Mind
Cultural Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,570
1,649
415
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Linda Waimarie Nikora
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,348
1,405
0.420
Indigenous
Maori
wellbeing
indigenous psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,295
1,727
329
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Liana Machado
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,158
1,636
0.518
Neuropsychology
Visual Attention
Eye Movements
Cognitive Control