Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
New Zealand Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Biochemistry 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 :1
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,563
70,997
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,230
2,985
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Structure and physical functionality of bio-macromolecules
protein biochemistry
food rheology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,317
6,097
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Biochemistry
Structural Biology
Proteomics
Protein Chemistry
Bacteriocins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,775
2,618
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Antifungal discovery
membrane proteins
biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,309
2,560
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Plant Biology
Metabolomics
Biochemistry
Fructans
Endophytes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,276
1,817
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Macroalgae bioproducts
Seaweed
Biochemistry
Biorefinery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,159
3,911
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Photosynthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,043
2,057
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Biochemistry
Enzyme Evolution
Protein Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,387
1,725
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Biochemistry
inflammation
mass spectrometry
allantoin
methionine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,796
1,164
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Protein Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,938
893
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Biochemistry
Biophysics
Protein-Protein Interactions
IDPs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,425
650
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Medical Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Stem cell research
nutraceuticals
Medical Education.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,353
643
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
biochemistry
fruit phytochemicals
gene regulation
molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,068
560
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
biochemistry
structural biology
drug discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,059
516
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Protein biochemistry
transcription
regulation
amino acid biosynthesis
antimicrobial resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
981
394
0.402
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Computational Biochemistry
Molecular Dynamics
Enzyme Catalysis
Allosteric Regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
900
607
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
794
233
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Molecular virology
Plant viruses (kiwifruit viruses) Plant cell walls
Wood biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
623
298
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
621
588
0.947
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
origin of life
evolution
biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
584
343
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
467
72
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
biochemistry
biotechnology
marine science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
416
202
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Structural Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186
160
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Milk
Food
Bio-chemistry
Food science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
116
0.951
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,492
7
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Tony Merriman
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146,563
70,997
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,517
341
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Catherine L Day
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,230
2,985
0.244
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,798
499
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Li Day
AgResearch Ltd
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,317
6,097
0.654
Structure and physical functionality of bio-macromolecules
protein biochemistry
food rheology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,735
653
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Gillian Norris
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,775
2,618
0.337
Biochemistry
Structural Biology
Proteomics
Protein Chemistry
Bacteriocins
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,785
704
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Brian C Monk
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,309
2,560
0.350
Antifungal discovery
membrane proteins
biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,464
1,022
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Susanne Rasmussen
AgResearch Ltd
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,276
1,817
0.344
Plant Biology
Metabolomics
Biochemistry
Fructans
Endophytes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,702
1,049
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Marie Magnusson
University of Waikato
Yeni Zelanda, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,159
3,911
0.758
Macroalgae bioproducts
Seaweed
Biochemistry
Biorefinery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,166
1,078
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Julian Eaton Rye
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,043
2,057
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
291,579
1,635
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Wayne M Patrick
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,387
1,725
0.509
Biochemistry
Enzyme Evolution
Protein Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,754
1,907
367
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Rufus Turner
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,796
1,164
0.416
Biochemistry
inflammation
mass spectrometry
allantoin
methionine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
450,703
2,487
186
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Grant Pearce
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,938
893
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
553,018
3,059
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Xiaolin Sun
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,425
650
0.456
Biochemistry
Biophysics
Protein-Protein Interactions
IDPs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
570,981
3,139
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Amira Hassouna
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,353
643
0.475
Medical Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Stem cell research
nutraceuticals
Medical Education.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
654,840
3,497
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gregory M Sawyer
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,068
560
0.524
biochemistry
fruit phytochemicals
gene regulation
molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
657,854
3,504
803
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
James M Dickson
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,059
516
0.487
biochemistry
structural biology
drug discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
685,472
3,633
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Joanna Hicks Nee Mckenzie
University of Waikato
Yeni Zelanda, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
981
394
0.402
Protein biochemistry
transcription
regulation
amino acid biosynthesis
antimicrobial resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
716,347
3,761
383
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Wanting Jiao
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
900
607
0.674
Computational Biochemistry
Molecular Dynamics
Enzyme Catalysis
Allosteric Regulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
761,239
3,949
267
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mark Duxbury
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
794
233
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
843,703
4,261
932
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ramesh R Chavan
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
623
298
0.478
Molecular virology
Plant viruses (kiwifruit viruses) Plant cell walls
Wood biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
844,448
4,265
323
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Joshua D. Wright
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
621
588
0.947
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
864,389
4,329
748
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Harold S Bernhardt
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
584
343
0.587
origin of life
evolution
biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
946,400
4,565
959
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sarah Jean Schonberger
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
467
72
0.154
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
993,019
4,651
229
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Ivan Kurtovic
Plant and Food Research, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
416
202
0.486
biochemistry
biotechnology
marine science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,325,933
5,333
923
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Prasanth Padala
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
186
160
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,504,861
5,705
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Keegan Burrow
Lincoln University Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
122
116
0.951
Milk
Food
Bio-chemistry
Food science