Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 208 Scientists Citation in New Zealand Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Neuropsychology
neurorehabilitation
stroke
traumatic brain injury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210,379
132,686
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,568
20,373
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Discourse
Identity
Masculinity
Racism
Affect
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,680
18,102
0.233
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Acculturation
intercultural relations
cross-cultural psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,449
13,933
0.313
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
psychology
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6292-2364
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,022
12,122
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Critical Health Psychology
Rehabilitation Studies
Masculinities
Disability Studies
Qualitative
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,766
32,718
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
social psychology
political psychology
health psychology
personality
intergroup relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,441
19,627
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
cognitive neuroscience
language evolution
brain asymmetry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,627
6,898
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Adjustment to neurological conditions
health psychology
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,217
21,870
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Quantitative Research Methods
Structural Equation Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,741
13,618
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Applied Social Psychology
Environmental Psychology
Conservation Psychology
Cross-Cultural
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,107
16,024
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Psychometrics
Traumatic Brain Injury
Neurological disorders
Rehabilitation Medicine
Trauma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,639
18,455
0.693
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Social psychology
intergroup attitudes
prejudice
racism
authoritarianism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,864
9,124
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
social development
stress and coping
statistical mediation and moderation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,590
11,337
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
psychopathy
antisocial personality disorder
personality disorders
MMPI-3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,439
12,601
0.588
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Social psychology
Political psychology
Cross-cultural psychology
New media
Collective Memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,948
7,833
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Cognitive Psychology and Psychophysiology
Mathematical and Statistical Models and Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,361
4,296
0.234
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Developmental Psychology
Aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,263
5,931
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Psychology
Rehabilitation
Psychometrics
Mindfulnes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,361
6,375
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
psychophysics
psychology
sensory evaluation
neuroscience
audition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,783
4,230
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Child Development
Theory of Mind
Executive Function
Open Science
Meta-analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,726
3,485
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
environmental psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,336
6,921
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Social Psychology
Close Relationships
Sexism
Attachment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,202
8,840
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ageing
Health
Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,304
5,415
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
cognitive science of religion
psychology of religion
longitudinal psychology
cross-cultural psychology
causal inference.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,137
6,519
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
741
5
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Suzanne Barker Collo
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
210,379
132,686
0.631
Neuropsychology
neurorehabilitation
stroke
traumatic brain injury
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,666
16
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David Fergusson
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93,568
20,373
0.218
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,049
17
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Margaret Wetherell
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
77,680
18,102
0.233
Discourse
Identity
Masculinity
Racism
Affect
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,362
41
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Colleen Ward
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44,449
13,933
0.313
Acculturation
intercultural relations
cross-cultural psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
13,039
44
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tony Ward
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,022
12,122
0.282
psychology
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6292-2364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,506
58
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gareth Terry
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,766
32,718
0.915
Critical Health Psychology
Rehabilitation Studies
Masculinities
Disability Studies
Qualitative
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,532
61
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Chris G Sibley
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,441
19,627
0.570
social psychology
political psychology
health psychology
personality
intergroup relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
20,155
66
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Michael Corballis
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,627
6,898
0.211
cognitive neuroscience
language evolution
brain asymmetry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,593
72
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Alice Theadom
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,217
21,870
0.701
Adjustment to neurological conditions
health psychology
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
25,851
82
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gordon Cheung
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,741
13,618
0.491
Quantitative Research Methods
Structural Equation Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,799
86
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Taciano L. Milfont
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,107
16,024
0.591
Applied Social Psychology
Environmental Psychology
Conservation Psychology
Cross-Cultural
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,521
88
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Shivanthi Balalla *
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,639
18,455
0.693
Psychometrics
Traumatic Brain Injury
Neurological disorders
Rehabilitation Medicine
Trauma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,378
108
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
John Duckitt
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,864
9,124
0.382
Social psychology
intergroup attitudes
prejudice
racism
authoritarianism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,954
120
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Paul E. Jose
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,590
11,337
0.502
social development
stress and coping
statistical mediation and moderation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,649
129
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Martin Sellbom
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,439
12,601
0.588
psychopathy
antisocial personality disorder
personality disorders
MMPI-3
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,644
166
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
James H Liu
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,948
7,833
0.413
Social psychology
Political psychology
Cross-cultural psychology
New media
Collective Memory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,647
179
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jeff Miller
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,361
4,296
0.234
Cognitive Psychology and Psychophysiology
Mathematical and Statistical Models and Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,000
182
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ted Ruffman
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,263
5,931
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,250
247
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Richard J Siegert
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,361
6,375
0.415
Psychology
Rehabilitation
Psychometrics
Mindfulnes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,289
261
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Michael J Hautus
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,783
4,230
0.286
psychophysics
psychology
sensory evaluation
neuroscience
audition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
62,601
262
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Louis Moses
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,726
3,485
0.237
Child Development
Theory of Mind
Executive Function
Open Science
Meta-analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,866
274
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Wokje Abrahamse
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,336
6,921
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,106
315
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Nickola Overall
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,202
8,840
0.670
Social Psychology
Close Relationships
Sexism
Attachment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,150
400
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Christine Stephens
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,304
5,415
0.479
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
88,724
408
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Joseph Bulbulia|Joseph A Bulbulia
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,137
6,519
0.585
cognitive science of religion
psychology of religion
longitudinal psychology
cross-cultural psychology
causal inference.