Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences / Sociology Highly Cited Researchers 38 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
health
gender & sexuality
gendered bodies
food studies
qualitative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
355,389
264,390
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sexualities
Schooling
Gender
Queer theory
New materialist feminisms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,984
2,846
0.356
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Feminist theory
Sociology of sport
Physical culture
Action sports
Sport for Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,598
4,739
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Rural Sociology
Sociology of Agriculture
Sociology of Food
Sustainable Agriculture
Rural
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,204
2,042
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
gender and diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,731
1,436
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Migration
population geography
demography
Pacific Islands
immigration policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,770
799
0.168
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
medical sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,303
1,341
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gender
sexuality
girlhood studies
popular culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,103
1,206
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Sociology of health
poststructural theory
qualitative methodologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,141
940
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Sexuality
gender
symbolic interactionism
cultural history
visual history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,175
662
0.304
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sociology
social theory
technology
disasters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,078
1,269
0.611
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
family demography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,986
703
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Social theory
Social research methods
Settler Societies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,869
537
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
migration
population
development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,776
558
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
public health
health promotion
program evaluation
gender/sexual diversity
age-friendly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,725
998
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sociology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,684
427
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,611
1,049
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
cultural studies
sociology
identities
colonialism
settler society
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,582
644
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Crime
criminal justice
corrections
history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,569
452
0.288
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Social Work
Māori
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,130
620
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
993
383
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Gender politics
sexual violence
feminisms
governmentality
digital media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
988
631
0.639
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
gender-based violence
minority education
masculinity studies
sociology of sports
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
945
386
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Economic Sociology
Public Policy
Public Health
Science and Technology Studies
Sociological Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
940
492
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
gender studies
narrative therapy
sexuality studies
research ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
897
205
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Virginia Braun
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
355,389
264,390
0.744
health
gender & sexuality
gendered bodies
food studies
qualitative research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,822
647
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Louisa Allen
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,984
2,846
0.356
Sexualities
Schooling
Gender
Queer theory
New materialist feminisms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,056
682
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Holly Thorpe
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,598
4,739
0.624
Feminist theory
Sociology of sport
Physical culture
Action sports
Sport for Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,079
733
145
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hugh Campbell
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,204
2,042
0.283
Rural Sociology
Sociology of Agriculture
Sociology of Food
Sustainable Agriculture
Rural
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,285
938
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Judith Pringle
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,731
1,436
0.251
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,022
1,184
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Richard Bedford
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,770
799
0.168
Migration
population geography
demography
Pacific Islands
immigration policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,032
1,311
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kevin Dew
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,303
1,341
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,798
1,382
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sue Jackson
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,103
1,206
0.294
Gender
sexuality
girlhood studies
popular culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
317,032
1,774
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Lisette Burrows
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,141
940
0.299
Sociology of health
poststructural theory
qualitative methodologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
422,405
2,318
439
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Chris Brickell
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,175
662
0.304
Sexuality
gender
symbolic interactionism
cultural history
visual history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
436,709
2,403
584
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Steve Matthewman
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,078
1,269
0.611
Sociology
social theory
technology
disasters
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
451,082
2,485
463
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bryndl Hohmann Marriott
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,986
703
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
470,621
2,584
155
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Charles Crothers
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,869
537
0.287
Social theory
Social research methods
Settler Societies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
487,463
2,666
643
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Wardlow Friesen
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,776
558
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
497,167
2,725
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jeffery Adams
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,725
998
0.579
public health
health promotion
program evaluation
gender/sexual diversity
age-friendly
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
505,387
2,764
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Bruce Curtis
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,684
427
0.254
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
520,273
2,858
689
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Tracey Mcintosh
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,611
1,049
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
526,415
2,900
696
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Avril Bell
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,582
644
0.407
cultural studies
sociology
identities
colonialism
settler society
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
529,264
2,915
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Greg Newbold
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,569
452
0.288
Crime
criminal justice
corrections
history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
644,379
3,449
614
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Shayne Walker
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,130
620
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
690,789
3,654
641
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Nicola Atwool
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
993
383
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
692,434
3,659
378
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Carol Harrington
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
988
631
0.639
Gender politics
sexual violence
feminisms
governmentality
digital media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
708,482
3,718
842
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
David Mayeda
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
945
386
0.408
gender-based violence
minority education
masculinity studies
sociology of sports
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
710,401
3,729
846
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Edwin Sayes
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
940
492
0.523
Economic Sociology
Public Policy
Public Health
Science and Technology Studies
Sociological Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
727,487
3,806
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Helen Gremillion
Unitec New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
897
205
0.229
gender studies
narrative therapy
sexuality studies
research ethics