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
second language acquisition
task-based language teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,759
38,656
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sociolinguistics
Gender and discourse..
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,465
12,766
0.275
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Language Learning
Metacognition
L2 Reading & Writing
Bilingual/Biliteracy Intervention
L2 Teacher Cognition and Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,358
13,000
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
philosophy of art
aesthetics
evolution theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,565
3,743
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
language rights
language policy
bilingual education
multiculturalism
indigenous education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,727
5,707
0.363
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
linguistics phonetics phonology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,142
4,506
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
history of emotions
history of the body
history of masculinities
discourse analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,931
4,138
0.297
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
language
language teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,055
5,176
0.396
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,391
5,972
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
written corrective feedback
feedback on writing
thesis and dissertation writing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,104
5,067
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Palaeoecology
human impacts
fire history
extinctions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,565
5,269
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
archaeology prehistory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,229
2,638
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Public Economics
Labour Economics
Income Distribution
History of Economic Thought
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,147
1,506
0.165
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
embodied cognition
philosophy of mind
bioethics
post-structuralism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,814
1,693
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Phonological awareness
dyslexia
reading and spelling
speech and language development
early literacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,460
2,529
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
language learning strategies
vocabulary learning strategies
language assessment
formative assessment
vocabulary acquisition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,241
2,570
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Applied Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,195
3,227
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Paleontology
macroevolution
stratigraphy
NZ Cretaceous history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,758
2,220
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
bioarchaeology
palaeopathology
Asia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,978
3,200
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
applied linguistics
language learning
language and technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,947
2,079
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
language learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,716
1,995
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,653
1,659
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
lithics
Australia
Neolithic
hunter gatherers
Aotearoa
New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,475
1,743
0.318
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Discourse Analysis
Sociolinguistics
Workplace communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,349
1,713
0.320
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
philosophy of language
metaethics
metaphysics
philosophy of mind
Wittgenstein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,221
1,496
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,618
8
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Rod Ellis
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142,759
38,656
0.271
second language acquisition
task-based language teaching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,525
39
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Janet Holmes
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46,465
12,766
0.275
Sociolinguistics
Gender and discourse..
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,518
71
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Lawrence Jun Zhang
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,358
13,000
0.415
Language Learning
Metacognition
L2 Reading & Writing
Bilingual/Biliteracy Intervention
L2 Teacher Cognition and Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,033
172
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Stephen Davies
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,565
3,743
0.202
philosophy of art
aesthetics
evolution theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,475
238
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Stephen May
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,727
5,707
0.363
language rights
language policy
bilingual education
multiculturalism
indigenous education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
66,198
278
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jennifer Hay
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,142
4,506
0.319
linguistics phonetics phonology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,484
286
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jean Jacques Courtine
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,931
4,138
0.297
history of emotions
history of the body
history of masculinities
discourse analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,297
319
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Helen Basturkmen
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,055
5,176
0.396
language
language teaching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
78,100
343
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Gary Barkhuizen
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,391
5,972
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,382
356
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
John Bitchener
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,104
5,067
0.419
written corrective feedback
feedback on writing
thesis and dissertation writing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,947
385
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Janet M. Wilmshurst
Landcare Research Ltd
Lincoln, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,565
5,269
0.456
Palaeoecology
human impacts
fire history
extinctions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,404
521
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Charles Higham
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,229
2,638
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,551
529
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
John Creedy
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,147
1,506
0.165
Public Economics
Labour Economics
Income Distribution
History of Economic Thought
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,315
571
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Grant Gillett
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,814
1,693
0.192
embodied cognition
philosophy of mind
bioethics
post-structuralism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,809
701
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gail Gillon
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,460
2,529
0.339
Phonological awareness
dyslexia
reading and spelling
speech and language development
early literacy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,285
727
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Peter Yongqi Gu|Peter Gu, Yongqi Gu
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,241
2,570
0.355
language learning strategies
vocabulary learning strategies
language assessment
formative assessment
vocabulary acquisition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
145,263
734
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Newton Jonathan
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,195
3,227
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,113
782
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
James S. Crampton
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,758
2,220
0.328
Paleontology
macroevolution
stratigraphy
NZ Cretaceous history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,686
887
168
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Hallie Buckley
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,978
3,200
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,601
892
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Cynthia White
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,947
2,079
0.350
applied linguistics
language learning
language and technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,728
945
255
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rosemary Erlam
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,716
1,995
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,768
955
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Richard Joyce
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,653
1,659
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
191,563
993
263
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Simon Holdaway
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,475
1,743
0.318
lithics
Australia
Neolithic
hunter gatherers
Aotearoa
New Zealand
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,072
1,023
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Meredith Marra
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,349
1,713
0.320
Discourse Analysis
Sociolinguistics
Workplace communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,692
1,061
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Alexander Miller
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,221
1,496
0.287
philosophy of language
metaethics
metaphysics
philosophy of mind
Wittgenstein