Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Business & Management / Communications and Media Studies Highly Cited Researchers 64 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
science communication
visitor studies
informal science education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,859
2,758
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
media sociology
political communication
financialization
elites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,021
1,541
0.307
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,331
2,578
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
media
sport
gender
national identity
race
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,905
1,671
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Media
Communication
Gender
Public Relations
Activism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,924
740
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Crisis Management
Crisis Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,918
1,344
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
journalism
communication ethics
corpus-assisted discourse analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,500
557
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Public relations
leadership
action learning
action research
innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,330
610
0.262
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Alternative Media
Representations of Marginalized Groups
Media Studies
Journalism
Identity Representations in media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,287
708
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Communications & Networking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,128
1,014
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Stardom
Celebrity
New work forms
Visual semiotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,079
652
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Indigenous Media
Postcolonial Media
Cultural Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,886
691
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
News Media and Foreign Policy
Media and Disaster Policy
Science Fiction and Society
Rational Choice Models
Media Freedom
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,879
465
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Media freedom
comparative international journalism
media law and ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,672
491
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
political communication
environmental communication
journalism
democracy and public sphere
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,664
598
0.359
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
communication
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,242
348
0.280
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Social Media
Digital Natives
Ubiquitous Computing
Women and IT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,191
614
0.516
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
communication management
e-learning
organisational communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,167
283
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Aging
Family
Communication
Health
Gerontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,137
638
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
media
cultural studies
organization studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,109
148
0.133
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
dialogue
communication
public relations
social media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,048
509
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Indigenous knowledge and science
education
film and media studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,040
630
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Media economics
business models
paywalls
digital income
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
982
629
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
communication public relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
900
448
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Media studies
audience reception Q methodology
gender and media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
861
276
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,885
906
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nancy Longnecker
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,859
2,758
0.471
science communication
visitor studies
informal science education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,119
1,114
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Aeron Davis
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,021
1,541
0.307
media sociology
political communication
financialization
elites
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,045
1,300
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Stephen Croucher
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,331
2,578
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,622
1,452
374
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Toni Bruce
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,905
1,671
0.428
media
sport
gender
national identity
race
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,466
1,874
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
C Kay Weaver
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,924
740
0.253
Media
Communication
Gender
Public Relations
Activism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,997
1,877
184
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Daniel Laufer
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,918
1,344
0.461
Crisis Management
Crisis Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
379,905
2,097
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Donald Matheson
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,500
557
0.223
journalism
communication ethics
corpus-assisted discourse analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,714
2,207
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David McKie
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,330
610
0.262
Public relations
leadership
action learning
action research
innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
406,206
2,235
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Linda Jean Kenix
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,287
708
0.310
Alternative Media
Representations of Marginalized Groups
Media Studies
Journalism
Identity Representations in media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428,417
2,362
223
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Xiang Gui
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,128
1,014
0.477
Communications & Networking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
435,763
2,399
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Barry J King
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,079
652
0.314
Stardom
Celebrity
New work forms
Visual semiotics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
466,782
2,563
253
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jo Smith
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,886
691
0.366
Indigenous Media
Postcolonial Media
Cultural Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
467,983
2,571
254
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Douglas A. Van Belle
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,879
465
0.247
News Media and Foreign Policy
Media and Disaster Policy
Science Fiction and Society
Rational Choice Models
Media Freedom
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
506,692
2,777
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
David Robie
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,672
491
0.294
Media freedom
comparative international journalism
media law and ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
508,317
2,785
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Geoffrey Craig
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,664
598
0.359
political communication
environmental communication
journalism
democracy and public sphere
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
609,133
3,294
335
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Frank Sligo
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,242
348
0.280
communication
education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
624,000
3,359
225
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Shahper Vodanovich
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,191
614
0.516
Social Media
Digital Natives
Ubiquitous Computing
Women and IT
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
631,520
3,403
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Gary Mersham
Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,167
283
0.243
communication management
e-learning
organisational communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
640,727
3,436
352
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Craig Fowler
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,137
638
0.561
Aging
Family
Communication
Health
Gerontology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
649,758
3,477
797
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nick Perry
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,109
148
0.133
media
cultural studies
organization studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
669,947
3,558
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Petra Theunissen
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,048
509
0.486
dialogue
communication
public relations
social media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
672,578
3,570
371
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ocean Mercier
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,040
630
0.606
Indigenous knowledge and science
education
film and media studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
693,165
3,662
245
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Merja Myllylahti
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
982
629
0.641
Media economics
business models
paywalls
digital income
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
724,614
3,795
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Margalit Toledano
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
900
448
0.498
communication public relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
740,469
3,854
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Carolyn Michelle
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
861
276
0.321
Media studies
audience reception Q methodology
gender and media