Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Natural Sciences Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
experimental nuclear physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
250,113
117,317
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Mathematical physics
medical physics
high energy physics
physics education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223,159
108,693
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Phylogenetics
Evolutionary Biology
Molecular Evolution
Computational Biology
Computer Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,315
61,021
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
ecological statistics
multivariate analysis
community ecology
biodiversity
marine ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,550
32,435
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Evolutionary ecology of parasitism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,730
18,821
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,785
11,763
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Cancer Biology and Therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,933
9,387
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,436
15,188
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
nutrigenomics
genetics
cancer
epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,647
14,527
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
General relativity
black holes
cosmology
quantum field theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,607
14,503
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Protein structure
X-ray crystallography
metalloproteins
enzymes
bacterial proteins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,481
5,777
0.196
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Cancer Biology and Therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,843
5,845
0.203
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Bayesian inference
gravitational wave astronomy
time series analysis
deep learning
statistical computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,190
20,159
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Limnology
Lake Ecosystems
Fatty acids in aquatic food webs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,245
21,446
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Mathematics
Statistics and Evolutionary Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,793
12,473
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
molecular evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,736
3,837
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,527
10,188
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Diabetes
dementia
peptide hormones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,685
5,622
0.228
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Statistical analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,776
10,042
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Chemistry
Physics
Mathematics
Theoretical Chemistry
Theoretical Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,930
6,809
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Mathematical biology
stochastic processes
combinatorics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,418
6,044
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Plasmonics
surface-enhanced spectroscopy
Raman spectroscopy
electromagnetic theory
electromagnetic modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,325
10,176
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Palaeoecology
biogeography
ecology
geology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,842
6,569
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Evolutionary Biology
Genetics
Genomics
Reproductive Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,475
10,553
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Genomics
Genetics
Microbiology
Evolution
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,987
12,914
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
450
3
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David Krofcheck
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
250,113
117,317
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
625
4
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Philip Butler
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223,159
108,693
0.487
Mathematical physics
medical physics
high energy physics
physics education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,010
10
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Alexei J Drummond
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125,315
61,021
0.487
Phylogenetics
Evolutionary Biology
Molecular Evolution
Computational Biology
Computer Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,715
18
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Marti Jane Anderson
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70,550
32,435
0.460
ecological statistics
multivariate analysis
community ecology
biodiversity
marine ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,794
29
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Robert Poulin
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,730
18,821
0.371
Evolutionary ecology of parasitism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,393
32
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Crispin Gardiner
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,785
11,763
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,746
43
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
William A Denny
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,933
9,387
0.219
Cancer Biology and Therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,615
45
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
S Wratten
Lincoln University Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39,436
15,188
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,710
52
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
L Ferguson
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,647
14,527
0.386
nutrigenomics
genetics
cancer
epigenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,752
60
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Matt Visser
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,607
14,503
0.432
General relativity
black holes
cosmology
quantum field theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,062
76
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Edward N Baker
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,481
5,777
0.196
Protein structure
X-ray crystallography
metalloproteins
enzymes
bacterial proteins
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,835
77
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Bruce Baguley
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,843
5,845
0.203
Cancer Biology and Therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,011
82
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Matt Edwards
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,190
20,159
0.741
Bayesian inference
gravitational wave astronomy
time series analysis
deep learning
statistical computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,449
87
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Samiullah Khan
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,245
21,446
0.817
Limnology
Lake Ecosystems
Fatty acids in aquatic food webs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,164
89
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David Bryant
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,793
12,473
0.484
Mathematics
Statistics and Evolutionary Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,269
90
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
David Penny
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,736
3,837
0.149
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,609
92
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
William (Bill) George Lee
Landcare Research Ltd
Lincoln, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,527
10,188
0.399
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,077
102
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Garth JS Cooper
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,685
5,622
0.228
Diabetes
dementia
peptide hormones
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,748
112
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mark Weatherall
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,776
10,042
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,617
121
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Peter Schwerdtfeger
Massey University
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,930
6,809
0.310
Chemistry
Physics
Mathematics
Theoretical Chemistry
Theoretical Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,819
125
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mike Steel
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,418
6,044
0.282
Mathematical biology
stochastic processes
combinatorics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,060
126
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Eric C Le Ru
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,325
10,176
0.477
Plasmonics
surface-enhanced spectroscopy
Raman spectroscopy
electromagnetic theory
electromagnetic modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,287
133
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Matt S McGlone
Landcare Research Ltd
Lincoln, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,842
6,569
0.315
Palaeoecology
biogeography
ecology
geology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,280
141
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Neil J Gemmell
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,475
10,553
0.515
Evolutionary Biology
Genetics
Genomics
Reproductive Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,604
149
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Peter Meintjes
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,987
12,914
0.646
Genomics
Genetics
Microbiology
Evolution
Molecular Biology