Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences and Humanities 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
health
gender & sexuality
gendered bodies
food studies
qualitative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337,409
268,947
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Neuropsychology
neurorehabilitation
stroke
traumatic brain injury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204,251
145,088
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
second language acquisition
task-based language teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,491
45,175
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
tourism
geography
sustainability
regional development
global environmental change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,165
58,283
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Brand management
marketing in emerging markets
consumer behavior
service marketing
responsible
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,557
66,506
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,698
24,468
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Discourse
Identity
Masculinity
Racism
Affect
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,840
21,416
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Sociolinguistics
Gender and discourse..
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,748
14,846
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Acculturation
intercultural relations
cross-cultural psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,776
16,228
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Trans-disciplinary integration
ecological economics
ecosystem services and valuation
sustainability science
participatory pr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,583
15,177
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
psychology
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6292-2364
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,460
14,090
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,191
19,069
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,477
12,925
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Branding and Relationships
Service Management and Engagement
Theorizing in Marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,841
19,219
0.552
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
International Business
Global value chain
Global Strategy
Responsible business
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,410
20,855
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
social psychology
political psychology
health psychology
personality
intergroup relations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,502
21,243
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Critical Health Psychology
Rehabilitation Studies
Masculinities
Disability Studies
Qualitative
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,244
31,438
0.946
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
cognitive neuroscience
language evolution
brain asymmetry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,407
8,175
0.252
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Language Learning
Metacognition
L2 Reading & Writing
Bilingual/Biliteracy Intervention
L2 Teacher Cognition and Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,520
13,365
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Adjustment to neurological conditions
health psychology
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,251
23,731
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Sport and Exercise Science
Strength and Conditioning
Human Performance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,199
16,654
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Quantitative Research Methods
Structural Equation Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,019
14,797
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Applied Social Psychology
Environmental Psychology
Conservation Psychology
Cross-Cultural Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,434
17,422
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Psychometrics
Traumatic Brain Injury
Neurological disorders
Rehabilitation Medicine
Trauma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,602
19,487
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
intelligence
political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,209
7,953
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142
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
337,409
268,947
0.797
health
gender & sexuality
gendered bodies
food studies
qualitative research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
763
5
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Suzanne Barker Collo
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204,251
145,088
0.710
Neuropsychology
neurorehabilitation
stroke
traumatic brain injury
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,612
8
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Rod Ellis
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140,491
45,175
0.322
second language acquisition
task-based language teaching
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,208
11
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Colin Michael Hall
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119,165
58,283
0.489
tourism
geography
sustainability
regional development
global environmental change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,073
15
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Fandy Tjiptono
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100,557
66,506
0.661
Brand management
marketing in emerging markets
consumer behavior
service marketing
responsible
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,611
16
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David Fergusson
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,698
24,468
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
5,010
17
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Margaret Wetherell
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
76,840
21,416
0.279
Discourse
Identity
Masculinity
Racism
Affect
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,470
37
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Janet Holmes
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,748
14,846
0.325
Sociolinguistics
Gender and discourse..
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,338
41
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Colleen Ward
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,776
16,228
0.371
Acculturation
intercultural relations
cross-cultural psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,438
42
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Marjan Van Den Belt
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,583
15,177
0.348
Trans-disciplinary integration
ecological economics
ecosystem services and valuation
sustainability science
participatory pr
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
12,978
44
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Tony Ward
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42,460
14,090
0.332
psychology
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6292-2364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,378
50
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Helen Timperley
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,191
19,069
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,246
56
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Chris Ryan
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,477
12,925
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
17,770
57
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Roderick J Brodie
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,841
19,219
0.552
Branding and Relationships
Service Management and Engagement
Theorizing in Marketing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,088
58
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Rudolf R Sinkovics
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
34,410
20,855
0.606
International Business
Global value chain
Global Strategy
Responsible business
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,830
61
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Chris G Sibley
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,502
21,243
0.634
social psychology
political psychology
health psychology
personality
intergroup relations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,057
62
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Gareth Terry
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,244
31,438
0.946
Critical Health Psychology
Rehabilitation Studies
Masculinities
Disability Studies
Qualitative
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
19,845
63
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Michael Corballis
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32,407
8,175
0.252
cognitive neuroscience
language evolution
brain asymmetry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,764
72
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lawrence Jun Zhang
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,520
13,365
0.438
Language Learning
Metacognition
L2 Reading & Writing
Bilingual/Biliteracy Intervention
L2 Teacher Cognition and Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,082
74
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Alice Theadom
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,251
23,731
0.784
Adjustment to neurological conditions
health psychology
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,130
75
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
John Cronin
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,199
16,654
0.551
Sport and Exercise Science
Strength and Conditioning
Human Performance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,271
83
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Gordon Cheung
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27,019
14,797
0.548
Quantitative Research Methods
Structural Equation Modeling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,150
85
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Taciano L. Milfont
University of Waikato
Hamilton, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,434
17,422
0.659
Applied Social Psychology
Environmental Psychology
Conservation Psychology
Cross-Cultural Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,489
91
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Shivanthi Balalla *
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,602
19,487
0.761
Psychometrics
Traumatic Brain Injury
Neurological disorders
Rehabilitation Medicine
Trauma
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,147
96
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
James R Flynn
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,209
7,953
0.315
intelligence
political science