Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Southern Queensland Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
management
information systems
teaching
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,076
3,381
0.666
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Ecosystem Services
Climate and landuse Change
Conservation Biology
Remote Sensing
Geographic Information System
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,178
3,372
0.807
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Child and adolescent anxiety
Internet-based cognitive behaviour therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,596
3,184
0.693
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
MEMS/NEMS
Semiconductor Physics
Sensors
Wearable Electronics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,582
2,972
0.830
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
composites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,478
2,969
0.663
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Environmental remediation
Agriculture technologies and Analytical instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,315
2,939
0.887
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Bioinformatics
Molecular Biology
Plant Pathology
Evolutionary Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,455
2,915
0.654
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
career development
career counseling
vocational psychology
employability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,716
2,874
0.609
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,133
2,869
0.559
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
intelligence
human factors
military psychology
career decision making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,014
2,857
0.357
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Artificial Intelligence
data mining
machine learning
natural language processing
knowledge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,569
2,817
0.789
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,228
2,749
0.380
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Carbon Fiber
Thermoplastic Composites
Flame Retardants
Bioplastic
Composite Pressure Vessels
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,053
2,668
0.874
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Deep Learning Neural Networks
Representation Learning
Unsupervised Learning
Reinforcement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,097
2,636
0.643
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Aviation economics
Aviation management
Industrial organisation
Transport logistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,062
2,575
0.841
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Holistic Movement Practices
Mind-Body Movement Practices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,023
2,552
0.844
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Community of Inquiry
Online mentoring
online collaboration
online and blended teaching and learning
teacher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,051
2,448
0.802
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Public Health
Data Mining
EEG classification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,578
2,426
0.678
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
hydrology
erosion
water quality
cropping systems
decision support
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,893
2,402
0.270
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
remote sensing
GIS
environment
forestry
agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,387
2,309
0.526
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Information retrieval/filtering
recommender systems
data mining and machine learning
network science
health informatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,880
2,299
0.798
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
plant pathology
fungi
mycology
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,607
2,292
0.498
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Educational Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,787
2,239
0.387
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Carbon Emission and Disclosure
Corporate Governance
Corporate Social Responsibility
Earnings Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,813
2,106
0.749
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Energy and Climate Analytics
Artificial intelligence applications
Atmospheric Sciences
Hydrology
Applied computational mathe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,135
2,068
0.969
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,294
6,853
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
jeffrey soar
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,076
3,381
0.666
management
information systems
teaching
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
142,717
6,872
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Uttam Babu Shrestha
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,178
3,372
0.807
Ecosystem Services
Climate and landuse Change
Conservation Biology
Remote Sensing
Geographic Information System
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,453
7,335
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Sonja March
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,596
3,184
0.693
Child and adolescent anxiety
Internet-based cognitive behaviour therapy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,748
7,929
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Toan Dinh
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,582
2,972
0.830
MEMS/NEMS
Semiconductor Physics
Sensors
Wearable Electronics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,904
7,936
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Peter Schubel
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,478
2,969
0.663
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,847
8,022
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Indika Herath
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,315
2,939
0.887
Environmental remediation
Agriculture technologies and Analytical instrumentation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,376
8,091
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Barsha Poudel
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,455
2,915
0.654
Bioinformatics
Molecular Biology
Plant Pathology
Evolutionary Genetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,086
8,199
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Peter Mcilveen
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,716
2,874
0.609
career development
career counseling
vocational psychology
employability
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,425
8,214
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Karen J Nelson
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,133
2,869
0.559
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,184
8,246
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Gerard J Fogarty
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,014
2,857
0.357
intelligence
human factors
military psychology
career decision making
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,957
8,393
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Xiaohui Tao
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,569
2,817
0.789
Artificial Intelligence
data mining
machine learning
natural language processing
knowledge
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,807
8,599
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Nick Lomb
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,228
2,749
0.380
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,789
8,882
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Venkata Chevali
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,053
2,668
0.874
Carbon Fiber
Thermoplastic Composites
Flame Retardants
Bioplastic
Composite Pressure Vessels
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,247
8,994
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Rajib Rana
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,097
2,636
0.643
Deep Learning Neural Networks
Representation Learning
Unsupervised Learning
Reinforcement
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,932
9,188
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Yahua Shane Zhang
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,062
2,575
0.841
Aviation economics
Aviation management
Industrial organisation
Transport logistics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,812
9,268
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Ineke Vergeer
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,023
2,552
0.844
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
203,707
9,691
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Petrea Redmond
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,051
2,448
0.802
Community of Inquiry
Online mentoring
online collaboration
online and blended teaching and learning
teacher education
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,650
9,789
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Mohammad E Kabir
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,578
2,426
0.678
Public Health
Data Mining
EEG classification
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,721
9,883
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
David Freebairn
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,893
2,402
0.270
hydrology
erosion
water quality
cropping systems
decision support
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,624
10,216
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Armando A Apan
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,387
2,309
0.526
remote sensing
GIS
environment
forestry
agriculture
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,606
10,260
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Xujuan Zhou
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,880
2,299
0.798
Information retrieval/filtering
recommender systems
data mining and machine learning
network science
health informatics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
218,267
10,282
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Levente Kiss
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,607
2,292
0.498
plant pathology
fungi
mycology
microbiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,647
10,515
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Peter Albion
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,787
2,239
0.387
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,076
11,086
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Afzalur Rashid
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,813
2,106
0.749
Carbon Emission and Disclosure
Corporate Governance
Corporate Social Responsibility
Earnings Management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,517
11,234
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Ramendra Prasad
University of Southern Queensland
Toowoomba, Australia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,135
2,068
0.969
Energy and Climate Analytics
Artificial intelligence applications
Atmospheric Sciences
Hydrology
Applied computational mathe