Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Victoria University of Wellington Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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 :26
Natural products chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,397
8,999
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Public Health
Epidemiology
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,158
8,827
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
development
environment
climate change economics
disasters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,770
7,286
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,710
1,831
0.156
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
earth sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,658
2,864
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Sustainable Energy
Technology Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,425
5,886
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Natural Products Chemistry
Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,349
2,819
0.248
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,291
2,856
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,866
4,088
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
cognitive science of religion
psychology of religion
longitudinal psychology
cross-cultural psychology
causal inference.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,814
6,918
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Marine Geology
Paleoceanography
Oceanography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,793
3,353
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
geochemistry
hydrothermal chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,670
2,801
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
human geography
sociology
political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,604
2,722
0.257
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Carbohydrate Chemistry
Glycobiology
Medicinal Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,263
2,121
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Plant biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,193
3,773
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Quantum Networking
Internet of Things
Network Anomaly Detection
Machine Learning Applications
Network Trust & Cooperation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,123
3,301
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Ultrafast spectroscopy
organic Photovoltaics
peptide directed assembly
aptasensors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,077
5,585
0.554
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Antarctica
orbital
sea-level
wanganui
sequence stratigraphy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,005
4,116
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Youth Mental Health
Digital tools for mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,940
7,004
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis
coral disease
coral bleaching
ocean acidification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,800
5,852
0.597
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
public economics
public finance
economic growth
taxation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,729
3,076
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Shape Analysis
Machine Learning
Diffeomorphisms
Computational Anatomy
Complex Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,560
4,522
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Glaciology
numerical modelling
Antarctica
palaeoclimate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,553
7,047
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
seismology
tectonics
volcanoes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,367
3,555
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Child poverty
climate change
governance
New Zealand politics
political philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,190
1,902
0.207
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
68,939
293
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Robert Keyzers
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,397
8,999
0.672
Natural products chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
70,543
304
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Colin R Simpson
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,158
8,827
0.671
Public Health
Epidemiology
Data Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,270
320
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Ilan Noy
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,770
7,286
0.571
development
environment
climate change economics
disasters
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,417
361
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Richard H. Furneaux
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,710
1,831
0.156
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,849
362
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Peter Barrett
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,658
2,864
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,896
376
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Alan Brent
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,425
5,886
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,577
384
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Peter Northcote
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,349
2,819
0.248
Natural Products Chemistry
Spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,084
388
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
B Ellenbroek
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,291
2,856
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,092
406
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Rewi Newnham
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,866
4,088
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,598
408
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Joseph Bulbulia|Joseph A Bulbulia
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,814
6,918
0.640
cognitive science of religion
psychology of religion
longitudinal psychology
cross-cultural psychology
causal inference.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,807
409
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Lionel Carter
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,793
3,353
0.311
Marine Geology
Paleoceanography
Oceanography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,035
413
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Terry Seward
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,670
2,801
0.263
geochemistry
hydrothermal chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
91,711
416
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Wendy Larner
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,604
2,722
0.257
human geography
sociology
political science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,274
438
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Peter C Tyler
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,263
2,121
0.207
Carbohydrate Chemistry
Glycobiology
Medicinal Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,041
442
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Kevin S. Gould
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,193
3,773
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,807
450
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Winston Seah
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,123
3,301
0.326
Quantum Networking
Internet of Things
Network Anomaly Detection
Machine Learning Applications
Network Trust & Cooperation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,331
452
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Justin Hodgkiss
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,077
5,585
0.554
Ultrafast spectroscopy
organic Photovoltaics
peptide directed assembly
aptasensors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,108
458
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Tim Naish
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,005
4,116
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,820
461
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Theresa (Terry) Fleming
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,940
7,004
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,418
467
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Simon Davy
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,800
5,852
0.597
cnidarian-dinoflagellate symbiosis
coral disease
coral bleaching
ocean acidification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,227
474
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Norman Gemmell
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,729
3,076
0.316
public economics
public finance
economic growth
taxation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,275
481
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Stephen Marsland
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,560
4,522
0.473
Shape Analysis
Machine Learning
Diffeomorphisms
Computational Anatomy
Complex Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,339
482
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Nicholas R Golledge
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,553
7,047
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
105,691
493
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Martha Savage
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,367
3,555
0.380
seismology
tectonics
volcanoes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,075
504
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Jonathan Boston
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,190
1,902
0.207
Child poverty
climate change
governance
New Zealand politics
political philosophy