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 :51
New Zealand
Baptiste Auguie
nano-optics
light scattering
optical spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,085
6,525
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
New Zealand
John Creedy
Public Economics
Labour Economics
Income Distribution
History of Economic Thought
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,063
1,735
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
New Zealand
Ian Yeoman
Hospitality
Foresight
Scenario Planning
Tourism
Futures Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,931
4,815
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
New Zealand
James Salinger
climate
climate science
agriculture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,930
2,109
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
New Zealand
Robert Y. Cavana
Systems Thinking
System Dynamics
Operational Research
Feedback Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,900
3,396
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
New Zealand
Alexander Richter
Information Systems
Digital Transformation
Digital Work
Human-AI Collaboration
Metaverse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,832
5,550
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
New Zealand
Gk Chambers
Molecular Biology and Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,789
1,670
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
New Zealand
Michael Price
Physics
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,781
5,732
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
New Zealand
Nicholas Ashill
service performance
branding
luxury
SME internationalisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,695
4,894
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
New Zealand
Marc Wilson
Social Psychology
Political Psychology
Political behaviour
Adolescent mental health
Political ideology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,637
5,356
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
New Zealand
James Bell
marine biology
sponge ecology
mesophotic ecosystems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,468
4,345
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
New Zealand
John Townend
Earthquakes
seismology
fault mechanics
hydrogeology
vegetable gardening
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,375
3,945
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
New Zealand
Danielle Shanahan
Ecology
conservation biology
nature experiences
threatened species
conservation planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,334
6,689
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
New Zealand
Grant Vm Williams
Nano-materials
superconductivity
magnetic sensors
dosimetry
topological insulators
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,328
2,053
0.247
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
New Zealand
Rupert Sutherland
Geology
Geophysics
Tectonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,243
3,729
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
New Zealand
Gavin F. Painter
Chemical synthesis and immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,217
2,120
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
New Zealand
Diane Seward
thermochronology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,080
2,824
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
New Zealand
Vipul Jain
Supply Chain Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,027
4,765
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
New Zealand
Neil Dodgson
Computer Graphics
Aesthetic Imaging
Stereoscopic Displays
3D TV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,981
2,147
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
New Zealand
Alejandro C. Frery
stochastic simulation
modeling
computational statistics
image processing and analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,867
3,234
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
New Zealand
John Lekner
electromagnetics
quantum physics
fluid flow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,739
1,321
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
New Zealand
Antonia Lyons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,680
3,340
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
New Zealand
Yi Mei
Evolutionary Computation
Genetic Programming
Combinatorial Optimization
Scheduling
Explainable
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,569
6,181
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
New Zealand
Robert Goldblatt
Logic
Modal Logic
Algebraic Logic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,466
1,430
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
New Zealand
John A. Gamble
Earth Science
Petrology
Geochemistry
Volcanology
Igneous Rocks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,454
2,093
0.281
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,473
New Zealand
514
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Baptiste Auguie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,085
6,525
0.718
nano-optics
light scattering
optical spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,762
New Zealand
518
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
John Creedy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,063
1,735
0.191
Public Economics
Labour Economics
Income Distribution
History of Economic Thought
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,576
New Zealand
524
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Ian Yeoman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,931
4,815
0.539
Hospitality
Foresight
Scenario Planning
Tourism
Futures Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,605
New Zealand
525
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
James Salinger
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,930
2,109
0.236
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,026
New Zealand
529
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Robert Y. Cavana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,900
3,396
0.382
Systems Thinking
System Dynamics
Operational Research
Feedback Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,998
New Zealand
539
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Alexander Richter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,832
5,550
0.628
Information Systems
Digital Transformation
Digital Work
Human-AI Collaboration
Metaverse
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,650
New Zealand
544
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Gk Chambers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,789
1,670
0.190
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,764
New Zealand
546
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Michael Price
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,781
5,732
0.653
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,042
New Zealand
558
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Nicholas Ashill
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,695
4,894
0.563
service performance
branding
luxury
SME internationalisation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
115,908
New Zealand
569
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Marc Wilson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,637
5,356
0.620
Social Psychology
Political Psychology
Political behaviour
Adolescent mental health
Political ideology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,499
New Zealand
576
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
James Bell
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,468
4,345
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,988
New Zealand
585
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
John Townend
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,375
3,945
0.471
Earthquakes
seismology
fault mechanics
hydrogeology
vegetable gardening
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,645
New Zealand
592
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Danielle Shanahan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,334
6,689
0.803
Ecology
conservation biology
nature experiences
threatened species
conservation planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
120,747
New Zealand
593
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Grant Vm Williams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,328
2,053
0.247
Nano-materials
superconductivity
magnetic sensors
dosimetry
topological insulators
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,106
New Zealand
603
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Rupert Sutherland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,243
3,729
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,513
New Zealand
607
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Gavin F. Painter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,217
2,120
0.258
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,823
New Zealand
619
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Diane Seward
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,080
2,824
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,743
New Zealand
627
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Vipul Jain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,027
4,765
0.594
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,567
New Zealand
633
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Neil Dodgson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,981
2,147
0.269
Computer Graphics
Aesthetic Imaging
Stereoscopic Displays
3D TV
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,581
New Zealand
641
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Alejandro C. Frery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,867
3,234
0.411
stochastic simulation
modeling
computational statistics
image processing and analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,912
New Zealand
654
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
John Lekner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,739
1,321
0.171
electromagnetics
quantum physics
fluid flow
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
131,977
New Zealand
658
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Antonia Lyons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,680
3,340
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,123
New Zealand
670
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Yi Mei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,569
6,181
0.817
Evolutionary Computation
Genetic Programming
Combinatorial Optimization
Scheduling
Explainable
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,070
New Zealand
683
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Robert Goldblatt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,466
1,430
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,329
New Zealand
686
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
John A. Gamble
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,454
2,093
0.281
Earth Science
Petrology
Geochemistry
Volcanology
Igneous Rocks