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University of Otago Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Public Health
Nutrition
Chronic Disease Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,906
21,070
0.846
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Public health
housing
climate change
energy
inequalities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,179
7,119
0.469
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
epidemiology
injury
alcohol
fatigue
sexual health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,955
2,800
0.352
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Epidemiology
Child Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,220
2,692
0.836
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
epidemiology
study design
HIV/AIDS
infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,341
2,601
0.599
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Public health
tobacco control
global health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,178
2,305
0.725
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,570
1,998
0.777
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Public Health
Housing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,899
1,762
0.928
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Epidemiology
Medical Statistics
Pandemics
Clinical Trials
History of Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,132
1,744
0.818
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Epidemiology
public health research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,366
1,638
0.305
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Public Health
Epidemiology
Sunburn/Skin cancer
Obesity
Menopause
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,361
1,595
0.676
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,421
1,202
0.846
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Public Health
environmental health
NCDs
child health
spatial analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,141
1,049
0.919
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,610
994
0.617
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Mental Health
Public Health
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,296
842
0.650
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Fuel Poverty
Energy Poverty
Public Health
Mixed methods research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,277
792
0.620
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,524
752
0.493
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Professions
Critical Public Health
Social Theory
Qualitative Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,325
574
0.433
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Public Health
Nutrition
Food
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
674
549
0.815
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
859
450
0.524
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Public Health
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health
Active Transport
Health & Sustainability
Medical Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
780
396
0.508
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
430
340
0.791
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Public Health
Nutrition
Physical Activity
HIIT
Sleep
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
358
298
0.832
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
633
297
0.469
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
epidemiology
occupational health
suicide
food safety
environmental epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,181
247
0.209
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,012
34
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Rachael McLean
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,906
21,070
0.846
Public Health
Nutrition
Chronic Disease Epidemiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,305
216
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Philippa Howden Chapman
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,179
7,119
0.469
Public health
housing
climate change
energy
inequalities
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,140
836
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jennie Connor
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,955
2,800
0.352
epidemiology
injury
alcohol
fatigue
sexual health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,045
878
168
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Amanda Kvalsvig
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,220
2,692
0.836
Epidemiology
Child Health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,874
924
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Andrew Anglemyer
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,341
2,601
0.599
epidemiology
study design
HIV/AIDS
infectious diseases
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
217,031
1,065
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lindsay Robertson
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,178
2,305
0.725
Public health
tobacco control
global health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,127
1,244
230
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Anja Mizdrak
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,570
1,998
0.777
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,992
1,464
282
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Elinor Chisholm
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,899
1,762
0.928
Public Health
Housing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,644
1,477
287
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jennifer Summers
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,132
1,744
0.818
Epidemiology
Medical Statistics
Pandemics
Clinical Trials
History of Medicine
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
303,932
1,570
302
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Brian Cox
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,366
1,638
0.305
Epidemiology
public health research
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
311,440
1,620
312
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Geraldine FH McLeod
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,361
1,595
0.676
Public Health
Epidemiology
Sunburn/Skin cancer
Obesity
Menopause
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
398,515
2,109
398
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Andrea M Teng
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,421
1,202
0.846
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
443,940
2,354
450
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Timothy Chambers
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,141
1,049
0.919
Public Health
environmental health
NCDs
child health
spatial analysis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
462,251
2,458
468
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Julie Gillespie Bennett|Julie Gillespie, Julie Gillespie-Bennett
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,610
994
0.617
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
520,586
2,766
519
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ruth Cunningham
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,296
842
0.650
Mental Health
Public Health
Epidemiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
542,511
2,873
534
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kimberley O Sullivan
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,277
792
0.620
Fuel Poverty
Energy Poverty
Public Health
Mixed methods research
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
561,218
2,960
548
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Simon Horsburgh
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,524
752
0.493
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
659,053
3,416
613
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Lee Thompson
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,325
574
0.433
Professions
Critical Public Health
Social Theory
Qualitative Research
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
675,837
3,497
624
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michelle Barr
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
674
549
0.815
Public Health
Nutrition
Food
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
750,319
3,798
663
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kate C Morgaine
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
859
450
0.524
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
802,267
3,960
684
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Sophia Leon de la Barra
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
780
396
0.508
Public Health
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health
Active Transport
Health & Sustainability
Medical Science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
867,471
4,174
721
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Jeannine Stairmand
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
430
340
0.791
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
924,589
4,343
754
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Melyssa Roy
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
358
298
0.832
Public Health
Nutrition
Physical Activity
HIIT
Sleep
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
925,503
4,347
755
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mavis Duncanson
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
633
297
0.469
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,007,370
4,581
798
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lou Gallagher
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,181
247
0.209
epidemiology
occupational health
suicide
food safety
environmental epidemiology