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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Mathematics
Statistics and Evolutionary Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,208
11,907
0.472
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Statistical analysis
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,332
9,652
0.432
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
statistics
genetics
genomics
neuroscience
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,598
7,561
0.788
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
applied mathematics
physics
mechanics
natural philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,118
2,425
0.474
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Statistics
Bayesan Inference
Ecology
Wildlife
Fisheries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,127
1,955
0.319
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Fractional Calculus
Anomalous Diffusion
Continuous Time Random Walks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,491
1,928
0.351
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Statistics
Transportation science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,106
1,890
0.370
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
General Relativity
Applied Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,486
1,188
0.478
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Mathematical Biology
Mathematics
Combinatorics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,645
938
0.109
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Water Waves
Sea Ice
Acoustics
Metamaterials
Applied Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,143
883
0.773
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Ecological Statistics
Bayesian Statistics
Environmental Statistics
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,803
840
0.466
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Decision theory
Cosmology
Bioinformatics
Epidemiology
Statistical Applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,479
833
0.563
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Hidden Markov models
stochastic models
point process
statistical seismology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
961
708
0.737
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Combinatorics
algebra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,386
626
0.185
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Statistics
Measurement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,259
353
0.280
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Statistics
Reliability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
300
253
0.843
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
general relativity
quantum field theory in curved spacetimes
quantum gravity
black holes
transformation optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
567
251
0.443
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Algebra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
598
170
0.284
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Statistics
Medical statistics
Pharmacoepidemiology
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
33
0.600
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Modeling environmental fluid flow using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
32
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Mathematics / Statistics teaching
Statistical Ecology
Population Modelling
Tree-based models
Chemometrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
30
0.938
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Stochastic geometry
point processes
disease modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
29
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
28
0.444
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
26,065
90
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David Bryant
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,208
11,907
0.472
Mathematics
Statistics and Evolutionary Genetics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
35,640
127
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mark Weatherall
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,332
9,652
0.432
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,841
193
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
John F Pearson
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,598
7,561
0.788
statistics
genetics
genomics
neuroscience
epidemiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
205,715
1,007
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Robert A Van Gorder
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,118
2,425
0.474
applied mathematics
physics
mechanics
natural philosophy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,619
1,279
237
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Richard Barker
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,127
1,955
0.319
Statistics
Bayesan Inference
Ecology
Wildlife
Fisheries
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,139
1,292
244
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Boris Baeumer
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,491
1,928
0.351
Fractional Calculus
Anomalous Diffusion
Continuous Time Random Walks
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,346
1,330
253
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Martin Hazelton
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,106
1,890
0.370
Statistics
Transportation science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
402,280
2,132
401
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Jörg Frauendiener
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,486
1,188
0.478
General Relativity
Applied Mathematics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
482,130
2,576
485
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Michael Hendy
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,645
938
0.109
Mathematical Biology
Mathematics
Combinatorics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
503,799
2,687
501
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Fabien Montiel
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,143
883
0.773
Water Waves
Sea Ice
Acoustics
Metamaterials
Applied Mathematics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
521,274
2,769
520
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Peter Dillingham
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,803
840
0.466
Ecological Statistics
Bayesian Statistics
Environmental Statistics
Conservation Biology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
524,449
2,788
523
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Matthew Parry
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,479
833
0.563
Decision theory
Cosmology
Bioinformatics
Epidemiology
Statistical Applications
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
583,127
3,064
566
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Ting Wang
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
961
708
0.737
Hidden Markov models
stochastic models
point process
statistical seismology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
627,461
3,278
592
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mike Atkinson
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,386
626
0.185
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
850,784
4,121
709
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Robin Willink
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,259
353
0.280
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
997,700
4,553
792
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Xun Xiao
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
300
253
0.843
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,000,438
4,560
795
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Robert T Thompson
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
567
251
0.443
general relativity
quantum field theory in curved spacetimes
quantum gravity
black holes
transformation optics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,178,512
4,988
867
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
M John Curran
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
598
170
0.284
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,845,738
6,276
1,114
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Chanaka Kaluarachchi
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
33
0.600
Statistics
Medical statistics
Pharmacoepidemiology
Epidemiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,859,419
6,298
1,117
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Duc Nguyen
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
32
1.000
Modeling environmental fluid flow using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,878,161
6,341
1,122
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Penelope Bilton
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
30
0.938
Mathematics / Statistics teaching
Statistical Ecology
Population Modelling
Tree-based models
Chemometrics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,891,519
6,363
1,128
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Conor Kresin
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
29
1.000
Stochastic geometry
point processes
disease modelling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,894,680
6,366
1,130
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Yosafat Pangalela
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
28
0.444