Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

University of Otago Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Political Science and International Relations Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 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.

* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
New Zealand
James R Flynn
intelligence
political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,209
7,953
0.315
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
New Zealand
Philip Nel
Political Economy
Ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,133
588
0.276
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
New Zealand
Vijay Devadas
Urban & Regional Planning
System Dynamics
Energy Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
842
499
0.593
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
New Zealand
Tom Brooking
Environmental
rural
agricultural and political history
history of ideas and the Scottish diaspora
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,508
398
0.264
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
New Zealand
Heather Devere
peace and conflict studies
ethics
politics
friendship
media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
635
320
0.504
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
New Zealand
Nicholas Khoo
Chinese Foreign Policy
Asian Security
International Relations Theory
Security Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
757
305
0.403
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
New Zealand
Brodie Fraser
homelessness
LGBT
political science
housing
public health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271
266
0.982
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
New Zealand
Jenny Ombler
international relations
politics
human rights
critical theory
housing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241
217
0.900
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
New Zealand
Carla Lam
Political theory
feminist theory
body theory
history of ideas
feminist studies of science and technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
52
0.667
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,984
New Zealand
192
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
James R Flynn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,209
7,953
0.315
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
673,117
New Zealand
3,461
618
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Philip Nel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,133
588
0.276
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
734,523
New Zealand
3,710
648
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Vijay Devadas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
842
499
0.593
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
825,911
New Zealand
4,027
696
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tom Brooking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,508
398
0.264
Environmental
rural
agricultural and political history
history of ideas and the Scottish diaspora
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
861,803
New Zealand
4,143
715
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Vanessa Gray
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
592
366
0.618
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
919,536
New Zealand
4,315
745
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Heather Devere
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
635
320
0.504
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
940,491
New Zealand
4,385
762
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nicholas Khoo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
757
305
0.403
Chinese Foreign Policy
Asian Security
International Relations Theory
Security Studies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,002,576
New Zealand
4,546
789
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Brodie Fraser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271
266
0.982
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,095,035
New Zealand
4,805
840
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jenny Ombler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241
217
0.900
international relations
politics
human rights
critical theory
housing
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,714,063
New Zealand
6,057
1,070
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Carla Lam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
78
52
0.667
Political theory
feminist theory
body theory
history of ideas
feminist studies of science and technology