Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

National Institute of Water Highly Cited Researchers CitationEngineering & Technology / Marine Sciences and Engineering Rankings 2025

Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
New Zealand
David Bowden
marine ecology
seamounts
antarctic ecology
cold seeps
deep-sea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,831
2,657
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
New Zealand
Joshu Mountjoy
Marine geology
landslides
canyons
active seafloor processes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,001
2,898
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
New Zealand
Nicolas Fauchereau
climatology
oceanography
statistics
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,327
1,448
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
New Zealand
Judith Sutherland
Molecular systematics
phylogenetic analysis
Systematics of marine macroalgae
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,428
666
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
New Zealand
Darren Parsons
Marine Ecology
Behavioural Ecology
Marine Reserves
Rocky Reef Communities
Juvenile Fish Nurseries
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,076
1,005
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
New Zealand
Kevin A Mackay
marine geology
biogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,974
835
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
New Zealand
Matt Pinkerton
Marine food-webs
Satellite remote sensing
Antarctic ecosystems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,877
987
0.526
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
New Zealand
Natalie Joy Robinson
Antarctic oceanography
platelet ice
turbulence
ice-ocean interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,554
899
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
New Zealand
Leigh Tait
Marine ecology
Ecophysiology
Biosecurity
Climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,426
1,167
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
New Zealand
Emily M Lane
Natural Hazards
Coastal Hazards
Tsunamis
Storm Surge
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,398
612
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
New Zealand
Judy Sutherland
Molecular systematics
phylogenetics
evolution
phycology
marine biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,167
775
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
New Zealand
Andres Gutierrez
Biological oceanography
ecology
marine food webs
biogeochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,030
644
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
New Zealand
Arne Pallentin
Marine Geology
seafloor mapping
seafloor backscatter
water-column backscatter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
897
691
0.770
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
New Zealand
Samik Datta
mathematical modelling
epidemiology
marine ecosystems
stochastic simulations
data fitting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
779
567
0.728
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
New Zealand
Cyprien Bosserelle
Coastal oceanography
sediment transport
surface waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
760
512
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
New Zealand
Rachel Hale
Marine Biology
Ecology
Invertebrate Biology
Marine Conservation
Science Communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
716
439
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
New Zealand
Stacy Deppeler
Phytoplankton
Ecology
Marine Biology
Microbiology
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
661
611
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
New Zealand
Michael J Allis
Wave breaking
ocean waves
coastal processes
climate change adaptation
coastal engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
509
313
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
New Zealand
Richard J Measures
Sediment transport
Braided rivers
River mouth morphology
Flood forecasting
River and coastal modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
483
322
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,106
New Zealand
515
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Vonda Cummings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,915
2,560
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,247
New Zealand
1,105
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David Bowden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,831
2,657
0.550
marine ecology
seamounts
antarctic ecology
cold seeps
deep-sea
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,943
New Zealand
1,351
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Joshu Mountjoy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,001
2,898
0.724
Marine geology
landslides
canyons
active seafloor processes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,052
New Zealand
1,583
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
AB Macdiarmid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,405
1,053
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,292
New Zealand
1,614
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Michael Jm Williams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,332
1,807
0.542
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
288,699
New Zealand
1,619
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nicolas Fauchereau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,327
1,448
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
372,838
New Zealand
2,068
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Judith Sutherland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,428
666
0.274
Molecular systematics
phylogenetic analysis
Systematics of marine macroalgae
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
418,972
New Zealand
2,300
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Darren Parsons
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,076
1,005
0.484
Marine Ecology
Behavioural Ecology
Marine Reserves
Rocky Reef Communities
Juvenile Fish Nurseries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
434,757
New Zealand
2,381
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kevin A Mackay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,974
835
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
450,679
New Zealand
2,476
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Matt Pinkerton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,877
987
0.526
Marine food-webs
Satellite remote sensing
Antarctic ecosystems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
509,350
New Zealand
2,805
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Katherine Maier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,568
1,115
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
512,425
New Zealand
2,818
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Natalie Joy Robinson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,554
899
0.579
Antarctic oceanography
platelet ice
turbulence
ice-ocean interaction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
541,222
New Zealand
2,988
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Leigh Tait
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,426
1,167
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
548,101
New Zealand
3,021
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Emily M Lane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,398
612
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
610,994
New Zealand
3,299
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Judy Sutherland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,167
775
0.664
Molecular systematics
phylogenetics
evolution
phycology
marine biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
655,735
New Zealand
3,498
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Andres Gutierrez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,030
644
0.625
Biological oceanography
ecology
marine food webs
biogeochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
705,305
New Zealand
3,712
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Arne Pallentin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
897
691
0.770
Marine Geology
seafloor mapping
seafloor backscatter
water-column backscatter
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
755,530
New Zealand
3,916
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Samik Datta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
779
567
0.728
mathematical modelling
epidemiology
marine ecosystems
stochastic simulations
data fitting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
764,124
New Zealand
3,960
88
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Cyprien Bosserelle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
760
512
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
784,865
New Zealand
4,033
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Rachel Hale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
716
439
0.613
Marine Biology
Ecology
Invertebrate Biology
Marine Conservation
Science Communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
811,913
New Zealand
4,128
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Stacy Deppeler
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
661
611
0.924
Phytoplankton
Ecology
Marine Biology
Microbiology
Climate Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
895,301
New Zealand
4,430
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Michael J Allis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
509
313
0.615
Wave breaking
ocean waves
coastal processes
climate change adaptation
coastal engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
907,296
New Zealand
4,465
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Helen Macdonald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
493
262
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
915,459
New Zealand
4,489
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Richard J Measures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
483
322
0.667
Sediment transport
Braided rivers
River mouth morphology
Flood forecasting
River and coastal modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,029,077
New Zealand
4,741
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Denise Fernandez
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
363
329
0.906