Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Auckland Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Health Sciences 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 :1
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,684
68,734
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
data management
clinical trials
neuropsychology
psychology
epidemiolgy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,368
44,860
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Health Services Research
Economic Evaluation
Health Disparities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,363
40,966
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
tobacco
addiction
global health
digital health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,158
28,846
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Health psychology
nocebo
adherence
placebo
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,554
13,959
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Health delivery and outcomes
Quality use of medicines
(de)prescribing
digital health
PROs/HRQoL
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,799
29,785
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Pancreatitis
Pancreatic Cancer
Upper GI and HBP Surgery
Medical Devices
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,794
15,084
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
gerontology
primary health care.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,779
12,131
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Biofilms
Bacteriology
Microbiology
Antimicrobials
Extracellular vesicles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,437
14,418
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
immunology
cancer
stem cells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,711
4,392
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
human-robot interaction
illness perceptions
social support
stress
wound healing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,212
12,711
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Patient Safety
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,633
7,647
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
nutrition
public health
food policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,606
9,673
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
body composition
ethnic differences
nutrition
physical activity
lifecourse health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,351
10,225
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Surgery
Education
Perioperative Care
Colorectal Surgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,467
10,607
0.545
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Palliative care
end of life
equity
gerontology
participatory methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,699
9,977
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Natural products
neglected diseases
mechanism of action
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,027
6,853
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Global Health
Food Policy
Obesity and non-communicable disease prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,780
13,810
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,440
7,256
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
health
physical activity
nutrition
public health
well being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,115
7,820
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Rehabilitation
Brain Injury
Stroke
Disability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,882
7,678
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Stroke Rehabilitation
Movement Neuroscience
Neurophysiology
Movement Disorders
Brain Stimulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,749
7,387
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Microbial ecology
Host-microbe interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,667
8,150
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Pancreas
Pancreatitis
Metabolism
Gastroenterology
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,649
9,722
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Paediatric Endocrinology
Diabetes
Obesity
Neonatal Screening
DOHaD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,456
6,475
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,278
6
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Thomas Lumley
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158,684
68,734
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,878
13
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Emma Witt
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104,368
44,860
0.430
data management
clinical trials
neuropsychology
psychology
epidemiolgy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
8,520
25
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Braden Te Ao
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55,363
40,966
0.740
Health Services Research
Economic Evaluation
Health Disparities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,345
27
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Chris Bullen
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52,158
28,846
0.553
tobacco
addiction
global health
digital health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,789
54
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Keith J Petrie
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37,554
13,959
0.372
Health psychology
nocebo
adherence
placebo
psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,476
69
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mohammed A Mohammed
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,799
29,785
0.967
Health delivery and outcomes
Quality use of medicines
(de)prescribing
digital health
PROs/HRQoL
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,482
70
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
John A Windsor
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,794
15,084
0.490
Pancreatitis
Pancreatic Cancer
Upper GI and HBP Surgery
Medical Devices
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,917
101
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
NM Kerse
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,779
12,131
0.490
gerontology
primary health care.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,471
118
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Simon Swift
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,437
14,418
0.643
Biofilms
Bacteriology
Microbiology
Antimicrobials
Extracellular vesicles
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,121
123
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
P Rod Dunbar
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,711
4,392
0.202
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,337
127
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Elizabeth Broadbent
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,212
12,711
0.599
human-robot interaction
illness perceptions
social support
stress
wound healing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,840
137
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Alan Merry
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,633
7,647
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,926
139
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Cliona Ni Mhurchu
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,606
9,673
0.469
nutrition
public health
food policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,598
144
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Elaine Rush
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,351
10,225
0.502
body composition
ethnic differences
nutrition
physical activity
lifecourse health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,088
154
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Hill AG
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,467
10,607
0.545
Surgery
Education
Perioperative Care
Colorectal Surgery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,394
165
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Merryn Gott
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,699
9,977
0.534
Palliative care
end of life
equity
gerontology
participatory methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,722
181
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Brent R Copp
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,027
6,853
0.380
Natural products
neglected diseases
mechanism of action
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,639
186
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Stefanie Vandevijvere
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,780
13,810
0.777
Global Health
Food Policy
Obesity and non-communicable disease prevention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,905
192
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
McGhee C
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,440
7,256
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,155
200
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Grant Schofield
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,115
7,820
0.457
health
physical activity
nutrition
public health
well being
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,010
202
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kathryn Mcpherson
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,882
7,678
0.455
Rehabilitation
Brain Injury
Stroke
Disability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,548
207
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Winston Byblow
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,749
7,387
0.441
Stroke Rehabilitation
Movement Neuroscience
Neurophysiology
Movement Disorders
Brain Stimulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,401
228
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mike Taylor
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,667
8,150
0.520
Microbial ecology
Host-microbe interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,492
229
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Max Petrov
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,649
9,722
0.621
Pancreas
Pancreatitis
Metabolism
Gastroenterology
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,454
237
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Paul L Hofman
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,456
6,475
0.419
Paediatric Endocrinology
Diabetes
Obesity
Neonatal Screening
DOHaD