Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Auckland University of Technology Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Physiotherapy 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
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 :2
Injury prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,990
1,985
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Physiotherapy
History of physical therapies
Critical and postmodern philosophy
Medical sociology and humanities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,878
1,577
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Physiotherapy
Physical Therapy
Neurodynamics
Peripheral nervous system
Ultrasound imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,687
1,724
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,666
829
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Physiotherapy
Rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,660
761
0.458
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Rehabilitation
engagement
case management
communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,435
1,109
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
Diagnostic Accuracy
Hip
Lumbar Spine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
809
270
0.334
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Physiotherapy & podiatry
Rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471
469
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Musculoskeletal physiotherapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
109
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Extended Reality
Critical Thinking
Clinical Reasoning
Healthcare
Pedagogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
124
0.925
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Health
physiotherapy
chronic conditions
service and quality improvement
change management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
122
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Physiotherapy
Chronic Pain
Exercise Induced Hypoalgesia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
52
0.788
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Rehabilitation
Physical Therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
33
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,010
202
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
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
252,998
1,396
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Duncan A Reid
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,990
1,985
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
333,788
1,868
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David Nicholls
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,878
1,577
0.548
Physiotherapy
History of physical therapies
Critical and postmodern philosophy
Medical sociology and humanities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,891
1,968
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Richard F Ellis
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,687
1,724
0.642
Physiotherapy
Physical Therapy
Neurodynamics
Peripheral nervous system
Ultrasound imaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
500,111
2,746
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sandra Bassett
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,666
829
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
501,354
2,756
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Suzie Mudge
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,660
761
0.458
Physiotherapy
Rehabilitation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
550,515
3,046
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Felicity Bright
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,435
1,109
0.773
Rehabilitation
engagement
case management
communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
754,637
3,910
264
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Steven G White
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
809
270
0.334
Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy
Diagnostic Accuracy
Hip
Lumbar Spine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
942,115
4,556
324
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Active Living And Rehabilitation Aotearoa New Zealand
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
471
469
0.996
Physiotherapy & podiatry
Rehabilitation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,218,585
5,145
389
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Julia Hill
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
109
0.454
Musculoskeletal physiotherapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,465,991
5,635
440
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Todd Stretton
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
124
0.925
Extended Reality
Critical Thinking
Clinical Reasoning
Healthcare
Pedagogy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,501,060
5,698
447
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ann Sezier
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
122
0.992
Health
physiotherapy
chronic conditions
service and quality improvement
change management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,741,731
6,088
489
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
David Toomey
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
52
0.788
Physiotherapy
Chronic Pain
Exercise Induced Hypoalgesia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,833,465
6,279
511
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Syed Alamdar Hussain
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
33
0.660
Rehabilitation
Physical Therapy