Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Auckland Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Physics 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
experimental nuclear physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
250,113
117,317
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Nonlinear optics
Optical fibers
Nonlinear resonators
Microresonators
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,221
7,750
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Nonlinear Optics
Laser Physics
Biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,817
2,215
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Theoretical Catalysis
Machine Learning
Electrochemistry
Computational Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,592
12,215
0.970
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Cosmology
astrophysics
particle physics
computational science.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,821
3,919
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Quantum optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,192
2,084
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Physics
THz spectroscopy
lasers
nonlinear optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,620
1,263
0.225
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Nonlinear optics
Optical communications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,013
2,613
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Theoretical Biology
Biophysical Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,091
840
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Colloids and interfaces
neutron and x-ray scattering
biomembranes
chemistry
biophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,692
2,034
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,552
678
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Ultrafast photophysics and photochemistry
Pulsed laser micromachining
Microfluidic-photonic device development
Physics and th
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,405
1,030
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Clusters
Nanoparticles
Condensed Matter
Electronic Structure Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,339
1,391
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
acoustics
wind
complex terrain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,290
778
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,944
1,131
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Physics
Atomic Physics
Laser cooling and Trapping
Bose-Einstein Condensation
BEC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,813
624
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Laser
Fiber Laser
Nonlinear Optics
Laser micro-machining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,743
720
0.413
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
virtual reality
eyetracking
optometry
emmetropisation
psychophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,040
872
0.838
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Nonlinear physics
ultrafast optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
975
804
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
ultrafast lasers
material processing
photoinjectors
surface micro/nano patterning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
906
798
0.881
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Applications of superconductivity in space
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
626
425
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Computational Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
458
372
0.812
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Plasma Physics
Space Plasmas
Magnetized particles transport
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
119
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
450
3
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David Krofcheck
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
250,113
117,317
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,779
156
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stéphane Coen
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,221
7,750
0.403
Nonlinear optics
Optical fibers
Nonlinear resonators
Microresonators
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
73,236
321
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
John Harvey
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,817
2,215
0.173
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,898
328
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ziyun Wang
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,592
12,215
0.970
Theoretical Catalysis
Machine Learning
Electrochemistry
Computational Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,900
410
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Richard Easther
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,821
3,919
0.362
Cosmology
astrophysics
particle physics
computational science.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,413
447
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Matthew Collett
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,192
2,084
0.204
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,942
942
255
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Rainer Leonhardt
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,620
1,263
0.225
Physics
THz spectroscopy
lasers
nonlinear optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
204,364
1,088
287
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Stuart Murdoch
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,013
2,613
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,333
1,363
352
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Peter R Wills
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,091
840
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,735
1,504
385
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Duncan J McGillivray
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,692
2,034
0.551
Colloids and interfaces
neutron and x-ray scattering
biomembranes
chemistry
biophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
279,937
1,560
395
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
GL Austin
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,552
678
0.191
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
384,605
2,126
523
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
M Cather Simpson
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,405
1,030
0.428
Ultrafast photophysics and photochemistry
Pulsed laser micromachining
Microfluidic-photonic device development
Physics and th
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
392,825
2,162
532
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Nicola Gaston
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,339
1,391
0.595
Clusters
Nanoparticles
Condensed Matter
Electronic Structure Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
399,035
2,202
540
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Stuart Bradley
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,290
778
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
449,639
2,477
602
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Frédérique Vanholsbeeck
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,944
1,131
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
472,026
2,595
629
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Maarten Hoogerland
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,813
624
0.344
Physics
Atomic Physics
Laser cooling and Trapping
Bose-Einstein Condensation
BEC
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
484,939
2,659
641
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Claude Aguergaray
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,743
720
0.413
Laser
Fiber Laser
Nonlinear Optics
Laser micro-machining
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
664,190
3,537
809
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Philip Turnbull
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,040
872
0.838
virtual reality
eyetracking
optometry
emmetropisation
psychophysics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
687,408
3,637
824
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Gang Xu
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
975
804
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
713,856
3,751
851
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
M Martinez Calderon
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
906
798
0.881
ultrafast lasers
material processing
photoinjectors
surface micro/nano patterning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
841,908
4,253
930
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Benjamin PP Mallett
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
626
425
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
953,769
4,581
325
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mahmoud Mahmoud
Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
458
372
0.812
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,466,170
5,639
1,123
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Félicien Filleul
University of Auckland
Auckland, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
119
0.888
Plasma Physics
Space Plasmas
Magnetized particles transport