Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Victoria University of Wellington Highly Cited Researchers CitationOthers 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
Vocabulary
language teaching methodology
curriculum design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,335
17,238
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Addiction
Mental Health
Workplace Wellbeing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,222
7,127
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,825
4,929
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,277
5,813
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Design and analysis of communication systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,670
5,133
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
complexity
spatial models
geographic information science
critical GIS
stuff
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,296
5,683
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Sustainable Energy
Technology Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,425
5,886
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,291
2,856
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,866
4,088
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Antarctica
orbital
sea-level
wanganui
sequence stratigraphy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,005
4,116
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Youth Mental Health
Digital tools for mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,940
7,004
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Glaciology
numerical modelling
Antarctica
palaeoclimate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,553
7,047
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
nano-optics
light scattering
optical spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,085
6,525
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Information Systems
Digital Transformation
Digital Work
Human-AI Collaboration
Metaverse
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,832
5,550
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
stochastic simulation
modeling
computational statistics
image processing and analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,867
3,234
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
professional and academic writing
doctoral education
learner autonomy in language learning
learner strategies in language lea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,516
1,720
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
suicidology
mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,158
2,234
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Polysaccharides
plant cell walls
structure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,058
2,460
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
intimate partner violence
child maltreatment
interpesronal aggression and violence
family violence
group and gang aggression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,568
2,351
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
critical diagnosis studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,546
2,405
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Electrochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,437
2,628
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
International
Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,421
2,180
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,411
969
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Applied superconductivity
Superconductivity
Superconductors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,072
2,683
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
aid
development
wine
land tenure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,034
1,678
0.416
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,555
38
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Paul Nation
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,335
17,238
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,979
95
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lisa J Phillips McLennan
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,222
7,127
0.283
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,455
222
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Garth Fletcher
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,825
4,929
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,055
238
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
W. Bastiaan Kleijn
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,277
5,813
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,192
253
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Peter Smith
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,670
5,133
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,328
265
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
David O'Sullivan
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,296
5,683
0.398
complexity
spatial models
geographic information science
critical GIS
stuff
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,896
376
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Alan Brent
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,425
5,886
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
85,084
388
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
B Ellenbroek
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,291
2,856
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,092
406
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rewi Newnham
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,866
4,088
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,108
458
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Tim Naish
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,005
4,116
0.411
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,820
461
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Theresa (Terry) Fleming
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,940
7,004
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,339
482
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nicholas R Golledge
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,553
7,047
0.738
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,476
514
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Baptiste Auguie
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,085
6,525
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,001
539
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Alexander Richter
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,832
5,550
0.628
Information Systems
Digital Transformation
Digital Work
Human-AI Collaboration
Metaverse
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,584
641
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Alejandro C. Frery
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,867
3,234
0.411
stochastic simulation
modeling
computational statistics
image processing and analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,576
958
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sara Cotterall
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,516
1,720
0.312
professional and academic writing
doctoral education
learner autonomy in language learning
learner strategies in language lea
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,087
1,034
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sunny C Collings
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,158
2,234
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,835
1,064
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ian M Sims
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,058
2,460
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,565
1,196
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Louise Dixon
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,568
2,351
0.515
intimate partner violence
child maltreatment
interpesronal aggression and violence
family violence
group and gang aggression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,535
1,202
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Annemarie Jutel
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,546
2,405
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
228,645
1,229
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Kim Mckelvey
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,437
2,628
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,429
1,236
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Yothin Jinjarak
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,421
2,180
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,900
1,239
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
James Johnston
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,411
969
0.220
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,513
1,353
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Zhenan Jiang
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,072
2,683
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
249,687
1,367
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
John Overton
Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,034
1,678
0.416