Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

University of Otago Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Higher Education Studies 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
New Zealand
Joyce Hwee Ling Koh
TPACK
design thinking
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,664
9,071
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
New Zealand
Kerry Shephard
higher education
sustainability
environmental education
academic integrity
physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,732
2,334
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
New Zealand
Rachel Spronken Smith
higher education
inquiry
undergraduate research
curriculum
air quality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,580
2,461
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
New Zealand
tony harland
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,785
2,371
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
New Zealand
Rob Wass
metacognition
assessment
photovoice
sessional teachers
peer mentoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,535
978
0.637
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
New Zealand
Vivienne Anderson
Higher education
Education policy and practice
Teaching and learning
Educational mobilities
Qualitative research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,220
899
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
New Zealand
Natasha Flack
musculoskeletal anatomy
clinical anatomy
anatomy education
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,164
995
0.855
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
New Zealand
Russell Butson
higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
622
402
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
New Zealand
Qian Liu
higher education
technology
identity
knowledge synthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
553
547
0.989
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
New Zealand
Lee Adam
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
461
398
0.863
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,935
New Zealand
286
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Joyce Hwee Ling Koh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,664
9,071
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,501
New Zealand
914
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Kerry Shephard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,732
2,334
0.407
higher education
sustainability
environmental education
academic integrity
physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,348
New Zealand
951
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Rachel Spronken Smith
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,580
2,461
0.441
higher education
inquiry
undergraduate research
curriculum
air quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,180
New Zealand
1,155
233
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
tony harland
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,785
2,371
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
530,995
New Zealand
2,912
529
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Rob Wass
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,535
978
0.637
metacognition
assessment
photovoice
sessional teachers
peer mentoring
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
610,917
New Zealand
3,287
587
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Vivienne Anderson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,220
899
0.737
Higher education
Education policy and practice
Teaching and learning
Educational mobilities
Qualitative research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
627,735
New Zealand
3,361
604
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Natasha Flack
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,164
995
0.855
musculoskeletal anatomy
clinical anatomy
anatomy education
higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
849,165
New Zealand
4,263
735
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Russell Butson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
622
402
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
886,634
New Zealand
4,378
753
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Qian Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
553
547
0.989
higher education
technology
identity
knowledge synthesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
953,899
New Zealand
4,576
771
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Lee Adam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
461
398
0.863