Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Victoria University of Wellington Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Linguistics and Literature 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
Janet Holmes
Sociolinguistics
Gender and discourse..
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,555
14,666
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
New Zealand
Peter Yongqi Gu|Peter Gu, Yongqi Gu
language learning strategies
vocabulary learning strategies
language assessment
formative assessment
vocabulary acquisition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,068
2,944
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
New Zealand
Newton Jonathan
Applied Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,950
3,574
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
New Zealand
Meredith Marra
Discourse Analysis
Sociolinguistics
Workplace communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,260
2,048
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
New Zealand
İrina Elgort
Applied linguistics
Psycholinguistics
Second language acquisition
Mental lexicon
Computer-assisted language learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,899
1,670
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
New Zealand
Corinne Seals
linguistics
sociolinguistics
applied linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
877
737
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
New Zealand
Lydia Wevers
Literature
history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
560
119
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
New Zealand
Geoffrey Miles
classical receptions
Shakespeare
children's literature
fantasy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
434
111
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
11,468
New Zealand
37
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Janet Holmes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,555
14,666
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,294
New Zealand
733
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Peter Yongqi Gu|Peter Gu, Yongqi Gu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,068
2,944
0.417
language learning strategies
vocabulary learning strategies
language assessment
formative assessment
vocabulary acquisition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,888
New Zealand
750
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Newton Jonathan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,950
3,574
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
194,289
New Zealand
1,013
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Meredith Marra
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,260
2,048
0.389
Discourse Analysis
Sociolinguistics
Workplace communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
330,913
New Zealand
1,846
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
İrina Elgort
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,899
1,670
0.576
Applied linguistics
Psycholinguistics
Second language acquisition
Mental lexicon
Computer-assisted language learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
724,900
New Zealand
3,785
390
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Corinne Seals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
877
737
0.840
linguistics
sociolinguistics
applied linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
877,923
New Zealand
4,349
456
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lydia Wevers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
560
119
0.213
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
973,355
New Zealand
4,603
488
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Geoffrey Miles
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
434
111
0.256
classical receptions
Shakespeare
children's literature
fantasy