Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Otago Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Evolutionary ecology of parasitism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,730
18,821
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,785
11,763
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Limnology
Lake Ecosystems
Fatty acids in aquatic food webs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,245
21,446
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Mathematics
Statistics and Evolutionary Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,793
12,473
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Statistical analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,776
10,042
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Evolutionary Biology
Genetics
Genomics
Reproductive Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,475
10,553
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Physical Chemistry - Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,885
7,323
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
genetics
genomics
pharmacogenetics
neuropsychiatric genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,819
9,504
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,938
2,894
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Ecology
Evolution
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,259
5,190
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Genetics
Evolution
Eugenics
Phylogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,931
3,826
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Cancer genetics
cancer epigenetics
PAX genes
melanoma
kidney cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,832
3,737
0.316
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Dolphins and whales
Bioacoustics
Conservation Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,524
4,529
0.393
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Malignant mesothelioma
microRNAs
cancer research
drug discovery
biomarkers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,089
4,757
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
ncRNA
Bioinformatics
Genome variation
Benchmarking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,157
4,368
0.430
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
statistics
genetics
genomics
neuroscience
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,112
8,062
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Statistics
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Cancer Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,055
4,215
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Conservation Biology
Evolution
Animal Behavior
Molecular Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,569
3,707
0.387
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Bioinformatics
Phylogenetics
Evolutionary biology
Microbial eukaryotes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,211
6,292
0.683
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Aquatic ecology
multiple stressors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,936
4,676
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Mathematical Biology
Mathematics
Combinatorics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,695
979
0.113
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Polar marine physics
ocean waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,472
3,685
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
freshwater ecology
limnology
lakes
invertebrate biology and taxonomy
conservation ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,454
1,834
0.217
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Evolution and Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,342
3,673
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Plant Biology
Plant Biotechnology
Food Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,198
5,195
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
9,841
29
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Robert Poulin
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50,730
18,821
0.371
Evolutionary ecology of parasitism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
10,441
32
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Crispin Gardiner
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48,785
11,763
0.241
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,613
87
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Samiullah Khan
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,245
21,446
0.817
Limnology
Lake Ecosystems
Fatty acids in aquatic food webs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,335
89
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
David Bryant
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,793
12,473
0.484
Mathematics
Statistics and Evolutionary Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,949
112
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mark Weatherall
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,776
10,042
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,520
141
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Neil J Gemmell
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,475
10,553
0.515
Evolutionary Biology
Genetics
Genomics
Reproductive Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,050
162
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Keith C Gordon
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,885
7,323
0.388
Physical Chemistry - Spectroscopy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,063
253
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Martin A Kennedy
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,819
9,504
0.641
genetics
genomics
pharmacogenetics
neuropsychiatric genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
72,825
315
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Warren Tate
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,938
2,894
0.224
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
77,769
340
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jonathan M Waters
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,259
5,190
0.423
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,413
353
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Hamish Spencer
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,931
3,826
0.321
Genetics
Evolution
Eugenics
Phylogenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,199
357
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Eccles M
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,832
3,737
0.316
Cancer genetics
cancer epigenetics
PAX genes
melanoma
kidney cancer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
83,928
375
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Steve Dawson
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,524
4,529
0.393
Dolphins and whales
Bioacoustics
Conservation Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,833
402
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Glen Reid
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,089
4,757
0.429
Malignant mesothelioma
microRNAs
cancer research
drug discovery
biomarkers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,443
451
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Paul P Gardner
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,157
4,368
0.430
ncRNA
Bioinformatics
Genome variation
Benchmarking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,917
455
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
John F Pearson
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,112
8,062
0.797
statistics
genetics
genomics
neuroscience
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
98,527
458
94
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Michael A Black
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,055
4,215
0.419
Statistics
Genomics
Bioinformatics
Cancer Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,213
486
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ian G Jamieson
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,569
3,707
0.387
Conservation Biology
Evolution
Animal Behavior
Molecular Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
108,893
510
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jessica W Leigh
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,211
6,292
0.683
Bioinformatics
Phylogenetics
Evolutionary biology
Microbial eukaryotes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,675
533
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Christoph D Matthaei
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,936
4,676
0.523
Aquatic ecology
multiple stressors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,240
569
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael Hendy
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,695
979
0.113
Mathematical Biology
Mathematics
Combinatorics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,652
580
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Vernon Squire
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,472
3,685
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,975
582
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Carolyn W Burns
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,454
1,834
0.217
freshwater ecology
limnology
lakes
invertebrate biology and taxonomy
conservation ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,801
597
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Peter K Dearden
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,342
3,673
0.440
Evolution and Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,133
614
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
David Burritt
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,198
5,195
0.634
Plant Biology
Plant Biotechnology
Food Science