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
psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,698
24,468
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
intelligence
political science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,209
7,953
0.315
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
psychopathy
antisocial personality disorder
personality disorders
MMPI-3
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,882
13,879
0.665
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Cognitive Psychology and Psychophysiology
Mathematical and Statistical Models and Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,179
4,933
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Developmental Psychology
Aging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,987
6,847
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
child development
language
literacy
parent-child interaction
memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,668
7,647
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
tourism and global environmental change
climate change
sport and tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,140
8,156
0.539
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
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 :9
experience sampling methods
emotion
well-being
health
nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,615
6,280
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
archaeology prehistory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,060
2,928
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Health psychology
Critical psychology
Rheumatology
Sexuality and gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,149
4,211
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Rural Sociology
Sociology of Agriculture
Sociology of Food
Sustainable Agriculture
Rural
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,125
2,417
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Hippocampus
prefrontal
schizophrenia
decision-making
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,921
2,052
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
bioarchaeology
palaeopathology
Asia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,830
3,576
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Chronic Pain
Health Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,774
2,545
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
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 :17
tourism
leisure
animals
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,663
3,286
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
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 :19
Neuroscience
comparative animal cognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,301
1,497
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
FASD
Adoption
Criminal Justice
Social Work
Mental Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,122
1,865
0.364
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
interactional sociolinguistics
conversation analysis
communication and health
primary health care
workplace language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,087
2,011
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Injury
falls
transport
housing
health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,925
2,743
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
cognition
Motor control
bimanual actions
cognitive neurosciene
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,916
1,342
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Social Psychology
Resilience
Intergroup Conflict
Social Identity Theory
Belonging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,788
2,535
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,785
2,371
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
3,632
16
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David Fergusson
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92,698
24,468
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,323
96
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
James R Flynn
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,209
7,953
0.315
intelligence
political science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,413
132
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Martin Sellbom
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,882
13,879
0.665
psychopathy
antisocial personality disorder
personality disorders
MMPI-3
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,479
177
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jeff Miller
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,179
4,933
0.271
Cognitive Psychology and Psychophysiology
Mathematical and Statistical Models and Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
47,144
182
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ted Ruffman
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,987
6,847
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,332
187
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Elaine Reese
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,668
7,647
0.433
child development
language
literacy
parent-child interaction
memory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,384
246
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
James Higham
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,140
8,156
0.539
tourism and global environmental change
climate change
sport and tourism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
67,935
286
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Joyce Hwee Ling Koh
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,664
9,071
0.664
TPACK
design thinking
higher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,590
419
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tamlin S Conner
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,615
6,280
0.592
experience sampling methods
emotion
well-being
health
nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,947
521
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Charles Higham
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,060
2,928
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
124,905
619
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Gareth J Treharne
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,149
4,211
0.517
Health psychology
Critical psychology
Rheumatology
Sexuality and gender
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,582
729
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hugh Campbell
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,125
2,417
0.339
Rural Sociology
Sociology of Agriculture
Sociology of Food
Sustainable Agriculture
Rural
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
149,031
755
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
David Bilkey
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,921
2,052
0.296
Hippocampus
prefrontal
schizophrenia
decision-making
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,492
896
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Hallie Buckley
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,830
3,576
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,182
904
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nicola Swain
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,774
2,545
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,501
914
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Kerry Shephard
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
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
182,760
934
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Neil Carr
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,663
3,286
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,348
951
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Rachel Spronken Smith
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
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
194,802
1,012
199
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michael Colombo
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,301
1,497
0.282
Neuroscience
comparative animal cognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,383
1,058
206
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Anita Gibbs
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,122
1,865
0.364
FASD
Adoption
Criminal Justice
Social Work
Mental Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,726
1,071
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Maria Stubbe
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,087
2,011
0.395
interactional sociolinguistics
conversation analysis
communication and health
primary health care
workplace language
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,314
1,118
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Michael Keall
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,925
2,743
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
209,690
1,122
223
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Elizabeth Franz
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,916
1,342
0.273
cognition
Motor control
bimanual actions
cognitive neurosciene
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,046
1,154
232
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
John A Hunter
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,788
2,535
0.529
Social Psychology
Resilience
Intergroup Conflict
Social Identity Theory
Belonging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,180
1,155
233
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
tony harland
University of Otago
North Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,785
2,371
0.496