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Highly Cited Researchers

Callaghan Innovation Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings 2025

Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: Scientists Last 6 years Citation IndexUniversities Total Citations Rankings 2025 and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
New Zealand
W. Mike Arnold
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,614
458
0.127
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
New Zealand
Neil L Scott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,658
191
0.115
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
New Zealand
Antonia G Miller
Diabetic complications
protein structure and function
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,533
517
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
New Zealand
Vineet Shah
Cement chemistry
durability of concrete structures
low carbon cements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,282
1,193
0.931
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
New Zealand
Johann Schoonees
computer vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
990
329
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
New Zealand
Oliver Thompson
Biomedical optics
sensing
statistical optics
laser speckle
optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
979
590
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
New Zealand
Evan Hirst
Laser Speckle
OCT
Medical Devices
Computer Vision
Deep Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
935
548
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
New Zealand
Campbell Sheen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
865
486
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
New Zealand
Delower Bhuiyan|M.D.H. Bhuiyan
Plastics and Polyemrs
Recycling
Organic small molecules
Photochromic materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
652
211
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
New Zealand
Kirill Lagutin
Lipids
fatty acids
bacterial lipids
phospholipids
thermophilic bacteria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
634
382
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
New Zealand
Neil Glasson
Cryogenic systems
superconductivity
3D printing
design for manufacture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
626
338
0.540
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
New Zealand
Rahau Shirazi,
Biotech Innovation
R&D
Startup Commercialisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
547
198
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
New Zealand
Peter
Medicinal Chemistry
Biochemistry
Chemical Biology
Public Health
Public Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
510
301
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
New Zealand
Lan Le-Ngoc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
478
117
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
New Zealand
Stefaan Janssens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
390
206
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
New Zealand
Rebecca Edgar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
196
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
New Zealand
Dawn Scott|Dawn Holden
Lipid analytical chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
101
0.856
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
New Zealand
Zhicong Chong Deng
Robotics
Soft Robotics
Automation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
76
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
New Zealand
Ranjan Acharyya
Signal processing
Image procesing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
11
0.122
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
New Zealand
Rashad Syed
Microbial fermentation
process development & scale-up
Bioremediation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
57
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
New Zealand
Eliatan Niktab
Machine Learning
Medical Genetics
Neurogenomics
System Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
16
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
New Zealand
Ihab Sinno
Applied Physics
Material Science
Nanotechnology
Telecommunications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
13
0.591
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
268,964
New Zealand
1,492
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
W. Mike Arnold
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,614
458
0.127
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
490,764
New Zealand
2,684
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Neil L Scott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,658
191
0.115
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
517,183
New Zealand
2,845
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Antonia G Miller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,533
517
0.337
Diabetic complications
protein structure and function
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
578,012
New Zealand
3,167
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Vineet Shah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,282
1,193
0.931
Cement chemistry
durability of concrete structures
low carbon cements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
670,047
New Zealand
3,556
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Johann Schoonees
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
990
329
0.332
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
673,904
New Zealand
3,582
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Oliver Thompson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
979
590
0.603
Biomedical optics
sensing
statistical optics
laser speckle
optics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
690,493
New Zealand
3,646
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Evan Hirst
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
935
548
0.586
Laser Speckle
OCT
Medical Devices
Computer Vision
Deep Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
718,402
New Zealand
3,769
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Campbell Sheen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
865
486
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
816,863
New Zealand
4,146
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Delower Bhuiyan|M.D.H. Bhuiyan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
652
211
0.324
Plastics and Polyemrs
Recycling
Organic small molecules
Photochromic materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
826,044
New Zealand
4,190
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Kirill Lagutin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
634
382
0.603
Lipids
fatty acids
bacterial lipids
phospholipids
thermophilic bacteria
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
830,349
New Zealand
4,215
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Neil Glasson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
626
338
0.540
Cryogenic systems
superconductivity
3D printing
design for manufacture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
873,491
New Zealand
4,354
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Rahau Shirazi,
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
547
198
0.362
Biotech Innovation
R&D
Startup Commercialisation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
894,732
New Zealand
4,429
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Peter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
510
301
0.590
Medicinal Chemistry
Biochemistry
Chemical Biology
Public Health
Public Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
920,115
New Zealand
4,506
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Lan Le-Ngoc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
478
117
0.245
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,001,431
New Zealand
4,670
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Stefaan Janssens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
390
206
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,226,471
New Zealand
5,157
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Rebecca Edgar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
223
196
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,493,470
New Zealand
5,686
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Dawn Scott|Dawn Holden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
101
0.856
Lipid analytical chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,541,309
New Zealand
5,764
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Zhicong Chong Deng
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
76
0.724
Robotics
Soft Robotics
Automation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,603,432
New Zealand
5,854
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ranjan Acharyya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
11
0.122
Signal processing
Image procesing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,633,338
New Zealand
5,912
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Rashad Syed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
57
0.687
Microbial fermentation
process development & scale-up
Bioremediation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,036,248
New Zealand
6,614
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Eliatan Niktab
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
16
0.727
Machine Learning
Medical Genetics
Neurogenomics
System Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,037,130
New Zealand
6,618
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Ihab Sinno
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
13
0.591
Applied Physics
Material Science
Nanotechnology
Telecommunications