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Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers 55 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
food and wine tourism
learning design
food design
hospitality
food consumer behaviou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,741
3,721
0.346
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
accounting and business managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,314
1,628
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Computational Social Scienc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,996
1,156
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Institute of Sport
Exercise & Healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,442
537
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
occupational therapy
visual impairment
ethics
car
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,015
578
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Marketing Theory
Service dominant logic
value co-creatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
927
151
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
TESOL
writing
community
Education
identit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
780
462
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
CS educatio
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
687
350
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Community Development Rural Nursing Qualitative Researc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
519
209
0.403
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Educational technology
student evaluation
learning analytic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
395
307
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
humanitarian work psychology
career theory
social cognition
redundancy gain
numerosit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
360
91
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mental Health
Health Promotion
Occupational Therapy
Children and Adolescent
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
340
248
0.729
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
mobile collaborative learning
wlan
medium access contro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
301
131
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263
124
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Community development & organisational developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
259
101
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Narrative pedagogy
health promotion
community developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
83
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
nurse education
virtual learning
simulation
creative teaching
clinical reasonin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195
92
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Entrepreneurship and SMEs
International Business and Education
Immigrant Business
Sustainabilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176
145
0.824
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Leadership
emotional intelligence
human resource
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
98
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Fisheries Monitoring
Control and Surveillance. Fisheries Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162
142
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
professional identity
identity theory
professional formatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
99
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sustainability
AI
Cross-cultural management
environmental managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
121
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
culinary arts pedagogy
vocational education
critical theory
kaupapa māori theor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
92
0.713
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Sustainable Development
Business Creativity
Strateg
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
17
0.135
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Performance Evaluation
Social influence
Attitude
Performance behaviours
Sustainabilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
91
0.758
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
96,215
447
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Richard Mitchell
Otago Polytechnic
Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,741
3,721
0.346
food and wine tourism
learning design
food design
hospitality
food consumer behaviou
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
313,038
1,736
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Reeta Singh
Otago Polytechnic
Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,314
1,628
0.491
accounting and business managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
462,608
2,530
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
David Rozado
Otago Polytechnic
Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,996
1,156
0.579
Computational Social Scienc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
572,802
3,130
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Phil Handcock
Otago Polytechnic
Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,442
537
0.372
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
698,194
3,673
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mary Butler
Otago Polytechnic
Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,015
578
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
731,122
3,817
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Phil Osborne
Otago Polytechnic
Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
927
151
0.163
Marketing Theory
Service dominant logic
value co-creatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
791,997
4,041
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Martin Andrew
Otago Polytechnic
Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
780
462
0.592
TESOL
writing
community
Education
identit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
836,124
4,208
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Dale Parsons
Otago Polytechnic
Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
687
350
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
939,290
4,522
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jean Ross
Otago Polytechnic
Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
519
209
0.403
Community Development Rural Nursing Qualitative Researc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,052,316
4,778
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Adon Christian Michael Moskal
Otago Polytechnic
Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
395
307
0.777
Educational technology
student evaluation
learning analytic
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,091,578
4,870
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Atkins, SG
Otago Polytechnic
Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
360
91
0.253
humanitarian work psychology
career theory
social cognition
redundancy gain
numerosit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,114,888
4,918
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ema Tokolahi
Otago Polytechnic
Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
340
248
0.729
Mental Health
Health Promotion
Occupational Therapy
Children and Adolescent
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,167,583
5,024
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Suhaimi Abd Latif|Suhaimi Abd-Latif, S Abd Latif
Otago Polytechnic
Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
301
131
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,230,289
5,151
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jean Patterson
Otago Polytechnic
Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263
124
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,237,556
5,169
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Jenny Aimers
Otago Polytechnic
Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
259
101
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,325,160
5,322
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Josephine Crawley
Otago Polytechnic
Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
216
83
0.384
Narrative pedagogy
health promotion
community developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,376,608
5,413
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Elizabeth (Liz) Ditzel (Formally Hall)
Otago Polytechnic
Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195
92
0.472
nurse education
virtual learning
simulation
creative teaching
clinical reasonin
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,429,443
5,509
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Olufemi Omisakin
Otago Polytechnic
Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176
145
0.824
Entrepreneurship and SMEs
International Business and Education
Immigrant Business
Sustainabilit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,448,356
5,543
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lesley Gill
Otago Polytechnic
Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
98
0.576
Leadership
emotional intelligence
human resource
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,472,470
5,592
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Francisco Blaha
Otago Polytechnic
Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
162
142
0.877
Fisheries Monitoring
Control and Surveillance. Fisheries Managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,513,239
5,656
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Stuart Terry
Otago Polytechnic
Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
150
99
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,555,157
5,710
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Indrapriya Kularatne
Otago Polytechnic
Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
138
121
0.877
Sustainability
AI
Cross-cultural management
environmental managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,590,305
5,762
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Adrian Woodhouse
Otago Polytechnic
Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
92
0.713
culinary arts pedagogy
vocational education
critical theory
kaupapa māori theor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,603,615
5,780
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Peter John Mellalieu
Otago Polytechnic
Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
17
0.135
Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Sustainable Development
Business Creativity
Strateg
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,626,624
5,811
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Ehtasham Ghauri
Otago Polytechnic
Dunedin, New Zealand
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
120
91
0.758
Performance Evaluation
Social influence
Attitude
Performance behaviours
Sustainabilit