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University of Otago 52 Scientists Natural Sciences / Biological Science i10 Productivity Rankings - 2025

Total 2,384,784 scientists, country 221, and institutions 24,461 are evaluated in the Productivity Rankings, an exclusive service provided by AD Scientific Index. This ranking measures and highlights the scientific productivity of researchers based on the i10 index (number of publications with at least 10 citations). This system identifies highly productive scientists across disciplines, institutions, and regions, contributing to the development of evidence-based academic policies and effective incentive mechanisms. The rankings include global, regional, and institutional analyses, along with specialized rankings such as Scientists' Last 6 Years' i10 Index and Universities' i10 Index Rankings 2025. With Premium Membership, you can:

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
New Zealand
Robert Poulin
Evolutionary ecology of parasitism
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
590
386
0.654
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
New Zealand
Samiullah Khan
Limnology
Lake Ecosystems
Fatty acids in aquatic food webs
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
569
483
0.849
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
New Zealand
Neil J Gemmell
Evolutionary Biology
Genetics
Genomics
Reproductive Biology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215
150
0.698
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
New Zealand
Jonathan M Waters
Ecology
Evolution
Genetics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182
127
0.698
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
New Zealand
Steve Dawson
Dolphins and whales
Bioacoustics
Conservation Biology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146
100
0.685
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
New Zealand
Ian G Jamieson
Conservation Biology
Evolution
Animal Behavior
Molecular Ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
52
0.391
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
New Zealand
Hamish Spencer
Genetics
Evolution
Eugenics
Phylogenetics
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132
61
0.462
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
New Zealand
David Burritt
Plant Biology
Plant Biotechnology
Food Science
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
92
0.719
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
New Zealand
Yolanda van Heezik
Conservation Biology
urban ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
69
0.580
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
New Zealand
Gerard Closs
Freshwater Ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
57
0.483

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
New Zealand
Lloyd S Davis
Science Communication
Behavioral Ecology
Penguin Biology
Conservation Biology
Science Diplomacy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
41
0.357
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
New Zealand
David Wharton
environmental physiology
cold tolerance
anhydrobiosis
nematode biology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
30
0.265
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
New Zealand
Alison Cree
ecophysiology
reproductive biology
thermal biology
herpetology
conservation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
52
0.473
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
New Zealand
Christoph D Matthaei
Aquatic ecology
multiple stressors
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
80
0.748
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
New Zealand
Carolyn W Burns
freshwater ecology
limnology
lakes
invertebrate biology and taxonomy
conservation ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
42
0.424
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
New Zealand
mark lokman
Reproductive biology and aquaculture
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
41
0.488
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
New Zealand
Phillip J Bishop
amphibians
conservation biology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
33
0.493
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
New Zealand
Stephanie Godfrey
Ecology
Social Networks
Parasitology
Behavioural Ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
43
0.729
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
New Zealand
Candida Savage
marine ecology
biogeochemistry
coastal ecosystems
carbon burial
benthos
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
39
0.780
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
New Zealand
Keith Ireton
cellular microbiology
bacterial pathogenesis
signal transduction
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
33
0.688
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
New Zealand
Michael Knapp
Molecular Ecology and Evolution
Conservation Genomics
Biogeography
Biological Anthropology
ancient DNA
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
42
0.913
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
New Zealand
Peter D Mace
Structural Biology
Signal Transduction
Cell Death
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
42
0.933
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
New Zealand
Megan J Wilson
Developmental biology
gene regulation
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
31
0.689
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
New Zealand
David Allan Orlovich
Mycology
systematics
taxonomy
plants
botany
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
20
0.444
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
New Zealand
Carolina Loch
Evolutionary oral biology
dental morphology
dental education
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
39
0.886
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Robert Poulin
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
590
386
0.654
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Samiullah Khan
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
569
483
0.849
Limnology
Lake Ecosystems
Fatty acids in aquatic food webs
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Neil J Gemmell
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215
150
0.698
Evolutionary Biology
Genetics
Genomics
Reproductive Biology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jonathan M Waters
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182
127
0.698
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Steve Dawson
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146
100
0.685
Dolphins and whales
Bioacoustics
Conservation Biology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ian G Jamieson
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
133
52
0.391
Conservation Biology
Evolution
Animal Behavior
Molecular Ecology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Hamish Spencer
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132
61
0.462
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David Burritt
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
92
0.719
Plant Biology
Plant Biotechnology
Food Science
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Yolanda van Heezik
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
69
0.580
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gerard Closs
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
57
0.483

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* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lloyd S Davis
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
41
0.357
Science Communication
Behavioral Ecology
Penguin Biology
Conservation Biology
Science Diplomacy
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
David Wharton
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
113
30
0.265
environmental physiology
cold tolerance
anhydrobiosis
nematode biology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Alison Cree
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
52
0.473
ecophysiology
reproductive biology
thermal biology
herpetology
conservation
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Christoph D Matthaei
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
107
80
0.748
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Carolyn W Burns
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
42
0.424
freshwater ecology
limnology
lakes
invertebrate biology and taxonomy
conservation ecology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
mark lokman
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
41
0.488
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Phillip J Bishop
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
33
0.493
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Stephanie Godfrey
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
59
43
0.729
Ecology
Social Networks
Parasitology
Behavioural Ecology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Candida Savage
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
39
0.780
marine ecology
biogeochemistry
coastal ecosystems
carbon burial
benthos
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Keith Ireton
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
33
0.688
cellular microbiology
bacterial pathogenesis
signal transduction
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael Knapp
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
42
0.913
Molecular Ecology and Evolution
Conservation Genomics
Biogeography
Biological Anthropology
ancient DNA
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Peter D Mace
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
42
0.933
Structural Biology
Signal Transduction
Cell Death
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Megan J Wilson
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
31
0.689
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
David Allan Orlovich
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
20
0.444
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Carolina Loch
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
39
0.886
Evolutionary oral biology
dental morphology
dental education