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Victoria University of Wellington 25 Scientists Natural Sciences / Biological Science i10 Productivity Rankings - 2025

Total 2,392,995 scientists, country 221, and institutions 24,455 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
Yi Mei
Evolutionary Computation
Genetic Programming
Combinatorial Optimization
Scheduling
XAI
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141
130
0.922
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
New Zealand
Joe (Giuseppe C.) Zuccarello
Phycology
Taxonomy
Evolution
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141
64
0.454
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
New Zealand
Phil Lester
Ants
wasps
bees
biological invasions
ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
70
0.504
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
New Zealand
Kevin C. Burns
Ecology
evolution
macroecology
biogeography
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
56
0.554
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
New Zealand
Ken Ryan
sea ice biology
ecophysiology
cyanobacterial toxins
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
56
0.602
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
New Zealand
Kevin S. Gould
Plant biology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
58
0.630
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
New Zealand
Heiko U. Wittmer
conservation biology
wildlife ecology
predator-prey interactions
ungulates
population ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
70
0.864
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
New Zealand
Emily J Parker
Enzyme structure and function
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
38
0.481
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
New Zealand
Dave Ackerley
Enzyme engineering
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
57
0.838
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
New Zealand
P Garnock-Jones
botany
taxonomy
evolution
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
11
0.169

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* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
New Zealand
Stephen Hartley
spatial ecology
species distribution modelling
conservation
invasive species
ecological restoration
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
33
0.702
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
New Zealand
Melanie J. Mcconnell
cancer cell biology
therapy resistance
mitochondrial injury
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
31
0.674
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
New Zealand
Danielle Shanahan
Ecology
conservation biology
nature experiences
threatened species
conservation planning
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
40
0.889
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
New Zealand
Peter Pfeffer
developmental biology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
21
0.553
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
New Zealand
Janet Pitman
Reproductive Biotechnology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
15
0.455
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
New Zealand
Mariana Bulgarella
Population Genetics
Ornithology
Entomology
Host-parasite Interactions
Invasion Biology.
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
25
0.806
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
New Zealand
Monica Gruber
Ecology
Evolution
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
19
0.679
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
New Zealand
Julie Deslippe
community and ecosystem ecology
plant-microbial interactions
plant conservation and restoration
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
24
0.889
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
New Zealand
Nicola J. Day
Global change
Plant and fungal ecology
Plant-soil interactions
Plant invasions
Fire ecology
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
25
1.000
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
New Zealand
Rachael C Shaw
Behavioural Ecology
Animal Cognition
Evolution
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
19
0.792
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
New Zealand
Andrew Bh Rees
Paleoecology
Chironomids
Transfer Functions
Tasmania
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
19
0.864
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
New Zealand
Cuie Yang
Transfer learning
Domain adaptation
Evolutionary Transfer optimization
Data-driven optimization
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
17
0.944
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
New Zealand
Stephanie A. Tomscha
Landscape Ecology
Ecosystem Services
Wetlands
Landscape History
Floodplains
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938
* Total i10 IndexRankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
New Zealand
Elsie Williams
protein engineering
antibiotic resistance
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
13
0.929
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Yi Mei
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141
130
0.922
Evolutionary Computation
Genetic Programming
Combinatorial Optimization
Scheduling
XAI
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Joe (Giuseppe C.) Zuccarello
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
141
64
0.454
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Phil Lester
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
70
0.504
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Kevin C. Burns
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
101
56
0.554
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ken Ryan
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
56
0.602
sea ice biology
ecophysiology
cyanobacterial toxins
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Kevin S. Gould
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
58
0.630
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Heiko U. Wittmer
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
81
70
0.864
conservation biology
wildlife ecology
predator-prey interactions
ungulates
population ecology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Emily J Parker
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
38
0.481
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Dave Ackerley
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
57
0.838
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
P Garnock-Jones
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65
11
0.169

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* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Stephen Hartley
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
47
33
0.702
spatial ecology
species distribution modelling
conservation
invasive species
ecological restoration
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Melanie J. Mcconnell
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
31
0.674
cancer cell biology
therapy resistance
mitochondrial injury
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Danielle Shanahan
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
40
0.889
Ecology
conservation biology
nature experiences
threatened species
conservation planning
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Joy MK|Mike Joy, MK Joy, Michael K Joy
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
44
21
0.477
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Peter Pfeffer
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
21
0.553
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Janet Pitman
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
15
0.455
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mariana Bulgarella
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
25
0.806
Population Genetics
Ornithology
Entomology
Host-parasite Interactions
Invasion Biology.
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Monica Gruber
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28
19
0.679
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Julie Deslippe
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
24
0.889
community and ecosystem ecology
plant-microbial interactions
plant conservation and restoration
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nicola J. Day
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
25
1.000
Global change
Plant and fungal ecology
Plant-soil interactions
Plant invasions
Fire ecology
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Rachael C Shaw
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
19
0.792
Behavioural Ecology
Animal Cognition
Evolution
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Andrew Bh Rees
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22
19
0.864
Paleoecology
Chironomids
Transfer Functions
Tasmania
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Cuie Yang
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18
17
0.944
Transfer learning
Domain adaptation
Evolutionary Transfer optimization
Data-driven optimization
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Stephanie A. Tomscha
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938
Landscape Ecology
Ecosystem Services
Wetlands
Landscape History
Floodplains
* Total i10 Index Rankings
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Elsie Williams
i-10 Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
13
0.929