Top 100 Scientists

Social Sciences and Humanities Top 100 Scientists in New Zealand 2025

Top 100 scientists can be ranked globally or specific to the following regions including Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, Arab League, ASEAN, EECA, and BRICS based on total H-index scores without any breakdown by subject areas. Top 100 rankings in the world, in a continent, or a region include standardized subjects areas of Agriculture & Forestry, Arts, Design and Architecture, Business & Management, Economics & Econometrics, Education, Engineering & Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law/Law and Legal Studies, Medical and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Art and Humanities Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Rankings BETA VERSION. Subject field rankings in world, region, country, and university are in Beta version and are subject to real-time updates, since the subject field “Others” (1,121,296 scientists profile whose branch cannot be determined, not yet edited or determined) is excluded. These rankings will dynamically evolve in real time as the “Others” profiles are revised and classified. Please note that. Subjects indicated as “ * others ” will not be included in the ranking by regions and subjects.

* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Colin Michael Hall
tourism
geography
sustainability
regional development
global environmental chang
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
166
766
126,230
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Rod Ellis
second language acquisition
task-based language teachin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
117
275
145,210
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tony Ward
psychology
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6292-236
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
110
340
43,544
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
John Cronin
Sport and Exercise Science
Strength and Conditioning
Human Performanc
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
96
307
32,216
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Suzanne Barker Collo
Neuropsychology
neurorehabilitation
stroke
traumatic brain injur
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
94
196
220,774
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Chris G Sibley
social psychology
political psychology
health psychology
personality
intergroup relation
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
94
374
35,998
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michael Corballis
cognitive neuroscience
language evolution
brain asymmetr
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
86
275
32,925
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Russell D Gray
cultural evolution
animal cognition
language evolution
philosophy of biology
historical linguistic
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
85
186
25,571
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Colleen Ward
Acculturation
intercultural relations
cross-cultural psycholog
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
83
204
45,343
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Taciano L. Milfont
Applied Social Psychology
Environmental Psychology
Conservation Psychology
Cross-Cultura
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
82
200
28,107
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mike McGuigan
Sports and Exercise Science
Strength and Conditionin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
82
191
25,412
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Martin Sellbom
psychopathy
personality disorders
MMPI-3
HiTO
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
80
241
22,311
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Virginia Braun
health
gender & sexuality
gendered bodies
food studies
qualitative researc
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
78
164
387,052
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Paul Laursen
High Performance Sport
High-Intensity Interval Training
Ketogenic diet
Thermoregulation
Artificial Intelligenc
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
77
161
23,859
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Margaret Wetherell
Discourse
Identity
Masculinity
Racism
Affec
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
77
156
63,400
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lawrence Jun Zhang
Language Learning
Metacognition
L2 Reading & Writing
Bilingual/Biliteracy Intervention
L2 Teacher Cognition and Chang
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
75
409
35,990
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
James H Liu
Social psychology
Political psychology
Cross-cultural psychology
New media
Collective Memor
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
72
209
19,206
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Patria Hume
Sports Biomechanics
Sports Injury Prevention
Sports Injury Epidemiology
Anthropometr
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
69
186
19,784
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Roderick J Brodie
Branding and Relationships
Service Management and Engagement
Theorizing in Marketin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
68
134
36,343
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
John Gibson
Development economics
Household surveys
Migration
Povert
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
68
193
15,902
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mohan J Dutta
culture and health
health and poverty
global health and health activism
participation
healt
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
67
197
17,583
* Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
James Higham
tourism and global environmental change
climate change
sport and touris
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation
66
152
16,126
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Colin Michael Hall
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
166
766
126,230
tourism
geography
sustainability
regional development
global environmental chang
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
David Fergusson
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
158
458
93,771
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Rod Ellis
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
117
275
145,210
second language acquisition
task-based language teachin
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tony Ward
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
110
340
43,544
psychology
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6292-236
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
John Cronin
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
96
307
32,216
Sport and Exercise Science
Strength and Conditioning
Human Performanc
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Suzanne Barker Collo
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
94
196
220,774
Neuropsychology
neurorehabilitation
stroke
traumatic brain injur
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Chris G Sibley
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
94
374
35,998
social psychology
political psychology
health psychology
personality
intergroup relation
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Chris Ryan
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
89
293
36,437
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Janet Holmes
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
86
255
47,100
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michael Corballis
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
86
275
32,925
cognitive neuroscience
language evolution
brain asymmetr
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Russell D Gray
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
85
186
25,571
cultural evolution
animal cognition
language evolution
philosophy of biology
historical linguistic
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Colleen Ward
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
83
204
45,343
Acculturation
intercultural relations
cross-cultural psycholog
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Taciano L. Milfont
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
82
200
28,107
Applied Social Psychology
Environmental Psychology
Conservation Psychology
Cross-Cultura
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mike McGuigan
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
82
191
25,412
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Martin Sellbom
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
80
241
22,311
psychopathy
personality disorders
MMPI-3
HiTO
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Virginia Braun
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
78
164
387,052
health
gender & sexuality
gendered bodies
food studies
qualitative researc
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Paul Laursen
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
77
161
23,859
High Performance Sport
High-Intensity Interval Training
Ketogenic diet
Thermoregulation
Artificial Intelligenc
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Margaret Wetherell
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
77
156
63,400
Discourse
Identity
Masculinity
Racism
Affec
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Lawrence Jun Zhang
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
75
409
35,990
Language Learning
Metacognition
L2 Reading & Writing
Bilingual/Biliteracy Intervention
L2 Teacher Cognition and Chang
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
James H Liu
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
72
209
19,206
Social psychology
Political psychology
Cross-cultural psychology
New media
Collective Memor
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Patria Hume
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
69
186
19,784
Sports Biomechanics
Sports Injury Prevention
Sports Injury Epidemiology
Anthropometr
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Roderick J Brodie
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
68
134
36,343
Branding and Relationships
Service Management and Engagement
Theorizing in Marketin
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
John Gibson
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
68
193
15,902
Development economics
Household surveys
Migration
Povert
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Mohan J Dutta
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
67
197
17,583
culture and health
health and poverty
global health and health activism
participation
healt
Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
James Higham
Metrics
 
H-Index
i10 Index
Citation Counts
66
152
16,126
tourism and global environmental change
climate change
sport and touris