top-cited scientists

Top-cited scientists in New Zealand

2025 single-year list · 971 listed authors · 37th of 170 countries

971 researchers whose current affiliation is in New Zealand are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the top 2% scientists list. 404 of them rank in the global top 100,000 by composite citation score (c, excluding self-citations). New Zealand has 0.4% of everyone on the list, 37th of 170 countries.

Listed authors
971
0.4% of the list
In the global top 100,000
404
41.6% of its listed authors
Country rank
#37
of 170 countries by listed authors
Highest-ranked
#94
Braun, Virginia

Top institutions in New Zealand

  1. University of Auckland23624%
  2. University of Otago11312%
  3. Victoria University of Wellington616%
  4. University of Canterbury596%
  5. Massey University495%
  6. University of Waikato485%
  7. Auckland University of Technology465%
  8. University of Otago, Christchurch273%
  9. Bioeconomy Science Institute202%
  10. Earth Sciences New Zealand192%

Top fields

  1. Clinical Medicine32133%
  2. Biology9610%
  3. Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry9410%
  4. Engineering535%
  5. Economics & Business485%
  6. Enabling & Strategic Technologies485%
  7. Biomedical Research465%
  8. Earth & Environmental Sciences414%
  9. Social Sciences404%
  10. Information & Communication Technologies374%

971 listed scientists in New Zealand

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