Top-cited scientists by field in New Zealand

20 fields · 138 subfields · New Zealand

In which fields are the top 2% scientists in New Zealand?

972 researchers whose current affiliation is in New Zealand are in the 2025 list of top-cited scientists, the annual ranking often called the Stanford–Elsevier top 2% scientists list, across 20 fields and 138 subfields. Clinical Medicine has the most (321, 33.0%), followed by Biology (96) and Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry (94); the largest subfield is General & Internal Medicine (84). A row opens its scientists in the table of all authors.

Field and subfieldListed authorsShareTop 100kHighest-ranked author
Clinical Medicine · 321 listed authors (33.0%)
General & Internal Medicine848.6%15Farquhar, Cindy M. #10,037
Neurology & Neurosurgery272.8%12Feigin, Valery L. #237
Pharmacology & Pharmacy181.9%6Holford, Nicholas H.G. #23,810
Psychiatry141.4%11Poulton, Richie G. #21,892
Sport Sciences141.4%6Laursen, Paul B. #34,197
Surgery141.4%2Windsor, John A. #70,491
Pediatrics131.3%3Stringer, Mark David #56,325
Cardiovascular System & Hematology101.0%2White, Harvey D. #5,666
Endocrinology & Metabolism101.0%7Reid, Ian R. #3,683
Anesthesiology90.9%3Anderson, Brian J. #53,959
Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine90.9%1Johnson, Neil Philip #37,096
Orthopedics90.9%1Abbott, J. Haxby #52,539
Dentistry80.8%1Thomson, W. Murray #10,181
Ophthalmology & Optometry80.8%2Craig, Jennifer Patricia #32,366
Oncology & Carcinogenesis70.7%2Ferguson, Lynnette R. #32,639
Arthritis & Rheumatology60.6%4Dalbeth, Nicola D. #12,077
Gastroenterology & Hepatology60.6%4Petrov, Maxim S. #13,278
Otorhinolaryngology50.5%0Douglas, Richard George #196,846
Emergency & Critical Care Medicine40.4%2Lam, Lawrence T.M. #32,900
Respiratory System40.4%3Beasley, Richard W. #36,399
Immunology30.3%2Bhatia, Madhav #56,204
Urology & Nephrology30.3%0Gilling, Peter J. #110,645
Environmental & Occupational Health20.2%0Douwes, Jeroen E. #134,956
General Clinical Medicine20.2%0Florkowski, Christopher Michael #181,579
Legal & Forensic Medicine20.2%0Buckleton, John S. #284,610
Allergy10.1%1Longhurst, Hilary J. #93,119
Dermatology & Venereal Diseases10.1%0Rademaker, Marius #218,444
Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging10.1%0Subramaniam, Rathan M. #112,034
Pathology10.1%1Delahunt, Brett #74,815
Biology · 96 listed authors (9.9%)
Marine Biology & Hydrobiology262.7%6Lebreton, Laurent C.M. #9,069
Plant Biology & Botany262.7%8Brummell, David A. #33,694
Ecology181.9%17Anderson, Marti J. #937
Entomology101.0%2Zhi-Qiang, Zhi #38,791
Evolutionary Biology90.9%7Drummond, Alexei J. #10,973
Zoology30.3%0Lentle, Roger Graham #297,207
Ornithology20.2%0Battley, Phil F. #415,402
Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry · 94 listed authors (9.7%)
Food Science262.7%18Zhu, Fan #293
Agronomy & Agriculture212.2%10Kirschbaum, Miko Uwe Franz #12,922
Dairy & Animal Science212.2%4Ravindran, Velmurugu #10,641
Veterinary Sciences131.3%1Mellor, David J. #6,699
Forestry80.8%1Donaldson, Lloyd A. #28,664
Fisheries50.5%1Millar, Russell Brian #91,747
Horticulture30.3%0Harker, Frederick Roger #307,643
Engineering · 53 listed authors (5.5%)
Civil Engineering121.2%5Park, Robert J.T. #23,861
Electrical & Electronic Engineering80.8%2Covic, Grant Anthony #56,538
Biomedical Engineering70.7%0Besier, Thor F. #115,884
Environmental Engineering70.7%2Melville, Bruce W. #14,856
Industrial Engineering & Automation70.7%5Xu, Xun W. #2,415
Chemical Engineering40.4%2Baroutian, Saeid #82,947
Mechanical Engineering & Transports30.3%1Nield, D. A. #3,323
Aerospace & Aeronautics20.2%0Armellin, Roberto #144,218
Geological & Geomatics Engineering10.1%1Gao, Jay #44,414
Enabling & Strategic Technologies · 48 listed authors (4.9%)
Strategic, Defence & Security Studies171.7%5Bradley, Brendon A. #11,658
Materials161.6%7Pickering, Kim Louise #16,801
Energy141.4%8Boretti, Alberto A. #791
Biotechnology50.5%2Puri, Munish #41,561
Optoelectronics & Photonics30.3%0Rosset, Samuel #331,707
Bioinformatics20.2%1Jones, David T. #3,816
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology20.2%2Waterhouse, Geoffrey I. N. #7,133
Economics & Business · 48 listed authors (4.9%)
Sport, Leisure & Tourism121.2%11Hall, C. Michael #274
Business & Management111.1%11Cheung, Gordon Wai Hung #6,270
Accounting60.6%6Habib, Ahsan #9,484
Economics50.5%5Ma, Wanglin #18,109
Marketing50.5%5Crick, James M. #16,046
Logistics & Transportation30.3%1Curl, Angela #87,951
Econometrics10.1%1Phillips, Peter C.B. #1,498
Finance10.1%1Gabauer, David #5,141
Industrial Relations10.1%1Boxall, Peter F. #23,640
Biomedical Research · 47 listed authors (4.8%)
Microbiology202.1%5Crump, John A. #7,401
Nutrition & Dietetics111.1%6Moughan, Paul James #19,624
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology101.0%3Winterbourn, Christine C. #1,717
Physiology60.6%2Paton, Julian F.R. #65,324
Anatomy & Morphology50.5%1Jensen, Ellen C. #99,283
Mycology & Parasitology40.4%2Poulin, Robert #2,147
Virology40.4%0Petousis-Harris, Helen A. #252,479
Developmental Biology30.3%1Fineran, Peter C. #58,411
Toxicology20.2%1Hales, Simon #98,216
Biophysics10.1%0Callaghan, Paul T. #174,388
Genetics & Heredity10.1%0Robertson, Stephen P. #175,329
Earth & Environmental Sciences · 41 listed authors (4.2%)
Geochemistry & Geophysics192.0%6Sibson, Richard H. #3,972
Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences70.7%7Trenberth, Kevin E. #191
Environmental Sciences50.5%4Kah, Melanie #8,925
Oceanography20.2%0Johnson, Mark P. #145,932
Paleontology20.2%1Gregory, Murray R. #60,867
Geology10.1%0Naish, Tim R. #431,865
Social Sciences · 40 listed authors (4.1%)
Education181.9%14Brown, Gavin T.L. #8,326
Geography70.7%7Collins, Francis L. #21,437
Gender Studies20.2%2Braun, Virginia #94
Information & Library Sciences20.2%0Cullen, Rowena J. #290,925
Law20.2%0Macpherson, Elizabeth Jane #186,371
Social Work20.2%0Beddoe, Liz #101,629
Criminology10.1%1Ward, Tony #10,178
Cultural Studies10.1%1Brady, Anne-Marie Marie #80,602
Demography10.1%1McLeman, Robert Andrew #36,421
International Relations10.1%1Jackson, Richard #45,060
Information & Communication Technologies · 37 listed authors (3.8%)
Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing293.0%14Bouckaert, Remco R. #5,142
Networking & Telecommunications50.5%0Shafi, Mansoor #183,138
Medical Informatics20.2%0Wilkinson, T. J. #189,694
Information Systems10.1%1Myers, Michael David #23,789
Physics & Astronomy · 31 listed authors (3.2%)
Nuclear & Particle Physics70.7%2Visser, Matt #1,035
Applied Physics50.5%0Etchegoin, Pablo G. #124,650
General Physics50.5%3Gardiner, C. W. #44,754
Optics40.4%0Lekner, John #133,658
Chemical Physics30.3%3Schwerdtfeger, Peter A. #32,211
Acoustics20.2%1Mace, Brian R. #43,244
Fluids & Plasmas20.2%0Van Gorder, Robert A. #101,327
Astronomy & Astrophysics10.1%1Eldridge, Jan J. #27,032
Chemistry · 29 listed authors (3.0%)
Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry90.9%2Hartinger, Christian G. #79,420
Organic Chemistry80.8%1Bennett, Thomas D. #26,150
Polymers70.7%0Ali, Mohammed Azam #114,425
Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry30.3%1Denny, William A. #45,351
Analytical Chemistry10.1%1Pinu, Farhana R. #84,206
Public Health & Health Services · 26 listed authors (2.7%)
Public Health101.0%2Swinburn, Boyd Anthony #6,817
Rehabilitation80.8%1Theadom, Alice M. #82,440
Gerontology50.5%5Wiles, Janine L. #34,800
Nursing40.4%0Crowe, Marie T. #104,062
Substance Abuse30.3%1Fischer, Benedikt #31,363
Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology20.2%0Miles, Anna #234,671
Epidemiology10.1%1Potter, John D. #36,762
Psychology & Cognitive Sciences · 23 listed authors (2.4%)
Social Psychology141.4%14Milfont, Taciano L. #5,205
Experimental Psychology40.4%4Corballis, Michael C. #14,342
Developmental & Child Psychology30.3%3Fergusson, David M. #25,295
Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology10.1%0Taylor, Nik #140,286
Clinical Psychology10.1%0Krägeloh, Christian Ulrich #118,544
Human Factors10.1%1Lovreglio, Ruggiero #67,952
Communication & Textual Studies · 18 listed authors (1.9%)
Languages & Linguistics151.5%13Zhang, Lawrence Jun #4,789
Communication & Media Studies20.2%1Dutta-Bergman, Mohan Jyoti #7,284
Literary Studies10.1%0Boyd, Brian #539,551
Mathematics & Statistics · 6 listed authors (0.6%)
Statistics & Probability40.4%4Lumley, Thomas S. #5,325
Numerical & Computational Mathematics20.2%1Butcher, John C. #9,065
General Mathematics10.1%0Downey, Rod Graham #216,977
Built Environment & Design · 6 listed authors (0.6%)
Building & Construction50.5%4Durdyev, Serdar #29,709
Urban & Regional Planning10.1%1van der Heijden, Jeroen #37,707
Philosophy & Theology · 5 listed authors (0.5%)
Philosophy30.3%1Popper, Karl R. #79,019
Applied Ethics10.1%1Nie, Jingbao #90,819
Historical Studies · 3 listed authors (0.3%)
Archaeology20.2%0Higham, Charles F.W. #241,294
History20.2%0Booth, Douglas #420,626
Visual & Performing Arts · 0 listed authors (0.0%)
Art Practice, History & Theory10.1%0Tavinor, Grant #619,551

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