New Zealand's Top 2% Scientists 2022: Career-Long List

New Zealand has 1,029 scientists on the 2022 career-long Top 2% list, up 5.6% from 974 in 2021. That places New Zealand 24th in the world by number of listed scientists. The University of Auckland has the most listed scientists (226), followed by University of Otago (105).

Single Year

905

+4 (+0.4%) vs 2021

Career Data

1,029

+55 (+5.6%) vs 2021

World rank by count

#24

No change vs 2021

Institutes

142

+15 (+11.8%) vs 2021

Scientists in New Zealand on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 28% since 2020.

Career-long list, change on the previous year

2021+21.3%

2022+5.6%

2023+4.6%

2024+5.2%

2025+3.1%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	756		803
2021	901	+19.2%	974	+21.3%
2022	905	+0.4%	1,029	+5.6%
2023	932	+3.0%	1,076	+4.6%
2024	947	+1.6%	1,132	+5.2%
2025	954	+0.7%	1,167	+3.1%

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Rank in New Zealand	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	981	WH White, H. D.	Auckland City Hospital	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 57
2	1,064	WC Winterbourn, Christine	University of Otago, Christchurch	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 64
3	1,080	RI Reid, Ian R.	The University of Auckland	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 33
4	1,203	PR Poulin, Robert	University of Otago	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 2
5	1,438	PJ Potter, John D.	Massey University Wellington	Epidemiology	Rank 7
6	1,442	CY Chisti, Yusuf	Massey University	Biotechnology	Rank 3
7	1,673	FD Fergusson, David M.	University of Otago, Christchurch	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 18
8	1,855	AM Anderson, Marti J.	Massey University Auckland	Ecology	Rank 32
9	1,984	GP Gluckman, Peter	Liggins Institute	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 70
10	2,386	HC Hall, C. Michael	University of Canterbury	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 1
11	2,707	SR Sibson, Richard H.	University of Otago	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 23
12	3,609	FV Feigin, Valery L.	Auckland University of Technology	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 344
13	3,671	ND Nield, D. A.	The University of Auckland	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 23
14	3,715	HP Hulme, Philip E.	Lincoln University	Ecology	Rank 75
15	4,418	BV Braun, Virginia	The University of Auckland	Gender Studies	Rank 1
16	4,670	KG Keating, Gillian M.	Springer Nature	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 33
17	4,903	VM Visser, Matt	Victoria University of Wellington	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 70
18	5,261	DW Denny, William A.	Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 13
19	5,461	SB Swinburn, Boyd	The University of Auckland	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 175
20	6,087	SL Scott, Lesley J.	Springer Nature	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 42
21	6,899	BR Beasley, Richard	Medical Research Institute of New Zealand	Respiratory System	Rank 66
22	7,436	FC Farquhar, Cindy M.	The University of Auckland	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 129
23	7,756	SH Singh, Harjinder	Massey University	Food Science	Rank 20
24	7,939	DM Dragunow, Mike	Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 704
25	8,140	GE Gane, Edward J.	The University of Auckland	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 133
26	8,250	WT Ward, Tony	Victoria University of Wellington	Criminology	Rank 8
27	8,750	RA Richards, Arthur Mark	University of Otago, Christchurch	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 433
28	8,978	LP Liu, Ping	School of Biomedical Sciences	Materials	Rank 104
29	9,003	FL Ferguson, Lynnette R.	Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 410
30	9,196	CM Corballis, Michael C.	The University of Auckland	Experimental Psychology	Rank 144
31	10,025	LT Lumley, Thomas	The University of Auckland	Statistics & Probability	Rank 44
32	10,058	MJ Miller, Jeff	University of Otago	Experimental Psychology	Rank 162
33	10,311	PG Plosker, Greg L.	Adis	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 67
34	10,448	BA Beautrais, Annette	South Canterbury District Health Board	Psychiatry	Rank 293
35	10,589	CC Crowther, Caroline	Liggins Institute	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 171
36	11,412	CP Callaghan, P. T.	Victoria University of Wellington	Biophysics	Rank 20
37	11,473	RC Ryan, Chris	The University of Waikato	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 9
38	11,731	BE Baker, Edward N.	School of Biological Sciences	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 612
39	11,756	ME Mitchell, E. A.	The University of Auckland	Pediatrics	Rank 40
40	12,078	WJ Wilson, J. B.	University of Otago	Ecology	Rank 221
41	12,231	WD Walls, D. F.	The University of Auckland	General Physics	Rank 74
42	12,239	YG Yeates, Gregor W.	Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 40
43	13,101	BR Brogden, R. N.	Wolters Kluwer Health - Adis	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 94
44	13,157	BB Baguley, Bruce C.	Auckland Cancer Society Research Centre	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 591
45	13,483	BR Beaglehole, Robert	The University of Auckland	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 214
46	13,571	SP Schwerdtfeger, Peter	Massey University Auckland	Chemical Physics	Rank 331
47	13,737	AW Abraham, Wickliffe C.	University of Otago	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,168
48	13,761	MJ Mann, Jim I.	University of Otago	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 217
49	13,972	GW Giggenbach, W. F.	GNS Science	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 208
50	14,074	TG Tannock, Gerald W.	University of Otago	Microbiology	Rank 328
51	14,197	KM Kirschbaum, Miko U.F.	Landcare Research, Palmerston North	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 136
52	14,452	TC Townsend, Colin R.	University of Otago	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 73
53	14,488	TW Thomson, W. M.	Faculty of Dentistry	Dentistry	Rank 52
54	15,597	PC Perry, Caroline M.	Adis	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 113
55	15,624	HN Holford, Nick	The University of Auckland	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 114
56	16,047	XX Xu, Xun	The University of Auckland	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 111
57	16,451	BR Bonita, Ruth	The University of Auckland	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 245
58	16,641	JP Janssen, Peter H.	AgResearch Grasslands	Microbiology	Rank 397
59	16,754	WS Williams, Sheila	Otago Medical School	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 456
60	16,836	HJ Holmes, Janet	Victoria University of Wellington	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 14
61	16,986	MM McCormick, Mark I.	The University of Waikato	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 98
62	17,151	WI Witten, Ian H.	The University of Waikato	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 326
63	18,021	AI Asher, Innes	Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences	Respiratory System	Rank 189
64	18,151	PD Parry, David A.D.	Massey University	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 917
65	18,817	JR Jackson, Rod	The University of Auckland	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 277
66	19,082	EM Elwood, Mark	The University of Auckland	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 870
67	19,197	FM Farid, Mohammed	The University of Auckland	Energy	Rank 175
68	19,375	PJ Paton, J. F.R.	Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences	Physiology	Rank 80
69	19,462	BM Bhatia, Madhav	University of Otago, Christchurch	Immunology	Rank 703
70	19,568	GR Gibson, Rosalind S.	University of Otago	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 157
71	20,687	ZF Zhu, Fan	The University of Auckland	Food Science	Rank 62
72	20,775	SR Scragg, Robert	The University of Auckland	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 299
73	21,124	LD Lloyd, David G.	University of Canterbury	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 227
74	21,235	SM Steel, Mike	University of Canterbury	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 228
75	21,316	WC Wilson, Colin J.N.	Victoria University of Wellington	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 345
76	21,381	GC Gardiner, C. W.	University of Otago	General Physics	Rank 134
77	21,402	CJ Crump, John A.	University of Otago	Microbiology	Rank 524
78	21,642	JP Joyce, Peter R.	University of Otago, Christchurch	Psychiatry	Rank 553
79	21,910	DJ Duckitt, John	The University of Auckland	Social Psychology	Rank 236
80	22,020	PR Parfitt, R.	Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 86
81	22,325	MD Murdoch, David R.	University of Otago, Christchurch	Microbiology	Rank 547
82	22,536	TJ Tallon, Jeffery L.	Victoria University of Wellington	Applied Physics	Rank 583
83	23,045	GA Grey, Andrew	The University of Auckland	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 598
84	23,743	BJ Butcher, John C.	The University of Auckland	Numerical & Computational Mathematics	Rank 31
85	23,798	AB Anderson, Brian J.	The University of Auckland	Anesthesiology	Rank 76
86	23,853	RV Ravindran, V.	Massey University	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 34
87	24,041	MP Molan, Peter	The University of Waikato	Entomology	Rank 30
88	24,172	WD Williams, David E.	The University of Auckland	Energy	Rank 232
89	24,237	WM Wetherell, Margaret	The University of Auckland	Social Psychology	Rank 263
90	24,820	MR Mulder, Roger	University of Otago, Christchurch	Psychiatry	Rank 621
91	25,541	WC Ward, Colleen	Victoria University of Wellington	Social Psychology	Rank 273
92	25,969	BB Biggs, Barry	National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 185
93	25,973	TS Thrush, Simon F.	The University of Auckland	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 186
94	26,218	MR McDowall, R. M.	National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 187
95	26,257	MM Myers, Michael D.	The University of Auckland	Information Systems	Rank 54
96	26,300	KN Kasabov, Nikola K.	Auckland University of Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 485
97	26,685	SG Sparling, G. P.	The University of Waikato	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 107
98	26,689	RB Robinson, Brett	University of Canterbury	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 108
99	26,703	PD Penny, David	Massey University	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 261
100	27,002	SM Stringer, Mark D.	University of Otago	Pediatrics	Rank 120
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from New Zealand are in the 2022 Stanford Top 2% list?

905 scientists affiliated with New Zealand are on the 2022 single-year list, and 1,029 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in New Zealand has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2022 career-long list, The University of Auckland has the most listed scientists from New Zealand, with 226. It is followed by University of Otago with 105.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in New Zealand changed since 2020?

On the career-long list, New Zealand went from 803 scientists in 2020 to 1,029 in 2022, a change of +28.1%.

What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?

The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.

What is the official source of this data?

The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.