New Zealand's Top 2% Scientists 2023

New Zealand has 932 scientists on the 2023 single-year Top 2% list, up 3.0% from 905 in 2022. That places New Zealand 30th in the world by number of listed scientists, up 1 place. The University of Auckland has the most listed scientists (214), followed by University of Otago (110).

Single Year

932

+27 (+3.0%) vs 2022

Career Data

1,076

+47 (+4.6%) vs 2022

World rank by count

#30

up 1 place vs 2022

Institutes

No change vs 2022

Scientists in New Zealand on the list, by year

The single-year count has grown 23% since 2020.

Single-year list, change on the previous year

2021+19.2%

2022+0.4%

2023+3.0%

2024+1.6%

2025+0.7%

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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%

Top 10 institutes in New Zealand

By number of listed scientists

Single-year list2023

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1The University of Auckland214
2University of Otago110
3Massey University62
4Victoria University of Wellington60
5University of Canterbury55
6Auckland University of Technology42
7The University of Waikato42
8University of Otago, Christchurch35
9Springer Nature25
10Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences24

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Rank in New Zealand	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	183	TK Trenberth, Kevin E.	The University of Auckland	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 1
2	273	HC Hall, C. Michael	University of Canterbury	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 2
3	307	BV Braun, Virginia	The University of Auckland	Gender Studies	Rank 1
4	368	FV Feigin, Valery L.	Auckland University of Technology	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 23
5	581	ZF Zhu, Fan	The University of Auckland	Food Science	Rank 4
6	703	AM Anderson, Marti	Massey University Auckland	Ecology	Rank 16
7	1,367	WC Winterbourn, Christine C.	University of Otago, Christchurch	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 28
8	1,472	MA Markham, Anthony	Springer Nature	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 7
9	1,478	DS Dhillon, Sohita	Springer Nature	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 8
10	1,547	HP Hulme, Philip E.	Lincoln University	Ecology	Rank 41
11	1,777	PR Poulin, Robert	University of Otago	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 2
12	1,970	SR Sibson, Richard H.	University of Otago	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 19
13	2,077	XX Xu, Xun	The University of Auckland	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 17
14	2,104	SL Scott, Lesley J.	Springer Nature	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 10
15	2,706	RI Reid, Ian R.	The University of Auckland	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 48
16	2,757	VM Visser, Matt	Victoria University of Wellington	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 22
17	3,055	PG Prayag, Girish	University of Canterbury	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 12
18	3,163	SB Swinburn, Boyd	The University of Auckland	Public Health	Rank 42
19	3,709	DE Deeks, Emma D.	Springer Nature	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 14
20	3,988	GP Gluckman, Peter D.	Liggins Institute	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 79
21	4,057	SY Syed, Yahiya Y.	Springer Nature	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 15
22	4,481	WH White, Harvey D.	Auckland City Hospital	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 146
23	4,713	CJ Crump, John A.	University of Otago	Microbiology	Rank 93
24	4,944	SH Singh, Harjinder	Massey University	Food Science	Rank 32
25	5,000	LT Lumley, Thomas	The University of Auckland	Statistics & Probability	Rank 40
26	5,006	ND Nield, D. A.	The University of Auckland	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 49
27	5,301	KG Keating, Gillian M.	Springer Nature	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 22
28	5,685	BR Bouckaert, Remco	The University of Auckland	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 232
29	5,699	BA Boretti, Alberto	Independent Scientist	Energy	Rank 121
30	6,500	LY Lamb, Yvette N.	Springer Nature	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 34
31	6,534	HS Hoy, Sheridan M.	Springer Nature	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 35
32	6,920	FM Farid, Mohammed Mehdi	The University of Auckland	Energy	Rank 143
33	7,035	DA Drummond, Alexei	The University of Auckland	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 63
34	7,129	DJ Duckitt, John	The University of Auckland	Social Psychology	Rank 174
35	7,415	FD Fergusson, David M.	University of Otago, Christchurch	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 77
36	7,621	Milfont, Taciano L.	The University of Waikato	Social Psychology	Rank 177
37	7,767	FH Fathabadi, Hassan	HFAT Private Technical Co. Ltd.	Energy	Rank 164
38	7,799	BH Blair, Hannah A.	Springer Nature	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 40
39	7,976	BE Broadbent, Elizabeth	The University of Auckland	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 82
40	8,004	FR Fischer, Ronald	Victoria University of Wellington	Social Psychology	Rank 185
41	8,276	KS Keam, Susan J.	Springer Nature	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 44
42	8,351	FC Farquhar, Cindy	The University of Auckland	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 160
43	8,871	BS Barker-Collo, Suzanne	The University of Auckland	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 168
44	9,184	JP Janssen, Peter H.	AgResearch Grasslands	Microbiology	Rank 194
45	9,381	CG Cheung, Gordon W.	The University of Auckland	Business & Management	Rank 250
46	9,444	RC Ryan, Chris	The University of Waikato	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 38
47	9,449	TW Thomson, W. Murray	University of Otago	Dentistry	Rank 26
48	9,499	SR Scheyvens, Regina	Massey University	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 39
49	10,000	CA Carr, Anitra	University of Otago, Christchurch	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 76
50	10,356	BR Brodie, Roderick J.	The University of Auckland	Marketing	Rank 58
51	10,511	PK Pickering, Kim L.	The University of Waikato	Materials	Rank 167
52	10,775	SM Shirley, Matt	Springer Nature	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 55
53	10,823	SC Stinear, Cathy M.	The University of Auckland	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 600
54	10,974	SC Sibley, Chris G.	The University of Auckland	Social Psychology	Rank 224
55	11,497	DM Dutta, Mohan	Massey University	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 34
56	12,142	KM Kirschbaum, Miko U.F.	Landcare Research, Palmerston North	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 154
57	12,445	WC Ward, Colleen	Victoria University of Wellington	Social Psychology	Rank 254
58	12,705	BJ Butcher, John C.	The University of Auckland	Numerical & Computational Mathematics	Rank 22
59	12,741	KM Kah, Melanie	The University of Auckland	Environmental Sciences	Rank 193
60	12,877	LA Lew, Alan A.	Faculty of Culture and Society	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 55
61	13,085	TF Thabtah, Fadi	ASDTests	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 497
62	13,108	Derraik, José G.B.	Liggins Institute	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 248
63	13,170	KN Kasabov, Nikola K.	Auckland University of Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 501
64	13,252	Brown, Gavin T.L.	The University of Auckland	Education	Rank 123
65	13,392	WG Waterhouse, Geoffrey I.N.	The University of Auckland	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 401
66	13,553	MD Mackenzie, Darryl I.	Proteus	Ecology	Rank 297
67	13,725	SA Sarmah, Ajit K.	The University of Auckland	Environmental Sciences	Rank 212
68	13,917	GE Gane, Ed	Auckland City Hospital	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 161
69	14,366	BB Bradley, Brendon	University of Canterbury	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 27
70	14,610	WI Witten, Ian H.	The University of Waikato	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 547
71	14,850	DL Day, Li	AgResearch Grasslands	Food Science	Rank 105
72	14,857	SM Sellbom, Martin	University of Otago	Clinical Psychology	Rank 82
73	14,991	WM Wetherell, Margaret	The University of Auckland	Social Psychology	Rank 291
74	15,086	Zhang, Lawrence Jun	The University of Auckland	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 57
75	15,282	PR Poulton, Richie	University of Otago	Psychiatry	Rank 325
76	15,517	SD Sun-Waterhouse, Dongxiao	The University of Auckland	Food Science	Rank 110
77	15,618	CM Corballis, Michael	The University of Auckland	Experimental Psychology	Rank 236
78	15,758	GJ Gaillard, J. C.	Waipapa Taumata Rau	Strategic, Defence & Security Studies	Rank 32
79	15,783	FJ Frampton, James E.	Springer Nature	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 80
80	15,937	VS Vashist, Sandeep K.	Pictor Pvt. Ltd.	Analytical Chemistry	Rank 64
81	15,940	DN Dalbeth, Nicola	The University of Auckland	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 97
82	16,058	SK Scott, Kate M.	University of Otago	Psychiatry	Rank 332
83	16,244	MB Melville, Bruce	The University of Auckland	Environmental Engineering	Rank 75
84	16,260	FL Ferguson, Lynnette R.	The University of Auckland	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 595
85	16,320	GW Giggenbach, W. F.	GNS Science	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 257
86	16,338	RV Ravindran, V.	Massey University	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 22
87	16,693	YG Yeates, Gregor W.	Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 100
88	16,951	ZD Zhao, Dan	University of Canterbury	Energy	Rank 371
89	17,056	BA Beautrais, Annette	South Canterbury District Health Board	Psychiatry	Rank 355
90	17,077	YA Ye, Aiqian	Massey University	Food Science	Rank 130
91	17,489	Tylianakis, Jason M.	University of Canterbury	Ecology	Rank 372
92	17,992	HJ Holmes, Janet	Victoria University of Wellington	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 67
93	18,011	RB Robinson, Brett	University of Canterbury	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 116
94	18,089	BR Beasley, Richard	Medical Research Institute of New Zealand	Respiratory System	Rank 119
95	18,311	CC Crowther, Caroline A.	Liggins Institute	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 290
96	18,413	GR Gibson, Rosalind S.	University of Otago	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 133
97	18,689	CR Chan, Ricky Y.K.	Auckland University of Technology	Marketing	Rank 102
98	18,704	MD Mellor, David J.	Massey University	Veterinary Sciences	Rank 10
99	18,836	CF Collins, Francis L.	The University of Auckland	Geography	Rank 95
100	19,228	AS Anema, Skelte G.	Massey University	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 30
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from New Zealand are in the 2023 Stanford Top 2% list?

932 scientists affiliated with New Zealand are on the 2023 single-year list, and 1,076 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2023 single-year list, The University of Auckland has the most listed scientists from New Zealand, with 214. It is followed by University of Otago with 110.

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

On the single-year list, New Zealand went from 756 scientists in 2020 to 932 in 2023, a change of +23.3%.

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.