New Zealand's Top 2% Scientists 2024: Career-Long List

New Zealand has 1,132 scientists on the 2024 career-long Top 2% list, up 5.2% from 1,076 in 2023. That places New Zealand 26th in the world by number of listed scientists, down 1 place. The University of Auckland has the most listed scientists (303), followed by University of Otago (150).

Single Year

947

+15 (+1.6%) vs 2023

Career Data

1,132

+56 (+5.2%) vs 2023

World rank by count

#26

down 1 place vs 2023

Institutes

127

-18 (-12.4%) vs 2023

Scientists in New Zealand on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 41% 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	286	TK Trenberth, Kevin E.	The University of Auckland	Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences	Rank 1
2	1,057	WC Winterbourn, Christine C.	University of Otago, Christchurch	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 58
3	1,085	WH White, Harvey D.	The University of Auckland	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 63
4	1,093	PR Poulin, Robert	University of Otago	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 2
5	1,159	RI Reid, Ian R.	The University of Auckland	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 35
6	1,205	HC Hall, C. Michael	University of Canterbury	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 1
7	1,682	AM Anderson, Marti J.	Massey University Auckland	Ecology	Rank 34
8	1,938	FD Fergusson, David M.	University of Otago, Christchurch	Developmental & Child Psychology	Rank 22
9	1,984	GP Gluckman, Peter	The University of Auckland	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 69
10	2,120	FV Feigin, Valery L.	Auckland University of Technology	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 198
11	2,309	BV Braun, Virginia	The University of Auckland	Gender Studies	Rank 1
12	2,754	SR Sibson, Richard H.	University of Otago	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 23
13	2,870	HP Hulme, Philip E.	Lincoln University	Ecology	Rank 61
14	3,415	EW Evans, Will	Mana Health	Sport Sciences	Rank 7
15	3,765	ND Nield, D. A.	The University of Auckland	Mechanical Engineering & Transports	Rank 24
16	4,012	KG Keating, Gillian M.	Springer Nature	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 26
17	4,180	VM Visser, Matt	Victoria University of Wellington	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 50
18	4,774	SB Swinburn, Boyd	The University of Auckland	Public Health	Rank 38
19	4,832	SL Scott, Lesley J.	Springer Nature	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 32
20	5,864	DW Denny, William A.	The University of Auckland	Medicinal & Biomolecular Chemistry	Rank 17
21	6,224	SH Singh, Harjinder	Massey University	Food Science	Rank 18
22	6,891	FC Farquhar, Cindy	The University of Auckland	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 115
23	7,271	WT Ward, Tony	Victoria University of Wellington	Criminology	Rank 9
24	7,307	BR Beasley, Richard	Medical Research Institute of New Zealand	Respiratory System	Rank 66
25	7,694	WD White, David	Auckland University of Technology	Respiratory System	Rank 74
26	7,827	ZF Zhu, Fan	The University of Auckland	Food Science	Rank 23
27	8,010	GE Gane, Edward	The University of Auckland	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 134
28	8,117	RA Richards, A. Mark	University of Otago, Christchurch	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 408
29	8,769	LT Lumley, Thomas	The University of Auckland	Statistics & Probability	Rank 44
30	8,978	CM Corballis, Michael	The University of Auckland	Experimental Psychology	Rank 150
31	9,061	DM Dragunow, Michael	The University of Auckland	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 766
32	9,173	FL Ferguson, Lynnette R.	The University of Auckland	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 417
33	9,367	MJ Miller, Jeff	University of Otago	Experimental Psychology	Rank 159
34	9,440	LP Liu, Ping	University of Otago	Materials	Rank 112
35	9,844	CC Crowther, Caroline A.	The University of Auckland	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 161
36	9,847	XX Xu, Xun	The University of Auckland	Industrial Engineering & Automation	Rank 73
37	10,296	RC Ryan, Chris	The University of Waikato	Sport, Leisure & Tourism	Rank 12
38	10,549	PG Plosker, Greg L.	Wolters Kluwer Health - Adis	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 61
39	11,882	BA Beautrais, Annette	South Canterbury District Health Board	Psychiatry	Rank 333
40	12,630	ME Mitchell, Edwin A.	The University of Auckland	Pediatrics	Rank 38
41	12,656	TW Thomson, W. Murray	University of Otago	Dentistry	Rank 47
42	12,893	YG Yeates, Gregor W.	Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 50
43	13,086	BE Baker, Edward N.	The University of Auckland	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 620
44	13,208	CP Callaghan, P. T.	Victoria University of Wellington	Biophysics	Rank 22
45	13,287	WJ Wilson, J. Bastow	University of Otago	Ecology	Rank 247
46	13,597	BR Brogden, R. N.	Wolters Kluwer Health - Adis	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 88
47	13,689	BR Beaglehole, Robert	The University of Auckland	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 210
48	13,756	WD Walls, D. F.	The University of Auckland	General Physics	Rank 78
49	13,760	WI Witten, Ian H.	The University of Waikato	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 288
50	14,143	AW Abraham, W. C.	University of Otago	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 1,142
51	14,293	SP Schwerdtfeger, Peter	Massey University Auckland	Chemical Physics	Rank 335
52	14,601	KM Kirschbaum, Miko U.F.	Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 147
53	14,841	MJ Mann, Jim	University of Otago	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 229
54	14,845	HJ Holmes, Janet	Victoria University of Wellington	Languages & Linguistics	Rank 19
55	14,947	JP Janssen, Peter H.	AgResearch Grasslands	Microbiology	Rank 361
56	14,998	GW Giggenbach, W. F.	GNS Science	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 229
57	15,093	BB Baguley, Bruce C.	The University of Auckland	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 662
58	15,347	HN Holford, Nick	The University of Auckland	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 103
59	15,434	TG Tannock, Gerald W.	University of Otago	Microbiology	Rank 374
60	15,541	FM Farid, Mohammed M.	The University of Auckland	Energy	Rank 164
61	15,557	DS Dhillon, Sohita	Springer Nature	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 105
62	15,856	TC Townsend, Colin	University of Otago	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 84
63	16,050	PC Perry, Caroline M.	Wolters Kluwer Health - Adis	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 111
64	17,127	MM McCormick, Mark I.	The University of Waikato	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 95
65	17,155	CJ Crump, John A.	University of Otago	Microbiology	Rank 415
66	17,424	BM Billinghurst, Mark	The University of Auckland	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 366
67	17,686	WS Williams, S.	University of Otago	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 468
68	18,475	BR Bonita, Ruth	The University of Auckland	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 271
69	18,481	AI Asher, Innes	The University of Auckland	Respiratory System	Rank 182
70	19,008	GR Gibson, Rosalind S.	University of Otago	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 148
71	19,454	JR Jackson, Rod	The University of Auckland	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 286
72	19,472	SR Scragg, Robert K.R.	The University of Auckland	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 287
73	19,836	PJ Paton, Julian F.R.	The University of Auckland	Physiology	Rank 76
74	20,456	BM Bhatia, Madhav	University of Otago, Christchurch	Immunology	Rank 718
75	20,670	RV Ravindran, Velmurugu	Massey University	Dairy & Animal Science	Rank 26
76	20,789	WM Wetherell, Margaret	The University of Auckland	Social Psychology	Rank 236
77	20,842	DJ Duckitt, John	The University of Auckland	Social Psychology	Rank 237
78	21,311	MD Murdoch, David R.	University of Otago, Christchurch	Microbiology	Rank 527
79	21,329	PD Parry, David A.D.	Massey University	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 964
80	21,344	BJ Butcher, John C.	The University of Auckland	Numerical & Computational Mathematics	Rank 26
81	21,361	DE Deeks, Emma D.	Springer Nature	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 160
82	21,514	WC Ward, Colleen	Victoria University of Wellington	Social Psychology	Rank 243
83	21,576	EM Elwood, Mark	The University of Auckland	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 970
84	21,894	AB Anderson, Brian J.	The University of Auckland	Anesthesiology	Rank 71
85	21,983	WC Wilson, Colin J.N.	Victoria University of Wellington	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 354
86	22,508	KN Kasabov, Nikola Kirilov	Auckland University of Technology	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	Rank 464
87	22,729	GC Gardiner, C. W.	University of Otago	General Physics	Rank 127
88	22,934	SM Steel, Mike	University of Canterbury	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 226
89	22,984	DM Dutta, Mohan J.	Massey University	Communication & Media Studies	Rank 22
90	23,330	LD Lloyd, David G.	University of Canterbury	Evolutionary Biology	Rank 228
91	23,551	PR Parfitt, R.	Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 97
92	23,561	WD Williams, David E.	The University of Auckland	Energy	Rank 261
93	23,632	MA Markham, Anthony	Springer Nature	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 182
94	24,058	FJ Frampton, James E.	Springer Nature	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 189
95	24,116	GA Grey, Andrew	The University of Auckland	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 609
96	24,298	MR Mulder, Roger T.	University of Otago, Christchurch	Psychiatry	Rank 588
97	24,364	RB Robinson, Brett	University of Canterbury	Agronomy & Agriculture	Rank 101
98	24,382	JP Joyce, Peter R.	University of Otago, Christchurch	Psychiatry	Rank 590
99	24,480	SM Stringer, Mark D.	University of Otago	Pediatrics	Rank 92
100	25,823	MD Mellor, David J.	Massey University	Veterinary Sciences	Rank 19
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from New Zealand are in the 2024 Stanford Top 2% list?

947 scientists affiliated with New Zealand are on the 2024 single-year list, and 1,132 are on the career-long list.

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

On the 2024 career-long list, The University of Auckland has the most listed scientists from New Zealand, with 303. It is followed by University of Otago with 150.

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 1,132 in 2024, a change of +41.0%.

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.