University of Canterbury in the Stanford/Elsevier 2026 list
The Stanford/Elsevier list covers the top 2% most-cited scientists in each subfield. These are the people from this institution on at least one of its two rankings: career-long and single-year (citations from 2025).
101
researchers on the list
4
rank in New Zealand
678
rank worldwide, of 38,384
Ranks by number of people on the list; we calculate them from the same data.
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| Name | Subfield | Career | Single-year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prayag, Girish | Sport, Leisure & Tourism | 25 / 11,605 | 8 / 11,605 |
| Zhao, Dan | Energy | 337 / 371,959 | 203 / 371,959 |
| Bradley, Brendon A. | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | 23 / 32,161 | 17 / 32,161 |
| Bartneck, Christoph | Industrial Engineering & Automation | 402 / 131,085 | 207 / 131,085 |
| Tylianakis, Jason M. | Ecology | 683 / 82,882 | 430 / 82,882 |
| Steel, Mike A. | Evolutionary Biology | 216 / 31,128 | 597 / 31,128 |
| Robinson, Brett Harvey | Environmental Sciences | 166 / 140,934 | 582 / 140,934 |
| Bennett, Thomas D. | Organic Chemistry | 3,024 / 188,664 | 281 / 188,664 |
| Park, Robert J.T. | Civil Engineering | 65 / 67,736 | 133 / 67,736 |
| Dickie, Ian A. | Ecology | 977 / 82,882 | 680 / 82,882 |
| Pang, S. | Energy | 866 / 371,959 | 929 / 371,959 |
| Lloyd, David G. | Evolutionary Biology | 326 / 31,128 | 503 / 31,128 |
| Milne, Markus J. | Accounting | 57 / 7,240 | 72 / 7,240 |
| Kelly, Dave J. | Ecology | 657 / 82,882 | 1,347 / 82,882 |
| Schiel, David R. | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | 305 / 54,545 | 385 / 54,545 |
| Jackson, Robert R. | Ecology | 738 / 82,882 | — |
| Rucklidge, Julia Jane | Psychiatry | 1,189 / 90,846 | 715 / 90,846 |
| Steel, Peter J. | Organic Chemistry | 822 / 188,664 | — |
| Dhakal, Rajesh P. | Civil Engineering | 250 / 67,736 | 240 / 67,736 |
| Aartsen, M. G. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 2,353 / 164,120 | 688 / 164,120 |
| Daynes, Stephen | Materials | 3,632 / 330,896 | 1,017 / 330,896 |
| Davies, Timothy R.H. | Environmental Engineering | 210 / 68,664 | 271 / 68,664 |
| Hay, Jennifer B. | Languages & Linguistics | 131 / 25,930 | 292 / 25,930 |
| Reed, W. Robert | Economics | — | 734 / 54,592 |
| Downard, Alison J. | Analytical Chemistry | 430 / 137,328 | — |
| Wiltshire, David L. | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 1,431 / 164,120 | 970 / 164,120 |
| Conradson, David | Geography | 365 / 21,559 | 345 / 21,559 |
| Norton, David A. | Ecology | 1,378 / 82,882 | — |
| Blunt, John W. | Organic Chemistry | 1,468 / 188,664 | 3,411 / 188,664 |
| Paulay, Thomas | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | 93 / 32,161 | 168 / 32,161 |
| Storey, Bryan C. | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,412 / 108,013 | — |
| Cole, James William | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,504 / 108,013 | — |
| Dorahy, Martin J. | Psychiatry | — | 1,381 / 90,846 |
| Kuntz, Joana R.C. | Business & Management | — | 1,929 / 68,786 |
| Mitrović, Antonija | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 1,940 / 517,648 | 8,975 / 517,648 |
| Nicol, Andrew | Geochemistry & Geophysics | 1,592 / 108,013 | 1,265 / 108,013 |
| Jameson, Paula Elizabeth | Plant Biology & Botany | 2,129 / 204,373 | 1,513 / 204,373 |
| Brady, Anne-Marie Marie | Cultural Studies | 91 / 8,723 | 32 / 8,723 |
| Cameron, Elissa Z. | Ecology | 1,655 / 82,882 | — |
| Schluter, Philip J. | General & Internal Medicine | 1,171 / 360,081 | 2,073 / 360,081 |
| Willig, Andreas | Networking & Telecommunications | 941 / 228,312 | — |
| Winterbourn, Michael J. | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | 929 / 54,545 | — |
| Fairbanks, Antony John | Organic Chemistry | 2,050 / 188,664 | 1,981 / 188,664 |
| Chase, James Geoffrey | Industrial Engineering & Automation | 1,107 / 131,085 | 1,327 / 131,085 |
| Russell, Gregory T. | Polymers | 1,170 / 133,253 | — |
| Crossin, Enda | Environmental Sciences | — | 2,858 / 140,934 |
| House, Donald A. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 812 / 86,991 | — |
| Sutherland, Donna L. | Marine Biology & Hydrobiology | — | 706 / 54,545 |
| Marshall, Aaron T. | Energy | 3,661 / 371,959 | 4,166 / 371,959 |
| Millane, Rick P. | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 458 / 140,272 | 2,271 / 140,272 |
| Woodward, Lianne J. | Pediatrics | 790 / 81,129 | 394 / 81,129 |
| Taylor, Nik | Behavioral Science & Comparative Psychology | — | 226 / 13,044 |
| Staiger, Mark P. | Materials | 2,609 / 330,896 | 3,309 / 330,896 |
| Nilsson, Daniel | Civil Engineering | 1,134 / 67,736 | 798 / 67,736 |
| Turnbull, Matthew Hamish | Plant Biology & Botany | 2,037 / 204,373 | — |
| Mitchell, Anna S. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 5,751 / 379,830 |
| Daniels, Ken Raymond | Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine | 1,303 / 105,735 | — |
| Reid, Michael F. | Applied Physics | 3,870 / 323,282 | — |
| Uekusa, Shinya | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | — | 290 / 32,161 |
| Jiang, Ke | Civil Engineering | — | 898 / 67,736 |
| Light, Richard L. | Sport Sciences | 649 / 41,112 | 750 / 41,112 |
| Bercovitch, Jacob | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | 199 / 32,161 | 579 / 32,161 |
| Mukundan, Ramakrishnan | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 3,658 / 517,648 | — |
| Watson, Neville R. | Energy | 2,516 / 371,959 | — |
| Cockburn, Andy J.G. | Human Factors | 296 / 16,381 | — |
| Macpherson, Elizabeth Jane | Law | — | 189 / 18,707 |
| Sullivan, Timothy J. | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | 209 / 32,161 | 368 / 32,161 |
| Arrillaga, Jos A. | Energy | 2,671 / 371,959 | — |
| Cubrinovski, Misko | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | 358 / 32,161 | 325 / 32,161 |
| Morgenroth, Justin A. | Forestry | 545 / 36,413 | 264 / 36,413 |
| Lever, Michael | General Clinical Medicine | 100 / 24,038 | 368 / 24,038 |
| Gillon, Gail T. | Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology | 208 / 13,500 | 239 / 13,500 |
| Logan, T. M. | Strategic, Defence & Security Studies | — | 347 / 32,161 |
| Copeland, B. Jack | Philosophy | 233 / 14,569 | — |
| Heinemann, Jack A. | Microbiology | 4,549 / 232,186 | — |
| Fee, Conan J. | Chemical Engineering | 1,117 / 97,821 | — |
| Gordon, Chris | Nuclear & Particle Physics | 3,571 / 164,120 | — |
| Piumsomboon, Thammathip | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | — | 8,954 / 517,648 |
| Bell, Tim C. | Education | 1,635 / 115,687 | — |
| Shafi, Mansoor | Networking & Telecommunications | 2,482 / 228,312 | 2,573 / 228,312 |
| Hughes, Robert N. | Neurology & Neurosurgery | — | 8,329 / 379,830 |
| Kruger, Paul E. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 1,440 / 86,991 | — |
| McKinlay, Audrey | Rehabilitation | 596 / 31,889 | — |
| Burrows, Colin J. | Plant Biology & Botany | 3,601 / 204,373 | — |
| Roberts, Peter A. | Education | 2,016 / 115,687 | — |
| Marsh, Kenneth N. | Chemical Engineering | 1,436 / 97,821 | — |
| Bates, Richard H.T. | Optoelectronics & Photonics | 1,032 / 140,272 | — |
| Laugesen, Murray | General & Internal Medicine | 3,372 / 360,081 | — |
| Abrahamson, John | Chemical Engineering | 1,676 / 97,821 | — |
| Fergusson, Jack E. | Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry | 1,919 / 86,991 | — |
| Lukosch, Stephan | Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing | 9,052 / 517,648 | — |
| Hunt, Ray | Networking & Telecommunications | 3,965 / 228,312 | — |
| Mason, Euan Gordon | Forestry | 671 / 36,413 | — |
| Hartshorn, Chris M. | General Chemistry | 876 / 57,505 | — |
| Jackson, Peter S. | Civil Engineering | 1,368 / 67,736 | — |
| Taylor, Desmond P. | Networking & Telecommunications | 4,465 / 228,312 | — |
| MacRae, Gregory Anthony | Civil Engineering | 1,375 / 67,736 | — |
| Walker, John C.F. | Forestry | 804 / 36,413 | — |
| Basu, Arin | General & Internal Medicine | — | 5,368 / 360,081 |
| Town, George Ian | General & Internal Medicine | 6,307 / 360,081 | — |
| Armstrong, Philip | Literary Studies | 363 / 21,141 | — |
Source: Ioannidis JPA, Elsevier (2026). August 2026 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators". Mendeley Data, version 9. Licence CC BY-NC 3.0. doi:10.17632/btchxktzyw.9
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