Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Africa Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Psychiatry Rankings 2025

The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the Scientists Last 6 Years Citation Index, Universities Total Citations Rankings 2025, and Universities Last 6 Years Citations Rankings 2025.

* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
South Africa
Dan J Stein
Anxiety disorders
Psychiatry in Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
275,732
186,905
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Nigeria
Oye Gureje
Psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,848
69,370
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Kenya
Manasi Kumar
Global Mental Health
Health Services Research
Health Disparities
Child & Adolescent MH
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,962
58,206
0.955
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
South Africa
Christine Lochner
Compulsivity
impulsivity
behavioural addictions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,818
16,537
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
South Africa
Robin Emsley
psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,791
5,484
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Ethiopia
Charlotte Hanlon
global mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,504
11,502
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Egypt
Eman Khedr|Eman MH  Khedr, Eman Khedr
Neurology and Neurophysiology
Parkinson's disease
diagnosis and therapeutic role of rTMS
Epidemiology of neurological disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,191
5,526
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Tanzania
Sylvia Kaaya
HIV Mental Health & Psychiatry Practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,506
3,962
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
South Africa
John Joska
neuropsychiatry
hiv
cognitive disorders
mental health services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,139
6,022
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Nigeria
Abiodun O. Adewuya
Mental Health
Psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,234
3,630
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
South Africa
Jean-Paul Fouche
Neuroimaging
HIV
Mental Health
DTI
MRI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,009
5,485
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Nigeria
Lola Kola
Global Mental Health
mHealth Mental Health
Maternal Mental Health
Adolescent Mental Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,081
3,824
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
South Africa
Johannes Louw Roos
psychiatry
genetics
schizophrenia
suicide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,446
1,490
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Nigeria
Bola Ola
General adult psychiatry
child and adolescent psychiatry
addiction
social psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,176
2,358
0.456
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
South Africa
Katherine Sorsdahl
Public Mental Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,934
3,637
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
South Africa
Henk Temmingh
psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,644
4,336
0.934
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Nigeria
Jibril Abdulmalik
Public Mental Health
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Forensic Psychiatry
and Psychiatric Services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,617
3,700
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Kenya
David Ndetei
Psychiatry and Mental Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,330
1,772
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Nigeria
Aishatu Yusha'u Armiya'u
Forensic Psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,031
3,599
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Ethiopia
Telake Azale
Mental Health
Public Health
Health Promotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,882
3,593
0.926
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
South Africa
Annerine Roos
Psychiatry
Brain imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,597
2,880
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Nigeria
Victor Lasebikan
Psychiatry
Addiction Medicine
Public Health Psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,318
1,782
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Kenya
Razak M Gyasi
Aging epidemiology
Loneliness
Social isolation
Geriatric psychiatry
Medical gerontology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,094
2,730
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
South Africa
Emily Garman
Maternal mental health
common mental disorders
modelling
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,149
2,900
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
South Africa
Sharain Suliman
Anxiety Disorders
Trauma
PTSD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,985
1,913
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
301
South Africa
2
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Dan J Stein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
275,732
186,905
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,456
Nigeria
7
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Oye Gureje
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112,848
69,370
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,313
Kenya
5
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Manasi Kumar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
60,962
58,206
0.955
Global Mental Health
Health Services Research
Health Disparities
Child & Adolescent MH
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,824
South Africa
105
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Christine Lochner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,818
16,537
0.725
Compulsivity
impulsivity
behavioural addictions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,629
South Africa
168
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Robin Emsley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,791
5,484
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,445
Ethiopia
58
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Charlotte Hanlon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,504
11,502
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,809
Egypt
146
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Eman Khedr|Eman MH Khedr, Eman Khedr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,191
5,526
0.494
Neurology and Neurophysiology
Parkinson's disease
diagnosis and therapeutic role of rTMS
Epidemiology of neurological disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
104,864
Tanzania
13
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sylvia Kaaya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,506
3,962
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,725
South Africa
408
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
John Joska
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,139
6,022
0.659
neuropsychiatry
hiv
cognitive disorders
mental health services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,359
Nigeria
152
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Abiodun O. Adewuya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,234
3,630
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,891
South Africa
597
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jean-Paul Fouche
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,009
5,485
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,996
Nigeria
241
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lola Kola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,081
3,824
0.629
Global Mental Health
mHealth Mental Health
Maternal Mental Health
Adolescent Mental Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
189,519
South Africa
802
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Johannes Louw Roos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,446
1,490
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
199,116
Nigeria
295
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bola Ola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,176
2,358
0.456
General adult psychiatry
child and adolescent psychiatry
addiction
social psychiatry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
208,662
South Africa
895
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Katherine Sorsdahl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,934
3,637
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,071
South Africa
955
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Henk Temmingh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,644
4,336
0.934
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
222,270
Nigeria
345
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jibril Abdulmalik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,617
3,700
0.801
Public Mental Health
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Forensic Psychiatry
and Psychiatric Services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,878
Kenya
120
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
David Ndetei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,330
1,772
0.409
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
251,947
Nigeria
403
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Aishatu Yusha'u Armiya'u
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,031
3,599
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,552
Ethiopia
140
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Telake Azale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,882
3,593
0.926
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,285
South Africa
1,233
162
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Annerine Roos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,597
2,880
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
298,360
Nigeria
532
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Victor Lasebikan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,318
1,782
0.537
Psychiatry
Addiction Medicine
Public Health Psychiatry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
316,239
Kenya
192
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Razak M Gyasi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,094
2,730
0.882
Aging epidemiology
Loneliness
Social isolation
Geriatric psychiatry
Medical gerontology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
311,622
South Africa
1,415
295
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Emily Garman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,149
2,900
0.921
Maternal mental health
common mental disorders
modelling
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
325,803
South Africa
1,497
189
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sharain Suliman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,985
1,913
0.641