Citation Rankings
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Total 171 scientist
* 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
251,812
166,456
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Nigeria
Oye Gureje
Psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,022
65,836
0.604
* 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
57,609
54,896
0.953
* 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
21,755
15,523
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
South Africa
Robin Emsley
psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,522
5,266
0.319
* 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
14,746
10,785
0.731
* 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
10,547
5,054
0.479
* 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
9,351
3,855
0.412
* 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
8,803
5,704
0.648
* 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
8,065
3,479
0.431
* 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
6,741
5,227
0.775
* 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
5,829
3,601
0.618
* 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
5,403
1,452
0.269
* 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
5,069
2,265
0.447
* 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
4,716
3,427
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
South Africa
Henk Temmingh
psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,412
4,110
0.932
* 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
4,386
3,489
0.795
* 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
4,242
1,696
0.400
* 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
3,848
3,419
0.889
* 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
3,646
3,363
0.922
* 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
3,431
2,717
0.792
* 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
3,239
1,716
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
South Africa
Emily Garman
Maternal mental health
common mental disorders
modelling
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,982
2,736
0.918
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
South Africa
Sharain Suliman
Anxiety Disorders
Trauma
PTSD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,861
1,800
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
South Africa
Karen Milner
employee wellbeing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,857
827
0.289
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
395
South Africa
2
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Dan J Stein
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
251,812
166,456
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,505
Nigeria
4
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Oye Gureje
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109,022
65,836
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,654
Kenya
5
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Manasi Kumar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
57,609
54,896
0.953
Global Mental Health
Health Services Research
Health Disparities
Child & Adolescent MH
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,904
South Africa
106
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Christine Lochner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,755
15,523
0.714
Compulsivity
impulsivity
behavioural addictions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,934
South Africa
161
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Robin Emsley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,522
5,266
0.319
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,319
Ethiopia
54
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Charlotte Hanlon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,746
10,785
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,005
Egypt
121
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Eman Khedr|Eman MH Khedr, Eman Khedr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,547
5,054
0.479
Neurology and Neurophysiology
Parkinson's disease
diagnosis and therapeutic role of rTMS
Epidemiology of neurological disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,293
Tanzania
8
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sylvia Kaaya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,351
3,855
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,664
South Africa
394
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
John Joska
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,803
5,704
0.648
neuropsychiatry
hiv
cognitive disorders
mental health services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,103
Nigeria
56
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Abiodun O. Adewuya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,065
3,479
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
148,162
South Africa
584
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jean-Paul Fouche
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,741
5,227
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,808
Nigeria
111
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lola Kola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,829
3,601
0.618
Global Mental Health
mHealth Mental Health
Maternal Mental Health
Adolescent Mental Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,179
South Africa
763
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Johannes Louw Roos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,403
1,452
0.269
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
196,851
Nigeria
144
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bola Ola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,069
2,265
0.447
General adult psychiatry
child and adolescent psychiatry
addiction
social psychiatry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,098
South Africa
879
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Katherine Sorsdahl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,716
3,427
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,629
South Africa
944
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Henk Temmingh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,412
4,110
0.932
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,849
Nigeria
186
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jibril Abdulmalik
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,386
3,489
0.795
Public Mental Health
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Forensic Psychiatry
and Psychiatric Services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
232,971
Kenya
101
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
David Ndetei
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,242
1,696
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
254,701
Nigeria
232
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Aishatu Yusha'u Armiya'u
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,848
3,419
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,892
Ethiopia
126
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Telake Azale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,646
3,363
0.922
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,161
South Africa
1,211
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Annerine Roos
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,431
2,717
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,364
Nigeria
317
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Victor Lasebikan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,239
1,716
0.530
Psychiatry
Addiction Medicine
Public Health Psychiatry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
316,404
South Africa
1,415
302
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Emily Garman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,982
2,736
0.918
Maternal mental health
common mental disorders
modelling
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,330
South Africa
1,458
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sharain Suliman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,861
1,800
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,720
South Africa
1,461
173
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Karen Milner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,857
827
0.289