Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Africa Social Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 1.059 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Medical Sociology
Social gerontology with bias in nutrition and mental health
Social Demography
Bioethics
Qualitative data
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,014
30,393
0.707
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Maternal and child health
life course development
child and adolescent development
global mental health
global health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,839
14,919
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Disability studies
public mental health
cultural aspects of health care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,094
10,015
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Philosophy and methodology of the social sciences
higher education knowledge production
sociology of science
scientometrics a
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,265
4,658
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Social change in post conflict countries
social response to zoonotic diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,099
3,279
0.181
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gender gender-based violence rape HIV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,211
7,547
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
gender
violence
sexual health
social epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,982
5,223
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Masculinities
Violence
Fatherhood
Southern Theory
Academic Staff Support
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,670
5,094
0.347
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
africa
class
inequality
protest
comparative social policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,799
2,882
0.294
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Gender
Femininities
Gender Based Violence
Interventions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,384
3,975
0.424
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Social Insects
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,393
4,792
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Drug Abuse
Deviance
Education
Development and Communities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,111
3,038
0.333
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
sociology of knowledge
curriculum
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,422
3,156
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Maternal and child health and indigenous knowledge and medicinal plants
law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,672
1,854
0.192
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Social Science
Implementation Research
Gender and Neglected tropical diseases
Malaria
Demographic Surveillance Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,282
5,012
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
gender and diversity in organizations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,007
3,689
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Posthumanism
Feminist New Materialism
Post-qualitative inquiry
Social Justice and Ethics of Care
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,756
4,752
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Demography of Ageing/Population Studies/Disability Concern
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,787
4,989
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Heterosexualities
critical masculinities
racialisation of sexuality and gender
gender-based violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,460
2,847
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
gender
masculinities
research ethics
social aspects of HIV
gender violence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,051
3,387
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Leadership
Marketing
Internationalisation and Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,027
2,498
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
South Africa
cultural theory
cities
visual culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,911
1,537
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gender
race
sexuality
young people
education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,742
1,056
0.184
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gender and Childhood Sexuality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,522
2,613
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
land reform
gender
women's history
south africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,529
1,131
0.205
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,013
12
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Isaac Akinkunmi Adedeji
Olabisi Onabanjo University
Ago Iwoye, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43,014
30,393
0.707
Medical Sociology
Social gerontology with bias in nutrition and mental health
Social Demography
Bioethics
Qualitative data
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
27,440
76
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mark Tomlinson
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26,839
14,919
0.556
Maternal and child health
life course development
child and adolescent development
global mental health
global health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,686
111
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Leslie Swartz
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,094
10,015
0.453
Disability studies
public mental health
cultural aspects of health care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,758
136
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Johann Mouton
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,265
4,658
0.255
Philosophy and methodology of the social sciences
higher education knowledge production
sociology of science
scientometrics a
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
46,618
2
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Paul Richards
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,099
3,279
0.181
Social change in post conflict countries
social response to zoonotic diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,770
188
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Naeemah Abrahams
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,211
7,547
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,079
204
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kristin L Dunkle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,982
5,223
0.349
gender
violence
sexual health
social epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,144
206
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Robert Morrell
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,670
5,094
0.347
Masculinities
Violence
Fatherhood
Southern Theory
Academic Staff Support
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,222
363
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jeremy Seekings
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,799
2,882
0.294
africa
class
inequality
protest
comparative social policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,202
384
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nwabisa Jama Shai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,384
3,975
0.424
Gender
Femininities
Gender Based Violence
Interventions
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,349
397
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Christian Pirk
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,393
4,792
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,062
31
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kisilu Kombo
Kenyatta University
Nairobi, Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,111
3,038
0.333
Drug Abuse
Deviance
Education
Development and Communities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,275
412
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Johan Muller
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,422
3,156
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,184
416
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nikodem V Cheryl
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,672
1,854
0.192
Maternal and child health and indigenous knowledge and medicinal plants
law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
121,523
30
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Margaret Gyapong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,282
5,012
0.605
Social Science
Implementation Research
Gender and Neglected tropical diseases
Malaria
Demographic Surveillance Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
125,214
470
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jenny M. Hoobler
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,007
3,689
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,760
530
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Vivienne Bozalek
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,756
4,752
0.613
Posthumanism
Feminist New Materialism
Post-qualitative inquiry
Social Justice and Ethics of Care
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,030
74
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Elias Olukorede Wahab
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,787
4,989
0.568
Demography of Ageing/Population Studies/Disability Concern
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,940
623
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tamara Shefer
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,460
2,847
0.441
Heterosexualities
critical masculinities
racialisation of sexuality and gender
gender-based violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
171,534
689
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Yandisa Sikweyiya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,051
3,387
0.560
gender
masculinities
research ethics
social aspects of HIV
gender violence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,853
696
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Felix Maringe
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,027
2,498
0.414
Leadership
Marketing
Internationalisation and Higher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,582
711
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sarah Nuttall
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,911
1,537
0.260
South Africa
cultural theory
cities
visual culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,311
734
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Rob Pattman
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,742
1,056
0.184
Gender
race
sexuality
young people
education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
180,619
739
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Deevia Bhana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,522
2,613
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,381
771
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Cherryl Walker
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,529
1,131
0.205
land reform
gender
women's history
south africa
