Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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
Tourism and Development
Local Economic Development
Small Enterprise Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,990
10,520
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Market segmentation within a tourism context
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,134
2,167
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tourism
Community-based tourism
Food tourism
Food
Sport event tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,948
2,412
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
South Africa
commemoration
heritage
tourism
memory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,747
1,567
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Tourism
marketing
Hospitality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,466
1,718
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tourism
Sport mega-events
Hospitality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,350
2,158
0.918
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Sustainable Tourism
Climate Change Adaptation
Inclusive Leisure
Tourist Behaviour and Experience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,341
2,079
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Consumer Behaviour
Culinary Tourism
Hospitality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,324
1,294
0.557
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tourism environmental management
hospitality service quality
destination marketing
special events management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,317
1,601
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
local development
karoo
south africa
land reform
tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,257
606
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
sport
leisure
and tourism marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,918
822
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tourism Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,865
856
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tourism and Hospitality
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,765
1,551
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Hospitality innovation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,502
1,265
0.842
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Sustainable Tourism Development
Human Resources in Tourism
Poverty Reduction
Travel Agencies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,497
1,449
0.968
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
travelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,491
478
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sustainable Tourism
community based tourism
tourism and resilience
Wildlife based tourism
Pro-poor tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,466
611
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Strategic Tourism Management
Strategic Tourism Marketing
Rural Tourism
Tourism Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,431
1,113
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Food Tourism
Ecotourism
Community and tourism development
Volunteer tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,243
811
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sustainability
event management
Pilgrimage
Tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,199
962
0.802
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
LED/ Local democracy/ E-governance/ Food security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,182
735
0.622
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Adventure tourism
higher education
geography of education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,118
922
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Tourism Safety and Security
Tourism Governance
Tourism-Development Nexus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,074
715
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Tourism & Environmental management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,008
785
0.779
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sport tourism
legacy
mega-events
nation branding
sport development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
972
734
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,510
90
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Christian Rogerson
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,990
10,520
0.421
Tourism and Development
Local Economic Development
Small Enterprise Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
311,273
1,377
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Martinette Kruger
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,134
2,167
0.691
Market segmentation within a tourism context
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,453
1,463
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Andrea Giampiccoli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,948
2,412
0.818
Tourism
Community-based tourism
Food tourism
Food
Sport event tourism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
346,693
1,571
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sabine Marschall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,747
1,567
0.570
South Africa
commemoration
heritage
tourism
memory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
377,262
101
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Dev Jani
University of Dar Es Salaam
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,466
1,718
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
391,337
1,817
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Tembi Tichaawa
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,350
2,158
0.918
Tourism
Sport mega-events
Hospitality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
392,530
184
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Issahaku Adam
University of Cape Coast
Cape Coast, Ghana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,341
2,079
0.888
Sustainable Tourism
Climate Change Adaptation
Inclusive Leisure
Tourist Behaviour and Experience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
394,746
1,839
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gerrie Du Rand
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,324
1,294
0.557
Consumer Behaviour
Culinary Tourism
Hospitality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
395,653
189
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ishmael Mensah
University of Cape Coast
Cape Coast, Ghana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,317
1,601
0.691
Tourism environmental management
hospitality service quality
destination marketing
special events management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
403,305
1,886
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Doreen Atkinson
University of Limpopo
Mankweng, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,257
606
0.268
local development
karoo
south africa
land reform
tourism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
454,050
2,161
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Neels Van Heerden
Tshwane University of Technology
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,918
822
0.429
sport
leisure
and tourism marketing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
463,087
2,211
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Berendien Lubbe
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,865
856
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
480,651
280
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Frederick Dayour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,765
1,551
0.879
Tourism and Hospitality
Climate Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
534,988
2,063
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Osman Ahmed El Said
Alexandria University
Alexandria, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,502
1,265
0.842
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
536,060
2,073
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ahmed Mohamed Elbaz
University of Sadat City
Monufia, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,497
1,449
0.968
Sustainable Tourism Development
Human Resources in Tourism
Poverty Reduction
Travel Agencies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
537,607
2,086
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Samy Zalat
Suez Canal University
Ismailia, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,491
478
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
543,273
431
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Damianah Kieti
Moi University
Eldoret, Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,466
611
0.417
Sustainable Tourism
community based tourism
tourism and resilience
Wildlife based tourism
Pro-poor tourism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
551,455
2,699
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Ikechukwu O. Ezeuduji
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,431
1,113
0.778
Strategic Tourism Management
Strategic Tourism Marketing
Rural Tourism
Tourism Entrepreneurship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
600,487
413
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Francis Eric Amuquandoh
University of Cape Coast
Cape Coast, Ghana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,243
811
0.652
Food Tourism
Ecotourism
Community and tourism development
Volunteer tourism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
613,212
2,735
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Islam Elgammal
Suez Canal University
Ismailia, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,199
962
0.802
Sustainability
event management
Pilgrimage
Tourism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
618,458
159
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mwesigwa David
Lira University
Lira, Uganda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,182
735
0.622
LED/ Local democracy/ E-governance/ Food security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
638,328
3,215
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tracey Mckay|Tracey Morton McKay
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,118
922
0.825
Adventure tourism
higher education
geography of education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
652,822
499
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kwaku Boakye
University of Cape Coast
Cape Coast, Ghana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,074
715
0.666
Tourism Safety and Security
Tourism Governance
Tourism-Development Nexus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
675,568
3,420
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Kevin Mearns
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,008
785
0.779
Tourism & Environmental management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
688,643
3,520
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Brendon Knott.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
972
734
0.755
Sport tourism
legacy
mega-events
nation branding
sport development