Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Africa Highly Cited Researchers Citation Architecture and Design Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Cities
Regions
Economic geography
Economic development
Urban planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,800
5,163
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Urban studies
housing
informal settlements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,611
1,661
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Sustainable Human Settlements
Post Occupancy Evaluation
e-Procurement in Construction
Environment and Behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,610
3,325
0.721
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
urban geography
urban planning
urbanization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,118
2,436
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,681
1,552
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
sustainability
regenerative design
urban resilience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,471
1,772
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Urban Planning
Climate Change
Informal Urbanism
Landscape Ecology
Special Economic Zones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,092
2,642
0.854
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
urban planning
cities
governance
china
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,982
1,323
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Landscape
thermal comfort
environmental planning
outdoor spaces
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,355
1,361
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Urban planning
urban infrastructure
smart cities
technology and planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,250
1,529
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Urban and tourism development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,237
1,127
0.504
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Urban ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,217
1,689
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Architectural Education
Housing and Sustainability Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,034
958
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Urban Planning
Informal Urbanization
Urban Flood Vulnerability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,825
1,546
0.847
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
recherche scientifique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,818
513
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Complex social-ecological systems
resilience
monitoring
evaluation and learning
environmental management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,686
1,021
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
urban politics and governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,679
753
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Urban Planning - Urban Design - Architecture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,637
1,103
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Sustainable Architecture
housing & urban development studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,609
759
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Qualité de l'eau
Traitement et épuration de l'eau
Environnement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,582
604
0.382
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Expertise in Architectural Research Methods
Environment and Behaviour
Gender and Architecture
Health and the Built Environmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,581
871
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Sustainable Design
Urban Microclimate
Built Environment Simulation
Climate Change Adaptation
Building Energy Efficiency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,568
1,128
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
future cities
sustainable urban planning
responsive cities
smart cities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,468
1,042
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Urban Design
Urban Morphology
Urban Planning
New Urbanism
Sustainable Urban Form
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,431
1,390
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Architecture
Creativity
Artificial Intelligence
Virtual Environments
Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,431
687
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,654
220
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ivan Turok
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,800
5,163
0.374
Cities
Regions
Economic geography
Economic development
Urban planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,637
900
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Marie Huchzermeyer
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,611
1,661
0.360
Urban studies
housing
informal settlements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
215,653
176
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Eziyi O. Ibem
University of Nigeria
Nsukka, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,610
3,325
0.721
Sustainable Human Settlements
Post Occupancy Evaluation
e-Procurement in Construction
Environment and Behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
239,374
81
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
George Owusu
University of Ghana
Legon, Ghana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,118
2,436
0.592
urban geography
urban planning
urbanization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,813
1,131
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Alison Todes
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,681
1,552
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,401
1,202
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Chrisna Du Plessis
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,471
1,772
0.511
sustainability
regenerative design
urban resilience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
307,044
342
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Aliyu Salisu Barau|Aliyu Barau, A.S. Barau
Bayero University
Gwarzo Road Kano, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,092
2,642
0.854
Urban Planning
Climate Change
Informal Urbanism
Landscape Ecology
Special Economic Zones
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
316,468
1,417
167
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Philip Harrison
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,982
1,323
0.444
urban planning
cities
governance
china
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
381,630
1,105
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ayman Hassaan Ahmed Mahmoud
Cairo University
Giza, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,355
1,361
0.578
Landscape
thermal comfort
environmental planning
outdoor spaces
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
394,927
1,841
359
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nancy Odendaal
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,250
1,529
0.680
Urban planning
urban infrastructure
smart cities
technology and planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
396,681
1,850
239
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ronnie Donaldson
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,237
1,127
0.504
Urban and tourism development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
399,224
189
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Kumelachew Yeshitela
Ethiopian Institute of Architecture
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,217
1,689
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
425,418
686
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Abiodun Olukayode Olotuah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,034
958
0.471
Architectural Education
Housing and Sustainability Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
459,629
244
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Clifford Amoako
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,825
1,546
0.847
Urban Planning
Informal Urbanization
Urban Flood Vulnerability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
460,948
230
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Linda Kharab
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,818
513
0.282
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
484,995
2,313
253
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Karen Kotschy
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,686
1,021
0.606
Complex social-ecological systems
resilience
monitoring
evaluation and learning
environmental management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
486,375
2,322
255
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Claire Bénit-Gbaffou
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,679
753
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
494,870
1,762
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Wael Yousef
Al Azhar University
Cairo, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,637
1,103
0.674
Urban Planning - Urban Design - Architecture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
500,766
1,014
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Adesoji David Jiboye
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,609
759
0.472
Sustainable Architecture
housing & urban development studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
506,386
291
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Achour Samia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,582
604
0.382
Qualité de l'eau
Traitement et épuration de l'eau
Environnement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
506,555
1,040
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Dolapo Amole
Obafemi Awolowo University
Ile-Ife, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,581
871
0.551
Expertise in Architectural Research Methods
Environment and Behaviour
Gender and Architecture
Health and the Built Environmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
509,354
1,866
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mohammad Fahmy
Military Technical College
Kahire, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,568
1,128
0.719
Sustainable Design
Urban Microclimate
Built Environment Simulation
Climate Change Adaptation
Building Energy Efficiency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
531,604
2,027
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Caroline Tadros
Alexandria University
Alexandria, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,468
1,042
0.710
future cities
sustainable urban planning
responsive cities
smart cities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
540,015
2,083
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Abeer Elshater
Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,431
1,390
0.971
Urban Design
Urban Morphology
Urban Planning
New Urbanism
Sustainable Urban Form
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
540,181
2,085
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Rabee M Reffat
Assiut University
Asyut, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,431
687
0.480
Architecture
Creativity
Artificial Intelligence
Virtual Environments
Sustainability