Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Africa Architecture and Design Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Cities
Regions
Economic geography
Economic development
Urban planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,099
5,418
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sustainable Human Settlements
Post Occupancy Evaluation
e-Procurement in Construction
Environment and Behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,831
3,542
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Urban studies
housing
informal settlements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,725
1,763
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
urban geography
urban planning
urbanization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,469
2,665
0.596
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,774
1,631
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
sustainability
regenerative design
urban resilience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,573
1,869
0.523
* 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
3,283
2,823
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
urban planning
cities
governance
china
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,036
1,374
0.453
* 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
2,568
1,558
0.607
* 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
2,340
1,617
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Urban ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,318
1,790
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Urban and tourism development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,296
1,183
0.515
* 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
2,098
1,014
0.483
* 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
1,962
1,666
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
recherche scientifique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,832
535
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
urban politics and governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,740
803
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Complex social-ecological systems
resilience
monitoring
evaluation and learning
environmental management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,732
1,063
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Urban Planning - Urban Design - Architecture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,684
1,144
0.679
* 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
1,645
792
0.481
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sustainable Design
Urban Microclimate
Built Environment Simulation
Climate Change Adaptation
Building Energy Efficiency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,644
1,202
0.731
* 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
1,640
926
0.565
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Qualité de l'eau
Traitement et épuration de l'eau
Environnement
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,613
633
0.392
* 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
1,544
1,116
0.723
* 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
1,537
1,494
0.972
* 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
1,484
739
0.498
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,813
222
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ivan Turok
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,099
5,418
0.384
Cities
Regions
Economic geography
Economic development
Urban planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
211,866
175
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Eziyi O. Ibem
University of Nigeria
Nsukka, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,831
3,542
0.733
Sustainable Human Settlements
Post Occupancy Evaluation
e-Procurement in Construction
Environment and Behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,362
909
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Marie Huchzermeyer
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,725
1,763
0.373
Urban studies
housing
informal settlements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
227,872
78
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
George Owusu
University of Ghana
Legon, Ghana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,469
2,665
0.596
urban geography
urban planning
urbanization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
265,688
1,141
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Alison Todes
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,774
1,631
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
278,475
1,199
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Chrisna Du Plessis
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,573
1,869
0.523
sustainability
regenerative design
urban resilience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
299,442
335
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Aliyu Salisu Barau|Aliyu Barau, A.S. Barau
Bayero University
Gwarzo Road, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,283
2,823
0.860
Urban Planning
Climate Change
Informal Urbanism
Landscape Ecology
Special Economic Zones
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
319,581
1,430
169
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Philip Harrison
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,036
1,374
0.453
urban planning
cities
governance
china
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
365,714
1,048
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ayman Hassaan Ahmed Mahmoud
Cairo University
Giza, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,568
1,558
0.607
Landscape
thermal comfort
environmental planning
outdoor spaces
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
392,686
1,827
354
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
2,340
1,617
0.691
Urban planning
urban infrastructure
smart cities
technology and planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
395,514
190
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kumelachew Yeshitela
Ethiopian Institute of Architecture
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,318
1,790
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
398,234
1,857
240
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ronnie Donaldson
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,296
1,183
0.515
Urban and tourism development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
425,724
700
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Abiodun Olukayode Olotuah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,098
1,014
0.483
Architectural Education
Housing and Sustainability Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
446,680
244
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Clifford Amoako
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,962
1,666
0.849
Urban Planning
Informal Urbanization
Urban Flood Vulnerability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
468,770
241
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Linda Kharab
Université des Frères Mentouri Constantine 1
Constantine, Algeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,832
535
0.292
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
485,571
2,312
251
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Claire Bénit-Gbaffou
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,740
803
0.461
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
487,031
2,325
254
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Karen Kotschy
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,732
1,063
0.614
Complex social-ecological systems
resilience
monitoring
evaluation and learning
environmental management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
496,446
1,798
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Wael Yousef
Al Azhar University
Cairo, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,684
1,144
0.679
Urban Planning - Urban Design - Architecture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
504,350
1,044
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Adesoji David Jiboye
University of Ibadan
Ibadan, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,645
792
0.481
Sustainable Architecture
housing & urban development studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
504,485
1,866
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mohammad Fahmy
Military Technical College
Cairo, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,644
1,202
0.731
Sustainable Design
Urban Microclimate
Built Environment Simulation
Climate Change Adaptation
Building Energy Efficiency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
505,323
1,048
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Dolapo Amole
Obafemi Awolowo University
Ile Ife, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,640
926
0.565
Expertise in Architectural Research Methods
Environment and Behaviour
Gender and Architecture
Health and the Built Environmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
511,051
297
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Achour Samia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,613
633
0.392
Qualité de l'eau
Traitement et épuration de l'eau
Environnement
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
525,719
2,006
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Caroline Tadros
Alexandria University
Alexandria, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,544
1,116
0.723
future cities
sustainable urban planning
responsive cities
smart cities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
527,169
2,014
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Abeer Elshater
Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,537
1,494
0.972
Urban Design
Urban Morphology
Urban Planning
New Urbanism
Sustainable Urban Form
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
539,150
2,099
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Rabee M Reffat
Assiut University
Asyut, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,484
739
0.498
Architecture
Creativity
Artificial Intelligence
Virtual Environments
Sustainability