Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Africa Architecture and Design / Urban Planning 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
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: 3
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: 4
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: 5
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: 6
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: 7
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: 8
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: 9
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: 10
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: 11
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: 12
Urban and Regional Planning
Urban Geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,365
172
0.126
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Urban Planning
Transportation Planning
Housing
Involuntary Resettlement and Livelihood
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,358
1,192
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Transportation Planning
Infrastructure and Services
Sustainable Human Settlements
Planning Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,220
769
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Architecture
Urban
Social and Cultural
Sustainability
Globalization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,037
450
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Urban and Regional Planning
Housing and Urban Development
Transportation Planning and Urban Governance.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,033
509
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Urban Planning
Pro-poor development
Urban Management
Urban Governance
Spatial Justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
882
606
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
ICT in Urban planning
Green Architecture
Urban Microclimate
Energy Efficient Buildings
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
880
861
0.978
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Urban livelihoods
Urban water and sanitation
Urban governance
Climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
832
684
0.822
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Urban land use planning and sustainable development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
828
394
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
African Cities
Urban Planning
Urban Poverty & Informal Settlements
Planning Methodologies
Urban Infrastructure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
790
229
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Urban Planning
Environmental Impact Assessment
Disaster Risk Reduction
Resource Efficient Cities
Informal Settlements Upgrad
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
779
507
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
architecture
Urban Planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
725
311
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Sustainable Development
Sustainable Architecture
Urban Planning
Urban design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
719
611
0.850
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Urban Development
Urban Design
Cultural Sustainability
Architectural Education
Urban Landscape
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
715
501
0.701
* 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
227,872
78
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
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
299,442
335
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
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: 4
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
392,686
1,827
354
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
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: 6
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: 7
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
446,680
244
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
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
496,446
1,798
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
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
525,719
2,006
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
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: 11
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
567,967
467
164
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Robert A Obudho
University of Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,365
172
0.126
Urban and Regional Planning
Urban Geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
569,547
372
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Michael Poku Boansi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,358
1,192
0.878
Urban Planning
Transportation Planning
Housing
Involuntary Resettlement and Livelihood
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
607,130
3,061
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
James Chakwizira
University of Venda
Thohoyandou, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,220
769
0.630
Transportation Planning
Infrastructure and Services
Sustainable Human Settlements
Planning Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
665,425
3,216
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Yasser Mahgoub
Galala University
Suez, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,037
450
0.434
Architecture
Urban
Social and Cultural
Sustainability
Globalization
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
666,781
1,993
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Afolabi Aribigbola
Adekunle Ajasin University
Akungba Akoko, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,033
509
0.493
Urban and Regional Planning
Housing and Urban Development
Transportation Planning and Urban Governance.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
723,620
2,712
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Taibat Lawanson
University of Lagos
Lagos, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
882
606
0.687
Urban Planning
Pro-poor development
Urban Management
Urban Governance
Spatial Justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
724,272
3,836
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hatem Mahmoud
Aswan University
Aswan, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
880
861
0.978
ICT in Urban planning
Green Architecture
Urban Microclimate
Energy Efficient Buildings
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
744,483
656
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Samuel Twumasi Amoah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
832
684
0.822
Urban livelihoods
Urban water and sanitation
Urban governance
Climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
746,383
3,027
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Leke Oduwaye
University of Lagos
Lagos, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
828
394
0.476
Urban land use planning and sustainable development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
763,018
825
283
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Peter M. Ngau
University of Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
790
229
0.290
African Cities
Urban Planning
Urban Poverty & Informal Settlements
Planning Methodologies
Urban Infrastructure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
767,646
4,264
297
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
M Khalifa
Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
779
507
0.651
Urban Planning
Environmental Impact Assessment
Disaster Risk Reduction
Resource Efficient Cities
Informal Settlements Upgrad
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
792,633
991
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mustapha Ben-Hamouche
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
725
311
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
795,239
4,547
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Amany Ragheb
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
719
611
0.850
Sustainable Development
Sustainable Architecture
Urban Planning
Urban design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
797,206
4,574
268
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Khalid S Al Hagla
Alexandria University
Alexandria, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
715
501
0.701
Urban Development
Urban Design
Cultural Sustainability
Architectural Education
Urban Landscape