Citation Rankings
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Africa Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering 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
astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,986
25,897
0.864
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,609
12,154
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,776
1,194
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,911
5,417
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Solar Brayton Cycle
Microturbines
Solar Thermal
Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)
Solar Dish
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,332
883
0.663
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Intelligent Control of Aerospace Vehicles
Robotic Manipulators
Antilock Braking Systems and Active Vehicle Suspension Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,166
626
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Control systems
Structural dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
966
313
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Aeroacoustics
Autonomous Vehicles
Flow Control
Flight Dynamics
CFD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
856
445
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Innovative Aerospace Technologies
Laser Shock Peening
Additive Manufacturing
Titanium Machining
Friction Stir Welding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
662
448
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
aerospace
Simulation
optimization
biomechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
474
175
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Aeronautic
composite structures
Aerodynamique
dynamic of structures
failure mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398
303
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
galaxy evolution
active galactic nuclei
VLBI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
350
332
0.949
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Aerodynamics
Numerical simulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
314
290
0.924
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
209
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Planetary science
centaurs
stellar occultations
Solar System
space exploration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165
158
0.958
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Aerospace Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
99
0.619
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Astronomical Instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
82
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Embedded Systems
Internet of Things (IoT)
Artificial Intelligence and Smart Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
79
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Aircraft Maintenance
Asset life cycle analysis
Environmental impact assessment as a result of present engineering design and d
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
60
0.968
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Thermo-fluids Engineering: Power Plant Engineering
Heat transfer
Energy
Computational Fluids Dynamics (CFD)
Instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
49
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
User Experience
Software Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Communities
Open-source technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
51
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
45
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Machine learning
Guided waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
38
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Aerospace engineering
Combustion
Aerodynamics & CFD
Hypersonic flows
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
18
0.581
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
22,404
63
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Steven Michael Crawford
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,986
25,897
0.864
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,374
109
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
D. Buckley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,609
12,154
0.562
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,347
313
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ian S Glass
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,776
1,194
0.111
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,274
489
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Stephen Potter
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,911
5,417
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
576,298
2,862
285
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Willem Gabriel Le Roux
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,332
883
0.663
Solar Brayton Cycle
Microturbines
Solar Thermal
Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)
Solar Dish
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
623,301
3,141
324
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jimoh O. Pedro
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,166
626
0.537
Intelligent Control of Aerospace Vehicles
Robotic Manipulators
Antilock Braking Systems and Active Vehicle Suspension Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
691,062
3,531
357
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nicolaas Johannes Theron
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
966
313
0.324
Control systems
Structural dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
734,451
3,927
403
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Basman Elhadidi
Cairo University
Giza, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
856
445
0.520
Aeroacoustics
Autonomous Vehicles
Flow Control
Flight Dynamics
CFD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
823,497
4,329
429
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Claudia Polese
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
662
448
0.677
Innovative Aerospace Technologies
Laser Shock Peening
Additive Manufacturing
Titanium Machining
Friction Stir Welding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
940,184
6,085
529
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ayman H Kassem
Cairo University
Giza, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
474
175
0.369
aerospace
Simulation
optimization
biomechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,010,691
1,756
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Amina Benkhedda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
398
303
0.761
Aeronautic
composite structures
Aerodynamique
dynamic of structures
failure mechanics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,061,534
6,146
606
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jack Radcliffe
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
350
332
0.949
galaxy evolution
active galactic nuclei
VLBI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,105,304
250
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Abdulhafid Elfaghi
University of Zawia
Zawiya, Libya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
314
290
0.924
Aerodynamics
Numerical simulation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,228,484
7,602
983
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
AC Comrie
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
209
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,376,794
8,916
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Anja Genade
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165
158
0.958
Planetary science
centaurs
stellar occultations
Solar System
space exploration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,391,407
12,349
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Tarek Nada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
160
99
0.619
Aerospace Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,614,529
11,070
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Sabyasachi Chattopadhyay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
82
0.882
Astronomical Instrumentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,671,048
22,717
517
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Olaide Agbolade|O. A. Agbolade, Agbolade Olaide Ayodeji
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
80
79
0.988
Embedded Systems
Internet of Things (IoT)
Artificial Intelligence and Smart Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,761,570
12,365
1,067
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Tseko Jan Mofokeng
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
60
0.968
Aircraft Maintenance
Asset life cycle analysis
Environmental impact assessment as a result of present engineering design and d
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,784,897
25,904
465
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Aniekan Akpan Okon
University of Uyo
Uyo, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
49
0.845
Thermo-fluids Engineering: Power Plant Engineering
Heat transfer
Energy
Computational Fluids Dynamics (CFD)
Instrumentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,823,717
26,963
181
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jekayinoluwa Olabemiwo
Kwara State University
Ilorin, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
51
1.000
User Experience
Software Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Communities
Open-source technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,861,282
4,569
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Willice Obonyo
Technical University of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
45
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,912,011
13,873
1,127
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Isaac Setshedi
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
38
1.000
Machine learning
Guided waves
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,972,483
11,627
252
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Rachid Renane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
18
0.581
Aerospace engineering
Combustion
Aerodynamics & CFD
Hypersonic flows
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,003,407
14,775
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Zwidofhela Khangale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000