Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Africa Social Sciences / Linguistics and Literature Highly Cited Researchers 3.243 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
English language
Language in South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,294
2,679
0.288
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Sociolinguistics
linguistic anthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,574
2,455
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
linguistics
multilingualism
anthroplogy
philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,947
2,469
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Oriental Languages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,504
2,098
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Languages and Literacies (Reading Literacy
Multilingualism
translanguaging
World Englishes
Language Policy & Planning)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,851
1,913
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
AI
Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Smart Grid
Medical Image Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,688
2,416
0.899
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
reading
additional language learning
vocabulary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,569
863
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
orality performance and literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,526
554
0.219
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Reading
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,593
1,526
0.589
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Academic literacy
Language testing
Language assessment
Theory of applied linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,535
936
0.369
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Literacy
language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,541
659
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Computer science
deep learning
computer vision
natural language processing
human activity recognition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,671
2,558
0.958
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Pre 20th Century - Kiswahili Literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,454
2,274
0.927
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Division of Linguistic Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,445
819
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Multilingualism
Bantu linguistics
Multimodality
Language Policy
Translanguaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,385
1,232
0.517
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Applied linguistics/ Language assessment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,243
1,512
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Premodern Hebrew linguistics
Bible translation
Religious translation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,270
966
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Syntax
Bantu grammar
Psycholinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,125
838
0.394
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,147
617
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Lexicography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,083
533
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
South African literature
Poetry
Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,002
376
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
recherche scientifique
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,963
613
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
South African literature
translation
whiteness studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,877
497
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,859
305
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
social semiotics
multimodal communication
academic literacies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,888
802
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,275
371
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Rajend Mesthrie
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,294
2,679
0.288
Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
English language
Language in South Africa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,905
629
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ana Deumert
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,574
2,455
0.373
Sociolinguistics
linguistic anthropology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,284
725
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Christopher Stroud
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,947
2,469
0.415
linguistics
multilingualism
anthroplogy
philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
293,745
715
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mohamed Saleh 2
Assiut University
Asyut, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,504
2,098
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345,361
1,564
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Leketi Makalela
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,851
1,913
0.671
Languages and Literacies (Reading Literacy
Multilingualism
translanguaging
World Englishes
Language Policy & Planning)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
363,987
1,041
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mohamed Abdel Nasser
Aswan University
Aswan, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,688
2,416
0.899
AI
Deep Learning
Machine Learning
Smart Grid
Medical Image Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
366,663
1,668
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Lilli Pretorius
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,569
863
0.336
reading
additional language learning
vocabulary
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
368,409
1,680
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Elizabeth Gunner
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,526
554
0.219
orality performance and literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
375,089
11
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Rajaa Saleh
Sebha University
Sabha, Libya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,593
1,526
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
375,692
1,723
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Albert Weideman
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,535
936
0.369
Academic literacy
Language testing
Language assessment
Theory of applied linguistics
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
376,364
1,727
341
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mastin Prinsloo
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,541
659
0.259
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
378,898
142
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Abdelghani Dahou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,671
2,558
0.958
Computer science
deep learning
computer vision
natural language processing
human activity recognition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
384,959
227
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Amiri Swaleh
University of Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,454
2,274
0.927
Pre 20th Century - Kiswahili Literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
388,579
1,156
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mona Said Mansour
Benha University
Qalyubia, Egypt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,445
819
0.335
Division of Linguistic Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
390,291
1,807
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Felix Banda
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,385
1,232
0.517
Multilingualism
Bantu linguistics
Multimodality
Language Policy
Translanguaging
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
402,309
156
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Asma Maaoui
Université de Tunis
Tunis, Tunisia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,243
1,512
0.674
Applied linguistics/ Language assessment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
415,076
1,955
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Jacobus Naude
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,270
966
0.426
Premodern Hebrew linguistics
Bible translation
Religious translation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428,460
2,025
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Jochen Zeller
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,125
838
0.394
Syntax
Bantu grammar
Psycholinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428,478
227
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mary Esther Kropp Dakubu
University of Ghana
Legon, Ghana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,147
617
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
438,002
2,084
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Dj Prinsloo
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,083
533
0.256
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
442,076
2,099
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Michael Chapman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,002
376
0.188
South African literature
Poetry
Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
452,790
220
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Benalla Hocine
Université des Frères Mentouri Constantine 1
Constantine, Algeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,963
613
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
461,622
2,194
277
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Leon De Kock
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,877
497
0.265
South African literature
translation
whiteness studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
462,995
883
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Emmanuel Obiechina
University of Nigeria
Nsukka, Nigeria
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,859
305
0.164
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
467,465
2,226
405
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Arlene Hillary Archer
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,888
802
0.425
social semiotics
multimodal communication
academic literacies
