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South Africa Scientists Citation in South Africa Rankings 2024
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 2024 and list of influential and most cited researchers in Agriculture and Forestry, Art, Design and Architecture, Business and Management, Economics and Econometrics, Education, Engineering and Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law, Medicine and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences and their 256 sub-branches is a unique service offered only by “AD Scientific Index”. You can see the most cited and influential researchers in the country and region. See also for more specific citation analyses: "last 6 years citation index" Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by: Total Citations) and Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Last 6 Years Citations)
| Total Citation Counts | AD Scientific Index - World Citation Ranking - 2024 | Citation Metrics | ||||||||
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| University Rank | Country Rank | Region Rank | World Rank | Name | Country | University / Institution |
Subject Research Areas |
Total | Last 6 Year | Last 6 year/total |
| 4 | 101 | 224 | 33,687 |
South Africa
|
North West University
|
Agriculture & Forestry / Soil Sciences and Plant Nutrition
Microbial Ecology | Soil Metagenomics | Plant-Microbe Interactions | |
22,193 | 19,971 | 0.900 | |
| 27 | 102 | 227 | 34,400 |
South Africa
|
University of Cape Town
|
Others
hiv | |
21,869 | 11,745 | 0.537 | |
| 28 | 103 | 228 | 34,527 |
South Africa
|
University of Cape Town
|
Others
|
21,808 | 8,671 | 0.398 | |
| 6 | 104 | 229 | 34,544 |
South Africa
|
University of Johannesburg
|
Social Sciences / Psychology
Social psychology | race and ethnic studies | research methods | |
21,800 | 8,212 | 0.377 | |
| 13 | 105 | 230 | 34,629 |
South Africa
|
Stellenbosch University
|
Engineering & Technology / Computer Science
Bioinformatics | statistics | |
21,768 | 8,262 | 0.380 | |
| 2 | 106 | 232 | 34,729 |
South Africa
|
University of the Free State
|
Economics & Econometrics / Accounting & Finance
Water resources management | Water accounting | Water Footprint | Food | Irrigation | |
21,723 | 8,604 | 0.396 | |
| 14 | 107 | 235 | 35,696 |
South Africa
|
Stellenbosch University
|
Medical and Health Sciences / Psychiatry
Compulsivity | impulsivity | behavioural addictions | |
21,315 | 15,096 | 0.708 | |
| 7 | 108 | 242 | 36,976 |
South Africa
|
University of Johannesburg
|
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Graph Theory | |
20,791 | 8,806 | 0.424 | |
| 2 | 109 | 243 | 37,075 |
South Africa
|
South African Astronomical Observatory
|
Engineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering
Astronomy | |
20,748 | 11,332 | 0.546 | |
| 15 | 110 | 245 | 37,456 |
South Africa
|
Stellenbosch University
|
Medical and Health Sciences / Infectious Diseases
HIV | infectious diseases | children | |
20,592 | 7,922 | 0.385 | |
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| 8 | 111 | 246 | 37,547 |
South Africa
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University of Pretoria
|
Medical and Health Sciences / Obstetrics and Gynecology
Maternal mortality | perinatal mortality | stillbirths | |
20,557 | 9,432 | 0.459 | |
| 16 | 112 | 249 | 37,582 |
South Africa
|
Stellenbosch University
|
Social Sciences / Sociology
Disability studies | public mental health | cultural aspects of health care | |
20,547 | 10,035 | 0.488 | |
| 17 | 113 | 250 | 37,938 |
South Africa
|
Stellenbosch University
|
Medical and Health Sciences / Infectious Diseases
Tuberculosis | Immunology | Biomarkers | |
20,418 | 10,713 | 0.525 | |
| 18 | 114 | 252 | 38,504 |
South Africa
|
Stellenbosch University
|
Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology
Yeast Biotechnology | |
20,200 | 6,098 | 0.302 | |
| 17 | 115 | 254 | 39,192 |
South Africa
|
University of the Witwatersrand
|
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Wildlife Ecology | |
19,943 | 6,275 | 0.315 | |
| 10 | 116 | 256 | 39,271 |
South Africa
|
University of Kwazulu Natal
|
Engineering & Technology / Earth Sciences
Economic Geology | Mineral Prospectivity Mapping | Exploration Geochemistry | Geological Remote Sensing | |
19,912 | 11,717 | 0.588 | |
| 19 | 117 | 259 | 39,553 |
South Africa
|
Stellenbosch University
|
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Human genetics | |
19,814 | 6,612 | 0.334 | |
| 18 | 118 | 261 | 39,718 |
South Africa
|
University of the Witwatersrand
|
Medical and Health Sciences / Infectious Diseases
malaria | mosquitoes | |
19,753 | 7,743 | 0.392 | |
| 29 | 119 | 262 | 39,868 |
South Africa
|
University of Cape Town
|
Medical and Health Sciences / Immunology
immunology | tuberculosis | |
19,699 | 12,501 | 0.635 | |
| 2 | 120 | 263 | 40,516 |
South Africa
|
Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa
|
Others
HIV/AIDS surveillance | HIV-related stigma and discrimination | behavioural interventions | implementation research | Orphaned and | |
19,482 | 6,326 | 0.325 | |
| 19 | 121 | 265 | 40,621 |
South Africa
|
University of the Witwatersrand
|
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
laser resonators | laser beam shaping | orbital angular momentum | structured light | |
19,446 | 14,234 | 0.732 | |
| 8 | 122 | 266 | 40,728 |
South Africa
|
University of Johannesburg
|
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Taxonomy | Ethnobotany | Medicinal plants | Apiaceae | Umbelliferae | |
19,413 | 7,638 | 0.393 | |
| 11 | 123 | 268 | 40,946 |
South Africa
|
University of Kwazulu Natal
|
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Biological invasions | biodiversity conservation | land use planning | socio-ecological systems | |
19,337 | 6,414 | 0.332 | |
| 2 | 124 | 269 | 41,066 |
South Africa
|
Africa Health Research Institute
|
Others
Systems Virology | Emerging Viruses | HIV | |
19,293 | 14,206 | 0.736 | |
| 20 | 125 | 270 | 41,085 |
South Africa
|
Stellenbosch University
|
Medical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health
Public Health: infectious disease epidemiology | evidence synthesis | vaccine implementation research | antimicrobial resistance | |
19,286 | 19,153 | 0.993 | |