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Law Highly Cited Researchers 619 Scientists Citation in South Africa Rankings - 2025
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Human Right
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
550
249
0.453
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Law
Politics
Democracy
Human Rights
Constitutionalis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
536
213
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Feminist criminology
domestic violence
sexual offences
South Afric
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
532
212
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
law
environment
water
sanitatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
500
209
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Environmental law and Sustainability
Energy and Climate change
Extractive industries
Water la
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
485
254
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Human rights
climate change law
environmental la
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
481
396
0.823
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
International tax la
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
464
267
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Rural policing
Stock theft & Endangered species/plant
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
459
431
0.939
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Successful Public Schooling
Learner/pupil Accountability
Parental/Caregiver Accountability
Role of Courts Towards Successfu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
453
164
0.362
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Youth violence
Psychology
Criminology
Early Childhood Education
Educational Psycholog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
449
297
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
449
37
0.082
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Demand Guarantees
Banking Law
Consumer Credit Law
Insolvenc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
447
187
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Church Polity
Gender
Human rights
Religion and La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
446
312
0.700
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
441
133
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Human rights la
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
435
314
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Sports Law
Law of Contract
Interpretation of Contract
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
430
133
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
la
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
428
353
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Labour Law
Employment Law
Constitutional Law
Vulnerable Worker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
420
170
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
418
142
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Constitutional Law
Administrative Law
Human Rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
416
108
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
law
intellectual property
copyright
innovatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
415
223
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
human rights
education law
gender
diversity
sexualit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
416
169
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Environmental Contamination
Environmental Law
Environmental Chemistry
Wastewater treatmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
406
299
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Estate planning
insurance
corporate social responsibility
corporate la
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
406
227
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Social Security
Labour Law
Unemployment Insurance
Social Policy
AI and the La
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
406
203
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
917,668
4,952
495
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Prince Nare
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
550
249
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
928,153
5,034
233
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Mbata Mangu Andre
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
536
213
0.397
Law
Politics
Democracy
Human Rights
Constitutionalis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
931,299
5,052
750
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Kelley Moult
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
532
212
0.398
Feminist criminology
domestic violence
sexual offences
South Afric
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
957,260
5,273
765
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Loretta Feris
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
500
209
0.418
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
969,965
5,357
526
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Tumai Murombo
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
485
254
0.524
Environmental law and Sustainability
Energy and Climate change
Extractive industries
Water la
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
972,984
5,386
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Ademola Oluborode Jegede
University of Venda
Thohoyandou, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
481
396
0.823
Human rights
climate change law
environmental la
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
988,450
5,521
536
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Annet Wanyana Oguttu
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
464
267
0.575
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
992,569
5,559
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Witness Maluleke
University of Limpopo
Mankweng, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
459
431
0.939
Rural policing
Stock theft & Endangered species/plant
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
998,540
5,607
323
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Elda De Waal
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
453
164
0.362
Successful Public Schooling
Learner/pupil Accountability
Parental/Caregiver Accountability
Role of Courts Towards Successfu
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,001,996
5,635
650
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Melanie Moen
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
449
297
0.661
Youth violence
Psychology
Criminology
Early Childhood Education
Educational Psycholog
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,002,400
5,639
286
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Robyn Abbott
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
449
37
0.082
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,004,118
5,654
287
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Michelle Kelly-Louw
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
447
187
0.418
Demand Guarantees
Banking Law
Consumer Credit Law
Insolvenc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,004,739
5,659
653
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Mary-Anne Plaatjies Van Huffel
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
446
312
0.700
Church Polity
Gender
Human rights
Religion and La
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,009,734
5,694
801
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
Dee Smythe
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
441
133
0.302
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,014,994
5,741
297
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Serges Djoyou Kamga
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
435
314
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,020,172
5,781
560
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Steve Cornelius
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
430
133
0.309
Sports Law
Law of Contract
Interpretation of Contract
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,021,476
5,791
299
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Lesego Madiba
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
428
353
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,029,834
5,872
567
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Stefan Van Eck
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
420
170
0.405
Labour Law
Employment Law
Constitutional Law
Vulnerable Worker
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,031,895
5,887
583
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Stuart Wilson
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
418
142
0.340
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,034,000
5,901
452
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Ignatius Michael Rautenbach
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
416
108
0.260
Constitutional Law
Administrative Law
Human Rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,034,706
5,911
821
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Tobias Schonwetter
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
415
223
0.537
law
intellectual property
copyright
innovatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,037,882
5,943
351
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Annamagriet De Wet
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
416
169
0.406
human rights
education law
gender
diversity
sexualit
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,043,611
6,000
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Jbn Mudumbi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
406
299
0.736
Environmental Contamination
Environmental Law
Environmental Chemistry
Wastewater treatmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,043,835
6,003
354
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Henk Kloppers
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
406
227
0.559
Estate planning
insurance
corporate social responsibility
corporate la
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,043,897
6,005
462
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Letlhokwa George Mpedi
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
406
203
0.500
Social Security
Labour Law
Unemployment Insurance
Social Policy
AI and the La