Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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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 :601
Agricultural Engineering
Heat Transfer
Fluid Dynamics
Microgrids
Energy Storage and Management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
16
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :602
Soil fertility
plant nutrition
soil quality
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
16
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :603
Plant Ecophysiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
14
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :604
Plant Science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :605
Ruminant Nutrition
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :606
Soil Science
Water Science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :607
Horticulture
Plant physiology
Postharvest technology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :608
Plant Nematology
Crop Protection
Entomology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :609
Plant Breeding
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :610
Ruminant nutrition
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :611
Plant Taxonomy and molecular systematics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
9
0.643
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :612
Animal Science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :613
Crop protection
crop science
Agricultural nanotechnology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :614
Fish nutrition
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :615
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :616
Agrometeorology
Horticulture
Micrometeorology
Remote Sensing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :617
Urban forestry
urban parks
ornamental horticulture
greywater re-use
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :618
Agricultural economics
Food security
Rural development
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :619
Agricultural Extension
Climate Change
Food Security
Poverty Alleviation
Agribusiness/economics and Hydrology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :620
Aquatic biology
Freshwater ecology
Ichthyology
Fisheries Science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :621
Agrometeorology
Micrometeorology
Crop modeling
Water and Radiation use
Climate change and variability
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :622
Entomology
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Last 6 Years
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10
10
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :623
Animal science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :624
Agricultural Extension
Agrobiodiversity
Food Systems
Leadership
Sustainable Livelihoods
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :625
Agricultural Entomology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,112,510
15,960
507
Ranking Based On Selection: 601
Stephanus Johannes Erasmus|Stephanus Erasmus, Stefaans Erasmus
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
16
1.000
Agricultural Engineering
Heat Transfer
Fluid Dynamics
Microgrids
Energy Storage and Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,114,014
15,977
1,089
Ranking Based On Selection: 602
Dimakatso Ramphisa
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
16
1.000
Soil fertility
plant nutrition
soil quality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,117,309
16,007
1,249
Ranking Based On Selection: 603
Philisiwe Mhlanga
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
14
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,121,770
16,058
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 604
Lungelo Buthelezi
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,124,821
16,089
1,256
Ranking Based On Selection: 605
Aderonke Abd'Quadri-Abojukoro
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,135,721
16,182
1,281
Ranking Based On Selection: 606
Leushantha Mudaly
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
Soil Science
Water Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,138,551
16,209
306
Ranking Based On Selection: 607
Kingsly Shikwambana
University of Limpopo
Mankweng, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
Horticulture
Plant physiology
Postharvest technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,138,551
16,209
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 608
Moses Timana
University of Mpumalanga
Mbombela, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
Plant Nematology
Crop Protection
Entomology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,138,551
16,209
1,266
Ranking Based On Selection: 609
Emeline Dossa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,138,551
16,209
1,510
Ranking Based On Selection: 610
Brink Van Zyl
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,145,338
16,281
1,464
Ranking Based On Selection: 611
Olaniyan Oluwayemisi Dorcas
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
9
0.643
Plant Taxonomy and molecular systematics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,151,487
16,341
1,417
Ranking Based On Selection: 612
Kujoana Tc
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,151,487
16,341
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 613
Nicholus Mnyambo
University of Mpumalanga
Mbombela, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
Crop protection
crop science
Agricultural nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,162,213
16,456
353
Ranking Based On Selection: 614
Reginah Mdhluvu
Rhodes University
Grahamstown, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,164,934
16,486
1,307
Ranking Based On Selection: 615
Melissa Joubert
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,164,934
16,486
518
Ranking Based On Selection: 616
Phumudzo Charles Tharaga
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
Agrometeorology
Horticulture
Micrometeorology
Remote Sensing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,175,916
16,612
1,448
Ranking Based On Selection: 617
Em Van Staden Elize
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
Urban forestry
urban parks
ornamental horticulture
greywater re-use
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,178,694
16,649
317
Ranking Based On Selection: 618
Jenny Mokhaukhau
University of Limpopo
Mankweng, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
Agricultural economics
Food security
Rural development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,178,694
16,649
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 619
Moses Zakhele Sithole
University of Mpumalanga
Mbombela, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
Agricultural Extension
Climate Change
Food Security
Poverty Alleviation
Agribusiness/economics and Hydrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,178,694
16,649
359
Ranking Based On Selection: 620
Pule Mpopetsi
Rhodes University
Grahamstown, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
Aquatic biology
Freshwater ecology
Ichthyology
Fisheries Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,193,003
16,797
527
Ranking Based On Selection: 621
Weldemichael A. Tesfuhuney|Weldemichael Tesfuhuney
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
Agrometeorology
Micrometeorology
Crop modeling
Water and Radiation use
Climate change and variability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,193,003
16,797
1,311
Ranking Based On Selection: 622
Risuna Mavasa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,193,003
16,797
1,311
Ranking Based On Selection: 623
Mseleku Cresswell
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
10
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,206,352
16,927
531
Ranking Based On Selection: 624
Qinisani Qwabe
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
Agricultural Extension
Agrobiodiversity
Food Systems
Leadership
Sustainable Livelihoods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,206,352
16,927
365
Ranking Based On Selection: 625
Michael Mathenge Githae
Rhodes University
Grahamstown, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000