Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
South Africa Highly Cited Researchers Citation in South Africa 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 :626
Agricultural economics
Econometrics
sustainable agriculture
grain derivatives
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :627
sustainability
Commons governance
small-scale fisheries
intra-regional trade
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :628
Reproduction and physiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :629
Fisheries and Aquaculture
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :630
Plant defence
NLRs
oomycetes
Nicotiana benthamiana
effectors
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :631
Agriculture
crop science
horticultural science
post-harvest technology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :632
Plant ecology
Plant ecophysiology
Climate change
Remote sensing
Medicinal plants
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :633
Plant Sciences
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :634
Postharvest biology and technology
Food science
Microbiology
Horticulture
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :635
Plant Pathology
Genetics
Mycology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :636
Farmers with disabilities
extension and Agric Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :637
Agricultural Economics
Virtual Farming
Land reform
Homeland consolidation
Trade
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :638
Agricultural Engineering
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :639
Agricultural Economics
Agribusiness
Human Geography
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :640
Entomology and Pest Management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :641
Engineering
Agriculture
Agricultural Engineering
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :642
Vegetable Production
Horticultural crops
plant physiology
post-harvest biology
Sustainable agri
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :643
Agricultural Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :644
Agricultural Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :645
Animal Health
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :646
Animal production
rangeland management and Fodder conservation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,298,582
17,948
558
Ranking Based On Selection: 626
Markus Monteiro
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
Agricultural economics
Econometrics
sustainable agriculture
grain derivatives
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,298,582
17,948
1,631
Ranking Based On Selection: 627
Tawanda Jimu
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
4
1.000
sustainability
Commons governance
small-scale fisheries
intra-regional trade
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,318,981
18,160
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 628
Dimpho Sebopela
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,318,981
18,160
195
Ranking Based On Selection: 629
Babawale Oyeleke Sowemimo
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,318,981
18,160
1,412
Ranking Based On Selection: 630
Susanna Anbu
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Plant defence
NLRs
oomycetes
Nicotiana benthamiana
effectors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,318,981
18,160
1,668
Ranking Based On Selection: 631
Siphumle Owen Jama
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Agriculture
crop science
horticultural science
post-harvest technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,318,981
18,160
1,668
Ranking Based On Selection: 632
Maanda Raselabe
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Plant ecology
Plant ecophysiology
Climate change
Remote sensing
Medicinal plants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,343,142
18,453
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 633
Hlalanathi Gwanya
Walter Sisulu University
Mthatha, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,343,142
18,453
1,701
Ranking Based On Selection: 634
Harold Malahlela
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Postharvest biology and technology
Food science
Microbiology
Horticulture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,343,142
18,453
1,422
Ranking Based On Selection: 635
Heike Möller
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Plant Pathology
Genetics
Mycology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,343,142
18,453
1,730
Ranking Based On Selection: 636
Mark Arhin
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Farmers with disabilities
extension and Agric Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,343,142
18,453
576
Ranking Based On Selection: 637
Zimbini Coka
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Agricultural Economics
Virtual Farming
Land reform
Homeland consolidation
Trade
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,343,142
18,453
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 638
Dikeledi Monyetsware
University of Venda
Thohoyandou, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Agricultural Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,366,733
18,732
584
Ranking Based On Selection: 639
Stephen Aniseth Nyaki
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
0
0.000
Agricultural Economics
Agribusiness
Human Geography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,369,625
18,765
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 640
Sandile Mdazu
Walter Sisulu University
Mthatha, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Entomology and Pest Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,369,625
18,765
1,438
Ranking Based On Selection: 641
Keamogetsoe Ipeleng Maroo
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Engineering
Agriculture
Agricultural Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,369,625
18,765
1,438
Ranking Based On Selection: 642
Siphokuhle Mbuyisa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Vegetable Production
Horticultural crops
plant physiology
post-harvest biology
Sustainable agri
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,369,625
18,765
383
Ranking Based On Selection: 643
Agreement Khoza
University of Limpopo
Mankweng, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Agricultural Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,369,625
18,765
1,785
Ranking Based On Selection: 644
Kwaku Asuako Tabiri
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Agricultural Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,390,916
19,058
1,830
Ranking Based On Selection: 645
Johan Oosthuizen
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,395,983
19,123
409
Ranking Based On Selection: 646
Nkosikho Madolo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
Animal production
rangeland management and Fodder conservation