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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 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Rank | Country Rank | Region Rank | World Rank | Name | Country | University / Institution |
Subject Research Areas |
Total | Last 6 Year | Last 6 year/total |
| 1 | 76 | 189 | 27,916 |
South Africa
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Africa Health Research Institute
|
Others
Tuberculosis | Vaccinology | Immunology | Clinical Trials | |
25,258 | 13,306 | 0.527 | |
| 23 | 77 | 190 | 27,940 |
South Africa
|
University of Cape Town
|
Medical and Health Sciences / Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences
HIV | tuberculosis | |
25,243 | 10,432 | 0.413 | |
| 15 | 78 | 192 | 28,504 |
South Africa
|
University of the Witwatersrand
|
Economics & Econometrics / Economics
Infectious Diseases | HIV | Tuberculosis | Health Economics | |
24,924 | 8,714 | 0.350 | |
| 2 | 79 | 194 | 28,597 |
South Africa
|
University of Fort Hare
|
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Biological science | phytomedicine | botany | |
24,867 | 12,379 | 0.498 | |
| 24 | 80 | 195 | 28,625 |
South Africa
|
University of Cape Town
|
Medical and Health Sciences / Infectious Diseases
HIV | Tuberculosis | Cryptococcosis | Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome | |
24,854 | 13,780 | 0.554 | |
| 9 | 81 | 196 | 28,661 |
South Africa
|
Stellenbosch University
|
Social Sciences / Sociology
Maternal and child health | life course development | child and adolescent development | global mental health | global health | |
24,831 | 14,907 | 0.600 | |
| 5 | 82 | 197 | 28,692 |
South Africa
|
University of Pretoria
|
Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology
Microbial ecology | |
24,810 | 11,454 | 0.462 | |
| 1 | 83 | 198 | 28,816 |
South Africa
|
University of the Free State
|
Natural Sciences / Physics
nanophosphors | luminescence | cathodoluminescence | surface characterization | |
24,740 | 16,434 | 0.664 | |
| 8 | 84 | 199 | 28,844 |
South Africa
|
University of Kwazulu Natal
|
Agriculture & Forestry / Plant Science
Evolutionary biology | pollination biology | plant reproduction | chemical ecology | invasion biology | |
24,725 | 9,688 | 0.392 | |
| 1 | 85 | 201 | 29,249 |
South Africa
|
The Aurum Institute NPC
|
Others
Tuberculosis | HIV/AIDS | |
24,495 | 10,406 | 0.425 | |
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| 10 | 86 | 202 | 29,336 |
South Africa
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Stellenbosch University
|
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Applied ecology | fire ecology | invasion ecology | ecosystem management | |
24,444 | 9,004 | 0.368 | |
| 11 | 87 | 203 | 29,349 |
South Africa
|
Stellenbosch University
|
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Insect conservation | invertebrate conservation | conservation biology | landscape ecology | |
24,437 | 10,546 | 0.432 | |
| 2 | 88 | 204 | 29,602 |
South Africa
|
South African Medical Research Council
|
Others
|
24,299 | 10,680 | 0.440 | |
| 12 | 89 | 206 | 29,843 |
South Africa
|
Stellenbosch University
|
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Virology
Medical Virology | HIV | Virological Diagnosis | Emerging viral diseases | |
24,149 | 14,635 | 0.606 | |
| 5 | 90 | 207 | 29,862 |
South Africa
|
University of Johannesburg
|
Social Sciences / Tourism & Hospitality
Tourism and Development | Local Economic Development | Small Enterprise Development | |
24,137 | 9,776 | 0.405 | |
| 25 | 91 | 208 | 30,141 |
South Africa
|
University of Cape Town
|
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Microbiology
microbiology | pneumonia | tuberculosis | microbiome | diagnostics | |
23,993 | 13,075 | 0.545 | |
| 3 | 92 | 209 | 30,158 |
South Africa
|
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
|
Others
|
23,985 | 19,003 | 0.792 | |
| 3 | 93 | 210 | 30,346 |
South Africa
|
North West University
|
Engineering & Technology / Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Astrophysics | |
23,885 | 10,798 | 0.452 | |
| 26 | 94 | 211 | 30,387 |
South Africa
|
University of Cape Town
|
Medical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics
Genetics | |
23,866 | 4,045 | 0.169 | |
| 16 | 95 | 212 | 30,508 |
South Africa
|
University of the Witwatersrand
|
Others
HIV TB COVID HAEMATOLOFY | |
23,802 | 11,016 | 0.463 | |
| 6 | 96 | 214 | 31,078 |
South Africa
|
University of Pretoria
|
Natural Sciences / Biological Science
Medicinal Plants | Ethnobotany | Phytochemistry | Phytomedicine | Ethnopharmacology | |
23,517 | 10,397 | 0.442 | |
| 7 | 97 | 216 | 31,696 |
South Africa
|
University of Pretoria
|
Natural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics
|
23,193 | 8,320 | 0.359 | |
| 2 | 98 | 217 | 32,340 |
South Africa
|
Rhodes University
|
Engineering & Technology / Environmental Science & Engineering
|
22,879 | 10,921 | 0.477 | |
| 3 | 99 | 218 | 32,712 |
South Africa
|
Rhodes University
|
Natural Sciences / Mathematical Sciences
Gravitational Waves | Black Holes | |
22,678 | 14,451 | 0.637 | |
| 9 | 100 | 223 | 33,279 |
South Africa
|
University of Kwazulu Natal
|
Medical and Health Sciences / Infectious Diseases
HIV Pathogenesis | HIV progression | Infectious Diseases | |
22,384 | 13,025 | 0.582 | |