Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
South Africa Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Medical Microbiology 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 :76
Tuberculosis
Diagnostics
Clinical Trial
Clinical Research
Milk Microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
200
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :77
Medical Microbiology
Mycology
Proteomics
Drug resistance
Biofilms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200
129
0.645
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :78
Environmental Microbiology
Hospital acquired infections
Parasitology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190
157
0.826
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :79
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
148
0.949
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :80
medical microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
87
0.664
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :81
Water
Environment
Antimicrobial resistance
Coronavirus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
128
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :82
Medical microbiology
drug resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
101
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :83
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
53
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :84
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
102
0.864
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :85
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
91
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :86
Antimicrobial Resistance
Med Micro
Parasitology
Healthcare/Environmental Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
56
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :87
Bacteriocins
antimicrobial peptides
toxins
fluorescent reporter systems
heterologous expression
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
69
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :88
Medical microbiology
biorisk management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
20
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :89
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
33
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :90
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
30
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :91
Drug discovery
Antimicrobial resistance
Natural products research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
25
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :92
Microbiology
Evolution
Systematic
Bacteria
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :93
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :94
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :95
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
17
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :96
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :97
Nanotechnology
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :98
Medical Microbiology
Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,283,256
8,182
883
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Anna O. Okunola
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
203
200
0.985
Tuberculosis
Diagnostics
Clinical Trial
Clinical Research
Milk Microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,290,537
8,253
270
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Pedro Mds Abrantes
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200
129
0.645
Medical Microbiology
Mycology
Proteomics
Drug resistance
Biofilms
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,311,752
8,459
674
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Petros Muchesa
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
190
157
0.826
Environmental Microbiology
Hospital acquired infections
Parasitology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,394,956
9,205
962
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Kim Durrell
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
148
0.949
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,470,244
9,888
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Dominic Abaver
Walter Sisulu University
Mthatha, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
131
87
0.664
medical microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,471,870
9,905
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Kingsley Ehi Ebomah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
128
0.985
Water
Environment
Antimicrobial resistance
Coronavirus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,502,333
10,180
323
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Thureyah Morris
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
101
0.835
Medical microbiology
drug resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,503,525
10,198
1,048
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Isa Jacoba Marx
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
121
53
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,512,502
10,279
725
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Tshifhiwa Magoro
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
102
0.864
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,563,430
10,710
1,095
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Annica Steyn
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
91
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,699,214
11,904
791
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Adegboyega Oladipo
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
73
56
0.767
Antimicrobial Resistance
Med Micro
Parasitology
Healthcare/Environmental Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,715,912
12,050
1,196
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Ross Vermeulen
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
69
1.000
Bacteriocins
antimicrobial peptides
toxins
fluorescent reporter systems
heterologous expression
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,853,529
13,370
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Anastasia Trataris-Rebisz
National Institute for Communicable Diseases
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
20
0.435
Medical microbiology
biorisk management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,859,046
13,427
1,053
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Sumaiya Jamal-Ally
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45
33
0.733
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,968,007
14,461
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Ronewa Khumela
University of Venda
Thohoyandou, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
30
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,007,590
14,873
1,163
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Banji-Onisile Folasade
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
25
0.962
Drug discovery
Antimicrobial resistance
Natural products research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,053,800
15,306
1,220
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Lazarus Mavima
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
Microbiology
Evolution
Systematic
Bacteria
Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,055,764
15,334
1,448
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Elizaveta Koroleva
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,066,411
15,471
1,320
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Tsireledzo Goodwill Makwarela
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,097,585
15,795
1,480
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Megan Kode
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
17
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,178,694
16,649
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Charles Akapo
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
11
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,206,352
16,927
1,319
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Farzana Mohamed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
Nanotechnology
Microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,269,760
17,641
1,372
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Lebogang Busisiwe Skosana
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
Medical Microbiology
Infectious Diseases