Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
South Africa Highly Cited Researchers CitationBusiness & Management / Business Administration in South Africa Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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 :1
Marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,572
3,637
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
sustainable development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,374
6,095
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Land-use change
Ecosystem Services
Nature-based Infrastructure
Resource Nexus
Plural valuation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,473
7,040
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
financial management
entrepreneurship
strategic management
business ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,761
5,684
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Business sustainability
cross-sector collaboration
governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,106
2,371
0.464
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,814
3,173
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Business Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,758
2,748
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Leadership
Diversity & Inclusion
Gender
Culture
Narrative & Dialogue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,531
1,352
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
social media technologies
emerging technologies in entrepreneurship
SMMEs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,250
2,264
0.697
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Socioeconomic issues of emerging economies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,930
2,418
0.825
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Business Administartion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,711
222
0.082
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Public Governance
Project Management
Performance Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,708
1,312
0.484
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Public Governance
Public Policy Management
Policy Evaluation
D-government
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,545
930
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Entrepreneurship
Business Management
Corporate Financ Operations management
Business polices and problems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,403
2,025
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Entrepreneurship
Innovation
Business Management
Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,208
1,171
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Distressed ventures and turnaround
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,204
1,035
0.470
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Microbial Biochemistry
Lactic Acid Bacteria
Chlorophenols degradation & Enzymes
Mycology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,150
1,757
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Innovation
complexity theory
systems thinking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,141
323
0.151
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Family Businesses
SMEs
Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,968
816
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Public Administration
Local Government
Public Sector Reform
Public Management
Performance Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,965
634
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Human and organizational capabilities and how they contribute towards the theme of development.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,891
1,678
0.887
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Entrepreneurship
Small Business Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,701
594
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Responsible investment
Green investment
Business Ethics
Financial Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,699
1,022
0.602
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
leadership
cultural intelligence
evaluation and validation of psychological measures
self-leadership and driver behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,692
1,295
0.765
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Leadership Development
Research Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,686
1,038
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,570
273
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Christo Boshoff
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,572
3,637
0.314
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,261
282
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mark Swilling
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,374
6,095
0.536
sustainable development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,773
317
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Patrick O'farrell
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,473
7,040
0.672
Land-use change
Ecosystem Services
Nature-based Infrastructure
Resource Nexus
Plural valuation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,276
406
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Olawale Fatoki
University of Limpopo
Mankweng, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,761
5,684
0.649
financial management
entrepreneurship
strategic management
business ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,469
811
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Ralph Hamann
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,106
2,371
0.464
Business sustainability
cross-sector collaboration
governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,955
859
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Boris Urban
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,814
3,173
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,027
1,108
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Richard Chinomona
Walter Sisulu University
Mthatha, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,758
2,748
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,387
1,188
260
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Kurt April
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,531
1,352
0.383
Leadership
Diversity & Inclusion
Gender
Culture
Narrative & Dialogue
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,510
1,290
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Patient Rambe
Central University of Technology
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,250
2,264
0.697
social media technologies
emerging technologies in entrepreneurship
SMMEs
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,975
1,438
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Chux Gervase Iwu|Chux Iwu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,930
2,418
0.825
Socioeconomic issues of emerging economies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,936
1,539
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Crystal Meek
Eskom
Sunninghill, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,711
222
0.082
Business Administartion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
342,221
1,541
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gerrit Van Der Waldt
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,708
1,312
0.484
Public Governance
Project Management
Performance Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
359,568
1,640
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Fanie Cloete
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,545
930
0.365
Public Governance
Public Policy Management
Policy Evaluation
D-government
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
375,693
1,729
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Neneh Brownhilder
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,403
2,025
0.843
Entrepreneurship
Business Management
Corporate Financ Operations management
Business polices and problems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,438
1,873
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cecile Nieuwenhuizen
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,208
1,171
0.530
Entrepreneurship
Innovation
Business Management
Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,963
1,876
189
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Marius Pretorius
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,204
1,035
0.470
Distressed ventures and turnaround
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
408,343
1,907
172
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
MP Mokoena
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,150
1,757
0.817
Microbial Biochemistry
Lactic Acid Bacteria
Chlorophenols degradation & Enzymes
Mycology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
409,644
1,915
364
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Walter Baets
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,141
323
0.151
Innovation
complexity theory
systems thinking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
435,700
2,065
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Elmarie Venter
Nelson Mandela University
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,968
816
0.415
Family Businesses
SMEs
Entrepreneurship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
436,161
2,069
381
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Robert Cameron
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,965
634
0.323
Public Administration
Local Government
Public Sector Reform
Public Management
Performance Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
448,256
2,130
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Willie Chinyamurindi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,891
1,678
0.887
Human and organizational capabilities and how they contribute towards the theme of development.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
482,218
2,295
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Watson Ladzani
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,701
594
0.349
Entrepreneurship
Small Business Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
482,543
2,297
293
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Suzette Viviers
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,699
1,022
0.602
Responsible investment
Green investment
Business Ethics
Financial Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
483,793
2,305
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bright Mahembe
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,692
1,295
0.765
leadership
cultural intelligence
evaluation and validation of psychological measures
self-leadership and driver behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
484,987
2,313
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Noel J. Pearse
Rhodes University
Grahamstown, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,686
1,038
0.616
Leadership Development
Research Methods