Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

Economics & Econometrics / Economics Highly Cited Researchers 658 Scientists Citation in South Africa Rankings - 2025

The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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: 1
South Africa
Rangan Gupta
Macroecomomics
forecasting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,658
27,356
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
South Africa
Ian Sanne
Infectious Diseases
HIV
Tuberculosis
Health Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,702
7,531
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
South Africa
Ashok Chapagain
Water resources management
Water accounting
Water Footprint
Food
Irrigation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,641
7,766
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
South Africa
Nicholas M Odhiambo
Macroeconomic Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,039
10,851
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
South Africa
AS Oyekale
Environmental
Health
& Development Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,608
10,181
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
South Africa
J Paul Dunne
Economics
political science
development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,294
3,885
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
South Africa
Murray Leibbrandt
Poverty
Inequality
Social Mobility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,009
3,532
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
South Africa
Smanga Hlongwa
Politics
Philosophy and Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,149
8,280
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
South Africa
Ingrid Woolard
Poverty
inequality
unemployment
social assistance
impact evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,044
2,391
0.264

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
South Africa
Haroon Bhorat
Labour Economics
Poverty and Income Distribution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,677
3,185
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
South Africa
Julian May
development economics poverty land
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,027
1,587
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
South Africa
Don Ross
Economic Methodology
Game Theory
Philosophy of Science
Experimental Economics
Addiction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,990
2,798
0.350
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
South Africa
Hana Ross
Tobacco Control
NCD prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,428
2,387
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
South Africa
Dorrit Posel|D.R.Posel, Dori Posel
Economic demography
Gender
Labour economics
Well-being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,398
3,199
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
South Africa
Roula Inglesi-Lotz
Energy economics and policy
environmental economics
applied economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,211
5,209
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
South Africa
Paul Bowen
Construction_industry
HIV_AIDS
Workplace_stress and construction management
HIV/AIDS and prevention
Workplace stress work-fa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,838
2,770
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
South Africa
Warren Maroun
Corporate governance
auditing
accountability
financial reporting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,385
4,697
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
South Africa
John Ele-Ojo Ataguba
Development Economics
Health Economics
Microeconomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,290
3,774
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
South Africa
Harold Kincaid
philosophy of social science philosophy of science
experimental economics
causality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,977
1,844
0.309
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
South Africa
Nic Spaull
Education
Poverty
Literacy
Reading
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,914
3,338
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
South Africa
Imhotep P. Alagidede
Applied Financial Econometrics
Public Economics
Development Finance
Emerging Market Economies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,274
3,686
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
South Africa
Frederik Booysen
health inequalities
access to healthcare
health-related behaviours
mental health and well-being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,810
1,724
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
South Africa
Martine Visser
Behavioral and Experimental Economics
Environmental Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,482
2,702
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
South Africa
Andrea Saayman
Economics
Tourism Economics
Applied Econometrics
Forecasting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,215
1,899
0.451
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
South Africa
Josephine Kaviti Musango
System Dynamics
Energy Transition
Resource Economics
Technology Assessment
Africa Cities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,958
2,457
0.621
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
15,478
South Africa
45
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Rangan Gupta
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,658
27,356
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,015
South Africa
88
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ian Sanne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,702
7,531
0.293
Infectious Diseases
HIV
Tuberculosis
Health Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
34,860
South Africa
108
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ashok Chapagain
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,641
7,766
0.343
Water resources management
Water accounting
Water Footprint
Food
Irrigation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
55,980
South Africa
190
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nicholas M Odhiambo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,039
10,851
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,982
South Africa
195
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
AS Oyekale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,608
10,181
0.652
Environmental
Health
& Development Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,276
South Africa
300
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
J Paul Dunne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,294
3,885
0.344
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,472
South Africa
358
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Murray Leibbrandt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,009
3,532
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,317
South Africa
404
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Smanga Hlongwa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,149
8,280
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,781
South Africa
414
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ingrid Woolard
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,044
2,391
0.264
Poverty
inequality
unemployment
social assistance
impact evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,186
South Africa
441
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Haroon Bhorat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,677
3,185
0.367
Labour Economics
Poverty and Income Distribution

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,826
South Africa
498
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Julian May
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,027
1,587
0.198
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,469
South Africa
501
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Don Ross
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,990
2,798
0.350
Economic Methodology
Game Theory
Philosophy of Science
Experimental Economics
Addiction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,200
South Africa
555
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hana Ross
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,428
2,387
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,812
South Africa
557
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Dorrit Posel|D.R.Posel, Dori Posel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,398
3,199
0.432
Economic demography
Gender
Labour economics
Well-being
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
144,680
South Africa
575
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Roula Inglesi-Lotz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,211
5,209
0.722
Energy economics and policy
environmental economics
applied economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,961
South Africa
600
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Paul Bowen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,838
2,770
0.405
Construction_industry
HIV_AIDS
Workplace_stress and construction management
HIV/AIDS and prevention
Workplace stress work-fa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,191
South Africa
651
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Warren Maroun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,385
4,697
0.736
Corporate governance
auditing
accountability
financial reporting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,690
South Africa
665
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
John Ele-Ojo Ataguba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,290
3,774
0.600
Development Economics
Health Economics
Microeconomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,428
South Africa
709
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Harold Kincaid
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,977
1,844
0.309
philosophy of social science philosophy of science
experimental economics
causality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
177,294
South Africa
720
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nic Spaull
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,914
3,338
0.564
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,404
South Africa
823
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Imhotep P. Alagidede
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,274
3,686
0.699
Applied Financial Econometrics
Public Economics
Development Finance
Emerging Market Economies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,909
South Africa
906
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Frederik Booysen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,810
1,724
0.358
health inequalities
access to healthcare
health-related behaviours
mental health and well-being
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,700
South Africa
970
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Martine Visser
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,482
2,702
0.603
Behavioral and Experimental Economics
Environmental Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
245,171
South Africa
1,033
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Andrea Saayman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,215
1,899
0.451
Economics
Tourism Economics
Applied Econometrics
Forecasting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
259,685
South Africa
1,111
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Josephine Kaviti Musango
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,958
2,457
0.621
System Dynamics
Energy Transition
Resource Economics
Technology Assessment
Africa Cities
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