Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Economics & Econometrics Highly Cited Researchers 680 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Poverty
inequality
unemployment
social assistance
impact evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,044
2,391
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
15,476
45
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Rangan Gupta
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38,658
27,356
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,009
88
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ian Sanne
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
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
34,852
108
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ashok Chapagain
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
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
55,960
190
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Nicholas M Odhiambo
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,039
10,851
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,962
195
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
AS Oyekale
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
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
87,245
300
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
J Paul Dunne
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,294
3,885
0.344
Economics
political science
development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
100,434
358
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Murray Leibbrandt
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,009
3,532
0.353
Poverty
Inequality
Social Mobility
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,275
404
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Smanga Hlongwa
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,149
8,280
0.905
Politics
Philosophy and Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,739
414
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ingrid Woolard
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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
118,139
441
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Haroon Bhorat
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,677
3,185
0.367
Labour Economics
Poverty and Income Distribution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,774
498
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Julian May
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,027
1,587
0.198
development economics poverty land
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,415
501
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Don Ross
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
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
140,142
556
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hana Ross
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,428
2,387
0.321
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,754
558
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Dorrit Posel|D.R.Posel, Dori Posel
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
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
144,620
576
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Roula Inglesi-Lotz
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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
152,900
601
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Paul Bowen
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
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
164,126
652
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Warren Maroun
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
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
166,624
666
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
John Ele-Ojo Ataguba
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
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
175,355
710
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Harold Kincaid
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
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
177,219
721
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Nic Spaull
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,914
3,338
0.564
Education
Poverty
Literacy
Reading
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
198,323
824
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Imhotep P. Alagidede
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
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
216,825
907
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Frederik Booysen
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
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
231,611
971
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Martine Visser
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
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
245,078
1,034
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Andrea Saayman
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
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
259,585
1,112
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Josephine Kaviti Musango
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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