Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
South Africa Highly Cited Researchers CitationEngineering & Technology / Aerospace Engineering 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 :1
astronomy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,395
25,310
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,406
11,962
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,763
1,184
0.110
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,870
5,384
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Solar Brayton Cycle
Microturbines
Solar Thermal
Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)
Solar Dish
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,315
866
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Intelligent Control of Aerospace Vehicles
Robotic Manipulators
Antilock Braking Systems and Active Vehicle Suspension Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,157
620
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Control systems
Structural dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
964
311
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Innovative Aerospace Technologies
Laser Shock Peening
Additive Manufacturing
Titanium Machining
Friction Stir Welding
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
651
439
0.674
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
galaxy evolution
active galactic nuclei
VLBI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
323
0.947
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224
199
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Planetary science
centaurs
stellar occultations
Solar System
space exploration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
152
0.956
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Astronomical Instrumentation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
81
0.880
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Aircraft Maintenance
Asset life cycle analysis
Environmental impact assessment as a result of present engineering design and d
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
59
0.967
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Machine learning
Guided waves
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
38
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Extragalactic Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
23,057
67
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Steven Michael Crawford
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,395
25,310
0.861
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
36,738
113
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
D. Buckley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,406
11,962
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,199
323
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ian S Glass
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,763
1,184
0.110
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,664
501
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Stephen Potter
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,870
5,384
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
580,425
2,953
297
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Willem Gabriel Le Roux
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,315
866
0.659
Solar Brayton Cycle
Microturbines
Solar Thermal
Concentrating Solar Power (CSP)
Solar Dish
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
625,876
3,231
336
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jimoh O. Pedro
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,157
620
0.536
Intelligent Control of Aerospace Vehicles
Robotic Manipulators
Antilock Braking Systems and Active Vehicle Suspension Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
691,885
3,616
368
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nicolaas Johannes Theron
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
964
311
0.323
Control systems
Structural dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
829,930
4,464
442
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Claudia Polese
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
651
439
0.674
Innovative Aerospace Technologies
Laser Shock Peening
Additive Manufacturing
Titanium Machining
Friction Stir Welding
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,069,815
6,310
625
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jack Radcliffe
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
323
0.947
galaxy evolution
active galactic nuclei
VLBI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,242,525
7,819
995
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
AC Comrie
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
224
199
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,386,814
9,127
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Anja Genade
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
152
0.956
Planetary science
centaurs
stellar occultations
Solar System
space exploration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,611,540
11,132
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sabyasachi Chattopadhyay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
81
0.880
Astronomical Instrumentation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,760,052
12,418
1,072
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tseko Jan Mofokeng
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
61
59
0.967
Aircraft Maintenance
Asset life cycle analysis
Environmental impact assessment as a result of present engineering design and d
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,905,460
13,877
1,129
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Isaac Setshedi
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
38
1.000
Machine learning
Guided waves
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,997,340
14,756
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Zwidofhela Khangale
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,063,851
15,441
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sriram Sankar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
Extragalactic Astronomy