Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Engineering & Technology / Civil Engineering Highly Cited Researchers 130 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
Pulsars
gamma-ray astronomy
globular clusters
cosmic rays
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,171
12,798
0.311
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Construction materials
concrete durabilty
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,091
4,232
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Industry 4.0
Civil Engineering
Construction Project Management
Building and Construction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,796
5,990
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Remote Sensing
Climate Change
Environmental monitoring
Earth Observation
Water accounting.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,618
6,067
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Cement-based materials
constitutive modelling
renewable energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,477
4,601
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Concrete Technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,433
2,747
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Building Materials
Laboratory testing
Measuring techniques
Full scale testing
Structural Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,026
2,092
0.520
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Construction health and safety
HIV and AIDS
Construction Education
Older workers
women in construction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,750
1,775
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Construction Business and Project Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,549
2,558
0.721
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Construction Materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,096
2,272
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Built Environment Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,813
2,591
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
3D Concrete Printing
Rheology
Mechanics
Structural Engineering
Multi-Functional Infrastructure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,748
2,734
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
paratransit regulation
urban form-public transport
travel behaviour change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,485
1,278
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Sustainable concrete
3D printed concrete
fibre reinforced concrete
creep
circular economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,433
2,197
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Cement
Concrete
Durability
Temperature prediction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,363
863
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Engineering
Construction Engineering and Management
Sustainability
Emerging Technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,175
960
0.441
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Greening
Civil Engineering Materials
Structural and Transport Systems
Use of Waste for Civil Engineering Infrastructure
Mode
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,145
1,744
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hydrology
hydraulics
water management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,070
1,744
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,934
1,532
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Concrete Technology (Structural)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,914
1,211
0.633
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Urban drainage
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,776
868
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Health and Safety
Lean Construction
Sustainability
Construction Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,737
1,157
0.666
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Construction Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,617
978
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Non-Newtonian open channel flow
ultrasound velocity profiling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,418
692
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Structural engineering
fire engineering
informal settlements
structural design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,356
1,195
0.881
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
14,000
42
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Christo Venter
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41,171
12,798
0.311
Pulsars
gamma-ray astronomy
globular clusters
cosmic rays
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
112,102
411
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Mark G. Alexander
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,091
4,232
0.466
Construction materials
concrete durabilty
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,061
523
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wellington Didibhuku Thwala
Walter Sisulu University
Mthatha, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,796
5,990
0.768
Industry 4.0
Civil Engineering
Construction Project Management
Building and Construction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
136,461
542
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Timothy Dube
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,618
6,067
0.796
Remote Sensing
Climate Change
Environmental monitoring
Earth Observation
Water accounting.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,741
636
90
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Gideon Van Zijl
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,477
4,601
0.710
Cement-based materials
constitutive modelling
renewable energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,031
980
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Hans Beushausen
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,433
2,747
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,748
1,091
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Elsabe P. Kearsley
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,026
2,092
0.520
Building Materials
Laboratory testing
Measuring techniques
Full scale testing
Structural Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
272,139
1,176
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Theodore C Haupt|Theo C Haupt, TC Haupt, T Haupt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,750
1,775
0.473
Construction health and safety
HIV and AIDS
Construction Education
Older workers
women in construction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
285,391
1,243
273
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Abimbola Windapo
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,549
2,558
0.721
Construction Business and Project Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,274
1,433
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
William Boshoff
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,096
2,272
0.734
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
346,230
1,569
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Douglas Omoregie Aghimien
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,813
2,591
0.921
Built Environment Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,847
1,595
206
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jacques Kruger
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,748
2,734
0.995
3D Concrete Printing
Rheology
Mechanics
Structural Engineering
Multi-Functional Infrastructure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
381,700
1,762
345
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Roger Behrens
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,485
1,278
0.514
paratransit regulation
urban form-public transport
travel behaviour change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
388,023
1,798
237
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Adewumi John Babafemi
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,433
2,197
0.903
Sustainable concrete
3D printed concrete
fibre reinforced concrete
creep
circular economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
396,748
1,840
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Yunus Ballim
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,363
863
0.365
Cement
Concrete
Durability
Temperature prediction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
421,706
1,987
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alfred Ngowi
Central University of Technology
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,175
960
0.441
Engineering
Construction Engineering and Management
Sustainability
Emerging Technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
426,012
2,016
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Williams Kehinde Kupolati
Tshwane University of Technology
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,145
1,744
0.813
Greening
Civil Engineering Materials
Structural and Transport Systems
Use of Waste for Civil Engineering Infrastructure
Mode
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
437,171
2,077
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Megersa Olumana Dinka
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,070
1,744
0.843
Hydrology
hydraulics
water management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
458,793
2,176
401
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Dyllon Garth Randall
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,934
1,532
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
462,211
2,196
238
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mike Otieno
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,914
1,211
0.633
Concrete Technology (Structural)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
486,620
2,318
422
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Neil Armitage
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,776
868
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
494,013
2,383
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Fidelis Emuze
Central University of Technology
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,737
1,157
0.666
Health and Safety
Lean Construction
Sustainability
Construction Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
518,293
2,522
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Winston Shakantu
Nelson Mandela University
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,617
978
0.605
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
562,858
2,780
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Rainer Haldenwang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,418
692
0.488
Non-Newtonian open channel flow
ultrasound velocity profiling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
578,356
2,871
359
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Richard Walls
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,356
1,195
0.881
Structural engineering
fire engineering
informal settlements
structural design