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South Africa Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Audiology and Speech Pathology in South Africa Rankings 2025
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Audiology
Telehealth
mHealth
Tele-Audiology
Telemedicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,046
6,519
0.649
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Health communication
HIV/AIDS
Qualitative research
Aphasia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,595
1,206
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Preventive Audiology in the African context (contextual relevance and responsiveness) with a focus in Ototoxicity
Early Hearing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,282
1,829
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
dysphagia
occupational audiology
decolonisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,134
1,841
0.863
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Communication
speech-language therapy
audiology
education
learning disability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,540
1,124
0.730
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Audiology
mHealth
access to care
person centered care
interdisciplinary
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,072
839
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Speech motor control
apraxia of speech
childhood apraxia of speech
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,072
359
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Audiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,001
687
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Early childhood development
voice disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
917
814
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Comparative Politics
Legislative Studies
Public Governance
Public Institutions and Leadership
African Politics and governmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
750
531
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Disability studies
rural studies
early childhood intervention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
427
293
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Audiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
365
247
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Preschool and School age language
Literacy
Cognitive-linguistic abilities in adults and children
HIV/AIDS neurocognition in c
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
333
165
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
audiology
vestibular management
balance and falls
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
319
201
0.630
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Audiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242
236
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Audiology
Supernatural healing
Amplification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146
131
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Disability Rights Studies
Caring for caregivers of persons with disabilities
aphasia
deafblindness
language and language diso
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
118
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Occupational Audiology
Noise Induced Hearing Loss
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention
Paediatric Audiology
Wireless Technologies and Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
94
0.895
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,285
339
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
De Wet Swanepoel
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,046
6,519
0.649
Audiology
Telehealth
mHealth
Tele-Audiology
Telemedicine
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,229
1,161
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Claire Penn
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,595
1,206
0.335
Health communication
HIV/AIDS
Qualitative research
Aphasia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
390,801
1,813
200
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Katijah Khoza-Shangase
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,282
1,829
0.801
Preventive Audiology in the African context (contextual relevance and responsiveness) with a focus in Ototoxicity
Early Hearing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
410,517
1,921
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mershen Pillay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,134
1,841
0.863
dysphagia
occupational audiology
decolonisation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
515,470
2,495
450
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Harsha Kathard
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,540
1,124
0.730
Communication
speech-language therapy
audiology
education
learning disability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
641,308
3,224
328
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Faheema Mahomed Asmail
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,072
839
0.783
Audiology
mHealth
access to care
person centered care
interdisciplinary
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
641,517
3,227
329
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Anita Van Der Merwe
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,072
359
0.335
Speech motor control
apraxia of speech
childhood apraxia of speech
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
665,870
3,368
558
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Lebogang Ramma
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,001
687
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
697,360
3,564
370
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Jeannie Van Der Linde
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
917
814
0.888
Early childhood development
voice disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
768,725
3,982
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Omololu Fagbadebo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
750
531
0.708
Comparative Politics
Legislative Studies
Public Governance
Public Institutions and Leadership
African Politics and governmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
964,965
5,295
526
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Joanne Neille
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
427
293
0.686
Disability studies
rural studies
early childhood intervention
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,027,297
5,828
580
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Victor De Andrade
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
365
247
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,063,557
6,131
606
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Anniah Mupawose
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
333
165
0.495
Preschool and School age language
Literacy
Cognitive-linguistic abilities in adults and children
HIV/AIDS neurocognition in c
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,080,234
6,276
855
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Christine Rogers
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
319
201
0.630
audiology
vestibular management
balance and falls
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,192,138
7,255
706
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ben Sebothoma
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242
236
0.975
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,404,268
9,159
886
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Dhanashree Pillay
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
146
131
0.897
Audiology
Supernatural healing
Amplification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,488,856
9,935
960
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Khetsiwe Masuku
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
118
0.992
Disability Rights Studies
Caring for caregivers of persons with disabilities
aphasia
deafblindness
language and language diso
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,540,512
10,386
1,013
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Luisa Petrocchi-Bartal
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
94
0.895
Occupational Audiology
Noise Induced Hearing Loss
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention
Paediatric Audiology
Wireless Technologies and Health