Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
South Africa Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Infectious Diseases in South Africa Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Epidemiology
Public Health
Infectious Diseases
EHealth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,195
33,840
0.962
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Tuberculosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,615
13,781
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
HIV
Tuberculosis
Cryptococcosis
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,157
14,072
0.559
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
HIV Pathogenesis
HIV progression
Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,594
13,223
0.585
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
HIV
infectious diseases
children
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,757
8,067
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Tuberculosis
Immunology
Biomarkers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,631
10,911
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
malaria
mosquitoes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,000
7,942
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Tuberculosis
medicine
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,835
9,448
0.530
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
virology
immunology
host/pathogen interactions
vaccines
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,135
8,575
0.531
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
HIV
tuberculosis
COVID-19
diagnostics
drug resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,481
12,693
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
HIV pediatric infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,620
10,766
0.790
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Tuberculosis
microbiology
drug discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,065
4,359
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
drug allergy
angioedema and urticaria
aerobiology
primary immunodeficiency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,555
6,091
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
tuberculosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,151
9,324
0.919
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Paediatric Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,059
3,694
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Microbiology
Infectious Diseases
IPC
EVD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,054
5,113
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
infectious disease dynamics
epidemiology
outbreak analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,435
5,270
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
tuberculosis
HIV
diabetes
HTLV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,292
4,982
0.601
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Infectious diseases epidemiology and control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,231
5,072
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Tuberculosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,689
7,355
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,600
3,443
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,078
4,201
0.691
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Structural Biology of Enzymes and Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,030
1,169
0.194
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,813
4,725
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Tuberculosis
Immunological Biomarkers
diagnostics
POC test development
diagnostic test evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,584
3,698
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
16,862
45
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Peter Nyasulumed Mace
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35,195
33,840
0.962
Epidemiology
Public Health
Infectious Diseases
EHealth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
18,116
49
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Robin M Warren
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33,615
13,781
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,306
81
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Graeme Meintjes
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,157
14,072
0.559
HIV
Tuberculosis
Cryptococcosis
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,113
101
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Koleka Mlisana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,594
13,223
0.585
HIV Pathogenesis
HIV progression
Infectious Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,312
111
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mark Cotton
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,757
8,067
0.389
HIV
infectious diseases
children
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,628
113
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Gerhard Walzl
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,631
10,911
0.529
Tuberculosis
Immunology
Biomarkers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,321
119
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Maureen Coetzee
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,000
7,942
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
45,933
145
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Andreas Henri Diacon
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,835
9,448
0.530
Tuberculosis
medicine
microbiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,617
167
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Thumbi Ndung'U
Africa Health Research Institute
Somkhele, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,135
8,575
0.531
virology
immunology
host/pathogen interactions
vaccines
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,663
202
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Richard Lessells
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,481
12,693
0.877
HIV
tuberculosis
COVID-19
diagnostics
drug resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
65,761
225
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mary-Ann Davies
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,620
10,766
0.790
HIV pediatric infectious diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,546
254
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Valerie Mizrahi
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,065
4,359
0.361
Tuberculosis
microbiology
drug discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
89,917
311
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jonathan Peter
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,555
6,091
0.577
drug allergy
angioedema and urticaria
aerobiology
primary immunodeficiency
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,155
332
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Anil Pooran
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,151
9,324
0.919
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,145
337
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Brian Eley
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,059
3,694
0.367
Paediatric Infectious Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
95,198
338
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Adriano Duse
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,054
5,113
0.509
Microbiology
Infectious Diseases
IPC
EVD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
116,195
432
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Juliet Rc Pulliam
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,435
5,270
0.625
infectious disease dynamics
epidemiology
outbreak analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
118,430
439
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tolu Oni
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,292
4,982
0.601
tuberculosis
HIV
diabetes
HTLV
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
119,432
443
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Amidou Samie
University of Venda
Thohoyandou, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,231
5,072
0.616
Infectious diseases epidemiology and control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,781
488
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Malika Davids
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,689
7,355
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,475
497
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Salome Charalambous
The Aurum Institute NPC
Johannesburg , South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,600
3,443
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,739
654
81
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Aijaz Ahmad
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,078
4,201
0.691
Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
166,090
663
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Wolf-Dieter Schubert
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,030
1,169
0.194
Structural Biology of Enzymes and Infectious Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
172,270
690
84
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
David Paul Moore
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,813
4,725
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,222
727
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Novel N Chegou
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,584
3,698
0.662
Tuberculosis
Immunological Biomarkers
diagnostics
POC test development
diagnostic test evaluation