Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
South Africa Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Medical Genetics 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
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Phylogenetics
Viruses
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,307
25,423
0.839
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,933
4,096
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Human genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,959
6,739
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
forest pathology and entomology
forest health
invasion biology
mycology
molecular ecology and evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,253
8,702
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Life Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,295
2,622
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Human Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,782
2,310
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
human genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,583
2,827
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Cancer Genetics and Human Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,544
4,574
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Human Genetics
Personalized Medicine
Translation Research
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,314
2,124
0.290
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Medical genetics
Human and molecular genetics
Medical ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,962
4,288
0.719
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Biotic and Abiotic stress
Genomics
Bread wheat
Aphid and Drought
DNA methylation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,465
1,774
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Human Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,347
2,047
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Molecular Systematics
Phylogenetics
Phylogeography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,439
1,865
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Glaucoma
Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,425
4,010
0.906
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
stroke
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,968
1,342
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Plant Genomics
Transcriptomics
Systems Biology
Plant Evolution
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,945
2,648
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Genetics
Molecular Biology
Tuberculosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,643
1,850
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Phylogeography and conservation genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,170
1,353
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Genetics
science education
medical education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,025
1,954
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Behavioural Ecology
Evolutionary Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,002
930
0.310
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Global health equity
Evidence policies
Implementation science
Digital transfromation
Resilience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,478
1,661
0.670
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Population Genetics
Quantitative Genetics
Genomics
Fungi
Phylogenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,454
1,667
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Molecular genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,327
1,044
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Human Genetics
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,888
1,222
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,883
496
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,278
59
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Tulio De Oliveira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,307
25,423
0.839
Bioinformatics
Genomics
Phylogenetics
Viruses
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,500
95
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Peter Beighton
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23,933
4,096
0.171
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,441
121
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Helena Kuivaniemi
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19,959
6,739
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,525
140
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bernard Slippers
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,253
8,702
0.477
forest pathology and entomology
forest health
invasion biology
mycology
molecular ecology and evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,623
325
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jens Kossmann
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,295
2,622
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,985
399
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Leslie, Jacquie Greenberg
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,782
2,310
0.263
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
113,931
419
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Himla Soodyall
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,583
2,827
0.329
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
114,533
422
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Elizabeth (Lizette) J Van Rensburg
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,544
4,574
0.535
Cancer Genetics and Human Genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,890
535
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Maritha Kotze
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,314
2,124
0.290
Human Genetics
Personalized Medicine
Translation Research
Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
167,986
669
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ambroise Wonkam|Department of Genetic Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,962
4,288
0.719
Medical genetics
Human and molecular genetics
Medical ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,138
753
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Anna-Maria Botha Oberholster
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,465
1,774
0.325
Biotic and Abiotic stress
Genomics
Bread wheat
Aphid and Drought
DNA methylation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
186,962
773
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Amanda Krause
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,347
2,047
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,295
937
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Savel Daniels
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,439
1,865
0.420
Molecular Systematics
Phylogenetics
Phylogeography
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
223,971
941
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Susan Williams
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,425
4,010
0.906
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
247,850
1,049
238
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Alan Bryer
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,968
1,342
0.338
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
249,145
1,057
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Eshchar Mizrachi
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,945
2,648
0.671
Plant Genomics
Transcriptomics
Systems Biology
Plant Evolution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,097
1,140
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Craig Kinnear
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,643
1,850
0.508
Genetics
Molecular Biology
Tuberculosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
300,735
1,331
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Paulette Bloomer
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,170
1,353
0.427
Phylogeography and conservation genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,717
1,388
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Colleen Aldous
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,025
1,954
0.646
Genetics
science education
medical education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
314,744
1,402
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Jacobus Maree Greeff
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,002
930
0.310
Behavioural Ecology
Evolutionary Ecology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
367,040
1,677
192
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ernest Tambo
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,478
1,661
0.670
Global health equity
Evidence policies
Implementation science
Digital transfromation
Resilience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
369,701
1,696
166
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nicolaas A Van Der Merwe
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,454
1,667
0.679
Population Genetics
Quantitative Genetics
Genomics
Fungi
Phylogenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
385,184
1,780
349
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Rob Ingle
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,327
1,044
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
448,791
2,135
230
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Zane Lombard
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,888
1,222
0.647
Human Genetics
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
449,682
2,143
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Liza Bornman
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,883
496
0.263