Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

South Africa Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Neurosurgery 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
South Africa
Allan Taylor
neurointervention
aneurysm
arteriovenous malformation
skull base
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,281
6,875
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
South Africa
Anthony Figaji
Pediatric neurosurgery
brain injury
brain tumor
cerebral pathophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,026
7,989
0.797
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
South Africa
Graham Fieggen
Neurosurgery
Neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,525
2,708
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
South Africa
Llewellyn Padayachy
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Neurooncology
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Hydrocephalus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,212
1,011
0.834
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
South Africa
Nelleke G Langerak
Cerebral Palsy
Neuroscience
Human Movement Sciences
Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
Neurosurgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,031
608
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
South Africa
Nico Enslin
Neurosurgery
epilepsy surgery
spasticity surgery
paediatric neurosurgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
344
314
0.913
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
South Africa
John R Ouma
Neurosurgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265
101
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
South Africa
Ashley Landers
Neurosurgery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
2
0.051
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
South Africa
Ezra Earl Anirudh
Clinical Anatomy
Neurosurgery
Gross Anatomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
76,887
South Africa
263
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Allan Taylor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,281
6,875
0.560
neurointervention
aneurysm
arteriovenous malformation
skull base
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,965
South Africa
359
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Anthony Figaji
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,026
7,989
0.797
Pediatric neurosurgery
brain injury
brain tumor
cerebral pathophysiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,715
South Africa
975
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Graham Fieggen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,525
2,708
0.598
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
609,086
South Africa
3,133
316
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Llewellyn Padayachy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,212
1,011
0.834
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Neurooncology
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Hydrocephalus
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
667,495
South Africa
3,467
557
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Nelleke G Langerak
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,031
608
0.590
Cerebral Palsy
Neuroscience
Human Movement Sciences
Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
Neurosurgery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,066,451
South Africa
6,282
850
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Nico Enslin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
344
314
0.913
Neurosurgery
epilepsy surgery
spasticity surgery
paediatric neurosurgery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,173,418
South Africa
7,207
701
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
John R Ouma
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
265
101
0.381
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,903,358
South Africa
13,860
1,082
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ashley Landers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
2
0.051
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,343,142
South Africa
18,453
576
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Ezra Earl Anirudh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000