Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers

South Africa Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Pediatrics and Child Health 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
Heather Zar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,382
37,894
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
South Africa
Anna Coutsoudis
public health
maternal and child health
nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,434
2,647
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
South Africa
Kirsten A Donald
paediatrics
neurology
development
brain imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,873
4,890
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
South Africa
Michael Levin
Allergy
immunology
cross cultural communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,734
4,280
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
South Africa
Anthony Garcia-Prats
tuberculosis
HIV
pharmacokinetics
trials
children
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,729
2,011
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
South Africa
Graeme Hoddinott
Tuberculosis (TB)
Children
Adolescents & Young People
Global Public Health
Health Behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,573
2,261
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
South Africa
Karl-Gunter Technau
Paediatrics
HIV
Adolescence
EID
PMTCT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,550
1,367
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
South Africa
Barbara Laughton
Neurodevelopment HIV Children
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,149
1,538
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
South Africa
Amy Slogrove
pregnancy exposures
HIV exposed uninfected infants
child health
South Africa
adolescents living with HIV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,072
1,632
0.788
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
South Africa
Michael Hendricks
community paediatrics
child health and nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,013
683
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
South Africa
Michael C Harrison
Neonatal Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,848
621
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
South Africa
Nisha Naicker
Public Health Medicine
Environmental and Occupational Health
Persistent toxic substances
Pediatrics
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,837
1,528
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
South Africa
Charles Okwundu
Pediatrics
Evidence-Based Medicine
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,594
920
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
South Africa
Fathima Naby
hospital acquired infections
infectious disease surveillance
antimicrobial stewardship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,454
1,270
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
South Africa
Steve Innes
Paediatric HIV in Southern Africa
specifically metabolic complications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,381
860
0.623
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
South Africa
Ute Feucht
Child health
Paediatric HIV
PMTCT
stillbirths
fetal growth restriction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,021
869
0.851
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
South Africa
Alan Horn
Neonatal Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
827
353
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
South Africa
Heloise Buys
Paediatrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
628
272
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
South Africa
Louvina Van Der Laan
Pediatrics
PK-PD modelling
HIV and TB treatment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
481
394
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
South Africa
Deshini Naidoo
Primary health care
occupational therapy education
pediatrics
vocational rehabilitation
neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
401
367
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
South Africa
Tim De Maayer
paediatric gastroenterology
paediatric hepatology
infant nutrition
malnutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
347
186
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
South Africa
Liliane Byamungu
Clinical pediatrics
Infectious Diseases
vaccination
HIV
Tuberculosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292
290
0.993
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
South Africa
Andre Gie
Paediatric lung disease
pulmonary function
pulmonary physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
275
271
0.985
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
South Africa
Shamiel Salie
Paediatrics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
272
148
0.544
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,019
South Africa
23
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Heather Zar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62,382
37,894
0.607
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
84,163
South Africa
289
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Anna Coutsoudis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,434
2,647
0.232
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
175,015
South Africa
704
171
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Kirsten A Donald
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,873
4,890
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,258
South Africa
730
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Michael Levin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,734
4,280
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
348,488
South Africa
1,582
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Anthony Garcia-Prats
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,729
2,011
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
365,096
South Africa
1,669
217
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Graeme Hoddinott
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,573
2,261
0.879
Tuberculosis (TB)
Children
Adolescents & Young People
Global Public Health
Health Behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
367,651
South Africa
1,683
191
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Karl-Gunter Technau
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,550
1,367
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
418,033
South Africa
1,976
256
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Barbara Laughton
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,149
1,538
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
429,548
South Africa
2,032
264
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Amy Slogrove
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,072
1,632
0.788
pregnancy exposures
HIV exposed uninfected infants
child health
South Africa
adolescents living with HIV
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
438,694
South Africa
2,089
383
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Michael Hendricks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,013
683
0.339
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
465,960
South Africa
2,223
406
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Michael C Harrison
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,848
621
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
467,753
South Africa
2,229
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Nisha Naicker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,837
1,528
0.832
Public Health Medicine
Environmental and Occupational Health
Persistent toxic substances
Pediatrics
Climate Change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
515,022
South Africa
2,502
310
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Charles Okwundu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,594
920
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
545,890
South Africa
2,673
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Fathima Naby
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,454
1,270
0.873
hospital acquired infections
infectious disease surveillance
antimicrobial stewardship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
563,786
South Africa
2,789
343
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Steve Innes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,381
860
0.623
Paediatric HIV in Southern Africa
specifically metabolic complications
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
607,032
South Africa
3,058
307
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nicolette Du Plessis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,220
1,001
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
670,849
South Africa
3,401
341
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Ute Feucht
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,021
869
0.851
Child health
Paediatric HIV
PMTCT
stillbirths
fetal growth restriction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
746,822
South Africa
3,844
620
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Alan Horn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
827
353
0.427
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
841,010
South Africa
4,439
688
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Heloise Buys
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
628
272
0.433
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
933,651
South Africa
5,061
593
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Louvina Van Der Laan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
481
394
0.819
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,007,430
South Africa
5,685
431
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Deshini Naidoo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
401
367
0.915
Primary health care
occupational therapy education
pediatrics
vocational rehabilitation
neurology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,065,590
South Africa
6,180
609
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Tim De Maayer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
347
186
0.536
paediatric gastroenterology
paediatric hepatology
infant nutrition
malnutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,134,907
South Africa
6,771
508
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Liliane Byamungu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
292
290
0.993
Clinical pediatrics
Infectious Diseases
vaccination
HIV
Tuberculosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,160,135
South Africa
6,992
770
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Andre Gie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
275
271
0.985
Paediatric lung disease
pulmonary function
pulmonary physiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,165,783
South Africa
7,037
924
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Shamiel Salie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
272
148
0.544