Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
South Africa Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Psychiatry 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
Anxiety disorders
Psychiatry in Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
275,732
186,905
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Compulsivity
impulsivity
behavioural addictions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,818
16,537
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,791
5,484
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
neuropsychiatry
hiv
cognitive disorders
mental health services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,139
6,022
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Neuroimaging
HIV
Mental Health
DTI
MRI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,009
5,485
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
psychiatry
genetics
schizophrenia
suicide
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,446
1,490
0.274
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Public Mental Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,934
3,637
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,644
4,336
0.934
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Psychiatry
Brain imaging
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,597
2,880
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Maternal mental health
common mental disorders
modelling
epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,149
2,900
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Anxiety Disorders
Trauma
PTSD
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,985
1,913
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
employee wellbeing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,904
860
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,279
2,131
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Psychiatry
Dissociative disorders
Dissociation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,684
953
0.566
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Maternal Mental Health
Food Insecurity
Tool Validation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,271
863
0.679
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Psychiatry
Neuropsychology
Schizophrenia Research
Language and mental health access
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,241
976
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Catatonia
Occupational Mental Health
Public Mental Health
Academic Psychiatry
Mentorship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,192
800
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
PSYCHIATRY
PSYCHOTHERAPY
TELEPSYCHIATRY
DEMENTIA
MEDICAL EDUCATION
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,082
824
0.762
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
972
641
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Early childhood intervention
Developmental disabilities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
476
437
0.918
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Mental Health
Mental disorders
Addictions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
367
210
0.572
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Bioethics
Neuroethics
Moral Philosophy
Philosophy of Psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
299
290
0.970
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Forensic psychiatry
psychopharmacology
neuropsychiatry
schizophrenia
obsessive-compulsive related disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273
255
0.934
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Psychiatry
Medicine
Genetics
Schizophernia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
220
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
psychiatry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176
160
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
304
2
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Dan J Stein
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
275,732
186,905
0.678
Anxiety disorders
Psychiatry in Africa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
33,669
102
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Christine Lochner
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
22,818
16,537
0.725
Compulsivity
impulsivity
behavioural addictions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
51,386
166
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Robin Emsley
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,791
5,484
0.327
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
109,155
393
98
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
John Joska
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,139
6,022
0.659
neuropsychiatry
hiv
cognitive disorders
mental health services
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
146,148
579
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jean-Paul Fouche
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,009
5,485
0.783
Neuroimaging
HIV
Mental Health
DTI
MRI
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
188,508
779
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Johannes Louw Roos
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,446
1,490
0.274
psychiatry
genetics
schizophrenia
suicide
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
207,582
867
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Katherine Sorsdahl
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,934
3,637
0.737
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
219,858
924
217
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Henk Temmingh
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,644
4,336
0.934
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,829
1,193
158
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Annerine Roos
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,597
2,880
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
309,982
1,372
294
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Emily Garman
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,149
2,900
0.921
Maternal mental health
common mental disorders
modelling
epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
324,089
1,449
183
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sharain Suliman
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,985
1,913
0.641
Anxiety Disorders
Trauma
PTSD
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
331,458
1,486
175
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Karen Milner
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,904
860
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
400,370
1,870
241
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Leigh Van Den Heuvel
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,279
2,131
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
496,460
2,389
235
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Christa Krüger
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,684
953
0.566
Psychiatry
Dissociative disorders
Dissociation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
592,760
2,965
507
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Zulfa Abrahams
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,271
863
0.679
Maternal Mental Health
Food Insecurity
Tool Validation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
600,971
3,010
373
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sanja Kilian
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,241
976
0.786
Psychiatry
Neuropsychology
Schizophrenia Research
Language and mental health access
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
615,316
3,095
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Z Zingela
Nelson Mandela University
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,192
800
0.671
Catatonia
Occupational Mental Health
Public Mental Health
Academic Psychiatry
Mentorship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
650,065
3,282
268
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Suvira Ramlall
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,082
824
0.762
PSYCHIATRY
PSYCHOTHERAPY
TELEPSYCHIATRY
DEMENTIA
MEDICAL EDUCATION
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
688,668
3,521
421
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Rachelle Bester
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
972
641
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
937,811
5,095
755
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Liezl Schlebusch
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
476
437
0.918
Early childhood intervention
Developmental disabilities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,043,111
5,990
830
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Taiwo Akindipe
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
367
210
0.572
Mental Health
Mental disorders
Addictions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,125,335
6,688
748
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Andrea Palk
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
299
290
0.970
Bioethics
Neuroethics
Moral Philosophy
Philosophy of Psychiatry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,163,399
7,016
678
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gian Lippi
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273
255
0.934
Forensic psychiatry
psychopharmacology
neuropsychiatry
schizophrenia
obsessive-compulsive related disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,219,385
7,523
977
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Adam Baldinger
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
220
0.921
Psychiatry
Medicine
Genetics
Schizophernia
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,349,371
8,668
903
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lindokuhle Thela
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176
160
0.909