Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
South Africa Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Housing 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
Building
Construction Digitalisation
Value Management
Quantity Surveying
Construction Industry Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,656
11,980
0.947
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
public space
spatial transformation
sustainability
resilience
regeneration
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,688
1,159
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
housing
gender
monitoring and evaluation
HIV and AIDS
non-communicable diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,334
993
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
housing
land
urban development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,277
535
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Housing studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,052
817
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Cities and neighbourhoods
Housing
Informality
Urban Political Economies
Conservation and Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
982
805
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Urban studies
urban governance
housing
socio-economic rights
land tenure
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
897
576
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Housing
real estate
land
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
894
365
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
housing
urban governance
local government
participation
law and social change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
860
380
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Health and Safety
Real Estate
Facilities Management
Infrastructure Sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
766
744
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
housing
urban violence
upgrading of informal settlements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
479
301
0.628
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Sustainable Buiult environment
Affordable Housing
Lean Construction
Project Management.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
424
347
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Informal settlement upgrading and low-income housing policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
380
238
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Infrastructure/water/housing politics
Speculative & Emancipatory Geographies
Comparative/Southern Urbanism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
314
299
0.952
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Social Work
Housing and Vulnerability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
286
221
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
structural engineering
construction innovation
housing
structural reliability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281
217
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Real estate sustainability
Development finance
circular Economy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244
244
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
housing urban studies built environment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197
120
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Housing
Social development
Social housing
Gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137
133
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Property law
Housing law
Landlord-tenant law
Administrative law
Constitutional property law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
96
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
sustainable materials
housing
building engineering
structural design and analysis
loading
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
103
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Housing Policies
Mixed-income housing
The use of Case Study
Delphi Approach and People housing process
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
66
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Housing Provision African Development and Women Empowerment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
92
0.939
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Cloud Computing
Business Intelligence
Data Warehousing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
40
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Housing
Gender
Innovation
Politics
Women
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
70
0.843
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
74,422
247
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Clinton Aigbavboa
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,656
11,980
0.947
Building
Construction Digitalisation
Value Management
Quantity Surveying
Construction Industry Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
352,819
1,608
160
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Karina Landman
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,688
1,159
0.431
public space
spatial transformation
sustainability
resilience
regeneration
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
575,728
2,860
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Catherine Ndinda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,334
993
0.744
housing
gender
monitoring and evaluation
HIV and AIDS
non-communicable diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
591,226
2,959
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Mark Napier
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,277
535
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
660,111
3,345
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jan Cloete
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,052
817
0.777
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
684,868
3,493
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andreas Scheba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
982
805
0.820
Cities and neighbourhoods
Housing
Informality
Urban Political Economies
Conservation and Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
717,604
3,660
367
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Margot Wendy Rubin|Margot Wendy Rubin
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
897
576
0.642
Urban studies
urban governance
housing
socio-economic rights
land tenure
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
718,895
3,665
368
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Aly Karam
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
894
365
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
732,816
3,764
382
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kate Tissington
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
860
380
0.442
housing
urban governance
local government
participation
law and social change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
773,231
4,025
273
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Chioma Okoro
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
766
744
0.971
Health and Safety
Real Estate
Facilities Management
Infrastructure Sustainability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
935,573
5,075
753
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mercy Brown-Luthango
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
479
301
0.628
housing
urban violence
upgrading of informal settlements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
984,780
5,492
86
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Julius Ayodeji Fapohunda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
424
347
0.818
Sustainable Buiult environment
Affordable Housing
Lean Construction
Project Management.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,029,209
5,875
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
John Ntema
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
380
238
0.626
Informal settlement upgrading and low-income housing policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,105,178
6,524
878
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Suraya Scheba
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
314
299
0.952
Infrastructure/water/housing politics
Speculative & Emancipatory Geographies
Comparative/Southern Urbanism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,144,223
6,855
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tatenda Manomano
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
286
221
0.773
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,151,621
6,913
536
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Jeffrey Mahachi
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281
217
0.772
structural engineering
construction innovation
housing
structural reliability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,210,143
7,441
593
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Oluwatobi Owojori
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244
244
1.000
Real estate sustainability
Development finance
circular Economy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,302,138
8,252
631
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Pauline Adebayo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197
120
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,456,244
9,642
798
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mziwandile Sobantu
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
137
133
0.971
Housing
Social development
Social housing
Gender
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,502,455
10,075
320
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sue-Mari Viljoen (Maass)
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
123
96
0.780
Property law
Housing law
Landlord-tenant law
Administrative law
Constitutional property law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,519,007
10,228
995
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ryan Bradley
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
118
103
0.873
sustainable materials
housing
building engineering
structural design and analysis
loading
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,548,751
10,487
868
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
George Okechukwu Onatu
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
66
0.600
Housing Policies
Mixed-income housing
The use of Case Study
Delphi Approach and People housing process
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,593,253
10,854
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Primrose T Sabela
University of Mpumalanga
Mbombela, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
92
0.939
Housing Provision African Development and Women Empowerment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,620,328
11,120
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Gm Muriithi
Central University of Technology
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
92
40
0.435
Cloud Computing
Business Intelligence
Data Warehousing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,658,560
11,445
886
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Sithembiso Lindelihle Myeni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
70
0.843