Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Business & Management Highly Cited Researchers 1.208 Scientists Citation in South Africa Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
operational research
decision analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,328
3,648
0.255
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
gender and diversity
postcolonial
management in Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,554
5,138
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
sustainable development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,026
5,675
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,963
3,268
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Land-use change
Ecosystem Services
Nature-based Infrastructure
Resource Nexus
Plural valuation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,273
6,964
0.618
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Health systems development and research
Human resource development in the health sector
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,455
3,969
0.420
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
financial management
entrepreneurship
strategic management
business ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,404
5,354
0.569
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Business sustainability
cross-sector collaboration
governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,358
2,210
0.412
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Entrepreneurship
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,203
3,065
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Health workforce
human resources for health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,630
2,401
0.519
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Business Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,018
2,648
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Project Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,830
1,654
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,774
1,835
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,686
1,463
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Leadership
Diversity & Inclusion
Gender
Culture
Narrative & Dialogue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,683
1,282
0.348
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Leadership
Management
Strategy
Relationship Marketing
Customer Relationship Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,567
2,406
0.675
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Science
Technology
Innovation and development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,523
1,736
0.493
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Digital & tech entrepreneurship
digital innovation & social media
tech startups
tech incubation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,517
2,198
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Disability
Human Rights
AAC
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,382
1,981
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Digital Marketing and Consumer Behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,266
2,562
0.784
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Socioeconomic issues of emerging economies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,244
2,498
0.770
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Human Resource Management
Talent Management
Work Wellness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,168
1,746
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Marketing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,091
1,763
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Digital interactive media marketing communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,921
2,356
0.807
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Public Governance
Project Management
Performance Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,905
1,312
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
64,921
222
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Theodor Stewart
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,328
3,648
0.255
operational research
decision analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,755
238
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Stella M Nkomo
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,554
5,138
0.379
gender and diversity
postcolonial
management in Africa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
80,808
275
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Mark Swilling
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,026
5,675
0.472
sustainable development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,374
279
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Christo Boshoff
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,963
3,268
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,423
303
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Patrick O'farrell
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,273
6,964
0.618
Land-use change
Ecosystem Services
Nature-based Infrastructure
Resource Nexus
Plural valuation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,192
385
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Uta Lehmann
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,455
3,969
0.420
Health systems development and research
Human resource development in the health sector
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
107,871
390
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Olawale Fatoki
University of Limpopo
Mankweng, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,404
5,354
0.569
financial management
entrepreneurship
strategic management
business ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
195,325
814
193
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Ralph Hamann
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,358
2,210
0.412
Business sustainability
cross-sector collaboration
governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,934
837
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Boris Urban
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,203
3,065
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,634
944
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Laetitia Rispel
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,630
2,401
0.519
Health workforce
human resources for health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
256,118
1,094
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Richard Chinomona
Walter Sisulu University
Mthatha, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,018
2,648
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
267,154
1,148
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Herman Steyn
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,830
1,654
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
270,518
1,168
254
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tanja Bosch
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,774
1,835
0.486
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,095
1,192
156
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Nic S. Terblanche
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,686
1,463
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
276,325
1,194
259
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Kurt April
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,683
1,282
0.348
Leadership
Diversity & Inclusion
Gender
Culture
Narrative & Dialogue
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,065
1,240
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mornay Roberts-Lombard
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,567
2,406
0.675
Leadership
Management
Strategy
Relationship Marketing
Customer Relationship Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287,100
1,253
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mammo Muchie
Tshwane University of Technology
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,523
1,736
0.493
Science
Technology
Innovation and development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
287,510
1,254
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Patient Rambe
Central University of Technology
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,517
2,198
0.625
Digital & tech entrepreneurship
digital innovation & social media
tech startups
tech incubation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,376
1,306
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Juan Bornman
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,382
1,981
0.586
Disability
Human Rights
AAC
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
306,233
1,353
92
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Mercy Mpinganjira
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,266
2,562
0.784
Digital Marketing and Consumer Behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
307,932
1,363
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Chux Gervase Iwu|Chux Iwu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,244
2,498
0.770
Socioeconomic issues of emerging economies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
314,056
1,395
96
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nicolene Barkhuizen
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,168
1,746
0.551
Human Resource Management
Talent Management
Work Wellness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
320,601
1,437
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Manilall Dhurup
Vaal University of Technology
Vanderbijlpark, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,091
1,763
0.570
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,652
1,513
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Rodney G Duffett
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,921
2,356
0.807
Digital interactive media marketing communication
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
337,191
1,521
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Gerrit Van Der Waldt
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,905
1,312
0.452
Public Governance
Project Management
Performance Management