Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
South Africa Highly Cited Researchers Citation Education / Education (Other, All) 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
education
curriculum
policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,023
3,587
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,590
2,259
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Educational technology
ICTs in education
forms of teaching & learning provision: higher education transformation
inequality
equity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,070
3,804
0.627
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Environmental Education
Curriculum Studies
Sustainability Education
Research Methodology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,829
3,838
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,656
1,513
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
education
race
south africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,090
1,817
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,081
2,447
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
educational leadership and management
financial and human resource management in education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,538
2,910
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Facilitation of learning
research as active involvement
researcher accountabilities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,395
1,558
0.354
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,320
1,641
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Science Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,253
2,171
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Comparative and International Education
Education
Higher Education
History of Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,848
1,936
0.503
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
scientific literacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,595
1,167
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,403
2,016
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Inclusivity
Diversity
Inclusive Education
Learning Support
Higher Education and inclusion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,185
2,266
0.711
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
sexuality education
gender and sexuality diversity
homophobia
queer theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,111
1,972
0.634
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Positive Leadership
Leadership
Positive Organisations
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,863
2,052
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Multilingual education & translanguaging
Language ideologies
critical literacies
subjectivity and learning
classroom discour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,849
1,570
0.551
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Teacher Education
Curriculum Studies
Economics Education
and Research Method
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,797
1,902
0.680
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
HIV and AIDS in education
action research
psycho-social wellness
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,754
1,748
0.635
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Critical and liberatory pedagogies
social justice
anti-racism
curriculum issues
education rights.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,736
1,082
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
parent involvement
academic habitus
cultural diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,629
917
0.349
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Science Education
Instructional Leadership
Teacher Change
Education Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,621
1,280
0.488
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Change Management
Curriculum Theory
Decolonisation
Education Leadership
Education Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,505
1,567
0.626
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Professional learning
Self-study research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,489
1,526
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
87,919
303
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Jonathan Jansen
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,023
3,587
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
134,199
526
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Pam Christie
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,590
2,259
0.298
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,394
674
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Laura Czerniewicz
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,070
3,804
0.627
Educational technology
ICTs in education
forms of teaching & learning provision: higher education transformation
inequality
equity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
176,359
712
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Lesley Le Grange
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,829
3,838
0.658
Environmental Education
Curriculum Studies
Sustainability Education
Research Methodology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
181,855
740
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Linda Chisholm
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,656
1,513
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,281
835
197
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Crain Soudien
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,090
1,817
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,645
836
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Relebohile Moletsane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,081
2,447
0.482
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,569
943
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Raj Mestry
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,538
2,910
0.641
educational leadership and management
financial and human resource management in education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,460
968
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Norma Romm
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,395
1,558
0.354
Facilitation of learning
research as active involvement
researcher accountabilities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,117
982
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Brahm Fleisch
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,320
1,641
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
238,531
1,004
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Marissa Rollnick
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,253
2,171
0.510
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
261,213
1,114
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
CC Wolhuter
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,848
1,936
0.503
Comparative and International Education
Education
Higher Education
History of Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
277,013
1,194
261
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Rudiger Christian Laugksch
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,595
1,167
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
290,404
1,268
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Mellony Graven
Rhodes University
Grahamstown, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,403
2,016
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
307,080
1,360
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mirna Nel
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,185
2,266
0.711
Inclusivity
Diversity
Inclusive Education
Learning Support
Higher Education and inclusion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
313,165
1,389
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Dennis Francis
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,111
1,972
0.634
sexuality education
gender and sexuality diversity
homophobia
queer theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,203
1,502
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Marius Stander
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,863
2,052
0.717
Positive Leadership
Leadership
Positive Organisations
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
336,565
1,512
320
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Carolyn Mckinney
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,849
1,570
0.551
Multilingual education & translanguaging
Language ideologies
critical literacies
subjectivity and learning
classroom discour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
341,611
1,544
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Emmanuel O. Adu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,797
1,902
0.680
Teacher Education
Curriculum Studies
Economics Education
and Research Method
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
345,938
1,566
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Lesley Wood
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,754
1,748
0.635
HIV and AIDS in education
action research
psycho-social wellness
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
347,858
1,578
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Salim Vally
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,736
1,082
0.395
Critical and liberatory pedagogies
social justice
anti-racism
curriculum issues
education rights.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
359,064
1,633
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Eleanor Lemmer
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,629
917
0.349
parent involvement
academic habitus
cultural diversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
359,935
1,639
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Loyiso Jita
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,621
1,280
0.488
Science Education
Instructional Leadership
Teacher Change
Education Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
372,806
1,707
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Vuyisile Msila
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,505
1,567
0.626
Change Management
Curriculum Theory
Decolonisation
Education Leadership
Education Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
374,587
1,722
151
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kathleen Pithouse-Morgan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,489
1,526
0.613
Professional learning
Self-study research