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
Estate planning
insurance
corporate social responsibility
corporate law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382
200
0.524
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Corporate law
Insolvency law
business rescue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
255
73
0.286
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Comparative Corporate Law
Business and Human Rights
International Economic Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149
135
0.906
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Corporate Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132
43
0.326
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Corporate Law
insolvency law
corporate finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
37
0.287
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Company Law
Corporate Law
Corporate Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
74
0.578
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Corporate Law
Corporate Criminal Liability
Corporate Homicide
Law and Theology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
11
0.355
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Corporate Law
Commercial Transactions Law (Financial Services Law)
Contract Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
22
0.815
Henk Kloppers
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382
200
0.524
Estate planning
insurance
corporate social responsibility
corporate law
Anneli Loubser
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
255
73
0.286
Corporate law
Insolvency law
business rescue
Nojeem Amodu
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149
135
0.906
Comparative Corporate Law
Business and Human Rights
International Economic Law
Galaletsang Phakedi
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132
43
0.326
Kathleen Van Der Linde
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
37
0.287
Corporate Law
insolvency law
corporate finance
Rehana Cassim
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
74
0.578
Company Law
Corporate Law
Corporate Governance
Dorothy Farisani
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31
11
0.355
Corporate Law
Corporate Criminal Liability
Corporate Homicide
Law and Theology
Brighton Mupangavanhu
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
22
0.815
Corporate Law
Commercial Transactions Law (Financial Services Law)
Contract Law