Citation Rankings
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Law / Environmental Law Highly Cited Researchers 13 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
Environmental law
environmental rights
environmental constitutionalism
Anthropocene
earth system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,024
2,975
0.739
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Environmental Law
Marine Law
Climate Law
Energy Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
875
243
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Environmental law
Legal History
Land Law
Legal Pluralism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
754
270
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Environmental law and policy
Energy and Climate change
Extractives industries
Water law
Sustainability law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
463
241
0.521
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Environmental Contamination
Environmental Law
Environmental Chemistry
Wastewater treatment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
393
285
0.725
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
International environmental law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
358
201
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Environmental management
environmental law
environmental auditing and verification
environmental management systems
environm
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337
241
0.715
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Climate Change Law and Policy
Urban Law
Environmental Law and Governance
Justice
Human Rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
48
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Environmental Science
Environmental Management
Environmental Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
44
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Environmental Law
Climate Law
Judicial Impact
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
42
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
International Trade Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
31
0.838
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Mining Law
International Human Rights Law
Sustainable development Law
Environmental Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
4
0.400
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Environmental Law
Mining Law
Corporate Law
International Law
Climate Change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
1
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
255,750
1,093
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Louis J. Kotzé
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,024
2,975
0.739
Environmental law
environmental rights
environmental constitutionalism
Anthropocene
earth system
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
734,811
3,781
612
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Jan Glazewski
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
875
243
0.278
Environmental Law
Marine Law
Climate Law
Energy Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
786,870
4,112
220
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Willemien Du Plessis
North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
754
270
0.358
Environmental law
Legal History
Land Law
Legal Pluralism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
961,193
5,322
529
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tumai Murombo
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
463
241
0.521
Environmental law and policy
Energy and Climate change
Extractives industries
Water law
Sustainability law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,027,747
5,881
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jbn Mudumbi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
393
285
0.725
Environmental Contamination
Environmental Law
Environmental Chemistry
Wastewater treatment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,065,335
6,186
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Werner Scholtz
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
358
201
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,089,685
6,408
353
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Jan-Albert Wessels
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337
241
0.715
Environmental management
environmental law
environmental auditing and verification
environmental management systems
environm
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,776,155
12,563
393
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Angela Van Der Berg
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
48
0.774
Climate Change Law and Policy
Urban Law
Environmental Law and Governance
Justice
Human Rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,776,525
12,570
1,217
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Bambo Dubula
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
44
0.710
Environmental Science
Environmental Management
Environmental Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,894,344
13,734
1,211
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jenny Hall
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
42
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,933,317
14,109
446
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Clive Vinti
University of the Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
37
31
0.838
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,209,916
17,025
1,503
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Christian-Junior Kabange Nkongolo
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
4
0.400
Mining Law
International Human Rights Law
Sustainable development Law
Environmental Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,351,439
18,635
379
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Themba Mathebula
University of Limpopo
Mankweng, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
1
0.500
Environmental Law
Mining Law
Corporate Law
International Law
Climate Change