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Medical and Health Sciences / Neurology Highly Cited Researchers 17 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.

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Total 17 scientists, 1 country, 6 institution
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
South Africa
Ryan G. Wagner
mental & neurological health
epidemiology
Africa
longitudinal research methodology
health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,592
4,002
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
South Africa
Suzaan Marais
HIV-associated neurological infections
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,428
2,272
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
South Africa
Jeannine M Heckmann
myasthenia gravis
motor neuron disease
inherited neuromuscular disease
HIV-associated neuromuscular disorders
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,294
2,436
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
South Africa
Tertius Abraham Kohn
Skeletal muscle
Exercise performance
wildlife
myopathies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,356
632
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
South Africa
Franclo Henning
Neurology
Neuromuscular disorders
Myology
Neurodegenerative diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,014
852
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
South Africa
Mudzi W
Adult Neurology Rehabilitation
Quality of life
stroke rehabilitation ...
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
883
557
0.631
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
South Africa
Anand Moodley
Neurology
Neuro-ophthalmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
693
407
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
South Africa
David Anderson
Movement Disorders
Huntington’s Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
554
461
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
South Africa
Claudia Ntsapi
autophagy
caloric restriction
neurology
liver
autophagy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211
124
0.588

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
South Africa
Roland W Eastman
Neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201
28
0.139
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
South Africa
Mokgadi Kholofelo Mashola
Adult neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147
140
0.952
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
South Africa
Thayananthee Nadasan
Primary Health Care
Neurology
Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
107
0.787
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
South Africa
Tarin Europa
Neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109
100
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
South Africa
Naeem Brey
Neurology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
101
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
South Africa
Natalia Neophytou
Isokinetics
autism
disabilities
neurological conditions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
50
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
South Africa
Adnil W Titus
Adult Neurology
Stroke
Education
Spinal Cord Injury
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
46
0.868
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,392
South Africa
773
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ryan G. Wagner
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,592
4,002
0.716
mental & neurological health
epidemiology
Africa
longitudinal research methodology
health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,262
South Africa
981
223
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Suzaan Marais
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,428
2,272
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
241,057
South Africa
1,010
227
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jeannine M Heckmann
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,294
2,436
0.567
myasthenia gravis
motor neuron disease
inherited neuromuscular disease
HIV-associated neuromuscular disorders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
578,508
South Africa
2,873
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Tertius Abraham Kohn
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,356
632
0.466
Skeletal muscle
Exercise performance
wildlife
myopathies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
681,881
South Africa
3,469
419
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Franclo Henning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,014
852
0.840
Neurology
Neuromuscular disorders
Myology
Neurodegenerative diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
731,571
South Africa
3,766
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Mudzi W
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
883
557
0.631
Adult Neurology Rehabilitation
Quality of life
stroke rehabilitation ...
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
815,844
South Africa
4,294
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Anand Moodley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
693
407
0.587
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
890,089
South Africa
4,782
463
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
David Anderson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
554
461
0.832
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,289,390
South Africa
8,139
257
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Claudia Ntsapi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211
124
0.588
autophagy
caloric restriction
neurology
liver
autophagy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,310,875
South Africa
8,341
1,033
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Roland W Eastman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
201
28
0.139

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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,449,685
South Africa
9,564
922
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Mokgadi Kholofelo Mashola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147
140
0.952
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,485,327
South Africa
9,897
764
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Thayananthee Nadasan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
107
0.787
Primary Health Care
Neurology
Neuromuscular Rehabilitation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,581,443
South Africa
10,693
1,207
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tarin Europa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109
100
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,585,180
South Africa
10,720
1,081
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Naeem Brey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
101
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,772,538
South Africa
12,283
1,189
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Natalia Neophytou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
50
0.735
Isokinetics
autism
disabilities
neurological conditions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,860,961
South Africa
13,145
1,267
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Adnil W Titus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
46
0.868
Adult Neurology
Stroke
Education
Spinal Cord Injury
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,873,494
South Africa
13,248
1,267
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Eitzaz Sadiq
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
47
0.922
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