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
Multilingual Education
Language Teaching Methodology
Teacher Education and Literacy Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
862
806
0.935
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Semiotics
Multimodality and Syntax
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
385
349
0.906
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Literacy Education
Language Education
Teacher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
342
228
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
literature and drama
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238
45
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
African Literature
Sociolinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
124
0.660
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182
163
0.896
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Applies Linguistics and Literacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
159
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Globalization and Language
Sociolinguistics
Social Semiotics
Multimodality
Bantu Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
107
0.930
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Literacy and Language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
104
0.981
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Bantu Linguistics
Language Acqusition
Applied Linguistics
Literacy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
86
0.925
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
70
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
comparative Literature
Education
Contemporary issues
gender in literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
30
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Pragmatics
Psycholinguistics
Bantu Linguistics
Language Acquisition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
29
0.879
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Applied Linguistics
Second language teaching
language policy
culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
31
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
languages
linguistics
translation and Interpreting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
26
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Academic writing
Language Acquisition
Language Education
Teacher Training
Education for
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
17
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
General and Applied Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
Education
Sustainable Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
SFL
Corpus Linguistics
Stylistics
Discourse Analysis
Semiotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Discourse Analysis
Morphology
Syntax
Bantu Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
7
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
literary theory
the novel
culture
creative and performance arts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
10
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Literature in English
Literary theory
Post Colonial Studies
Oral Literature
Zambian Literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
7
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Computational Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Literature
languages
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
African-indigenous Language Written Literature
African Oral Literature
English Literature - Prose
Poetry and Drama
Comparati
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
731,706
53
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
David Sani Mwanza
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
862
806
0.935
Multilingual Education
Language Teaching Methodology
Teacher Education and Literacy Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,023,702
134
91
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Hambaba Jimaima
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
385
349
0.906
Semiotics
Multimodality and Syntax
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,071,227
146
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Gk Tambulukani
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
342
228
0.667
Literacy Education
Language Education
Teacher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,222,375
210
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Stewart Crehan
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
238
45
0.189
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,321,881
240
161
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mutunda Sylvester
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
124
0.660
African Literature
Sociolinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,335,038
244
163
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
John Simwinga
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
182
163
0.896
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,387,131
265
180
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Friday Nyimbili
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
159
0.988
Applies Linguistics and Literacy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,529,349
339
230
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gabriel Simungala
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
107
0.930
Globalization and Language
Sociolinguistics
Social Semiotics
Multimodality
Bantu Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,561,913
362
245
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Agnes Chileshe Chibamba
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
104
0.981
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,614,110
386
262
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Joseph Mwenya Mwansa
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
86
0.925
Bantu Linguistics
Language Acqusition
Applied Linguistics
Literacy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,640,864
395
269
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Kelvin Mambwe
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
70
0.805
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,953,442
580
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jive Lubbungu
Kwame Nkrumah University
Kabwe, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
30
0.909
comparative Literature
Education
Contemporary issues
gender in literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,953,472
581
373
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Eunice Mukonde / Eunice Mukonde-Mulenga|Eunice Mukonde-Mulenga
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
29
0.879
Pragmatics
Psycholinguistics
Bantu Linguistics
Language Acquisition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,960,333
586
376
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Akombelwa Muyangana
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
31
0.969
Applied Linguistics
Second language teaching
language policy
culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,979,133
593
382
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gerald Chishiba|GM chishiba, Gerald chishiba, Gerald chishaba
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
26
0.867
languages
linguistics
translation and Interpreting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,102,401
656
100
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Alex Simpande
Copperbelt University
Kitwe, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
17
1.000
Academic writing
Language Acquisition
Language Education
Teacher Training
Education for
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,120,389
670
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Mercy Zemba
Copperbelt University
Kitwe, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938
General and Applied Linguistics
Sociolinguistics
Education
Sustainable Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,121,203
671
431
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Humphrey M. Kapau
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
15
0.938
SFL
Corpus Linguistics
Stylistics
Discourse Analysis
Semiotics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,150,211
695
447
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Naomi Njobvu/ N Njobvu
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
7
0.500
Discourse Analysis
Morphology
Syntax
Bantu Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,161,914
704
452
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Moffat Moyo|Gankhanani Moffat Moyo, Gankhanani Moyo
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
10
0.769
literary theory
the novel
culture
creative and performance arts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,209,063
728
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Mwaka Siluonde
Mulungushi University
Kabwe, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
Literature in English
Literary theory
Post Colonial Studies
Oral Literature
Zambian Literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,236,159
743
475
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Prisca Chikuta
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
7
0.875
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,246,586
757
482
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Boyd Sinkala
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
Computational Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,277,240
774
492
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Bandana Sinha Kumar
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,341,618
819
516
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Shadreck Kondala
University of Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
African-indigenous Language Written Literature
African Oral Literature
English Literature - Prose
Poetry and Drama
Comparati