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
Numerical Methods
Fluid Dynamics
Heat and mass transfer
Dynamical Systems and Control theory
Mathematical Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
385
365
0.948
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Occupational justice
social inclusion
Stigma
mental health
Social Determinants of Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281
254
0.904
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
criminology
police accountability
police strategy
national security issues
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245
236
0.963
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Governance
Peacebuilding
Social Justice
Human Rights
Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
104
0.584
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Cardiovascular diseases
ethnopharmacology
cancer
medical law
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
84
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Curriculum studies
Decolonial studies
History education
Sociology of Education
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
100
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
development economics
SME finance
poverty
local economic development
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
52
0.788
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
water purification
renewable energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
43
0.741
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Human rights
Refugee Law
International and comparative human rights
electoral law
Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
23
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Overweight and Obesity among African Children
Exercise Physiology and Biochemistry
Sport Counseling
Human Physiology
Human A
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
27
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Insolvency Law
Corporate Finance Law
Banking Law
Contract Law
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
36
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
human rights
migration
peace and social justice and governance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
17
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
human resources management
corporate governance
labour laws
managing small enterprises
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
24
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
business management
entrepreneurship and other management related topics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
environmental and water law
Gender dimensions of human rights law
Climate Change an
Human
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
18
0.947
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Sexual and reproductive health and rights
women's rights
children's rights
minority rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Digital Media
Media Sustainability
Digital Cultures
Media Law and Policy
Digital Security
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
8
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Law with interest in Labour Law and Administrative Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Intellectual Property
constitutional law
commercial law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Sovereign Wealth Funds
Public Finance
Environmental Law & Policy
International Law of the Sea
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
competition law and policy
regulation of economic activities
regulation of corporate mergers and acquisitions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
3
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Law and Technology
Artificial Intelligence and the Law
Law and Development and Animal Law.
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
International Law
Human Rights Law
Peace and Development
Technology and Innovation
Business
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Peacebuilding
conflict resolution/transformation
transitional justice
traditional leadership& Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Environmental law
law of delict
critical legal studies
legal pluralism
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Mlamuli Dhlamini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
385
365
0.948
Numerical Methods
Fluid Dynamics
Heat and mass transfer
Dynamical Systems and Control theory
Mathematical Epidemiology
Clement Nhunzvi
University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281
254
0.904
Occupational justice
social inclusion
Stigma
mental health
Social Determinants of Health
Ishmael Mugari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245
236
0.963
criminology
police accountability
police strategy
national security issues
David Makwerere
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
104
0.584
Governance
Peacebuilding
Social Justice
Human Rights
Development
Fabian Maunganidze
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
84
0.718
Cardiovascular diseases
ethnopharmacology
cancer
medical law
Pfuurai Nil Chimbunde
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
100
1.000
Curriculum studies
Decolonial studies
History education
Sociology of Education
Edson Mbedzi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66
52
0.788
development economics
SME finance
poverty
local economic development
Donatus Dube
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
43
0.741
Tarisai Mutangi
University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
41
23
0.561
Human rights
Refugee Law
International and comparative human rights
electoral law
Governance
Sipho Mnyamana- Rutsate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
27
0.692
Overweight and Obesity among African Children
Exercise Physiology and Biochemistry
Sport Counseling
Human Physiology
Human A
Friedrich Hamadziripi (Lld)
University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
36
1.000
Corporate Governance Law
Corporate Insolvency Law
Corporate Finance Law
Banking Law
Contract Law
Enock Musara
Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University
Bindura, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
17
0.654
human rights
migration
peace and social justice and governance
Kajongwe Collen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24
24
1.000
human resources management
corporate governance
labour laws
managing small enterprises
Mlisa Jasper Ndlovu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
23
1.000
business management
entrepreneurship and other management related topics
Elizabeth Lwanda|Elizabeth Rutsate, Elizabeth Lwanda-Rutsate
Africa University
Mutare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
19
18
0.947
environmental and water law
Gender dimensions of human rights law
Climate Change an
Human
Linet Sithole
Africa University
Mutare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
Sexual and reproductive health and rights
women's rights
children's rights
minority rights
Nkosini Aubrey Khupe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
8
0.727
Digital Media
Media Sustainability
Digital Cultures
Media Law and Policy
Digital Security
Tapiwa G Kasuso
Zimbabwe Open University
Harare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
8
0.889
Law with interest in Labour Law and Administrative Law
Christopher Munguma
Africa University
Mutare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
Intellectual Property
constitutional law
commercial law
Munashe Matambo.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Sovereign Wealth Funds
Public Finance
Environmental Law & Policy
International Law of the Sea
İgnatious Nzero
Chinhoyi University of Technology
Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
3
0.750
competition law and policy
regulation of economic activities
regulation of corporate mergers and acquisitions
Nkosana Maphosa
Africa University
Mutare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Law and Technology
Artificial Intelligence and the Law
Law and Development and Animal Law.
Standa Sani
Africa University
Mutare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
International Law
Human Rights Law
Peace and Development
Technology and Innovation
Business
Enock Chikohora
Zimbabwe Open University
Harare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Peacebuilding
conflict resolution/transformation
transitional justice
traditional leadership& Governance
Emerge Masiya
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Environmental law
law of delict
critical legal studies
legal pluralism