Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Zimbabwe Highly Cited Researchers CitationSocial Sciences / Linguistics and Literature in Zimbabwe Rankings 2025
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
linguistics
onomastics
cultural studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
393
296
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Gender in Literary and Cultural studies
Indigenous Knowledge systems and SDGs
Children’s Literature
African Literature
Socio-linguistic issues
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
369
213
0.577
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
African Literary and cultural studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
336
246
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
life narrative
autobiography
gender and literature
social media narratives
postcoloniality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
266
102
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
postcolonial literature
dance representations
pedagogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
252
182
0.722
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Language Planning and Policy
Language & Identity
Language and Social Justice
Sociolinguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
156
0.867
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Anglophone African and Transnational literatures
Applied linguistics
English
gender
politics.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
173
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Zimbabwean Literature
literature and gender studies
sexualities
popular culture
music
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
125
0.812
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Drama for development
Oral Literature
Culture and heritage
Onomastics
Critical Discourse Analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147
119
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Semiotics
Applied Communication
Cultural Studies
Applied Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140
129
0.921
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Literature and Gender
Zimbabwean Literature
African Literature
Literature and Spirituality
Ecocriticism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
76
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
sociolinguistics
graffiti
humor
alternative mediation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
96
0.970
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Onomastics
Linguistics
linguistic landscapes
education
literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
63
0.692
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Syntax
Interface of Syntax and Semantics
Speech pathology
Language Documentation
Socio-phonetics issues
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
45
0.549
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
children's literature
publishing
indigenous knowledge
rural information services
media
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
34
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Nguni literature and culture
onomastics
language policy
rights of minorities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
39
0.907
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Linguistics
Semantics
Strategic Communication
Discourse analysis
Chinese
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
23
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Linguistics
Onomastics
Digital Humanities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
28
0.718
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Applied linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
26
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Language Planning
Socio-linguistics
Literature
Heritage Studies
Gender and Research Ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
15
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Language and education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
18
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Popular Music
Digital Humanities
Literary Studies
Linguistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
African Literature
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
8
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
academic communication
language learning and teaching
multilingualism
strategic communication
professional communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,013,945
197
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Sambulo Ndlovu
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
393
296
0.753
linguistics
onomastics
cultural studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,039,075
217
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Enna Sukutai Gudhlanga
Zimbabwe Open University
Harare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
369
213
0.577
Gender in Literary and Cultural studies
Indigenous Knowledge systems and SDGs
Children’s Literature
African Literature
Socio-linguistic issues
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,076,000
240
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Tendai Mangena
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
336
246
0.732
African Literary and cultural studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,171,818
303
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Hazel Tafadzwa Ngoshi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
266
102
0.383
life narrative
autobiography
gender and literature
social media narratives
postcoloniality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,193,840
318
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jairos Gonye
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
252
182
0.722
postcolonial literature
dance representations
pedagogy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,334,688
412
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Busani Maseko
Lupane State University
Lupane, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
156
0.867
Language Planning and Policy
Language & Identity
Language and Social Justice
Sociolinguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,350,314
431
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Esther Mavengano
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
173
1.000
Anglophone African and Transnational literatures
Applied linguistics
English
gender
politics.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,401,024
466
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Pauline Mateveke
University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
125
0.812
Zimbabwean Literature
literature and gender studies
sexualities
popular culture
music
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,420,966
477
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Vimbai Moreblessing Matiza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147
119
0.810
Drama for development
Oral Literature
Culture and heritage
Onomastics
Critical Discourse Analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,441,110
490
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Umali Saidi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140
129
0.921
Semiotics
Applied Communication
Cultural Studies
Applied Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,476,768
521
79
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Anias Mutekwa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
76
0.589
Literature and Gender
Zimbabwean Literature
African Literature
Literature and Spirituality
Ecocriticism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,582,139
596
93
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Hugh Mangeya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
96
0.970
sociolinguistics
graffiti
humor
alternative mediation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,616,737
622
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Vincent Jenjekwa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
63
0.692
Onomastics
Linguistics
linguistic landscapes
education
literature
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,657,042
651
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Patricia Ruramisai Mabugu
University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
45
0.549
Syntax
Interface of Syntax and Semantics
Speech pathology
Language Documentation
Socio-phonetics issues
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,725,202
704
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Lawton Hikwa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
34
0.500
children's literature
publishing
indigenous knowledge
rural information services
media
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,871,687
826
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Liketso Dube
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
43
39
0.907
Nguni literature and culture
onomastics
language policy
rights of minorities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,880,644
835
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Laston Mukaro
University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
23
0.548
Linguistics
Semantics
Strategic Communication
Discourse analysis
Chinese
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,901,559
854
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Mthokozisi Moyo
Chinhoyi University of Technology
Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
28
0.718
Linguistics
Onomastics
Digital Humanities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,901,791
856
80
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Thadeus Marungudzi
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
39
26
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,910,387
861
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Miidzo Mavesera
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
15
0.395
Language Planning
Socio-linguistics
Literature
Heritage Studies
Gender and Research Ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,974,697
906
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Erick Nyoni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30
18
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,995,588
921
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Owen Tendai Chikara|Tendai Owen Chikara
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
27
27
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,056,602
974
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Reggemore Marongedze
University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21
21
1.000
Popular Music
Digital Humanities
Literary Studies
Linguistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,159,463
1,072
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Majahana Lunga
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
8
0.615
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,164,934
1,075
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Mildred Nyamayedenga
Women's University in Africa
Harare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
12
1.000
academic communication
language learning and teaching
multilingualism
strategic communication
professional communication