Discover the world’s highly cited researchers through the AD Scientific Index 2025 Citation Rankings.
These rankings evaluate scientists based on their total and recent citation counts, capturing the breadth and real-time currency of academic recognition. Citation data reveals how widely a scholar’s work is referenced, applied, and extended across diverse disciplines. The rankings are routinely updated to reflect ongoing citation growth, while eliminating distortions from excessive co-authorship and institutional inflation. Premium tools provide access to detailed citation dynamics, unethical citation behavior detection, and field-normalized benchmarking.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1

Mathematics
Curriculum and Instruction
Educationa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,064
895
0.841
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2

Creativity and innovation
Business startups and strategic managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,059
220
0.208
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3

Entrepreneurship
Consumer behaviour
General managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,018
955
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4

Water studies
gender studies
development studies
governanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,008
692
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5

Higher education
quality assurance
strategic management
Agriculture and Sustainabilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
874
692
0.792
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6

Marketing and Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
865
811
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7

Supply Chain Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
513
458
0.893
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8

Marketing
Business Management
Entrepreneurshi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
500
498
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9

Business Management and entrepreneurshi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
444
230
0.518
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10

political communication
visual culture
collective memory
journalism studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
414
408
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11

Sustainability
Supply Chain Management
Decision Sciences
Operations Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
409
399
0.976
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12

Destination Branding
Strategic Management
Digital Marketing
Tourism Sustainability
Marketin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
402
364
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13

Consumer research
Healthcare Marketing
Social Marketing
International marketing
Entrepreneurshi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
399
297
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14

political communication
journalism education and practice
social media and politics
media framin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
362
292
0.807
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15

Entrepreneurship and Corporate Governanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
358
162
0.453
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16

Social media & Brand personalit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357
193
0.541
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17

Human resources management
leadership in higher education
Gender and education
Brandin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352
248
0.705
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18

Development economics
Sustainable entrepreneurship
Strategy & Business economic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
340
330
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19

Records Management
Health Records
Financial Records
Marketing of Records Products and Services
IK
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
320
208
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20

Organisational behaviour
Human Resource Development
HIV and AID
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
303
154
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21

Business Management
Entrepreneurship
Knowledge Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
301
270
0.897
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22

Strategy
Entrepreneurship
Management
Higher Education
Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277
277
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23

entrepreneurship
gender
business management and small business managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
268
217
0.810
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24

Entrepreneurship
Marketing
Regional Economic development
Local Authoritie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
266
207
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25

Entrepreneurship
Organisational Performanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
261
190
0.728
Norman Rudhumbu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,064
895
0.841
Mathematics
Curriculum and Instruction
Educationa
Tanaka Mutero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,059
220
0.208
Creativity and innovation
Business startups and strategic managemen
Takawira Ndofirepi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,018
955
0.938
Entrepreneurship
Consumer behaviour
General managemen
Maxwell Musingafi
Zimbabwe Open University
Harare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,008
692
0.687
Water studies
gender studies
development studies
governanc
Evelyn Chiyevo Garwe|Evelyn Garwe
Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University
Bindura, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
874
692
0.792
Higher education
quality assurance
strategic management
Agriculture and Sustainabilit
Lovemore Chikazhe
Chinhoyi University of Technology
Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
865
811
0.938
Felix Chari
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
513
458
0.893
Forbes Makudza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
500
498
0.996
Marketing
Business Management
Entrepreneurshi
Dias E Bango
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
444
230
0.518
Business Management and entrepreneurshi
Tshuma Lungile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
414
408
0.986
political communication
visual culture
collective memory
journalism studie
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James Kanyepe
Chinhoyi University of Technology
Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
409
399
0.976
Sustainability
Supply Chain Management
Decision Sciences
Operations Managemen
Farai Chigora
Africa University
Mutare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
402
364
0.905
Destination Branding
Strategic Management
Digital Marketing
Tourism Sustainability
Marketin
Divaries Jaravaza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
399
297
0.744
Consumer research
Healthcare Marketing
Social Marketing
International marketing
Entrepreneurshi
Albert Chibuwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
362
292
0.807
political communication
journalism education and practice
social media and politics
media framin
Fn Mauchi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
358
162
0.453
Entrepreneurship and Corporate Governanc
Munyaradzi Mutsikiwa
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
357
193
0.541
Social media & Brand personalit
Promise Zvavahera
Africa University
Mutare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352
248
0.705
Human resources management
leadership in higher education
Gender and education
Brandin
Jackson Musona
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
340
330
0.971
Development economics
Sustainable entrepreneurship
Strategy & Business economic
Adock Dube
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
320
208
0.650
Records Management
Health Records
Financial Records
Marketing of Records Products and Services
IK
Vonai Chirasha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
303
154
0.508
Organisational behaviour
Human Resource Development
HIV and AID
Precious Kuziva Hove
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
301
270
0.897
Business Management
Entrepreneurship
Knowledge Managemen
Mufaro Dzingirai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277
277
1.000
Strategy
Entrepreneurship
Management
Higher Education
Finance
Grace Portia Kuda Ngorora
Chinhoyi University of Technology
Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
268
217
0.810
entrepreneurship
gender
business management and small business managemen
Gerald Munyoro
Zimbabwe Open University
Harare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
266
207
0.778
Entrepreneurship
Marketing
Regional Economic development
Local Authoritie
Watson Munyanyi
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
261
190
0.728
Entrepreneurship
Organisational Performanc