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

Emerging contaminants
circular bioeconomy
(eco)hydrology
remediation
health risk assessmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,630
6,426
0.842
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2

Microbiology
Environmental Biotechnology
Food Microbiology
Fermentatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,397
1,483
0.337
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3

Adolescent Health
TB
HIV
COVID-1
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,020
1,990
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4

Environmental Science
Remote Sensing
Sustainable Development Goals
Geograph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,261
2,972
0.911
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5

Integrated Water Resources Management
Water Systems Management
Climate-resilient Development
Water Supply and Sanitation
Water Quality Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,236
1,657
0.512
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6

Bioassay Development
Drug Discovery
Cancer Research
Product Development
Microbiolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,970
1,103
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7

Meteorology
Climate Science
Disaster management
GIS and Remote Sensin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,901
1,619
0.852
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8

wireless telecommunication networks
systems and application
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,767
944
0.534
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9

Organic synthesis
continuous flow synthesis
process chemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,084
789
0.728
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10

Metallurgy and Materials Engineerin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,054
788
0.748
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11

Edible insects
Food safety
Indigenous food system
Food desig
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,012
834
0.824
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12

power systems dynamics and control
renewable energy and distributed generatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,004
944
0.940
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13

Production
Operations Management
Sustainability and Waste managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
847
569
0.672
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14

Waste Valorization
Waste-to-energy
High Temperature Corrosion
Computational modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
825
820
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15

Food Systems
Food Quality Management
Food Safety
Climate Chang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
805
654
0.812
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16

Plant and soil-water relations
soil erosion
Soil fertility Management
climate change and cro
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
803
588
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17

Food Product Development
Traditional Food Systems
Bioactive Compounds
Sustainabilit
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
739
578
0.782
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18

Climate change
agriculture
soil and soil nutrition
climate extremes
agrometeorolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
730
570
0.781
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19

Climate change
Disaster Risk Resilience
Program Monitoring and Evaluation
Gende
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
730
548
0.751
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20

Climate change environmental change and community development
Resilience building
Waste management
Gender and development
L
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
670
563
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21

Chemical biochemical
Bioprocess and Environmental Engineering
Water treatment biorheolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
633
419
0.662
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22

Soil geochemistry and micronutrient managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
621
474
0.763
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23

Food Biochemistr
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
617
372
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24

Additive Manufacturing
Advanced Manufacturing
Manufacturing Technology
Materials Technolog
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
585
490
0.838
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25

combustio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
514
505
0.982
Willis Gwenzi|Gwenzi W, Gwenzi Willis, W Gwenzi
University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,630
6,426
0.842
Emerging contaminants
circular bioeconomy
(eco)hydrology
remediation
health risk assessmen
Wilson Parawira
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,397
1,483
0.337
Microbiology
Environmental Biotechnology
Food Microbiology
Fermentatio
Tsitsi Bandason
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,020
1,990
0.495
Adolescent Health
TB
HIV
COVID-1
David Chikodzi
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,261
2,972
0.911
Environmental Science
Remote Sensing
Sustainable Development Goals
Geograph
Innocent Nhapi
Chinhoyi University of Technology
Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,236
1,657
0.512
Integrated Water Resources Management
Water Systems Management
Climate-resilient Development
Water Supply and Sanitation
Water Quality Managemen
Walter Chingwaru
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,970
1,103
0.560
Bioassay Development
Drug Discovery
Cancer Research
Product Development
Microbiolog
Terence Mushore
University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,901
1,619
0.852
Meteorology
Climate Science
Disaster management
GIS and Remote Sensin
Mqhele Dlodlo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,767
944
0.534
wireless telecommunication networks
systems and application
Fidelis Chigondo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,084
789
0.728
Organic synthesis
continuous flow synthesis
process chemistr
Simbarashe Fashu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,054
788
0.748
Metallurgy and Materials Engineerin
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Faith Manditsera
Chinhoyi University of Technology
Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,012
834
0.824
Edible insects
Food safety
Indigenous food system
Food desig
Takawira Cuthbert Njenda
University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,004
944
0.940
power systems dynamics and control
renewable energy and distributed generatio
Ignatio Madanhire
University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
847
569
0.672
Production
Operations Management
Sustainability and Waste managemen
Terrence Wenga
University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
825
820
0.994
Waste Valorization
Waste-to-energy
High Temperature Corrosion
Computational modeling
Lesley Macheka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
805
654
0.812
Food Systems
Food Quality Management
Food Safety
Climate Chang
Cosmas Parwada
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
803
588
0.732
Plant and soil-water relations
soil erosion
Soil fertility Management
climate change and cro
Juliet Mubaiwa
Chinhoyi University of Technology
Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
739
578
0.782
Food Product Development
Traditional Food Systems
Bioactive Compounds
Sustainabilit
Raymond Mugandani
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
730
570
0.781
Climate change
agriculture
soil and soil nutrition
climate extremes
agrometeorolog
Thulani Dube
Lupane State University
Lupane, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
730
548
0.751
Climate change
Disaster Risk Resilience
Program Monitoring and Evaluation
Gende
Mark Makomborero Matsa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
670
563
0.840
Climate change environmental change and community development
Resilience building
Waste management
Gender and development
L
Anteneh Mesfin Yeneneh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
633
419
0.662
Chemical biochemical
Bioprocess and Environmental Engineering
Water treatment biorheolog
Muneta Grace Manzeke
University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
621
474
0.763
Soil geochemistry and micronutrient managemen
Batsirai Chipurura
University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
617
372
0.603
Lameck Mugwagwa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
585
490
0.838
Additive Manufacturing
Advanced Manufacturing
Manufacturing Technology
Materials Technolog
Ch Chihobo
Chinhoyi University of Technology
Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
514
505
0.982