Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Social Sciences Highly Cited Researchers 137 Scientists Citation in Zimbabwe Rankings - 2025
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
Environmental Systems
Urbanisation
Resilience
Leadershi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,949
2,095
0.710
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
World prehistory
archaeology of farming communities
eastern and southern Africa
archaeological theory
heritage managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,329
850
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Archaeology and Heritage Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,327
672
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sociology of everyday life
football
agrarian question
livelihoods
gende
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,205
900
0.747
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
sustainable tourism
wildlife resource conservation
community-based tourism
nature tourism
wildlife based tourism experience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
843
685
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Social Wor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
668
353
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Climate change adaptation
food security
agricultural markets
technology uptake
rural developmen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
655
469
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sociology of everyday life-gender
feminist and intersectionality studies
land
livelihoods and social justice
sociology an
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
646
530
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Green Energy
Sustainable Energy
Tourism
Local Livelihoods
Disaster risk reductio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
553
348
0.629
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Ageing
Disability
Gender
Migration
Wor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
514
275
0.535
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Politics
Elections
Foreign Policy
Land Reform
Conflic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
513
228
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
linguistics
onomastics
cultural studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
430
307
0.714
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Information Science
Agriculture informatio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
429
303
0.706
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Gender in Literary and Cultural studies
Indigenous Knowledge systems and SDGs
Children’s Literature
African Literature
Socio-linguistic issue
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
404
215
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
youth violence
youth politics
endogenous conflict resolution
election managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
404
208
0.515
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sustainable Tourism
SDGs
Climate Change
Collaborative Resource Management Practicies
Touris
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
375
373
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
African Literary and cultural studie
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373
264
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Social media
research data management
public libraries
library services promotion
indigenous knowledge system
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
354
278
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Knowledge Management
Records and Archives Management
Information Management
Infopreneurship
Indigenous Knowledge Managemen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
348
236
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Language politics
language policy
online communities
African language medi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
344
287
0.834
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Gender and Empire
Economic History
medical anthropology
informality
Resource governanc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
342
288
0.842
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Maternal Health
Newborn & Child Development
Community Health
Mental Health
Primary Preventio
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338
330
0.976
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
mental health
social sciences
global healt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323
319
0.988
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
African agency in International Relations
China Africa relation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297
241
0.811
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
politics
governance
peace
security
conflict & international relation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281
197
0.701
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,664
15
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Innocent Chirisa
University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,949
2,095
0.710
Environmental Systems
Urbanisation
Resilience
Leadershi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
413,941
23
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Gilbert Pwiti
University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,329
850
0.365
World prehistory
archaeology of farming communities
eastern and southern Africa
archaeological theory
heritage managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
602,158
50
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Manyanga Munyaradzi
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,327
672
0.506
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
636,551
53
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Manase Chiweshe
University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,205
900
0.747
Sociology of everyday life
football
agrarian question
livelihoods
gende
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
764,875
89
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Chiedza Ngonidzashe Mutanga
Chinhoyi University of Technology
Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
843
685
0.813
sustainable tourism
wildlife resource conservation
community-based tourism
nature tourism
wildlife based tourism experience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
846,205
117
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Joe Magocha
Zimbabwe Ezekiel Guti University
Bindura, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
668
353
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
852,810
120
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Byron Zamasiya
University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
655
469
0.716
Climate change adaptation
food security
agricultural markets
technology uptake
rural developmen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
857,588
126
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Sandra Bhatasara
University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
646
530
0.820
Sociology of everyday life-gender
feminist and intersectionality studies
land
livelihoods and social justice
sociology an
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
913,849
147
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Chirenje Leonard Itayi
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
553
348
0.629
Green Energy
Sustainable Energy
Tourism
Local Livelihoods
Disaster risk reductio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
943,804
157
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Chipo Hungwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
514
275
0.535
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
944,667
159
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Percyslage Chigora
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
513
228
0.444
Politics
Elections
Foreign Policy
Land Reform
Conflic
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,017,800
189
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Sambulo Ndlovu
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
430
307
0.714
linguistics
onomastics
cultural studie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,018,727
190
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tinashe Mugwisi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
429
303
0.706
Information Science
Agriculture informatio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,043,833
202
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Enna Sukutai Gudhlanga
Zimbabwe Open University
Harare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
404
215
0.532
Gender in Literary and Cultural studies
Indigenous Knowledge systems and SDGs
Children’s Literature
African Literature
Socio-linguistic issue
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,043,856
203
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Obediah Dodo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
404
208
0.515
youth violence
youth politics
endogenous conflict resolution
election managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,073,926
226
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Ngoni Courage Shereni
Lupane State University
Lupane, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
375
373
0.995
Sustainable Tourism
SDGs
Climate Change
Collaborative Resource Management Practicies
Touris
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,076,655
230
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Tendai Mangena
Great Zimbabwe University
Masvingo, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373
264
0.708
African Literary and cultural studie
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,098,550
241
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Blessing Chiparausha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
354
278
0.785
Social media
research data management
public libraries
library services promotion
indigenous knowledge system
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,105,633
248
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Peterson Dewah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
348
236
0.678
Knowledge Management
Records and Archives Management
Information Management
Infopreneurship
Indigenous Knowledge Managemen
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,110,236
251
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Phillip Mpofu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
344
287
0.834
Language politics
language policy
online communities
African language medi
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,112,724
253
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ushehwedu K
University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
342
288
0.842
Gender and Empire
Economic History
medical anthropology
informality
Resource governanc
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,117,544
257
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Paddington Tinashe Mundagowa
Africa University
Mutare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
338
330
0.976
Maternal Health
Newborn & Child Development
Community Health
Mental Health
Primary Preventio
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,136,678
275
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Rudo Ms Chingono
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323
319
0.988
mental health
social sciences
global healt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,173,628
297
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Ronald Chipaike
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
297
241
0.811
African agency in International Relations
China Africa relation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,199,830
309
87
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Lawrence Mhandara
University of Zimbabwe
Harare, Zimbabwe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281
197
0.701
politics
governance
peace
security
conflict & international relation