Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Stellenbosch University Highly Cited Researchers CitationOthers Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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 :101
Movement Neuroscience i.e. Motor control
Restorative neuroscience
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
309
0.906
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :102
Exercise physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
340
334
0.982
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :103
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
339
208
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :104
Orthopaedic surgery
Research Methodology
Biostatistics
Research Ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
335
257
0.767
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :105
Share repurchases
Dividends
Executive remuneration
Audit fees and auditors
Cash flow
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
334
279
0.835
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :106
structural engineering
engineering management
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
334
187
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :107
Urban Growth Management
Spatial Planning Instruments
Spatial Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
327
247
0.755
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :108
Applied Microbiology
Functional genomics
Phylodynamics-Epidemiology-Phylogeography
Infectious diseases
Metabolomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326
325
0.997
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :109
Inclusive Education
sexual and gender diversity
critical discourse analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
325
302
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :110
Post-harvest ripening
texture
internal browning
cooling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323
254
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :111
Maternal and Child Health
Occupational science
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321
284
0.885
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :112
Thermodynamic modelling
crustal differentiation
critical metals for renewable energy
habitability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
320
306
0.956
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :113
Tuberculosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
320
299
0.934
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :114
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
320
289
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :115
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
320
103
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :116
Syntax
Pragmatics
Negation
Sign Language Linguistics
South African Sign Language
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
319
191
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :117
strategic studies
military studies
human security
military culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
319
156
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :118
Evaluation
Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
318
152
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :119
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
316
109
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :120
Drug-resistant tuberculosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
309
287
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :121
pension fund adequacy
pension investments
life annuitties
living annuities
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
308
69
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :122
Assessment of structures
Structural reliability
Bridges
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
303
259
0.855
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :123
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
302
262
0.868
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :124
Microbiome
Polar Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
301
241
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :125
Cardiovascular Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
301
220
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,053,781
6,058
693
Ranking Based On Selection: 101
Karen Welman
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
309
0.906
Movement Neuroscience i.e. Motor control
Restorative neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,054,726
6,067
694
Ranking Based On Selection: 102
Josu Gomez-Ezeiza
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
340
334
0.982
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,056,454
6,085
695
Ranking Based On Selection: 103
Michael Owen
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
339
208
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,060,798
6,112
698
Ranking Based On Selection: 104
Marilize Burger
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
335
257
0.767
Orthopaedic surgery
Research Methodology
Biostatistics
Research Ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,061,885
6,120
700
Ranking Based On Selection: 105
Nicolene Wesson
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
334
279
0.835
Share repurchases
Dividends
Executive remuneration
Audit fees and auditors
Cash flow
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,062,331
6,123
701
Ranking Based On Selection: 106
Wium J
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
334
187
0.560
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,070,351
6,182
705
Ranking Based On Selection: 107
Anele Horn
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
327
247
0.755
Urban Growth Management
Spatial Planning Instruments
Spatial Governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,071,043
6,186
706
Ranking Based On Selection: 108
Adetomiwa Adeniji
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326
325
0.997
Applied Microbiology
Functional genomics
Phylodynamics-Epidemiology-Phylogeography
Infectious diseases
Metabolomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,072,387
6,192
707
Ranking Based On Selection: 109
Anthony Brown
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
325
302
0.929
Inclusive Education
sexual and gender diversity
critical discourse analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,075,094
6,221
709
Ranking Based On Selection: 110
Elke Crouch
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323
254
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,077,354
6,247
711
Ranking Based On Selection: 111
Lizahn Gracia Cloete
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321
284
0.885
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,078,501
6,257
712
Ranking Based On Selection: 112
Matthew Jason Mayne
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
320
306
0.956
Thermodynamic modelling
crustal differentiation
critical metals for renewable energy
habitability
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,078,558
6,259
713
Ranking Based On Selection: 113
Nabila Ismail
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
320
299
0.934
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,078,628
6,260
714
Ranking Based On Selection: 114
Corné De Vos|C de Vos
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
320
289
0.903
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,079,391
6,268
715
Ranking Based On Selection: 115
Cecilia Punt
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
320
103
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,080,279
6,278
716
Ranking Based On Selection: 116
Kate Huddlestone
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
319
191
0.599
Syntax
Pragmatics
Negation
Sign Language Linguistics
South African Sign Language
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,080,427
6,280
717
Ranking Based On Selection: 117
Abel Esterhuyse
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
319
156
0.489
strategic studies
military studies
human security
military culture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,081,612
6,291
718
Ranking Based On Selection: 118
Sarah Goodier
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
318
152
0.478
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,084,227
6,321
722
Ranking Based On Selection: 119
Antoinette Van Der Merwe
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
316
109
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,092,217
6,389
726
Ranking Based On Selection: 120
Brigitta Derendinger
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
309
287
0.929
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,094,445
6,407
728
Ranking Based On Selection: 121
Johann De Villiers
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
308
69
0.224
pension fund adequacy
pension investments
life annuitties
living annuities
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,100,205
6,456
729
Ranking Based On Selection: 122
Roman Lenner
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
303
259
0.855
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,101,498
6,471
730
Ranking Based On Selection: 123
Thabo Matsaseng
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
302
262
0.868
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,102,947
6,488
732
Ranking Based On Selection: 124
Girish N Rameshan
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
301
241
0.801
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,103,068
6,489
733
Ranking Based On Selection: 125
Ingrid Webster
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
301
220
0.731