Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Kwazulu Natal Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Orthopaedics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,608
3,254
0.902
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :102
Chemical thermodynamics
separation technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,582
1,773
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :103
Biotechnology
Microbiology
Wastewater
Biosensors
Xylanases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,550
1,679
0.473
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :104
Construction health and safety
HIV and AIDS
Construction Education
Older workers
women in construction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,510
1,837
0.523
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :105
Clinical & Diagnostic Virology
Immunology
Drug Discovery
Nanotechnology
Epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,422
2,539
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :106
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,400
1,381
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :107
Plant antioxidants/postharvest fruit biology and biochemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,386
2,874
0.849
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :108
Computer Vision
Medical Image Analysis
Machine Learning
Image Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,373
3,071
0.910
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :109
Organic Chemistry
Bio-organic Chemistry
Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Drug Design
Biosensors
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,354
2,668
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :110
Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,244
960
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :111
urban political
migration
human rights
megaevents
diaspora
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,209
1,460
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :112
Women's health / Maternal health / HIV and reproductive health matters
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,200
2,764
0.864
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :113
Higher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,198
1,526
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :114
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,152
1,214
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :115
Criminology
Sociology
Anthropology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,128
1,377
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :116
Plant Systematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,051
828
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :117
HIV
AIDS
Health
Economics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,033
1,986
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :118
Genetics
science education
medical education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,025
1,954
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :119
General anaesthesia
obstetric anaesthetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,022
445
0.147
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :120
Evolutionary biology
systematics
botany
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,018
1,596
0.529
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :121
marine pelagic ecology
climate change adaptation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,998
2,403
0.802
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :122
photodynamic therapy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,954
2,034
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :123
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,890
1,710
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :124
Health systems
HIV and AIDS
Community Care
Nursing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,872
2,224
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :125
General Relativity
Cosmology
Astrophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,845
1,354
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
269,280
1,153
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 101
Leonard Marais
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,608
3,254
0.902
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,029
1,167
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 102
Paramespri Naidoo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,582
1,773
0.495
Chemical thermodynamics
separation technology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
273,160
1,179
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 103
Balakrishna Pillay
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,550
1,679
0.473
Biotechnology
Microbiology
Wastewater
Biosensors
Xylanases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,727
1,193
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 104
Theodore C Haupt|Theo C Haupt, TC Haupt, T Haupt
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,510
1,837
0.523
Construction health and safety
HIV and AIDS
Construction Education
Older workers
women in construction
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,782
1,214
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 105
Raveen Parboosing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,422
2,539
0.742
Clinical & Diagnostic Virology
Immunology
Drug Discovery
Nanotechnology
Epidemiology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
283,415
1,221
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 106
Stefan Schmidt
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,400
1,381
0.406
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
284,357
1,229
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 107
Samson Zeray Tesfay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,386
2,874
0.849
Plant antioxidants/postharvest fruit biology and biochemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
285,304
1,235
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 108
Serestina Viriri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,373
3,071
0.910
Computer Vision
Medical Image Analysis
Machine Learning
Image Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
286,681
1,239
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 109
Rajshekhar Karpoormath
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,354
2,668
0.795
Organic Chemistry
Bio-organic Chemistry
Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Drug Design
Biosensors
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,002
1,290
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 110
Richard Hift
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,244
960
0.296
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,681
1,309
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 111
Brij Maharaj
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,209
1,460
0.455
urban political
migration
human rights
megaevents
diaspora
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
298,335
1,313
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 112
Tshidi Habile (HM Sebitloane)|Hannah Motshedisi Sebitloane-Habile
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,200
2,764
0.864
Women's health / Maternal health / HIV and reproductive health matters
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
298,528
1,314
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 113
Saleem Badat
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,198
1,526
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
302,202
1,338
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 114
Pranitha Maharaj
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,152
1,214
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
304,098
1,345
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 115
Shanta B Singh
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,128
1,377
0.440
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
310,481
1,379
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 116
Benny Bytebier
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,051
828
0.271
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,027
1,383
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 117
Gavin George
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,033
1,986
0.655
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
312,715
1,387
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 118
Colleen Aldous
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,025
1,954
0.646
Genetics
science education
medical education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
313,015
1,391
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 119
C. Rout
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,022
445
0.147
General anaesthesia
obstetric anaesthetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
313,333
1,393
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 120
Timo Van Der Niet
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,018
1,596
0.529
Evolutionary biology
systematics
botany
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
315,000
1,405
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 121
Sean O'donoghue
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,998
2,403
0.802
marine pelagic ecology
climate change adaptation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,988
1,426
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 122
Sandile Songca
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,954
2,034
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
324,684
1,453
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 123
Fraser Pirie
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,890
1,710
0.592
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
326,244
1,455
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 124
Busi Ncama
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,872
2,224
0.774
Health systems
HIV and AIDS
Community Care
Nursing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
328,779
1,468
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 125
Rituparno Goswami
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,845
1,354
0.476