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University of the Western Cape 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
Fertility
Mortality
Migration
Reproductive Health Health
and Population Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,277
1,007
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :102
periodontal disease
preterm birth
HIV
Bacterial vaginosis
anaerobes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,258
730
0.580
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :103
groundwater water
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,231
554
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :104
gender
South African history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,219
668
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :105
Local Government
Decentralisation
Federalism
intergovernmental relations
development planning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,210
627
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :106
Solid-state chemistry
amorphous drugs and solid dispersions
improved aqueous solubility
compatiblity studies
fixed-dose comb
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,177
982
0.834
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :107
plasma physics
space physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,172
261
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :108
Artificial Intelligence
Cybersecurity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,158
819
0.707
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :109
Sociology
Higher Education
Science
Technology and Innovation Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,127
792
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :110
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,124
908
0.808
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :111
Fluvial geomorphology
Ecology
Wetlands
Rivers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,084
650
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :112
Biotechnology
Plant Biotechnology
Phytobacteriology
Heavy metals
Ionomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,080
887
0.821
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :113
Business Research Methods
Labour relations
Entrepreneurial learning
Strategic Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,078
668
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :114
dental education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,073
457
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :115
microfinance
poverty
entrepreneurship
technology acceptance
consumer behaviour
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,060
717
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :116
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,041
411
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :117
Social media
business intelligence
ICT4D
digital inclusion
knowledge management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,031
332
0.322
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :118
Entrepreneurship
Business and Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,029
612
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :119
Pharmacogenomics
Radiogenomics
Population Genetics
Forensic Genetics.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
995
505
0.508
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :120
Terminology
Multilingualism
Health Communicatiion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
970
481
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :121
Institutional Research
Big Data
Learning Analytics
Institutional Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
969
512
0.528
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :122
Plant Systematics
Medicinal Plant Use
African flora
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
958
262
0.273
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :123
SOCIAL CHANGE
ie socio-economic-political TRANSFORMATION
emphasizing GRASSROOTS MOBILIZATION
(both locally and globally/compa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
954
482
0.505
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :124
Islamic Philosophy
Ethics
Arabic language
Translations
Islamic Psychology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
928
392
0.422
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :125
Prosthodontics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
905
360
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
579,432
2,884
101
Ranking Based On Selection: 101
A Sathiya Susuman
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,277
1,007
0.789
Fertility
Mortality
Migration
Reproductive Health Health
and Population Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
584,785
2,907
102
Ranking Based On Selection: 102
Charlene Wilma Joyce Africa
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,258
730
0.580
periodontal disease
preterm birth
HIV
Bacterial vaginosis
anaerobes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
592,329
2,950
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 103
Kevin Claude Pietersen
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,231
554
0.450
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
595,825
2,973
104
Ranking Based On Selection: 104
Lindsay Clowes
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,219
668
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
598,325
2,992
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 105
Jaap De Visser
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,210
627
0.518
Local Government
Decentralisation
Federalism
intergovernmental relations
development planning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
607,920
3,051
106
Ranking Based On Selection: 106
Marique Aucamp
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,177
982
0.834
Solid-state chemistry
amorphous drugs and solid dispersions
improved aqueous solubility
compatiblity studies
fixed-dose comb
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
609,643
3,058
107
Ranking Based On Selection: 107
Ramashwar Bharuthram
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,172
261
0.223
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
613,634
3,078
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 108
Louise Leenen
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,158
819
0.707
Artificial Intelligence
Cybersecurity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
623,551
3,131
109
Ranking Based On Selection: 109
Patricio Langa
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,127
792
0.703
Sociology
Higher Education
Science
Technology and Innovation Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
624,484
3,140
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 110
Lloyd Leach
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,124
908
0.808
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
637,382
3,203
111
Ranking Based On Selection: 111
Michael Grenfell
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,084
650
0.600
Fluvial geomorphology
Ecology
Wetlands
Rivers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
638,577
3,211
112
Ranking Based On Selection: 112
Marshall Keyster
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,080
887
0.821
Biotechnology
Plant Biotechnology
Phytobacteriology
Heavy metals
Ionomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
639,378
3,216
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 113
Philip Hirschsohn
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,078
668
0.620
Business Research Methods
Labour relations
Entrepreneurial learning
Strategic Management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
641,157
3,222
114
Ranking Based On Selection: 114
Wendy Mcmillan
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,073
457
0.426
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
645,457
3,249
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 115
Richard Shambare
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,060
717
0.676
microfinance
poverty
entrepreneurship
technology acceptance
consumer behaviour
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
652,036
3,286
116
Ranking Based On Selection: 116
Wilfred Mabusela
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,041
411
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
655,526
3,309
117
Ranking Based On Selection: 117
Louis CH Fourie
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,031
332
0.322
Social media
business intelligence
ICT4D
digital inclusion
knowledge management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
656,122
3,316
118
Ranking Based On Selection: 118
Pradeep Brijlal
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,029
612
0.595
Entrepreneurship
Business and Finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
668,142
3,379
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 119
Mongi Benjeddou
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
995
505
0.508
Pharmacogenomics
Radiogenomics
Population Genetics
Forensic Genetics.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
677,270
3,426
120
Ranking Based On Selection: 120
Bassey E. Antia
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
970
481
0.496
Terminology
Multilingualism
Health Communicatiion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
677,641
3,427
121
Ranking Based On Selection: 121
Elizabeth Archer
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
969
512
0.528
Institutional Research
Big Data
Learning Analytics
Institutional Research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
681,815
3,462
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 122
Frans M. Weitz
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
958
262
0.273
Plant Systematics
Medicinal Plant Use
African flora
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
683,238
3,472
123
Ranking Based On Selection: 123
John J Williams
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
954
482
0.505
SOCIAL CHANGE
ie socio-economic-political TRANSFORMATION
emphasizing GRASSROOTS MOBILIZATION
(both locally and globally/compa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
693,293
3,542
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 124
Yasien Mohamed
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
928
392
0.422
Islamic Philosophy
Ethics
Arabic language
Translations
Islamic Psychology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
702,410
3,597
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 125
Greta Geerts
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
905
360
0.398