Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Durban University of Technology Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :126
Electro-analytical chemistry
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
153
0.810
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :127
Peace and Conflict Research
Women and Politics
Post-Conflict Developments
Human Rights and Security
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
153
0.850
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :128
Chemical Thermodynamics
Separation Technology
Phase Equilibrium -(Gas Hydrates-VLE-LLE-SLE)
Biofuels
Wastewater Treatment
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Last 6 Years
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252
149
0.591
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :129
Peace studies
development
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170
148
0.871
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :130
African Studies
Decolonisation
Higher Education
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
148
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :131
HCI
UX
Systems Thinking
Ethics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155
146
0.942
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :132
International law
Equality
social justice and the role of business
International trade law
Equity and access to higher educa
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Last 6 Years
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246
145
0.589
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :133
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
145
0.704
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :134
Leadership
Corp. governance
Entrepreneurship
Ethics
Financial Accounting (IFRS-based)
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140
139
0.993
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :135
Green Chemistry
Biomass Processing
Ionic Liquids
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Last 6 Years
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147
138
0.939
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :136
Chemical Engineering
water and wastewater treatment
Bio-waste valorisation
environmental pollution
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
136
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :137
Onomastics
linguistics
oral literature
gender
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196
135
0.689
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :138
wastewater treatment
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
134
0.843
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :139
Nanomaterials science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149
134
0.899
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :140
E-learning
blended learning
action research
living educational research
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
133
0.937
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :141
Electrochemistry
electrochemical sensors
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Last 6 Years
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161
131
0.814
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :142
Business law
corporate governance and corporate social responsibility
entrepreneurship
legal
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
131
0.970
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :143
Waste Water Treatment
Process Control
Machine Learning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
129
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :144
Accounting Education
Life-long learning
Management Accounting
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
126
0.906
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :145
economics
entrepreneurship
startups
small business
SoTL
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
126
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :146
Critical care nursing / Family Nursing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
125
0.933
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :147
Gender
higher education
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Last 6 Years
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132
125
0.947
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :148
Child soldiers
peacebuilding
restorative justice
environmental peacemaking
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
124
0.873
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :149
Financial and Energy Economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168
120
0.714
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :150
Phytochemistry and Drug Discovery. Computational Drug Discovery and Development
Phytotherapeutics.
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
120
0.779
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,228,706
7,694
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 126
Thondavada Niranjan
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
153
0.810
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,228,864
7,698
127
Ranking Based On Selection: 127
Lukong Stella Shulika
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
180
153
0.850
Peace and Conflict Research
Women and Politics
Post-Conflict Developments
Human Rights and Security
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,240,453
7,783
128
Ranking Based On Selection: 128
Peterson Thokozani Ngema
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
252
149
0.591
Chemical Thermodynamics
Separation Technology
Phase Equilibrium -(Gas Hydrates-VLE-LLE-SLE)
Biofuels
Wastewater Treatment
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,244,530
7,818
129
Ranking Based On Selection: 129
Sylvia Kaye
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
148
0.871
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,245,683
7,828
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 130
Kunle Oparinde
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
148
148
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,251,299
7,872
131
Ranking Based On Selection: 131
Jeanette Wing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155
146
0.942
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,253,199
7,887
132
Ranking Based On Selection: 132
Karunanidhi Reddy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246
145
0.589
International law
Equality
social justice and the role of business
International trade law
Equity and access to higher educa
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,253,542
7,892
133
Ranking Based On Selection: 133
Kira Erwin
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
145
0.704
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,274,489
8,054
134
Ranking Based On Selection: 134
Anrusha Bhana
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
140
139
0.993
Leadership
Corp. governance
Entrepreneurship
Ethics
Financial Accounting (IFRS-based)
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,277,481
8,084
135
Ranking Based On Selection: 135
Lethiwe Debra Mthembu
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
147
138
0.939
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,285,076
8,149
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 136
Felicia Omolara Afolabi
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
136
1.000
Chemical Engineering
water and wastewater treatment
Bio-waste valorisation
environmental pollution
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,286,583
8,163
137
Ranking Based On Selection: 137
Maleshoane Rapeane-Mathonsi|Ernestina Rapeane-Mathonsi, Maleshoane Rapeane
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
196
135
0.689
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,290,504
8,200
138
Ranking Based On Selection: 138
Ncumisa Mpongwana
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
134
0.843
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,290,791
8,202
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 139
Farai Dziike
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
149
134
0.899
Nanomaterials science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,294,515
8,239
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 140
Marilynne Coopasami
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
133
0.937
E-learning
blended learning
action research
living educational research
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,300,981
8,300
141
Ranking Based On Selection: 141
Nokukhanya Mavis Xhakaza|Mavis Xhakaza
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
131
0.814
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,301,851
8,313
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 142
Emem Anwana
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
131
0.970
Business law
corporate governance and corporate social responsibility
entrepreneurship
legal
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,309,521
8,374
143
Ranking Based On Selection: 143
Abdul Gaffar Sheik
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
129
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,319,256
8,464
144
Ranking Based On Selection: 144
Melanie Cloete
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
126
0.906
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,320,307
8,474
145
Ranking Based On Selection: 145
Luther-King Junior Zogli
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
126
126
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,323,028
8,494
146
Ranking Based On Selection: 146
Yemisi Okikiade Oyegbile
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
134
125
0.933
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,323,117
8,496
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 147
Juliet Ramohai|Nthuna Ramohai
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132
125
0.947
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,326,295
8,528
148
Ranking Based On Selection: 148
Jean Chrysostome Kiyala
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
142
124
0.873
Child soldiers
peacebuilding
restorative justice
environmental peacemaking
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,340,465
8,664
149
Ranking Based On Selection: 149
Christopher Ikechukwu Ifeacho
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
168
120
0.714
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,340,706
8,667
150
Ranking Based On Selection: 150
Kabange Kasumbwe|kasumbwe k
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
120
0.779
Phytochemistry and Drug Discovery. Computational Drug Discovery and Development
Phytotherapeutics.