Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Stellenbosch University Highly Cited Researchers CitationOthers Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the 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 :126
Clinical anatomy
Forensic anthropology
Human identification
Research ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
282
210
0.745
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :127
Microbiology
Pathogens
Biological control
Antibiotic Resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281
281
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :128
disclosure
investor relations
communication channels
online financial reporting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280
176
0.629
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :129
chemical pathology
medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278
277
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :130
Kinesiology
Recovery
Sport Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278
161
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :131
Music
decolonial arts research
artistic-led research
South African music
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278
100
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :132
energy transitions
local government
energy justice
local government finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273
217
0.795
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :133
Translation and Interpreting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
268
153
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :134
clinical trials
smoking cessation
respiratory medicine
tuberculosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
268
137
0.511
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :135
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267
239
0.895
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :136
Higher Education
Gender Inequality
Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Education Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
266
265
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :137
TB
childhood TB
acceptability of treatment
TB-HIV
adherence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263
257
0.977
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :138
Microwave components and systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
261
74
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :139
Psychotherapy
CBT
evidence-based practice
personality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260
247
0.950
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :140
Kinetics
Thermodynamics
Computational Chemistry
NMR
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260
118
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :141
Category Theory
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
259
178
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :142
Augustine
Confessions
Autobiography
protreptic
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
258
92
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :143
Maintenance
Railway engineering
Project Management
Reliability Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256
188
0.734
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :144
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254
244
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :145
Newspaper history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254
85
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :146
Macrologistics
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
249
122
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :147
China-Africa
Asia-Africa
labour relations
industrialization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244
144
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :148
Knowledge Representation
Planning
Reinforcement Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
120
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :149
Nematology
entomology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
180
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :150
Theology
Development Science
History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
66
0.276
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,146,884
6,963
772
Ranking Based On Selection: 126
Nanette Briers
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
282
210
0.745
Clinical anatomy
Forensic anthropology
Human identification
Research ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,147,578
6,970
773
Ranking Based On Selection: 127
Benjamin Havenga|Ben Havenga
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
281
281
1.000
Microbiology
Pathogens
Biological control
Antibiotic Resistance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,150,014
6,988
776
Ranking Based On Selection: 128
George Nel
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280
176
0.629
disclosure
investor relations
communication channels
online financial reporting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,152,208
7,001
779
Ranking Based On Selection: 129
Owen Wiese
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278
277
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,153,220
7,015
780
Ranking Based On Selection: 130
Rachel E Venter Ranel Venter
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278
161
0.579
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,153,466
7,018
781
Ranking Based On Selection: 131
Stephanus Muller
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
278
100
0.360
Music
decolonial arts research
artistic-led research
South African music
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,160,307
7,086
786
Ranking Based On Selection: 132
Kevin Foster
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
273
217
0.795
energy transitions
local government
energy justice
local government finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,168,513
7,155
791
Ranking Based On Selection: 133
Harold Lesch
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
268
153
0.571
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,168,614
7,158
792
Ranking Based On Selection: 134
Firdows Noor
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
268
137
0.511
clinical trials
smoking cessation
respiratory medicine
tuberculosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,169,426
7,164
793
Ranking Based On Selection: 135
Alison Lupton-Smith
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
267
239
0.895
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,170,524
7,178
795
Ranking Based On Selection: 136
Cyrill Walters
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
266
265
0.996
Higher Education
Gender Inequality
Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Education Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,175,416
7,223
797
Ranking Based On Selection: 137
Dillon T Wademan
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
263
257
0.977
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,179,718
7,261
799
Ranking Based On Selection: 138
Johann De Swardt
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
261
74
0.284
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,180,194
7,266
800
Ranking Based On Selection: 139
Daniel Goldstone
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260
247
0.950
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,181,168
7,277
801
Ranking Based On Selection: 140
Wilhelmus Jacobus Gerber
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
260
118
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,182,363
7,283
802
Ranking Based On Selection: 141
James Richard Andrew Gray
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
259
178
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,184,439
7,299
803
Ranking Based On Selection: 142
Annemare Kotze
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
258
92
0.357
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,187,117
7,329
808
Ranking Based On Selection: 143
Cornelius Jacobus Fourie
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
256
188
0.734
Maintenance
Railway engineering
Project Management
Reliability Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,189,790
7,357
810
Ranking Based On Selection: 144
Jason Webster
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254
244
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,190,944
7,365
811
Ranking Based On Selection: 145
Gabriel J (Gawie) Botma
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
254
85
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,199,212
7,445
816
Ranking Based On Selection: 146
Anneke De Bod
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
249
122
0.490
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,207,475
7,520
822
Ranking Based On Selection: 147
Yejoo Kim
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244
144
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,214,599
7,576
824
Ranking Based On Selection: 148
Gavin Rens
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
240
120
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,215,887
7,588
826
Ranking Based On Selection: 149
Nomakholwa Faith Stokwe
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
180
0.753
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,216,556
7,596
827
Ranking Based On Selection: 150
Karel Thomas August (K.Th. August)
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
239
66
0.276