Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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: 1,426
Plant Pathology
Genetics
Mycology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,427
event architecture
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
1
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,428
sociology of education
secondary schools
youth
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
1
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,429
music technology
electroacoustic music
composition
musicology
heuristics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
1
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,430
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
1
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,431
Social work
Newly qualified social workers
Family and child care
Play therapy
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
1
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,432
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial Leadership
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,433
Inclusion of all learners for epistemological access
particularly from disadvantaged backgrounds
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,434
Music
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,435
Histopathology
Cytopathology
Molecular Oncology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,436
Natural Products Chemistry
Forensic Chemistry
Toxicology
Drug Discovery
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,437
Psychology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,438
Early Childhood Education
Early Mathematics
Teacher Support
Cultural Historical Activity Theory
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,439
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,440
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,441
Tax
corporate law
resignations
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,442
Library statistics
Reader habits
Information literacy
Staff wellness
Academic librarianship
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,443
Statistics
Spatial Statistics
Image Processing
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,444
Auditing
Governance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,445
Knowledge management
knowledge sharing
Knowledge Sharing barriers
academic libraries
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,446
Private international law
international commercial law
critical perspectives of international law
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,447
Human Rights
Public International Law
Law of International Organisations
Admiralty Law
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,448
family law
child law
domestic violence
gender equality
sports law
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,449
literature
popular culture
cultural history
history and heritage studies
gender
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,450
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,341,635
18,444
1,415
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,426
Heike Möller
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Plant Pathology
Genetics
Mycology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,360,495
18,678
1,427
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,427
Derick De Bruyn
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
1
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,360,495
18,678
1,427
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,428
Vangile Bingma
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
1
0.500
sociology of education
secondary schools
youth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,360,495
18,678
1,427
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,429
Miles Warrington
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
1
0.500
music technology
electroacoustic music
composition
musicology
heuristics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,360,495
18,678
1,427
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,430
Yi-Yu Bruce Liu
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
1
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,360,495
18,678
1,427
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,431
Leanne Clare Jordaan
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
1
0.500
Social work
Newly qualified social workers
Family and child care
Play therapy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,364,061
18,728
1,432
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,432
Byatlela Abel Mathopa
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
0
0.000
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurial Leadership
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,366,872
18,759
1,433
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,433
Nokuthula N Dewa
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Inclusion of all learners for epistemological access
particularly from disadvantaged backgrounds
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,366,872
18,759
1,433
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,434
Ane Van Staden
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,366,872
18,759
1,433
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,435
Benny Mosoane
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Histopathology
Cytopathology
Molecular Oncology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,366,872
18,759
1,433
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,436
Wiehan Rudolph|Willem Rudolph
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Natural Products Chemistry
Forensic Chemistry
Toxicology
Drug Discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,366,872
18,759
1,433
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,437
Elisma Williams
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,366,872
18,759
1,433
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,438
Scholastica Maletsose Mamogale
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Early Childhood Education
Early Mathematics
Teacher Support
Cultural Historical Activity Theory
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,366,872
18,759
1,433
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,439
Anthea Venter
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,366,872
18,759
1,433
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,440
Nadine Kleinhans
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,366,872
18,759
1,433
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,441
Khodani Sengwane
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,366,872
18,759
1,433
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,442
Viveka Pillai
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Library statistics
Reader habits
Information literacy
Staff wellness
Academic librarianship
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,366,872
18,759
1,433
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,443
René Stander
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,366,872
18,759
1,433
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,444
Yoshin Chetty
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,366,872
18,759
1,433
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,445
Jabu Radebe
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Knowledge management
knowledge sharing
Knowledge Sharing barriers
academic libraries
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,366,872
18,759
1,433
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,446
Elisa Rinaldi
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Private international law
international commercial law
critical perspectives of international law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,366,872
18,759
1,433
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,447
Bayode Ayo-Ojo
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Human Rights
Public International Law
Law of International Organisations
Admiralty Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,366,872
18,759
1,433
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,448
Annelize Nagtegaal
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
family law
child law
domestic violence
gender equality
sports law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,386,687
19,031
1,449
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,449
Shakira Hoosain
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
0
0.000
literature
popular culture
cultural history
history and heritage studies
gender
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,391,613
19,094
1,450
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,450
Myleen Oosthuizen
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
0
0
0