Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Stellenbosch University 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
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Ranking Based On Selection :1,601
Engineering Education
Postgraduate Education
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1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,602
Photocatalysis
Hydrogen
Catalysis
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,603
African Border Studies
Borderland Community Livelihoods & Animal Welfare History
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,604
Experimental Petrology
Thermodynamic Modelling
Igneous Petrology
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,605
Human genetics and bioinformatics
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,606
Physics
Quantum Machine Learning
Quantum Computing
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1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,607
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,608
Mineral processing
leaching
gold processing
copper leaching
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,609
Entomology
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,610
Forest operations
appropriate technology
ergonomics
small-scale timber-growers
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1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,611
Taxation
Revenue mobilization
Public Policy
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1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,612
anatomy
higher education
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5
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,613
labour law
employment law
education law
human rights law
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5
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,614
Electromagnetics
lightning protection
surge protection
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5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,615
Property Law
Constitutional Property Law
Public Law
Human Rights Law
Constitutional Law
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5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,616
informal employment
decent work
labour
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5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,617
African/Africana studies
Literary studies
Memory studies
Theatre studies
Yoruba philosophy
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5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,618
Molecular and Cell Biology
Drug Discovery
Nanoscience
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5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,619
Ecology
Entomology
Pollination
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5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,620
Phytochemistry
Botany
Molecular Biology
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5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,621
Discrimination and equality law
constitutional and international human rights
critical legal
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5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,622
Accounting education Corporate Governance
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5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,623
Chemical engineering
Lignin chemistry
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5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,624
Public mental health
mental health
psychology
community health
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Last 6 Years / Total
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5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1,625
Structural engineering
Engineering management
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5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,248,542
17,315
1,598
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,601
Mieke De Jager
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Last 6 Years / Total
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6
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
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2,248,542
17,315
1,598
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,602
Naomi Harrisankar
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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6
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
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2,253,493
17,382
1,603
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,603
Teverayi Muguti
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
African Border Studies
Borderland Community Livelihoods & Animal Welfare History
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
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2,253,493
17,382
1,603
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,604
Tahnee Otto
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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6
6
1.000
Experimental Petrology
Thermodynamic Modelling
Igneous Petrology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,253,493
17,382
1,603
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,605
Dayna Smith|Dayna Smith
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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6
1.000
Human genetics and bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,253,493
17,382
1,603
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,606
Donovan Slabbert
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
Physics
Quantum Machine Learning
Quantum Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,253,493
17,382
1,603
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,607
Shane Josias
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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6
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,253,493
17,382
1,603
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,608
Anthony Tapfuma
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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6
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,253,493
17,382
1,603
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,609
Rebecca Cawood
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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6
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
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2,253,493
17,382
1,603
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,610
Zimbili Sibiya
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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6
6
1.000
Forest operations
appropriate technology
ergonomics
small-scale timber-growers
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,253,493
17,382
1,603
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,611
Onesmo Kaiya Mackenzie
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,262,451
17,500
1,612
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,612
Johara Khan
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,262,451
17,500
1,612
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,613
Cecile De Villiers
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
labour law
employment law
education law
human rights law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,268,304
17,556
1,614
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,614
Hermé Charles Smit
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
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2,268,304
17,556
1,614
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,615
Tanveer Jeewa|Tanveer Rashid Jeewa
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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5
5
1.000
Property Law
Constitutional Property Law
Public Law
Human Rights Law
Constitutional Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,268,304
17,556
1,614
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,616
Shaka Bob
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
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2,268,304
17,556
1,614
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,617
Stephen David
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
African/Africana studies
Literary studies
Memory studies
Theatre studies
Yoruba philosophy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,268,304
17,556
1,614
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,618
Lauren Julius
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,272,198
17,613
1,619
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,619
Ibukun Balogun
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,272,198
17,613
1,619
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,620
Kaylan Reddy
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Phytochemistry
Botany
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,272,198
17,613
1,619
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,621
Gideon Basson
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Discrimination and equality law
constitutional and international human rights
critical legal
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,272,198
17,613
1,619
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,622
Sher-Lee Arendse-Fourie
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Accounting education Corporate Governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,272,198
17,613
1,619
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,623
Q Ngiba
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Chemical engineering
Lignin chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,272,198
17,613
1,619
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,624
Claudia Swinny
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Public mental health
mental health
psychology
community health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,272,198
17,613
1,619
Ranking Based On Selection: 1,625
Breda Strasheim
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Structural engineering
Engineering management