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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Mpubane Emanuel Matlala](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/7e/5833009.jpg)
Records Management
Information Management
Knowledge Management
ICT
Business Management.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
85
0.977
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Seena Joseph](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/e0/5833001.jpg)
Image processing
computer vision
e-government
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
84
0.857
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Thandukwazi Richman Ncube](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/da/5833014.jpg)
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship Education
Strategic Management
Information and Data Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
84
0.966
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Nosipho Makhakhe](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Health Promotion
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
81
0.871
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Tamar Meskin](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Theatre
Creative Practice
Self-Study
Arts-Based Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114
80
0.702
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Nomakhosi Mpofana](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/f6/5833012.jpg)
Melasma
Darker skin types
Skin rejuvenation
Quality of life
Lasers & Lights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
77
0.906
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Imana Pal](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Food security
Sustainable development
Food waste
Food product development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
75
0.915
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Mendon Dewa](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/f5/5833003.jpg)
Industrial Engineering
Cleaner Production
Energy Efficiency
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
72
0.791
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Eo Olurotimi](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/41/5833007.jpg)
Satellite and Radio Propagation Communication
Image Processing
Computer Vision
Big Data Information Processing and Analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
72
0.791
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Mp Phaladi](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/89/5833010.jpg)
Knowledge Management
Knowledge Risk Management
Human Resource Management
Leadership & Strategy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
71
0.845
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Busisiwe Nkosi|Pauline Busisiwe Nkosi](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/65/5833022.jpg)
Radiography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
71
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Tolulope Adeogun](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/df/5833021.jpg)
Gender and peace building
women's studies and Political Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
68
0.944
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Adepeju Lateef|MA. Lateef, AM Lateef](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Nursing education
Patient-centered Care
People-Centered Care
Primary Health Care/Public Health
Health Promotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
68
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Sogen](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/8b/5832999.jpg)
city to city learning
urban planning
decentralised cooperation
knowledge management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
66
0.702
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Aa](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/4e/5833020.jpg)
Renewable energy sources
optimization
power system modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
65
0.878
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Nellie Naranjee](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/45/5833024.jpg)
Research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
63
0.875
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Olusegun Adigun Afolabi](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/63/4926379.jpg)
Composite material
Nanocomposite
Nanotechnology
machine design and fabrication
Polymer science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
62
0.969
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Dumisile Hlengwa](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/34/5833033.jpg)
Tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
61
0.984
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Vaneshree Govender](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/3c/5833031.jpg)
Research Capacity Development
Graduate Employability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
57
0.905
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Veena P. Rawjee|Veena Parboo Rawjee, VP Rawjee](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
communications media public relations corporate communication
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
55
0.632
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Vasanthrie Naidoo](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/3d/5833026.jpg)
Critical Care
Nursing Education
Research
Transnational Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
55
0.797
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Molefi J. Makhetha](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
Wireless Power Transfer
Electromagnetism
Internet of Things
Wireless sensor networks
Low Power Wide Area Networks
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
55
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Sibongile Phiri](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/c5/5833023.jpg)
renewable energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
53
0.746
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Iruka Chijindu Anugwo](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/bb/4919715.jpg)
Construction Project Management
Business Development & Entrepreneurship
Geopathic Stress and
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
52
0.981
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
![Aritha Pillay](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/34/5833036.jpg)
Radio & Microwave systems
Radio Astronomy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
51
0.962
Mpubane Emanuel Matlala
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
85
0.977
Records Management
Information Management
Knowledge Management
ICT
Business Management.
Seena Joseph
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
98
84
0.857
Thandukwazi Richman Ncube
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
84
0.966
Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship Education
Strategic Management
Information and Data Management
Nosipho Makhakhe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
81
0.871
Tamar Meskin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114
80
0.702
Nomakhosi Mpofana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
77
0.906
Melasma
Darker skin types
Skin rejuvenation
Quality of life
Lasers & Lights
Imana Pal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
82
75
0.915
Food security
Sustainable development
Food waste
Food product development
Mendon Dewa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
72
0.791
Eo Olurotimi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
91
72
0.791
Satellite and Radio Propagation Communication
Image Processing
Computer Vision
Big Data Information Processing and Analytics
Mp Phaladi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
84
71
0.845
Knowledge Management
Knowledge Risk Management
Human Resource Management
Leadership & Strategy
Busisiwe Nkosi|Pauline Busisiwe Nkosi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
71
1.000
Tolulope Adeogun
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
68
0.944
Gender and peace building
women's studies and Political Science
Adepeju Lateef|MA. Lateef, AM Lateef
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
68
68
1.000
Nursing education
Patient-centered Care
People-Centered Care
Primary Health Care/Public Health
Health Promotion
Sogen
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
94
66
0.702
city to city learning
urban planning
decentralised cooperation
knowledge management
Aa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
74
65
0.878
Nellie Naranjee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
72
63
0.875
Olusegun Adigun Afolabi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
62
0.969
Composite material
Nanocomposite
Nanotechnology
machine design and fabrication
Polymer science
Dumisile Hlengwa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
61
0.984
Vaneshree Govender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
63
57
0.905
Veena P. Rawjee|Veena Parboo Rawjee, VP Rawjee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
87
55
0.632
Vasanthrie Naidoo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
69
55
0.797
Critical Care
Nursing Education
Research
Transnational Education
Molefi J. Makhetha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
55
1.000
Wireless Power Transfer
Electromagnetism
Internet of Things
Wireless sensor networks
Low Power Wide Area Networks
Sibongile Phiri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
71
53
0.746
Iruka Chijindu Anugwo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
52
0.981
Construction Project Management
Business Development & Entrepreneurship
Geopathic Stress and
Aritha Pillay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
53
51
0.962