Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of the Western Cape 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 :201
factors influencing teaching and learning
cognitive education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
350
261
0.746
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :202
sexuality
sexual orientation
gender
gender identity
feminism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349
141
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :203
International environmental law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
348
217
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :204
Molecular biology
Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
346
336
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :205
Rehabiitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
346
245
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :206
Microbiology
Food Mircrobiology
Molecular Biology
Biochemisstry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345
306
0.887
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :207
mathematics
category theory
topology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
171
0.501
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :208
family well-being
parenting
substance abuse
human trafficking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
333
290
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :209
food environments
infant nutrition
food composition
dietary intake
food security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
333
115
0.345
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :210
Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Nanotechnology
Renewable Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
332
227
0.684
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :211
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
331
253
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :212
Applied Linguistics
English Studies
TESOL
Language Teacher Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
329
154
0.468
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :213
Muslim Personal Law
Muslim Family Law
Family Law
Human Rights and Islam
Muslim History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
325
140
0.431
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :214
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
324
145
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :215
Hydrogeology
Water quality
Monitoring and management
Modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323
162
0.502
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :216
anthropology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321
144
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :217
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Clinical Pharmacy
Rational Medicine Use
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
320
302
0.944
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :218
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
317
308
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :219
Electrochemistry
biosensor
immunosensor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
317
250
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :220
Mobility
Human geography
Urban studies
Critical pedagogies
Tourism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
313
253
0.808
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :221
Fatherhood
Masculinities
Social Psychology
Research Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311
302
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :222
Care and support
psychosocial well-being of learners in rural schools
learner support
and HIV and
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
310
213
0.687
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :223
topology
functional analysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
309
82
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :224
Pharmaceutical Technology
Pharmacology
Cheminformatics
Computational drug design
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
305
292
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :225
Sensors
Food systems
Big Data
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
303
299
0.987
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,059,734
6,213
201
Ranking Based On Selection: 201
Trevor Moodley
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
350
261
0.746
factors influencing teaching and learning
cognitive education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,061,285
6,231
202
Ranking Based On Selection: 202
Mary Hames
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
349
141
0.404
sexuality
sexual orientation
gender
gender identity
feminism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,062,188
6,240
203
Ranking Based On Selection: 203
Werner Scholtz
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
348
217
0.624
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,063,894
6,250
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 204
Aasiyah Chafekar
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
346
336
0.971
Molecular biology
Immunology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,064,331
6,254
205
Ranking Based On Selection: 205
Nondwe Mlenzana
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
346
245
0.708
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,065,221
6,262
206
Ranking Based On Selection: 206
Arina Corli Hitzeroth|Arina Corli Jansen
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345
306
0.887
Microbiology
Food Mircrobiology
Molecular Biology
Biochemisstry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,070,463
6,307
207
Ranking Based On Selection: 207
David Holgate
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
341
171
0.501
mathematics
category theory
topology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,079,225
6,379
208
Ranking Based On Selection: 208
Edna Rich
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
333
290
0.871
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,079,932
6,388
209
Ranking Based On Selection: 209
Nazeeia Sayed
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
333
115
0.345
food environments
infant nutrition
food composition
dietary intake
food security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,080,716
6,402
210
Ranking Based On Selection: 210
Natasha Ross
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
332
227
0.684
Chemistry
Electrochemistry
Nanotechnology
Renewable Energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,081,824
6,411
211
Ranking Based On Selection: 211
Matthew S Huber
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
331
253
0.764
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,084,537
6,427
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 212
Sivakumar Sivasubramaniam
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
329
154
0.468
Applied Linguistics
English Studies
TESOL
Language Teacher Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,089,424
6,480
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 213
Najma Moosa
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
325
140
0.431
Muslim Personal Law
Muslim Family Law
Family Law
Human Rights and Islam
Muslim History
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,090,625
6,491
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 214
Jaco Nel
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
324
145
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,091,852
6,501
215
Ranking Based On Selection: 215
Sumaya Israel
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
323
162
0.502
Hydrogeology
Water quality
Monitoring and management
Modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,094,445
6,519
216
Ranking Based On Selection: 216
William Ellis
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321
144
0.449
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,094,919
6,522
217
Ranking Based On Selection: 217
Renier Coetzee
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
320
302
0.944
Antimicrobial Stewardship
Clinical Pharmacy
Rational Medicine Use
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,098,703
6,552
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 218
Mimonitu Opuwari
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
317
308
0.972
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,099,117
6,555
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 219
Francis Ntumba Muya
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
317
250
0.789
Electrochemistry
biosensor
immunosensor
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,104,083
6,598
220
Ranking Based On Selection: 220
Bradley Rink
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
313
253
0.808
Mobility
Human geography
Urban studies
Critical pedagogies
Tourism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,106,307
6,616
221
Ranking Based On Selection: 221
Kyle Jackson
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311
302
0.971
Fatherhood
Masculinities
Social Psychology
Research Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,108,151
6,634
222
Ranking Based On Selection: 222
Fumane Portia Khanare
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
310
213
0.687
Care and support
psychosocial well-being of learners in rural schools
learner support
and HIV and
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,109,985
6,645
223
Ranking Based On Selection: 223
Paranjothi Pillay
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
309
82
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,114,222
6,687
224
Ranking Based On Selection: 224
Samuel Egieyeh
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
305
292
0.957
Pharmaceutical Technology
Pharmacology
Cheminformatics
Computational drug design
Bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,116,779
6,709
225
Ranking Based On Selection: 225
Frederic Isingizwe
University of the Western Cape
Bellville, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
303
299
0.987
Sensors
Food systems
Big Data
Machine Learning