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University of Cape Town Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 2025
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* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,684
11,168
0.389
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
climate change
risk
biodiversity
health
sustainability
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,199
10,864
0.970
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
HIV pediatric infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,620
10,766
0.790
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,789
10,752
0.604
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
HIV
tuberculosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,512
10,670
0.418
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Respiratory Medicine
Sexual & Reproductive Health
Public Health
Cancer & Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,514
9,376
0.985
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
tuberculosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,151
9,324
0.919
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,999
8,844
0.402
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,680
8,619
0.272
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Medical Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,138
8,593
0.772
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
climate change mitigation
poverty
global stocktake
policy analysis
sustainable development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,236
8,382
0.589
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Cancer Biology
Transcription factors and signalling in cancer
cell cyle regulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,085
7,844
0.488
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Climate Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,200
7,695
0.754
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Pediatric neurosurgery
brain injury
brain tumor
cerebral pathophysiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,660
7,628
0.790
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Urban
Africa
SDGs
local government
global change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,995
7,434
0.531
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Tuberculosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,689
7,355
0.957
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Immunology
Infectous Disease
Tuberculosis
HIV
Prevention
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,026
7,156
0.793
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Land-use change
Ecosystem Services
Nature-based Infrastructure
Resource Nexus
Plural valuation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,473
7,040
0.672
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,505
7,020
0.935
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,711
6,999
0.803
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Heart failure
Hypertension
Inflammatory heart disease
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance
HIV-associated cardiovascular diseas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,293
6,813
0.733
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Infertility
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,284
6,747
0.598
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
neurointervention
aneurysm
arteriovenous malformation
skull base
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,057
6,709
0.556
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,426
6,642
0.495
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
vulnerability
adaptation
climate change
development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,651
6,583
0.565
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,700
110
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Lucy Gilson
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
28,684
11,168
0.389
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
29,949
119
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Christopher Trisos
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,199
10,864
0.970
climate change
risk
biodiversity
health
sustainability
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,386
121
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Mary-Ann Davies
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,620
10,766
0.790
HIV pediatric infectious diseases
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,447
124
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Petrus J De Vries
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17,789
10,752
0.604
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,811
127
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Gary Maartens
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,512
10,670
0.418
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,255
151
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Shameem Jaumdally
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,514
9,376
0.985
Respiratory Medicine
Sexual & Reproductive Health
Public Health
Cancer & Infectious Diseases
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
37,587
153
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Anil Pooran
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,151
9,324
0.919
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
40,634
164
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Midgley JJ
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
21,999
8,844
0.402
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,171
170
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Bruce Hewitson
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
31,680
8,619
0.272
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,354
172
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
AJ Brink
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,138
8,593
0.772
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
43,877
183
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Harald Winkler
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,236
8,382
0.589
climate change mitigation
poverty
global stocktake
policy analysis
sustainable development
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
48,269
196
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Sharon Prince
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,085
7,844
0.488
Cancer Biology
Transcription factors and signalling in cancer
cell cyle regulation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
49,571
203
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Christopher Lennard
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,200
7,695
0.754
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
50,199
207
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Anthony Figaji
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,660
7,628
0.790
Pediatric neurosurgery
brain injury
brain tumor
cerebral pathophysiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,050
213
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Susan Parnell
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,995
7,434
0.531
Urban
Africa
SDGs
local government
global change
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,844
216
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Malika Davids
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,689
7,355
0.957
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
54,889
222
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Muki Shey
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,026
7,156
0.793
Immunology
Infectous Disease
Tuberculosis
HIV
Prevention
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,224
231
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Patrick O'farrell
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,473
7,040
0.672
Land-use change
Ecosystem Services
Nature-based Infrastructure
Resource Nexus
Plural valuation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,442
232
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Nei-Yuan Hsiao
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,505
7,020
0.935
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
56,696
234
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Eduard Jonas
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,711
6,999
0.803
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
58,808
236
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Ntobeko Ntusi
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,293
6,813
0.733
Heart failure
Hypertension
Inflammatory heart disease
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance
HIV-associated cardiovascular diseas
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
59,649
238
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Silke Dyer
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,284
6,747
0.598
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,116
241
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Allan Taylor
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12,057
6,709
0.556
neurointervention
aneurysm
arteriovenous malformation
skull base
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
60,967
245
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Kelly Chibale
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,426
6,642
0.495
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
61,691
249
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Gina Ziervogel
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,651
6,583
0.565
vulnerability
adaptation
climate change
development