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University of Zululand Highly Cited Researchers Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 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
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
Differential Equations
Disease Modelling
Lie Symmetries
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Financial Mathematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
353
337
0.955
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Political and International Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
374
327
0.874
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Plant Genetics
Plant Physiology
Improvement of wild leafy vegetables and indigenous fruit trees
Ethnobotany
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
350
308
0.880
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Cancer research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304
301
0.990
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Pollution research
Wastewater reuse
Plant Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
299
296
0.990
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Education
counselling and developmental psychology
Suicide prevention
adolescent psychological well being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
288
285
0.990
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
inclusive education
disability studies
teacher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
400
238
0.595
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Education Leadership
Education Management
Education Law and Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236
234
0.992
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Educational technology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
234
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
GENERAL RELATIVITY
COSMOLOGY AND MODIFIED THEORIES OF GRAVITY
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
350
229
0.654
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Cybersecurity
Machine learning
Cloud Computing
IoT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
310
229
0.739
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Social Work
Community Development
Indeginous Knowledge
Climate change induced disasters
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
225
0.962
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Water resources management
rainwater harvesting
sustainable development
hydrology
semi-arid areas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
285
222
0.779
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
Coordination Chemistry
Organometallic Chemistry & Materials Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
661
217
0.328
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Surface Hydrology
Hydrological extremes
Water Resources Management
Climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
195
0.878
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Nanoparticles synthesis
bioflocculation
wastewater treatment
antibiotic resistant microorganisms
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
192
0.995
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Poverty
NGOs
Sustainable Development Goals
Land and women
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192
190
0.990
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
189
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Energy Economics
Finance Economics
Systemic risk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
181
0.963
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Physical Geography and Atmospheric Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
173
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Criminology
Psychology
Criminal Justice
Forensics
Risk
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
317
168
0.530
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Water and Wastewater treatment
biotechnology
wastetreatment
bioremediation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245
168
0.686
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
ethnobotany
pharmacology
ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
167
0.938
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Condensed Matter Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
415
160
0.386
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Development Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165
160
0.970
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
871,575
4,811
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Maba Boniface Matadi|NRF C2 Rating
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
353
337
0.955
Differential Equations
Disease Modelling
Lie Symmetries
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Financial Mathematics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
884,407
4,914
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Toyin Adetiba
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
374
327
0.874
Political and International Studies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
910,278
5,099
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Nontuthuko Rosemary Ntuli
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
350
308
0.880
Plant Genetics
Plant Physiology
Improvement of wild leafy vegetables and indigenous fruit trees
Ethnobotany
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
920,592
5,180
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Lloyd Mabonga
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304
301
0.990
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
927,968
5,226
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Shirly T. Magwaza
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
299
296
0.990
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
944,741
5,336
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Kehinde Clement Lawrence
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
288
285
0.990
Education
counselling and developmental psychology
Suicide prevention
adolescent psychological well being
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,024,843
5,984
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Sithabile Ntombela
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
400
238
0.595
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,033,689
6,066
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Ngogi Emmanuel Mahaye
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
236
234
0.992
Education Leadership
Education Management
Education Law and Policy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,033,860
6,068
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
David Mutambara
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
234
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,042,720
6,140
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Vijay Singh
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
350
229
0.654
GENERAL RELATIVITY
COSMOLOGY AND MODIFIED THEORIES OF GRAVITY
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,042,909
6,142
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Paul Tarwireyi
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
310
229
0.739
Cybersecurity
Machine learning
Cloud Computing
IoT
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,051,550
6,212
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Allucia Lulu Shokane
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
234
225
0.962
Social Work
Community Development
Indeginous Knowledge
Climate change induced disasters
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,057,157
6,251
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Aline Saraiva Okello
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
285
222
0.779
Water resources management
rainwater harvesting
sustainable development
hydrology
semi-arid areas
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,066,463
6,339
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Adeola Ayodeji Nejo
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
661
217
0.328
Coordination Chemistry
Organometallic Chemistry & Materials Chemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,116,674
6,762
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Fhumulani Mathivha
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
222
195
0.878
Surface Hydrology
Hydrological extremes
Water Resources Management
Climate change
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,124,384
6,809
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Nkosinathi Goodman Dlamini
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
193
192
0.995
Nanoparticles synthesis
bioflocculation
wastewater treatment
antibiotic resistant microorganisms
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,129,236
6,853
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Mandla A Mubecua
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
192
190
0.990
Poverty
NGOs
Sustainable Development Goals
Land and women
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,131,862
6,877
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Tiara Padayachee
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
189
189
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,151,352
7,040
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Kehinde Damilola Ilesanmi
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
188
181
0.963
Energy Economics
Finance Economics
Systemic risk
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,172,878
7,217
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Nkosinathi Xulu
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
173
173
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,184,449
7,310
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Jéan Steyn
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
317
168
0.530
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,184,850
7,315
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Mathews Simon Mthembu
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
245
168
0.686
Water and Wastewater treatment
biotechnology
wastetreatment
bioremediation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,188,535
7,348
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Mmbulaheni Ramulondi
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
178
167
0.938
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,206,745
7,502
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Justice Msomi
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
415
160
0.386
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,208,606
7,519
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Brian Tavonga Mazorodze
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
165
160
0.970