Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Stellenbosch University Highly Cited Researchers CitationOthers 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
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :26
Computational electromagnetics
method of moments
finite element method
electromagnetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
872
388
0.445
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
830
714
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
Simulation
multi-objective optimisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
800
297
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Psychiatric Genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
728
724
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
Mycotoxigenic fungi
Plant-microbe interactions
resistance to fungal pathogens
mycotoxins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
675
596
0.883
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
652
527
0.808
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
African Pentecostalism
Missiology
Religious Studies
African Studies
Religion and Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
597
521
0.873
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
588
554
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Cold chain logistics
sustainable logistics
maritime industry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
537
460
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
durability
lightweight concrete
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
530
508
0.958
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Active Ageing
Occupational Therapy Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
515
337
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
intellectual disability
sexuality
family support
universal design for learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
503
388
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Growth and maturation
Injury epidemiology
Training load
Physical performance
Team sports
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
500
487
0.974
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
development economics
health economics
gender
microfinance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
498
332
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
practical theology
leadership
congregational studies
ministerial practice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
497
337
0.678
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Intergroup relations
social neuroscience
emotion and motivation
empathy
race and prejudice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
496
384
0.774
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
early childhood development
intervention implementation
adolescent development
public mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
489
388
0.793
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Computer Systems
FPGA's
DSP
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
488
146
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
Industrial Engineering
Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
487
299
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Forward error correction
digital modulation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
483
344
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
plant breeding
genetics
wheat
triticale
rye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
481
258
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Plant Holobiont Interactions
Plant Immune Signalling
Microbiome Engineering
Ecological Theory and Assembly
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
480
447
0.931
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Microbiology
Biotechnology
Molecular Biology
Mycobacerium Tuberculosis
Diagnostics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
478
475
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
472
350
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Political Science
South African politics
religion and politics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
472
281
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
715,648
3,651
436
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
Matthys M. Botha
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
872
388
0.445
Computational electromagnetics
method of moments
finite element method
electromagnetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
733,025
3,744
446
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Ebrahiema Arendse
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
830
714
0.860
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
746,391
3,839
455
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
JF Bekker
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
800
297
0.371
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
778,866
4,043
477
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Allan Kalungi
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
728
724
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
804,788
4,216
496
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Lindy Joy Rose
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
675
596
0.883
Mycotoxigenic fungi
Plant-microbe interactions
resistance to fungal pathogens
mycotoxins
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
816,477
4,274
500
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
Mae Newton-Foot
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
652
527
0.808
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
845,495
4,449
516
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Peter White
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
597
521
0.873
African Pentecostalism
Missiology
Religious Studies
African Studies
Religion and Development
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
850,221
4,490
524
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Daniel B. Le Roux
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
588
554
0.942
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
878,792
4,681
548
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Goedhals-Gerber Ll
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
537
460
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
882,649
4,697
550
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
As Van Rooyen
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
530
508
0.958
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
891,705
4,765
557
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Nicola Plastow
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
515
337
0.654
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
899,074
4,801
562
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Callista Kahonde
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
503
388
0.771
intellectual disability
sexuality
family support
universal design for learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
901,105
4,812
564
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Eirik Halvorsen Wik
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
500
487
0.974
Growth and maturation
Injury epidemiology
Training load
Physical performance
Team sports
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
903,023
4,829
567
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Anja Smith
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
498
332
0.667
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
903,809
4,832
568
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Ian Nell
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
497
337
0.678
practical theology
leadership
congregational studies
ministerial practice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
904,547
4,838
570
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Melike M Fourie
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
496
384
0.774
Intergroup relations
social neuroscience
emotion and motivation
empathy
race and prejudice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
910,328
4,885
574
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Jackie Stewart
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
489
388
0.793
early childhood development
intervention implementation
adolescent development
public mental health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
911,614
4,900
577
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Willem Smit
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
488
146
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
912,150
4,907
578
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Jacomine Grobler
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
487
299
0.614
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
915,413
4,930
581
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Djj (Jaco) Versfeld
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
483
344
0.712
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
917,321
4,938
582
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Willem Botes
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
481
258
0.536
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
917,710
4,944
583
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Itumeleng Moroenyane
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
480
447
0.931
Plant Holobiont Interactions
Plant Immune Signalling
Microbiome Engineering
Ecological Theory and Assembly
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
919,311
4,955
584
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Byron Reeve
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
478
475
0.994
Microbiology
Biotechnology
Molecular Biology
Mycobacerium Tuberculosis
Diagnostics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
924,723
4,990
587
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Evette Van Niekerk
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
472
350
0.742
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
924,868
4,991
588
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Nicola De Jager
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
472
281
0.595