Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Kwazulu Natal Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Plant systematics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,657
3,499
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :27
public health
maternal and child health
nutrition
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,301
2,529
0.224
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :28
hydrology
agriculture
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,878
2,677
0.246
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :29
Plant Breeding
Plant Genetics
Quantitative Genetics
Crop Science
Agricultural Plant Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,515
8,883
0.845
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :30
plant ecophysiology
plant desiccation tolerance
seed biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,346
2,433
0.235
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :31
General relativity
Relativistic astrophysics
Cosmology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,846
5,597
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :32
Obesity
Diabetes
HIV
Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,679
1,301
0.134
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :33
Sexual and Reproductive Health
Point-of-Care Testing Technologies
Tuberculosis
Global Health
Evidence synthesis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,668
8,540
0.883
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :34
Biological control
silicon in agriculture
plant breeding
African crops
climate change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,527
6,200
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :35
Rheumatology
Medicine
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,092
2,879
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :36
Terrestrial vertebrate physiology
ecology and conservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,803
5,195
0.590
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :37
Immunology
HIV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,775
804
0.092
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :38
Agronomy
Climate Science
Soil Science and Agroforestry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,763
4,283
0.489
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :39
biorefining
ionic liquids
materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,978
2,135
0.268
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :40
Cultural and Media Studies
critical indigenous methodologies
film
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,837
2,393
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :41
Fluid Dynamics
Numerical Methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,592
4,844
0.638
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :42
Trauma and Intensive Care
Trauma systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,504
6,581
0.877
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :43
Pathogenomics
Applied Bioinformatics
Molecular biology
Pharmacoinformatics
Data analytics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,487
7,426
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :44
sanitation
water
chemical engineering
sustainability
anaerobic digestion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,452
2,834
0.380
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :45
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,347
5,777
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :46
Grassland Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,139
4,581
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :47
Antibiotic Resistance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,062
5,533
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :48
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,577
5,163
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :49
HIV
TB
Adherence
pharmacology
drug interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,575
1,387
0.211
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :50
Type 2 diabetes
animal model
nutrition
functional foods
medicinal plants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,507
4,660
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
79,858
268
26
Ranking Based On Selection: 26
John Manning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,657
3,499
0.300
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
82,902
283
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 27
Anna Coutsoudis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,301
2,529
0.224
public health
maternal and child health
nutrition
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
86,817
300
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 28
Re Schulze
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,878
2,677
0.246
hydrology
agriculture
climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,341
312
29
Ranking Based On Selection: 29
Hussien Shimelis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,515
8,883
0.845
Plant Breeding
Plant Genetics
Quantitative Genetics
Crop Science
Agricultural Plant Sciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
92,088
322
30
Ranking Based On Selection: 30
Norman Pammenter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,346
2,433
0.235
plant ecophysiology
plant desiccation tolerance
seed biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
97,525
344
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 31
SD Maharaj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,846
5,597
0.568
General relativity
Relativistic astrophysics
Cosmology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,397
350
32
Ranking Based On Selection: 32
Carl Montague
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,679
1,301
0.134
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,501
351
33
Ranking Based On Selection: 33
Desmond Kuupiel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,668
8,540
0.883
Sexual and Reproductive Health
Point-of-Care Testing Technologies
Tuberculosis
Global Health
Evidence synthesis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
101,143
361
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 34
Mark Laing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,527
6,200
0.651
Biological control
silicon in agriculture
plant breeding
African crops
climate change
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
106,702
381
35
Ranking Based On Selection: 35
Girish Mody
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,092
2,879
0.317
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,666
395
36
Ranking Based On Selection: 36
Colleen Downs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,803
5,195
0.590
Terrestrial vertebrate physiology
ecology and conservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,089
401
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 37
Makgoba Mw
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,775
804
0.092
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
111,250
404
38
Ranking Based On Selection: 38
Paramu Mafongoya
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,763
4,283
0.489
Agronomy
Climate Science
Soil Science and Agroforestry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
123,576
459
39
Ranking Based On Selection: 39
Annegret Stark
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,978
2,135
0.268
biorefining
ionic liquids
materials
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
126,055
468
40
Ranking Based On Selection: 40
Keyan Tomaselli
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,837
2,393
0.305
Cultural and Media Studies
critical indigenous methodologies
film
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
130,614
498
41
Ranking Based On Selection: 41
Precious Sibanda
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,592
4,844
0.638
Fluid Dynamics
Numerical Methods
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,250
511
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 42
Timothy Hardcastle
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,504
6,581
0.877
Trauma and Intensive Care
Trauma systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,592
514
43
Ranking Based On Selection: 43
Daniel Gyamfi Amoako
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,487
7,426
0.992
Pathogenomics
Applied Bioinformatics
Molecular biology
Pharmacoinformatics
Data analytics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
133,235
519
44
Ranking Based On Selection: 44
Chris Buckley
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,452
2,834
0.380
sanitation
water
chemical engineering
sustainability
anaerobic digestion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
135,214
531
45
Ranking Based On Selection: 45
Petra Brysiewicz
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,347
5,777
0.786
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
139,458
543
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 46
Kevin Kirkman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,139
4,581
0.642
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
141,062
550
47
Ranking Based On Selection: 47
Sabiha Essack
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,062
5,533
0.783
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
151,972
595
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 48
Mahmoud Soliman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,577
5,163
0.785
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
152,051
596
49
Ranking Based On Selection: 49
Tanuja N Gengiah
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,575
1,387
0.211
HIV
TB
Adherence
pharmacology
drug interactions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
153,667
601
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 50
Shahidul Islam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,507
4,660
0.716
Type 2 diabetes
animal model
nutrition
functional foods
medicinal plants