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 :51
Cardiometabolic disease
physical activity
children
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213
159
0.746
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
Local Economic Development
Sustainable/Responsible tourism
Carbon tax and Rural tourism
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176
155
0.881
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
Community Safety Policing
Crime Prevention and Policing
Comparative Criminal Justice System
Corrections and Correctional Prac
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155
153
0.987
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
decolonisation African literature
postcolonial
culture criticism
African Studies
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211
148
0.701
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
communication science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
146
0.948
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
Literature
literary theory
literary criticism
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321
134
0.417
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
Corruption in Africa
Students Politics and Traditional leaders
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
133
0.978
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
English Literature
English Language Education and English Literary Theory
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158
127
0.804
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
Macroeconometrics and macroeconomics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
127
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
Economics and Management
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
122
0.530
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
Surface hydrology
River impoundments on Social Ecological Systems
Applied Statistics
Hydrological Modelling &
Geomorpholgy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
122
0.697
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
Agronomy
Plant biotechnology
Seed biology
plant physiology
soil contamination
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179
121
0.676
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
Energy-efficiency of Wireless Ad-hoc Networks
Topology Control
Connectivity Strategies
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
118
0.534
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
Entrepreneurship Economics
Development Economics
Political economics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
117
0.983
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
Development Economics
Labour Economics & Health Economics
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Last 6 Years / Total
117
117
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
Animal heat stress physiology
Animal genetic resources conservation
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181
111
0.613
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
Social Work
Social Development
Marital Life Course
Family
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215
110
0.512
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
110
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
Cognitive computing in education
Datascience in education
IoT in education
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Last 6 Years
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195
109
0.559
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Education Professional Practice
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
107
0.991
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
Web archiving
records management
information ethics
digital deplomatics
digitisation and
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
106
0.981
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
entrepreneurship and 4th industrial revolution
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
105
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
Economics and Finance
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Last 6 Years
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104
104
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
Organic agriculture
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
96
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
Nursing Education. Teaching and Learning
Theory development. Curriculum development.
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
95
0.683
Anneke Van Biljon
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213
159
0.746
Lwazi Apleni
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
176
155
0.881
Local Economic Development
Sustainable/Responsible tourism
Carbon tax and Rural tourism
Siyanda Dlamini
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
155
153
0.987
Community Safety Policing
Crime Prevention and Policing
Comparative Criminal Justice System
Corrections and Correctional Prac
Aghogho Akpome
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
211
148
0.701
decolonisation African literature
postcolonial
culture criticism
African Studies
Naidoo Gedala Mulliah
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
154
146
0.948
Catherine Addison
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
321
134
0.417
Siphesihle Mpanza
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
133
0.978
Pravina Pillay
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
158
127
0.804
English Literature
English Language Education and English Literary Theory
Lindokuhle Talent Zungu
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
127
1.000
Dev Tewari
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
230
122
0.530
Peter Omondi Ocholla
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
175
122
0.697
Surface hydrology
River impoundments on Social Ecological Systems
Applied Statistics
Hydrological Modelling &
Geomorpholgy
Kayode Fatokun
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
179
121
0.676
Agronomy
Plant biotechnology
Seed biology
plant physiology
soil contamination
Pragasen Mudali
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
221
118
0.534
Energy-efficiency of Wireless Ad-hoc Networks
Topology Control
Connectivity Strategies
Harris Maduku
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
119
117
0.983
Entrepreneurship Economics
Development Economics
Political economics
Thamsanqa Reginald Mtshengu
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
117
1.000
Bafowethu Sibanda Mavule
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181
111
0.613
Animal heat stress physiology
Animal genetic resources conservation
John Victor Rautenbach
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215
110
0.512
Social Work
Social Development
Marital Life Course
Family
Gerrit Jan Breukelman
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
110
110
1.000
Sizakele Mathaba
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
195
109
0.559
Cognitive computing in education
Datascience in education
IoT in education
Gugu Mkhasibe
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
107
0.991
Lungile P. Luthuli
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
108
106
0.981
Web archiving
records management
information ethics
digital deplomatics
digitisation and
Makhosazana Vezi-Magigaba
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
105
105
1.000
Sheunesu Zhou
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
104
104
1.000
Siphelele Vincent Wekeza
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
96
96
1.000
Ntombizodwa Sb Linda
University of Zululand
Kwadlangezwa, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
95
0.683
Nursing Education. Teaching and Learning
Theory development. Curriculum development.