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 :51
Environmental biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,449
4,668
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :52
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,444
2,847
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :53
Swarm Intelligence
Evolutionary Computation
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,280
6,156
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :54
Condensed matter Physics
Organic Photovoltaics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,231
5,384
0.864
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :55
Pharmacy
Pharmacology
Medicines Policy
Rational Use
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,186
2,577
0.417
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :56
Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,160
2,112
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :57
Bioregionalisation
Ecological biogeography
Evolutionary transitions
Urban biodiversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,147
2,551
0.415
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :58
mycotoxins
apoptosis
genetics
cardiology
rheumatology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,133
4,042
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :59
Chemistry
Natural Product Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,105
2,200
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :60
Evolutionary physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,057
1,471
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :61
eHealth
telemedicine
telehealth
mHealth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,959
3,278
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :62
Plant Physiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,906
2,127
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :63
Fermentation technology
Bioprocess modelling and optimization
Biofuel research
Bioreactor design
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,730
4,407
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :64
evolution
social insects
host-parasite interactions
pollination
honeybee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,623
2,366
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :65
Plant Sciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,605
2,057
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :66
Magnetosphere pulsations magnetohydrodynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,584
978
0.175
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :67
Biotechnology
Microbiology
Enzymology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,565
2,687
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :68
Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,492
2,432
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :69
Gender and Childhood Sexuality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,433
2,918
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :70
Agricultural and Food Engineering
Food Science and Technology
Environmental Control
Renewable Energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,229
3,580
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :71
Postharvest Technology
Horticultural Science
Postharvest
Plant Physiology
Near Infrared
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,179
4,321
0.834
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :72
AFRICAN ETHICS
AFRICAN PSYCHOLOGY
AFRICAN LANGUAGES
PSYCHOLOGY
AFRIKOLOGY
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,170
2,017
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :73
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,959
2,334
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :74
Public Health
Health Promotion
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,837
2,675
0.553
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :75
Composite structures
design optimization
nano mechanics
optimal control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,661
1,372
0.294
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,091
608
51
Ranking Based On Selection: 51
Ademola Olufolahan Olaniran
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,449
4,668
0.724
Environmental biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
155,228
609
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 52
Dhayendre Moodley|Dhayandre Moodley
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,444
2,847
0.442
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
159,385
625
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 53
Absalom Ezugwu|AE Ezugwu, AES Ezugwu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,280
6,156
0.980
Swarm Intelligence
Evolutionary Computation
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
160,644
630
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 54
Genene Tessema Mola
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,231
5,384
0.864
Condensed matter Physics
Organic Photovoltaics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
161,866
634
55
Ranking Based On Selection: 55
Andrew Lofts Gray
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,186
2,577
0.417
Pharmacy
Pharmacology
Medicines Policy
Rational Use
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,584
637
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 56
Sooboo Singh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,160
2,112
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
162,917
639
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 57
Şerban Procheş
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,147
2,551
0.415
Bioregionalisation
Ecological biogeography
Evolutionary transitions
Urban biodiversity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
163,247
642
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 58
Anil Chuturgoon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,133
4,042
0.659
mycotoxins
apoptosis
genetics
cardiology
rheumatology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
164,002
644
59
Ranking Based On Selection: 59
Fanie Van Heerden
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,105
2,200
0.360
Chemistry
Natural Product Chemistry
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
165,322
659
60
Ranking Based On Selection: 60
Barry Lovegrove
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,057
1,471
0.243
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,074
670
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 61
Maurice Mars
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,959
3,278
0.550
eHealth
telemedicine
telehealth
mHealth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
169,601
679
62
Ranking Based On Selection: 62
Richard Beckett
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,906
2,127
0.360
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
174,724
703
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 63
Gueguim Kana Evariste Bosco
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,730
4,407
0.769
Fermentation technology
Bioprocess modelling and optimization
Biofuel research
Bioreactor design
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,027
720
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 64
H. Michael G. Lattorff
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,623
2,366
0.421
evolution
social insects
host-parasite interactions
pollination
honeybee
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
178,573
723
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 65
Marnie E. Light
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,605
2,057
0.367
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,243
727
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 66
Adm Walker
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,584
978
0.175
Magnetosphere pulsations magnetohydrodynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
179,841
730
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 67
Johnson Lin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,565
2,687
0.483
Biotechnology
Microbiology
Enzymology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
182,226
744
68
Ranking Based On Selection: 68
Glenn Maguire
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,492
2,432
0.443
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
184,157
757
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 69
Deevia Bhana
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,433
2,918
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
190,980
785
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 70
Tilahun Workneh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,229
3,580
0.685
Agricultural and Food Engineering
Food Science and Technology
Environmental Control
Renewable Energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
192,769
794
71
Ranking Based On Selection: 71
Lembe S. Magwaza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,179
4,321
0.834
Postharvest Technology
Horticultural Science
Postharvest
Plant Physiology
Near Infrared
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
193,109
797
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 72
Nhlanhla Mkhize
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,170
2,017
0.390
AFRICAN ETHICS
AFRICAN PSYCHOLOGY
AFRICAN LANGUAGES
PSYCHOLOGY
AFRIKOLOGY
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
201,140
829
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 73
Relebohile Moletsane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,959
2,334
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
206,026
853
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 74
Myra Taylor
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,837
2,675
0.553
Public Health
Health Promotion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
213,472
888
75
Ranking Based On Selection: 75
Sarp Adali
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,661
1,372
0.294
Composite structures
design optimization
nano mechanics
optimal control