Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Stellenbosch University Highly Cited Researchers CitationOthers Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) highlight the most cited and influential researchers across a vast range of scientific fields, covering 197 main and sub-disciplines, including the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings. This service, offered exclusively by AD Scientific Index, aims to provide a balanced perspective by excluding data from CERN and other statistical sources that disproportionately favor certain researchers, particularly in the social sciences and humanities. This unique approach addresses the advantages researchers with multi-author publications and CERN involvement hold over others. Furthermore, citation rankings help uncover rule violations and unethical practices within the research community. For more detailed citation analyses, explore the 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 :76
women's health
sexual and reproductive justice
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
403
131
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :77
Restoration Ecology
Invasion Biology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
402
395
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :78
Superconducting electronics
Electromagnetic field solvers
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392
363
0.926
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :79
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
391
201
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :80
Microscopy
Autophagy
Cancer Biology
Biophysics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386
372
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :81
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
384
337
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :82
Smart Production Systems
Smart Factories
Visual Management Tools
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
384
329
0.857
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :83
Critical citizenship
social justice and art education
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
384
308
0.802
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :84
Microbial Bioprocessing
Biotechnology
Fermentation Technology
Biomass conversion
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382
309
0.809
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :85
white shark biology
population genetic
shark ethology
shark population dynamics
photographic identification
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382
237
0.620
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :86
Bioprocesses
biorefinery
sustainability
conceptual design
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
376
374
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :87
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373
310
0.831
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :88
Flow in porous media
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
372
191
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :89
Gut microbiome
Gut-brain axis
Psychiatric disorders
Adolescent drug addiction
Host genetics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
371
355
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :90
speech recognition
speech disorder
Bioinformatics
Machine learning
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
370
367
0.992
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :91
Participatory research
Conservation Biology
Human-Wildlife Conflict
Wildlife Trade
Social-Ecological Systems
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
368
352
0.957
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :92
Inclusive Education
sexual and gender diversity
critical discourse analysis
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
367
345
0.940
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :93
Microbiology
Antibiotic Resistance
Phages
Phage-Host interaction
Microbiome
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
365
360
0.986
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :94
Exercise physiology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
365
359
0.984
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :95
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
358
275
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :96
Feminist Theory
Critical Race Theory
Afrofuturism
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
354
190
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :97
Orthopaedic surgery
Research Methodology
Biostatistics
Research Ethics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352
274
0.778
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :98
Internal Medicine
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
350
348
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :99
Movement Neuroscience i.e. Motor control
Restorative neuroscience
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
350
318
0.909
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :100
Share repurchases
Dividends
Executive remuneration
Audit fees and auditors
Cash flow
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
348
293
0.842
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,004,244
5,765
670
Ranking Based On Selection: 76
Marion Stevens
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
403
131
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,004,455
5,769
671
Ranking Based On Selection: 77
Mlungele M. Nsikani
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
402
395
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,014,733
5,853
679
Ranking Based On Selection: 78
Kyle Jackman
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
392
363
0.926
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,016,289
5,872
681
Ranking Based On Selection: 79
Tina Steiner
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
391
201
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,020,888
5,913
685
Ranking Based On Selection: 80
Jurgen Kriel
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
386
372
0.964
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,023,123
5,935
686
Ranking Based On Selection: 81
Anscha Jj Zietsman
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
384
337
0.878
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,023,151
5,936
687
Ranking Based On Selection: 82
Lukas Steenkamp
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
384
329
0.857
Smart Production Systems
Smart Factories
Visual Management Tools
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,023,220
5,938
688
Ranking Based On Selection: 83
Elmarie Costandius
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
384
308
0.802
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,025,229
5,953
690
Ranking Based On Selection: 84
Funmilayo D Faloye
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382
309
0.809
Microbial Bioprocessing
Biotechnology
Fermentation Technology
Biomass conversion
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,025,464
5,954
691
Ranking Based On Selection: 85
Sara Andreotti
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
382
237
0.620
white shark biology
population genetic
shark ethology
shark population dynamics
photographic identification
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,031,082
5,992
693
Ranking Based On Selection: 86
Mieke Nieder-Heitmann
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
376
374
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,034,565
6,019
694
Ranking Based On Selection: 87
Bahareh Bagheri
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
373
310
0.831
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,035,991
6,036
696
Ranking Based On Selection: 88
Sonia Woudberg
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
372
191
0.513
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,036,450
6,037
697
Ranking Based On Selection: 89
Matsepo Ramaboli
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
371
355
0.957
Gut microbiome
Gut-brain axis
Psychiatric disorders
Adolescent drug addiction
Host genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,037,386
6,045
698
Ranking Based On Selection: 90
Biswajit Karan
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
370
367
0.992
speech recognition
speech disorder
Bioinformatics
Machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,039,552
6,064
699
Ranking Based On Selection: 91
Julia Van Velden
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
368
352
0.957
Participatory research
Conservation Biology
Human-Wildlife Conflict
Wildlife Trade
Social-Ecological Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,040,664
6,069
700
Ranking Based On Selection: 92
Anthony Brown
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
367
345
0.940
Inclusive Education
sexual and gender diversity
critical discourse analysis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,042,779
6,079
702
Ranking Based On Selection: 93
Peter Kotsoana Montso
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
365
360
0.986
Microbiology
Antibiotic Resistance
Phages
Phage-Host interaction
Microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,042,794
6,080
703
Ranking Based On Selection: 94
Josu Gomez-Ezeiza
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
365
359
0.984
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,050,776
6,152
705
Ranking Based On Selection: 95
Elize Archer
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
358
275
0.768
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,055,534
6,191
709
Ranking Based On Selection: 96
Nadia Sanger
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
354
190
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,057,468
6,203
710
Ranking Based On Selection: 97
Marilize Burger
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
352
274
0.778
Orthopaedic surgery
Research Methodology
Biostatistics
Research Ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,059,320
6,222
712
Ranking Based On Selection: 98
Desiree Moodley
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
350
348
0.994
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,059,554
6,225
713
Ranking Based On Selection: 99
Karen Welman
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
350
318
0.909
Movement Neuroscience i.e. Motor control
Restorative neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,061,933
6,247
715
Ranking Based On Selection: 100
Nicolene Wesson
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
348
293
0.842
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