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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
IT
CS
IS
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,961
1,232
0.628
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Machine Learning and Computational Intelligence
Image Processing
Telecommunications
Signal Processing
Engineering Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,127
721
0.339
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Information Security
Corporate Culture
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,164
471
0.405
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Mobile computing
information visualisation
interaction design
smart applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,112
368
0.331
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Mechatronics
Artificial intelligence
Ultra-high precision manufacturing
Molecular Dynamics of
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280
271
0.968
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Internet of Things (IoT) security
privacy
4IR
Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
34
0.895
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Machine Learning
Neural Networks
Deep Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
32
1.000
Andre Calitz
Nelson Mandela University
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,961
1,232
0.628
Barend Van Wyk
Nelson Mandela University
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,127
721
0.339
Machine Learning and Computational Intelligence
Image Processing
Telecommunications
Signal Processing
Engineering Education
Kerry-Lynn Thomson
Nelson Mandela University
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,164
471
0.405
Information Security
Corporate Culture
Education
Janet Wesson
Nelson Mandela University
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,112
368
0.331
Mobile computing
information visualisation
interaction design
smart applications
Muhammad Mukhtar Liman
Nelson Mandela University
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
280
271
0.968
Mechatronics
Artificial intelligence
Ultra-high precision manufacturing
Molecular Dynamics of
Sophia Moganedi
Nelson Mandela University
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
34
0.895
Internet of Things (IoT) security
privacy
4IR
Governance
Nathan Watt
Nelson Mandela University
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
32
1.000
Machine Learning
Neural Networks
Deep Learning