Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Cape Town Highly Cited Researchers CitationMedical and Health Sciences / Epidemiology and Public Health Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) 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.
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
physical activity and public health
non-communicable diseases
health behavior change
global south and healthy cities
obesity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,252
27,622
0.610
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,384
11,745
0.400
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Respiratory Medicine
Sexual & Reproductive Health
Public Health
Cancer & Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,767
9,630
0.986
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,016
5,174
0.470
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Epidemiology
Systematic Reviews
EBM
Group A Streptococcus
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,952
4,797
0.603
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
biostatistics
R
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,329
3,392
0.637
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
HIV
maternal and child health
mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,657
2,279
0.858
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
public health
child health
mortality
gender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,857
2,253
0.464
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
medical education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,671
2,233
0.478
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Vaccinology
Evidence-Based Practice
Public Health & Immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,130
2,102
0.672
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
public health
health systems research
cancer
women's health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,492
1,803
0.516
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Sexual and reproductive health
women's health
qualitative research methods
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,618
1,585
0.438
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
maternal and child health
pharmacovigilance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,732
1,203
0.695
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Immunology
AIDS-related Mycoses
Tuberculosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,811
1,085
0.599
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Epidemiology
HIV
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,470
1,084
0.737
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
public mental health policy
public mental health service development
recovery
service user participation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,935
932
0.482
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Public Mental Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,051
926
0.881
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
public mental health
maternal mental health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,081
883
0.817
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Migration & health
climate change & health
food systems & health
social determinants of health
non-communicable disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
867
689
0.795
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
HIV
Paediatric and adolescent HIV
TB
Infectious disease epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
681
679
0.997
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
research ethics and integrity
public health ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
735
520
0.707
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
408
402
0.985
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Public Health
Abortion
Sexual and Gender Minority Health
Contraception
Birth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345
286
0.829
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Infectious Diseases
Vaccinology
Public Health
Health Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
301
248
0.824
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Public Health
Infectious Diseases
Non-Communicable Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
302
229
0.758
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
7,786
29
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Estelle Lambert
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
45,252
27,622
0.610
physical activity and public health
non-communicable diseases
health behavior change
global south and healthy cities
obesity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,640
110
27
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lucy Gilson
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29,384
11,745
0.400
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
38,515
153
31
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Shameem Jaumdally
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,767
9,630
0.986
Respiratory Medicine
Sexual & Reproductive Health
Public Health
Cancer & Infectious Diseases
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
90,117
366
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Leslie London
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,016
5,174
0.470
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,126
412
83
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Mark Engel
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,952
4,797
0.603
Epidemiology
Systematic Reviews
EBM
Group A Streptococcus
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
150,154
649
142
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Maia Lesosky
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,329
3,392
0.637
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
231,217
1,015
212
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Kirsty Brittain
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,657
2,279
0.858
HIV
maternal and child health
mental health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
233,909
1,034
215
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Shanaaz Mathews
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,857
2,253
0.464
public health
child health
mortality
gender
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
236,002
1,044
218
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Vanessa C Burch
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,671
2,233
0.478
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
250,961
1,115
233
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Benjamin Kagina
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,130
2,102
0.672
Vaccinology
Evidence-Based Practice
Public Health & Immunology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
291,309
1,317
267
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Jennifer Moodley
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,492
1,803
0.516
public health
health systems research
cancer
women's health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,975
1,515
291
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Jane Harries
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,618
1,585
0.438
Sexual and reproductive health
women's health
qualitative research methods
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
414,794
1,981
362
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Emma Kalk
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,732
1,203
0.695
maternal and child health
pharmacovigilance
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
449,483
2,151
377
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jennifer Claire Hoving
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,811
1,085
0.599
Immunology
AIDS-related Mycoses
Tuberculosis
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
449,876
2,155
378
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Gabriela Patten
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,470
1,084
0.737
Epidemiology
HIV
Public Health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
502,229
2,471
421
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sharon Kleintjes
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,935
932
0.482
public mental health policy
public mental health service development
recovery
service user participation
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
504,726
2,486
425
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Claire Van Der Westhuizen
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,051
926
0.881
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
521,956
2,582
437
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Thandi Davies
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,081
883
0.817
public mental health
maternal mental health
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
611,734
3,105
504
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Jo Hunter Adams
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
867
689
0.795
Migration & health
climate change & health
food systems & health
social determinants of health
non-communicable disease
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
617,167
3,144
511
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Kim Anderson
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
681
679
0.997
HIV
Paediatric and adolescent HIV
TB
Infectious disease epidemiology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
715,477
3,778
589
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Lyn Horn
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
735
520
0.707
research ethics and integrity
public health ethics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
820,234
4,471
667
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Feyisayo A. Wayas|Feyisayo A. Odunitan-Wayas, Feyisayo A. Adedibu
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
408
402
0.985
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
969,230
5,573
777
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Kristen A. Daskilewicz
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
345
286
0.829
Public Health
Abortion
Sexual and Gender Minority Health
Contraception
Birth
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,034,288
6,115
824
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Edina Amponsah-Dacosta
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
301
248
0.824
Infectious Diseases
Vaccinology
Public Health
Health Systems
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,071,172
6,412
860
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Haroon Moolla
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
302
229
0.758
Public Health
Infectious Diseases
Non-Communicable Diseases