Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Others Highly Cited Researchers 24 Scientists Citation Rankings (Sort by last 6 years Citation Index) - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Cyber/Information Security
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
451
330
0.732
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Strategic Studies
Peace and Conflict Studies
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Last 6 Years
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258
173
0.671
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Combinatorial Optimization
Modelling
& Computational Intelligence
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197
140
0.711
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Heritage Management
Community Heritage
ICH
UNESCO and Heritage
Cultural Diversity
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152
124
0.816
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Learning Analytics
Software Engineering
Information Systems
4IR
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
64
0.711
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
narrative identity construction
diversity issues in higher education
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
54
0.982
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Psychosocial support of learners
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
37
0.925
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Life Sciences
Education
Inquiry-Based Learning
Science Process Skills
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
29
0.763
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
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Last 6 Years
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115
26
0.226
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Translation studies
English studies
French studies
language policy and planning
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29
25
0.862
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
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109
20
0.183
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
ICT in Education
Ubuntu in Education
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Geography education
lived experiences
geographical consciousness
children's geographies
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
14
0.700
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Graph Theory
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14
14
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Daily Parental Hassles in Child Rearing
Public Protests
Polygamy
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Last 6 Years / Total
16
13
0.813
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Algebraic Coding Theory
Error Control Coding
Maximum Rank Distance Codes
LCD Codes
T-Direct Codes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
12
0.480
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Group Areas Act
Memory
Hinduism
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
11
0.423
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Academic literacies
mentorship
and teaching practice
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
10
0.769
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Urban Geography
Spatial Planning
Ethnology
Sustainability
Transdisciplinary Research
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
10
0.769
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
morden technology in teaching geography
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
8
0.800
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Heritage Resources Management
Architectural Heritage and Museum Sciences
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Remote Sensing
GIS
Precision Agriculture
Hydrology
Atmospheric sciences
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Linear models
Design of Experiments
Generalized Linear Models
Time Series
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Machine Learning
Learning Analytics
Biomedical Technology
Hackathons
UX
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
874,831
4,899
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Tapiwa Gundu
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
451
330
0.732
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,177,375
7,304
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Darlington Mutanda
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
258
173
0.671
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,278,917
8,162
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Micheal O. Olusanya
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
197
140
0.711
Combinatorial Optimization
Modelling
& Computational Intelligence
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,337,054
8,682
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jesmael Mataga
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
152
124
0.816
Heritage Management
Community Heritage
ICH
UNESCO and Heritage
Cultural Diversity
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,628,163
11,323
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Fezile Matsebula
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
90
64
0.711
Learning Analytics
Software Engineering
Information Systems
4IR
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,697,018
11,954
42
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Emma Groenewald
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
55
54
0.982
narrative identity construction
diversity issues in higher education
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,831,511
13,223
46
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Zoleka Ntshuntshe
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
40
37
0.925
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,906,488
13,932
50
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Simone Neethling
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
38
29
0.763
Life Sciences
Education
Inquiry-Based Learning
Science Process Skills
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,934,583
14,218
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Salim Latib
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
26
0.226
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,950,737
14,393
53
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Felix Awung
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
25
0.862
Translation studies
English studies
French studies
language policy and planning
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,003,907
14,949
56
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Aifheli Gelebe
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
109
20
0.183
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,014,652
15,072
58
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Lebohang Mahlo
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
20
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,089,810
15,783
63
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Tiani Wepener|Tiani Moolman
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20
14
0.700
Geography education
lived experiences
geographical consciousness
children's geographies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,095,857
15,850
64
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Zekhaya Benard Shozi
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14
14
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,106,075
15,948
65
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Ayanda Simelane
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
13
0.813
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Daily Parental Hassles in Child Rearing
Public Protests
Polygamy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,117,996
16,067
66
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Meenakshi Devi
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25
12
0.480
Algebraic Coding Theory
Error Control Coding
Maximum Rank Distance Codes
LCD Codes
T-Direct Codes
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,133,612
16,238
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Karthigasen Gopalan
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
11
0.423
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,154,101
16,465
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Laura Arnold
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
10
0.769
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,154,101
16,465
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Thendo Mafame
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
10
0.769
Urban Geography
Spatial Planning
Ethnology
Sustainability
Transdisciplinary Research
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,190,100
16,843
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Johane Hlatywayo
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10
8
0.800
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,192,929
16,892
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Itumeleng Masiteng
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
Heritage Resources Management
Architectural Heritage and Museum Sciences
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,212,142
17,097
77
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Phumlani Sabelo Magnificent Zwane
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
Remote Sensing
GIS
Precision Agriculture
Hydrology
Atmospheric sciences
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,256,780
17,617
78
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Lyson Chaka
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
Linear models
Design of Experiments
Generalized Linear Models
Time Series
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,358,131
18,682
85
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Eva Mamabolo
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
1
1.000
Machine Learning
Learning Analytics
Biomedical Technology
Hackathons
UX