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
Language Education
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304
232
0.763
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Language Education
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
175
0.850
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
English Language
Education
Leadership and Management
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
102
0.785
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Linguistics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
58
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Afrikaans Literature
World Literature
Magical Realism
Sublime
Fashion
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
11
0.917
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
African literature
post-apartheid literature
Setswana literature
Sol Plaatje
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
4
0.364
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Afrikaans Literature
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
4
0.571
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Language and literature
Language Education
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
IsiXhosa Linguistics
Translation
Literature & Culture
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Total
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Last 6 Years / Total
2
0
0.000
Jabulani Sibanda
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304
232
0.763
Lucy Sibanda
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
175
0.850
Olabisi Fatimat Olaoye
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
130
102
0.785
English Language
Education
Leadership and Management
Valencia K. Wagner
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
58
58
1.000
Adean Van Dyk
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
12
11
0.917
Afrikaans Literature
World Literature
Magical Realism
Sublime
Fashion
Sabata-Mpho Mokae
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11
4
0.364
African literature
post-apartheid literature
Setswana literature
Sol Plaatje
Frederick Botha|FJ Botha, Frederick J Botha
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
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Last 6 Years / Total
7
4
0.571
Nontembiso Jaxa
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Language and literature
Language Education
Zandile Kondowe
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
0
0.000
IsiXhosa Linguistics
Translation
Literature & Culture