Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Central University of Technology Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
Land change
carbon cycle
ecosystem services
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,060
10,958
0.607
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Metal Additive Manufacturing
Additive Manufacturing
Selective Laser Melting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,388
9,038
0.675
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
功能材料制备与应用
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,730
8,722
0.744
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Laser Powder Bed Fusion
Laser-matter interaction
Metal additive manufacturing
Metallic biomaterials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,143
5,648
0.791
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Electrical Engineering
Renewable Energy
Energy management
Optimization
Rural electrification
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,982
3,668
0.736
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
social media technologies
emerging technologies in entrepreneurship
SMMEs
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,380
2,389
0.707
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Materials Science
Polymer Chemistry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,426
2,308
0.951
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
artificial intelligence，Crop Disease Detection
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,997
1,990
0.996
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Functional nanomaterials (功能纳米材料)
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,139
1,925
0.613
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Additive and Advanced manufacturing
Design
Product Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,454
1,508
0.615
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Biomedical sciences
molecular biology and pharmacology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,519
1,455
0.958
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Behavioural Ecology
Conservation Biology
Primate Ecology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,342
1,355
0.579
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Health and Safety
Lean Construction
Sustainability
Construction Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,645
1,223
0.743
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Food Safety and Quality Control
Medical Diagnose
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,219
1,177
0.966
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Design-for-Testability Automation Reconfigurable Assembly Renewable Energy Machine Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,925
1,134
0.589
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
medical microbiology
medicinal plants
diseases surveillance and monitoring
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,498
1,036
0.415
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Engineering
Construction Engineering and Management
Sustainability
Emerging Technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,125
1,001
0.471
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
local adaptation
population genetics
landscape genomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,047
950
0.907
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Energy monitoring
Student Engagement
Engineering Education Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,672
949
0.568
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Workplace Spirituality
Organisational Spirituality
Religion
Work values
Ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,113
946
0.850
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,412
940
0.390
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
cold atom
floquet modulation
PT symmetry
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,358
928
0.683
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Drought Prediction
Indigenous Knowledge on Weather
Wireless sensor networks
mobile phones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,118
851
0.761
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
water resources management
agricultural water management
drought analysis and management
conflict resolution in water resourc
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,143
676
0.591
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Materials science
Mechanical engineering
Applied physics
additive manufacturing
Engineering Business Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
661
654
0.989
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
32,005
2,109
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Shuguang Liu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
18,060
10,958
0.607
Land change
carbon cycle
ecosystem services
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
42,493
175
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Igor Yadroitsev (Ihar Yadroitsau)
Central University of Technology
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,388
9,038
0.675
Metal Additive Manufacturing
Additive Manufacturing
Selective Laser Melting
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
44,681
2,956
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Xinjiang Hu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
11,730
8,722
0.744
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
81,160
332
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Ina Yadroitsava
Central University of Technology
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,143
5,648
0.791
Laser Powder Bed Fusion
Laser-matter interaction
Metal additive manufacturing
Metallic biomaterials
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
137,887
604
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Kanzumba Kusakana
Central University of Technology
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,982
3,668
0.736
Electrical Engineering
Renewable Energy
Energy management
Optimization
Rural electrification
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
221,818
996
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Patient Rambe
Central University of Technology
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,380
2,389
0.707
social media technologies
emerging technologies in entrepreneurship
SMMEs
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
229,718
1,030
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Mokgaotsa Jonas Mochane
Central University of Technology
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,426
2,308
0.951
Materials Science
Polymer Chemistry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,647
16,660
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Guoxiong Zhou
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,997
1,990
0.996
artificial intelligence，Crop Disease Detection
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
275,551
17,123
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Yongfeng Luo 罗勇锋
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,139
1,925
0.613
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
344,986
1,628
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Deon De Beer
Central University of Technology
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,454
1,508
0.615
Additive and Advanced manufacturing
Design
Product Development
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
356,045
1,691
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Chika Ifeanyi Chukwuma
Central University of Technology
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,519
1,455
0.958
Biomedical sciences
molecular biology and pharmacology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
378,435
22,490
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Zuofu Xiang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,342
1,355
0.579
Behavioural Ecology
Conservation Biology
Primate Ecology
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
411,911
2,003
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Fidelis Emuze
Central University of Technology
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,645
1,223
0.743
Health and Safety
Lean Construction
Sustainability
Construction Management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
424,676
24,712
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Ying Xiong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,219
1,177
0.966
Food Safety and Quality Control
Medical Diagnose
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
437,176
2,127
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Herman Vermaak
Central University of Technology
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,925
1,134
0.589
Design-for-Testability Automation Reconfigurable Assembly Renewable Energy Machine Vision
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
468,272
2,287
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Makhoahle|Parks, Pakiso
Central University of Technology
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,498
1,036
0.415
medical microbiology
medicinal plants
diseases surveillance and monitoring
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
480,284
2,367
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Alfred Ngowi
Central University of Technology
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,125
1,001
0.471
Engineering
Construction Engineering and Management
Sustainability
Emerging Technologies
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
498,838
28,098
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Xiao-Long Jiang
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,047
950
0.907
local adaptation
population genetics
landscape genomics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
499,034
2,490
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
James Swart
Central University of Technology
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,672
949
0.568
Energy monitoring
Student Engagement
Engineering Education Development
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
500,304
2,496
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Freda Van Der Walt
Central University of Technology
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,113
946
0.850
Workplace Spirituality
Organisational Spirituality
Religion
Work values
Ethics
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
502,286
28,277
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Wang Jiafu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,412
940
0.390
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
506,951
28,480
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Honghua Zhong
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,358
928
0.683
cold atom
floquet modulation
PT symmetry
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
538,405
2,729
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Muthoni Masinde
Central University of Technology
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,118
851
0.761
Drought Prediction
Indigenous Knowledge on Weather
Wireless sensor networks
mobile phones
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
622,190
3,237
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Desalegn Chemeda Edossa
Central University of Technology
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,143
676
0.591
water resources management
agricultural water management
drought analysis and management
conflict resolution in water resourc
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
634,445
3,309
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Thywill Cephas Dzogbewu
Central University of Technology
Bloemfontein, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
661
654
0.989
Materials science
Mechanical engineering
Applied physics
additive manufacturing
Engineering Business Management