Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
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
Analytical Chemistry
Micropollutants
Porous materials
Water treatment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,413
3,638
0.824
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Human-computer interaction
security
applied data science
e-commerce
human-centered AI
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,707
1,636
0.958
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Polymers
expanded graphite
nanomaterials
polymer composites
polymer blend composites
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
939
902
0.961
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Higher Education Studies
Philosophy of Education
African Philosophy
Philosophy for children
critical thinking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
998
778
0.780
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Critical Military Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
905
774
0.855
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Data Science
Machine Learning
Internet of Things
Bio-inspired Intelligence
Optimization
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
860
589
0.685
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nuclear Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
924
536
0.580
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Analytical/Environmental chemistry
Inorganic chemistry
Material science
Micropollutant
Renewable energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
431
431
1.000
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Applied geomorphology
applied geospatial sciences
environmental science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
734
421
0.574
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Volunteerism
philanthropy
social movements
Civil society
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
703
398
0.566
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466
393
0.843
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Cyber/Information Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
424
347
0.818
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Language Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304
232
0.763
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Catalysis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
330
223
0.676
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Conservation ecology
plant fungal interactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244
213
0.873
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
210
0.894
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Strategic Studies
Peace and Conflict Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241
186
0.772
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Language Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
175
0.850
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
CSR
Corporate Governance
Environmental Management Accounting
Strategic Management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269
172
0.639
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Education and Probabilistic Modeling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
161
0.947
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Management
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Financial Planning
Investments
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
261
153
0.586
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Combinatorial Optimization
Modelling
& Computational Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181
145
0.801
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Retail Management
International Business
Entrepreneurship
African Markets
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215
129
0.600
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials for medical applications
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200
123
0.615
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Heritage Management
Community Heritage
ICH
UNESCO and Heritage
Cultural Diversity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
122
0.847
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,371
595
1
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Nhamo Chaukura
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,413
3,638
0.824
Analytical Chemistry
Micropollutants
Porous materials
Water treatment
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
318,809
1,468
2
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Verkijika Silas
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,707
1,636
0.958
Human-computer interaction
security
applied data science
e-commerce
human-centered AI
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
514,461
2,539
3
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Jeremia Shale Sefadi
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
939
902
0.961
Polymers
expanded graphite
nanomaterials
polymer composites
polymer blend composites
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
567,587
2,841
4
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Amasa Ndofirepi
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
998
778
0.780
Higher Education Studies
Philosophy of Education
African Philosophy
Philosophy for children
critical thinking
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
569,481
2,852
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Godfrey Maringira
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
905
774
0.855
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
668,943
3,493
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Ibidun Christiana Obagbuwa
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
860
589
0.685
Data Science
Machine Learning
Internet of Things
Bio-inspired Intelligence
Optimization
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
703,743
3,698
7
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Obed Shirinda
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
924
536
0.580
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
790,909
4,266
8
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Abimbola Oluwalana-Sanusi
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
431
431
1.000
Analytical/Environmental chemistry
Inorganic chemistry
Material science
Micropollutant
Renewable energy
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
800,110
4,340
9
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Munyaradzi Manjoro
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
734
421
0.574
Applied geomorphology
applied geospatial sciences
environmental science
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
823,998
4,499
10
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Jacob Mati
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
703
398
0.566
Volunteerism
philanthropy
social movements
Civil society
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
829,705
4,542
11
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Christelle Meniago
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
466
393
0.843
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
883,468
4,924
12
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Tapiwa Gundu
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
424
347
0.818
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,065,158
6,378
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jabulani Sibanda
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
304
232
0.763
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,083,244
6,504
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Themba Tshabalala
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
330
223
0.676
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,104,982
6,706
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tendai Musvuugwa
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244
213
0.873
Conservation ecology
plant fungal interactions
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,111,570
6,759
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Osayuwamen Omoruyi
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
235
210
0.894
Logistics and Supply Chain Management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,168,025
7,214
17
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Darlington Mutanda
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
241
186
0.772
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,196,763
7,446
18
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Lucy Sibanda
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
206
175
0.850
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,204,131
7,508
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Humayun Kabir
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
269
172
0.639
CSR
Corporate Governance
Environmental Management Accounting
Strategic Management
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,236,268
7,771
20
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Moeketsi Mosia
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
161
0.947
Education and Probabilistic Modeling
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,259,211
7,958
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Ricardo Peters
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
261
153
0.586
Management
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Financial Planning
Investments
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,285,306
8,171
22
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Micheal O. Olusanya
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
181
145
0.801
Combinatorial Optimization
Modelling
& Computational Intelligence
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,338,718
8,670
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Edward Dakora
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
215
129
0.600
Retail Management
International Business
Entrepreneurship
African Markets
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,360,510
8,892
24
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Puseletso Mokoena
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
200
123
0.615
Synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials for medical applications
* Last 6 Years Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,365,175
8,929
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Jesmael Mataga
Sol Plaatje University
Kimberley, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
144
122
0.847
Heritage Management
Community Heritage
ICH
UNESCO and Heritage
Cultural Diversity