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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Business Management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,018
2,648
0.659
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Public Policy
Governance
Leadership
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
318
253
0.796
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Rural development
Agricultural Economics
Agribusiness Management
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311
284
0.913
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Business Science
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212
208
0.981
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Public Management
Public Administration
Governance and Political Transformation
Public Affairs
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Last 6 Years
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156
101
0.647
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
public policy
BRICS
governance
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
93
0.744
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Artificial Intelligence
Big Data Analytics
Business Intelligence
ICT4D and Knowledge Creation Through Technology
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
35
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Tourism Development
Tourism Marketing
Business Management
Geography and Local Economic Development
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Governance
Project Management
Monitoring and Evaluation
Public Finance
Intergovernmental Relations
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Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
Richard Chinomona
Walter Sisulu University
Mthatha, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,018
2,648
0.659
Noluthando Shirley Matsiliza
Walter Sisulu University
Mthatha, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
318
253
0.796
Public Policy
Governance
Leadership
Hlekani Muchazotida Kabiti
Walter Sisulu University
Mthatha, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
311
284
0.913
Rural development
Agricultural Economics
Agribusiness Management
Kariena Strydom
Walter Sisulu University
Mthatha, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
212
208
0.981
Malefetsane Alphons
Walter Sisulu University
Mthatha, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
156
101
0.647
Public Management
Public Administration
Governance and Political Transformation
Public Affairs
Sanjay Balkaran
Walter Sisulu University
Mthatha, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
93
0.744
public policy
BRICS
governance
Nosipho Mavuso|Nosipho Carol Mavuso
Walter Sisulu University
Mthatha, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
35
35
1.000
Artificial Intelligence
Big Data Analytics
Business Intelligence
ICT4D and Knowledge Creation Through Technology
Ludwe Ndolose
Walter Sisulu University
Mthatha, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
Tourism Development
Tourism Marketing
Business Management
Geography and Local Economic Development
Babalo Yekani
Walter Sisulu University
Mthatha, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
Governance
Project Management
Monitoring and Evaluation
Public Finance
Intergovernmental Relations