Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of the Witwatersrand Highly Cited Researchers CitationEconomics & Econometrics / Economics Rankings 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.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :1
Infectious Diseases
HIV
Tuberculosis
Health Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,490
9,198
0.361
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Economic demography
Gender
Labour economics
Well-being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,291
3,551
0.487
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Corporate governance
auditing
accountability
financial reporting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,112
4,992
0.817
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Applied Financial Econometrics
Public Economics
Development Finance
Emerging Market Economies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,110
3,937
0.770
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
health inequalities
access to healthcare
health-related behaviours
mental health and well-being
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,730
1,906
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
feminist economics
gender
labour
education
household economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,757
2,060
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Political economy
macroeconomics
development
finance and banking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,339
928
0.278
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
economic development
gender
informal economy
industrialisation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,859
872
0.305
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Financial economics
financial markets
international finance
capital structure
venture capital
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,533
1,251
0.494
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Monetary policy
macroeconomics
international finance
optimal control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,462
463
0.188
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Economic modelling (Energy and Finance)
Macroeconomics
Mineral and Commodity Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,171
1,669
0.769
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Construction procurement
construction contracts
construction management
construction economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,810
1,066
0.589
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
International Investments
Pricing of Risk
Capital Markets Development
Project and Infrastructure Finance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,686
1,315
0.780
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Functional Analysis
Spectral theory of differential operators
inverse problems
stochastic processes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,429
522
0.365
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Construction Management
construction procurement
design management
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,330
492
0.370
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
industrial economics
managerial economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,327
99
0.075
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Development Economics
Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
828
390
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Financial economics
Applied microeconomics
development economics
Impact evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
749
452
0.603
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Asset pricing
Equity and Bond Valuation
Portfolio Management
Dividend Theory
EMH
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
745
343
0.460
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
744
443
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Corporate Finance
Fintech
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
722
523
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
labour economics
economics of inequality
development economics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
650
428
0.658
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Labour Economics
Impact Evaluation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
644
383
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Behavioural finance
Financial Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
570
463
0.812
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Economics
Education
Health
FDI
Trade Facilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
566
270
0.477
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
28,667
84
15
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Ian Sanne
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
25,490
9,198
0.361
Infectious Diseases
HIV
Tuberculosis
Health Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
140,155
551
73
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Dorrit Posel|D.R.Posel, Dori Posel
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,291
3,551
0.487
Economic demography
Gender
Labour economics
Well-being
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
168,285
673
82
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Warren Maroun
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,112
4,992
0.817
Corporate governance
auditing
accountability
financial reporting
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
200,501
831
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Imhotep P. Alagidede
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,110
3,937
0.770
Applied Financial Econometrics
Public Economics
Development Finance
Emerging Market Economies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
216,147
904
115
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Frederik Booysen
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,730
1,906
0.403
health inequalities
access to healthcare
health-related behaviours
mental health and well-being
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
266,704
1,145
140
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Daniela Casale
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,757
2,060
0.548
feminist economics
gender
labour
education
household economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
295,302
1,296
153
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Vishnu Padayachee
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,339
928
0.278
Political economy
macroeconomics
development
finance and banking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
335,644
1,507
176
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Imraan Valodia
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,859
872
0.305
economic development
gender
informal economy
industrialisation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
369,638
1,694
193
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Kalu Ojah
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,533
1,251
0.494
Financial economics
financial markets
international finance
capital structure
venture capital
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
377,783
1,742
196
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Eric Schaling
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,462
463
0.188
Monetary policy
macroeconomics
international finance
optimal control
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
414,947
1,949
210
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ismail Fasanya
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,171
1,669
0.769
Economic modelling (Energy and Finance)
Macroeconomics
Mineral and Commodity Economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
472,507
2,245
245
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Samuel Laryea
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,810
1,066
0.589
Construction procurement
construction contracts
construction management
construction economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
495,976
2,387
261
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Odongo Kodongo
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,686
1,315
0.780
International Investments
Pricing of Risk
Capital Markets Development
Project and Infrastructure Finance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
552,086
2,705
287
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Bruce A Watson
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,429
522
0.365
Functional Analysis
Spectral theory of differential operators
inverse problems
stochastic processes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
576,883
2,865
299
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
David Root
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,330
492
0.370
Construction Management
construction procurement
design management
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
577,711
2,872
300
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
William Duncan Reekie
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,327
99
0.075
industrial economics
managerial economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
746,361
3,841
386
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Volker Schöer
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
828
390
0.471
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
781,323
4,075
413
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Tendai Gwatidzo
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
749
452
0.603
Financial economics
Applied microeconomics
development economics
Impact evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
783,270
4,085
415
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Christo Auret
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
745
343
0.460
Asset pricing
Equity and Bond Valuation
Portfolio Management
Dividend Theory
EMH
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
783,662
4,088
416
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
P Magejo (Nee Kwenda)
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
744
443
0.595
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
793,841
4,159
421
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Chimwemwe Chipeta
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
722
523
0.724
Corporate Finance
Fintech
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
829,412
4,366
434
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Miracle Ntuli
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
650
428
0.658
labour economics
economics of inequality
development economics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
832,579
4,380
437
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Gareth Roberts
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
644
383
0.595
Labour Economics
Impact Evaluation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
872,017
4,642
450
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Yudhvir Seetharam
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
570
463
0.812
Behavioural finance
Financial Data Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
874,591
4,665
452
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Oluyele Akinkugbe
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
566
270
0.477
Economics
Education
Health
FDI
Trade Facilitation