Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Kwazulu Natal Highly Cited Researchers CitationEngineering & Technology / Computer Science 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
Bioinformatics
Viral Genomics
Molecular Epidemiology
Genomic Surveillance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,430
14,398
0.998
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Data Science
Applied Statistics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,841
3,084
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Computer Vision
Medical Image Analysis
Machine Learning
Image Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,647
3,346
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Image Processing
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Biometrics
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,960
1,350
0.689
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Information Systems
Information Security
Information Management
ICT4D
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,441
767
0.532
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Optimization Algorithms
Continuous Optimization
Variational Inequalities
Monotone Inclusions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,430
1,411
0.987
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Quantum machine learning
quantum computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
951
950
0.999
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Technology Adoption
Programming
ICT integration in Teaching and Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
962
708
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Software Engineering
Software Testing
Machine Learning
Cyber Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
824
551
0.669
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Renewable energy technologies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
562
557
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Statistical Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Natural Language Processing
Recommender Systems
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
464
278
0.599
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Waste and biomass valorisation
Biofuels
Enzymology
Computational biology & biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
350
339
0.969
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
statistical learning
biostatistics
machine learning
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
344
344
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Spatial analysis and Machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
325
294
0.905
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Statistics
biostatistics
machine learning
statistics education
data science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
314
285
0.908
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Data Science
Computer Vision and Geosciences
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204
187
0.917
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
open quantum systems
quantum thermodynamics
decoherence
machine learning for physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
118
0.944
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Data Science
Physiology
Machine Learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
100
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Computer Vision
Artificial Intelligence
Pattern Recognition
Distributed Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
83
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
computational chemistry
molecular modeling
machine learning
AI in Drug discovery
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
90
0.900
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Image Processing
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
79
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Medical Informatics
Bioinformatics
Public Health
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
83
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Deep Learning-Based Wireless Communication Physical Layer Design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
24
0.727
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Reinforcement Learning
Natural Language Processing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
image processing
video processing
optimization
artificial intelligence
machine learning
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,145
219
23
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Houriiyah Tegally
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
14,430
14,398
0.998
Bioinformatics
Viral Genomics
Molecular Epidemiology
Genomic Surveillance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,997
1,154
99
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Temesgen Zewotir
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,841
3,084
0.803
Data Science
Applied Statistics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
274,997
1,216
105
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Serestina Viriri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,647
3,346
0.917
Computer Vision
Medical Image Analysis
Machine Learning
Image Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
449,317
2,189
194
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jules-Raymond Tapamo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,960
1,350
0.689
Image Processing
Computer Vision
Machine Learning
Biometrics
Data Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
551,858
2,763
233
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Manoj Maharaj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,441
767
0.532
Information Systems
Information Security
Information Management
ICT4D
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
554,316
2,781
236
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Chinedu Izuchukwu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,430
1,411
0.987
Optimization Algorithms
Continuous Optimization
Variational Inequalities
Monotone Inclusions
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
699,408
3,663
295
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Amira Abbas
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
951
950
0.999
Quantum machine learning
quantum computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
695,431
3,639
293
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Desmond Wesley Govender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
962
708
0.736
Technology Adoption
Programming
ICT integration in Teaching and Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
751,078
3,957
314
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mayank Singh
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
824
551
0.669
Software Engineering
Software Testing
Machine Learning
Cyber Security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
878,583
4,786
366
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Peter Anuoluwapo Gbadega
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
562
557
0.991
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Renewable energy technologies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
948,083
5,273
399
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Edgar Jembere
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
464
278
0.599
Statistical Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Natural Language Processing
Recommender Systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,059,342
6,210
465
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Gabriel Aruwajoye
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
350
339
0.969
Waste and biomass valorisation
Biofuels
Enzymology
Computational biology & biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,066,035
6,267
469
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Mohanad Mohammed
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
344
344
1.000
statistical learning
biostatistics
machine learning
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,088,727
6,472
483
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Aweke A. Mitku
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
325
294
0.905
Spatial analysis and Machine learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,102,616
6,590
493
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Danielle Jade Roberts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
314
285
0.908
Statistics
biostatistics
machine learning
statistics education
data science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,280,911
8,152
615
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Mustapha Olayemi Oloko-Oba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
204
187
0.917
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning
Deep Learning
Data Science
Computer Vision and Geosciences
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,487,108
10,041
773
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Graeme Pleasance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
118
0.944
open quantum systems
quantum thermodynamics
decoherence
machine learning for physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,568,685
10,755
835
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Conrad Mogane
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
100
0.980
Data Science
Physiology
Machine Learning
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,569,810
10,767
836
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Mandlenkosi Victor Gwetu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
102
83
0.814
Computer Vision
Artificial Intelligence
Pattern Recognition
Distributed Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,577,078
10,828
844
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Sphamandla Mtambo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
100
90
0.900
computational chemistry
molecular modeling
machine learning
AI in Drug discovery
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,589,669
10,918
851
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Abuobayda Shabat
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
97
79
0.814
Image Processing
Machine Learning
Computer Vision
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,647,809
11,427
882
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Zakia Salod
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
83
1.000
Medical Informatics
Bioinformatics
Public Health
Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,945,601
14,229
1,108
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Bhekisizwe Mthethwa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
24
0.727
Deep Learning-Based Wireless Communication Physical Layer Design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,145,248
16,277
1,278
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Asad Jeewa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
Reinforcement Learning
Natural Language Processing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,253,529
17,477
1,359
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Bradley Joel Pillay
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
6
1.000
image processing
video processing
optimization
artificial intelligence
machine learning