Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Engineering & Technology / Electrical & Electronic Engineering Highly Cited Researchers 16 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
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
Internet-of-Things
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,752
5,955
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
process control
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,615
1,322
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
telecommunications
cognitive radio
resource allocation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,773
1,593
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Intelligent systems
machine learning
mHealth
communication systems
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,359
1,745
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Smart Grids
Microgrids
Just Energy Transition
P2P energy trading
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,312
1,857
0.803
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Microelectronics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,034
332
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Electromagnetism
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,961
611
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Antennas
Microwave components
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,945
582
0.299
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
technology and innovation
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,568
510
0.325
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
electrical characterization of semiconductors
electronic materials
electronic properties of defects
renewable energy
solar
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,150
570
0.496
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
technology adoption
critical thinking
design thinking
education
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,120
636
0.568
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
cochlear implants
hearing
bioengineering
auditory processing in the brain
computational modelling
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
912
349
0.383
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
bio-engineering
printed electronics
low-cost point-of-care diagnostics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
854
547
0.641
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Biomedical engineering
cochlear implants
computational modeling
computational physiology
auditory neuroscience
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
689
266
0.386
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Electrical Engineering
Energy Efficiency
Social Networks
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
63
0.384
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
MEMS
IR sensors
bolometers
FPGA system design
error correction
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
23
0.343
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
57,381
193
14
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gerhard Hancke
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,752
5,955
0.378
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
281,449
1,223
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Ian K Craig
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,615
1,322
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,910
1,592
157
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
BT Maharaj
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,773
1,593
0.574
telecommunications
cognitive radio
resource allocation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
397,822
1,850
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Herman Myburgh
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,359
1,745
0.740
Intelligent systems
machine learning
mHealth
communication systems
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
403,685
1,883
189
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Raj Naidoo
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,312
1,857
0.803
Smart Grids
Microgrids
Just Energy Transition
P2P energy trading
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
443,520
2,107
204
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Monuko Du Plessis
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,034
332
0.163
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
455,190
2,164
211
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Wimpie Odendaal|JW Odendaal
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,961
611
0.312
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
457,849
2,176
213
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Johan Joubert
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,945
582
0.299
Antennas
Microwave components
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
529,467
2,584
256
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tinus Pretorius
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,568
510
0.325
technology and innovation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
638,089
3,224
325
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Wilbert Mtangi
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,150
570
0.496
electrical characterization of semiconductors
electronic materials
electronic properties of defects
renewable energy
solar
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
647,500
3,280
330
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Machdel Matthee
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,120
636
0.568
technology adoption
critical thinking
design thinking
education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
721,530
3,701
387
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Johan Hanekom
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
912
349
0.383
cochlear implants
hearing
bioengineering
auditory processing in the brain
computational modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
744,819
3,847
400
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Suzanne Smith
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
854
547
0.641
bio-engineering
printed electronics
low-cost point-of-care diagnostics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
819,504
4,320
445
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Tania Hanekom
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
689
266
0.386
Biomedical engineering
cochlear implants
computational modeling
computational physiology
auditory neuroscience
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,401,279
9,149
824
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Uduakobong Ekpenyong
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
164
63
0.384
Electrical Engineering
Energy Efficiency
Social Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,756,900
12,345
1,032
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Johan Schoeman
University of Pretoria
Pretoria, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
67
23
0.343
MEMS
IR sensors
bolometers
FPGA system design
error correction