Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Stellenbosch University Highly Cited Researchers CitationEngineering & Technology / Mechanical Engineering 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
Turbomachinery
Solar Energy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,169
1,772
0.425
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,779
943
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Structural optimization
Global optimization
Very large scale optimization
Composite materials
Finite elements
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,412
900
0.264
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Modeling of fluid flow
scalar and particulate transport using Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
Artifitial Neural Networks
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,352
1,912
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
CFD
fluid dynamics
thermodynamics
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,209
1,010
0.457
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Control Systems Engineering
Thermodynamics
Nuclear Energy
Solar Energy Smartgrid Microgrids
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,808
859
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,259
852
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
sintering
materials
powders
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,163
602
0.518
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Stress biology: Complexity and multifariousness in health and disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
991
929
0.937
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Fluid dynamics
thin film
heat transfer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
794
508
0.640
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Thermodynamics
CO2 Capture
Electrochemical Cell
Ionic Liquids
SAFT
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295
270
0.915
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Additive Manufacturing
Biomedical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Agricultural Engineering
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257
257
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Thermodynamics
phase equilibria and thermophysical properties
mathematical and probabilistic modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246
217
0.882
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Fluid mechanics
Mathematical modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
166
0.976
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Machine design
Axial Flux Machine
Vernier Machine
ship propulsion
Super conductivity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153
153
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
thermal energy systems
concentrating solar power
computational fluid dynamics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
21
0.913
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Heat transfer
Solar thermal energy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Fluid Dynamics
Solar Energy
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
3
0.750
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Mechanical Engineering
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
242,464
1,048
130
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Von Backstrom TW
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,169
1,772
0.425
Turbomachinery
Solar Energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,917
1,167
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
James Lloyd
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,779
943
0.250
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
289,141
1,294
170
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Albert A Groenwold
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,412
900
0.264
Structural optimization
Global optimization
Very large scale optimization
Composite materials
Finite elements
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
390,503
1,856
243
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Alemayehu Ambaw Tsige
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,352
1,912
0.813
Modeling of fluid flow
scalar and particulate transport using Computational fluid dynamics (CFD)
Artifitial Neural Networks
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
409,184
1,960
257
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Christiaan Meyer
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,209
1,010
0.457
CFD
fluid dynamics
thermodynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
472,385
2,309
293
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Robert T Dobson
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,808
859
0.475
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Control Systems Engineering
Thermodynamics
Nuclear Energy
Solar Energy Smartgrid Microgrids
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
595,840
3,049
377
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Anton Basson
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,259
852
0.677
Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
624,013
3,221
399
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Deborah Blaine
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,163
602
0.518
sintering
materials
powders
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
681,655
3,543
429
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Tawanda Zininga
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
991
929
0.937
Stress biology: Complexity and multifariousness in health and disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
761,572
4,039
478
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
MS Tshehla
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
794
508
0.640
Fluid dynamics
thin film
heat transfer
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,128,101
6,827
762
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Fariborz Shaahmadi
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
295
270
0.915
Thermodynamics
CO2 Capture
Electrochemical Cell
Ionic Liquids
SAFT
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,184,606
7,301
804
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Ayodeji Nathaniel Oyedeji
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
257
257
1.000
Additive Manufacturing
Biomedical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Agricultural Engineering
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,203,518
7,481
820
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jamie Cripwell
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
246
217
0.882
Thermodynamics
phase equilibria and thermophysical properties
mathematical and probabilistic modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,358,276
8,858
935
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Rl Monaledi
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
170
166
0.976
Fluid mechanics
Mathematical modelling
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,402,380
9,259
969
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Nima Arish
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
153
153
1.000
Machine design
Axial Flux Machine
Vernier Machine
ship propulsion
Super conductivity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,038,454
15,143
1,430
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Matthew Meas
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
23
21
0.913
thermal energy systems
concentrating solar power
computational fluid dynamics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,239,352
17,289
1,592
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Christa Nsanzinteko Nsanzubuhoro
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
Heat transfer
Solar thermal energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,312,650
18,098
1,663
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sebastian Bode
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4
3
0.750
Fluid Dynamics
Solar Energy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,366,733
18,732
1,725
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Anton Alexander Enever
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
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Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
0
0.000
Mechanical Engineering