Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
History, Philosophy, Theology / History Highly Cited Researchers Citation 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
African politics
history
colonialism
race
enlightenment
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,006
40,446
0.613
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,616
2,011
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Postcolonial literary studies
print culture
book history
oceanic studies
Indian Ocean studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,765
1,930
0.405
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
African History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,541
919
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
History
South Africa
Biometrics
States
Gold Mining
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,113
1,076
0.509
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
modern South African history
immigration
sexuality
youth
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,774
495
0.279
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
South Asian History
Caste
Communism
Social Theory
Transnational History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,085
517
0.476
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Ethics
aesthetics
race
privilege
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
802
356
0.444
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Environmental and Water History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
721
387
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
History
heritage
memory studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
487
163
0.335
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Radio
Ndebele ethnicity
nationalism
popular struggles
oral history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
467
256
0.548
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
South African political and social history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277
133
0.480
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
African history
popular culture
print cultures
transnational anti-apartheid solidarities
life history writing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208
93
0.447
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Architectural history and criticism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
54
0.397
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
adoption
foster care
christianity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103
78
0.757
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
History
Education
Decolonisation
Pedagogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
81
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
South African Jazz
Music History
Jazz
Popular Music
Cultural Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
57
0.671
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
21
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Loango
West Central Africa
Cross-Cultural Exchange
African History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
30
0.612
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
History of Economic Thought
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
41
0.976
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Early Modern History
History of Political Thought
History of Ideas
Renaissance Studies
History of Architecture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
9
0.563
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Composite materials
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Logic
Philosophical Logics
Metaphysics and Ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
History
Queer History
LGBTQIA+ History
Southern Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
History of the book
apartheid
liberation movements
popular culture
South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,396
19
5
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Achille Mbembe
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
66,006
40,446
0.613
African politics
history
colonialism
race
enlightenment
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
183,069
751
95
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Lucy Allais
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,616
2,011
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
214,624
899
113
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Isabel Hofmeyr
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,765
1,930
0.405
Postcolonial literary studies
print culture
book history
oceanic studies
Indian Ocean studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
280,679
1,210
147
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Peter Delius
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,541
919
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
423,474
2,010
214
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Keith Breckenridge
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,113
1,076
0.509
History
South Africa
Biometrics
States
Gold Mining
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
479,133
2,286
249
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Clive Glaser
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,774
495
0.279
modern South African history
immigration
sexuality
youth
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
649,206
3,277
332
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Dilip Menon
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,085
517
0.476
South Asian History
Caste
Communism
Social Theory
Transnational History
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
757,605
3,924
398
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Samantha Vice
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
802
356
0.444
Ethics
aesthetics
race
privilege
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
794,485
4,161
422
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Muchaparara Musemwa
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
721
387
0.537
Environmental and Water History
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
929,072
5,031
486
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Cynthia Kros
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
487
163
0.335
History
heritage
memory studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
946,169
5,163
504
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Sekibakiba Peter Lekgoathi
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
467
256
0.548
Radio
Ndebele ethnicity
nationalism
popular struggles
oral history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,158,187
6,975
682
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Arianna Lissoni
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
277
133
0.480
South African political and social history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,279,151
8,058
770
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Maria Suriano
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
208
93
0.447
African history
popular culture
print cultures
transnational anti-apartheid solidarities
life history writing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,461,327
9,690
940
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jonathan Noble
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
136
54
0.397
Architectural history and criticism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,574,615
10,706
1,043
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Priscilla Gerrand
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
103
78
0.757
adoption
foster care
christianity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,590,047
10,825
1,059
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sarah Godsell
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
99
81
0.818
History
Education
Decolonisation
Pedagogy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,650,357
11,369
1,103
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Lindelwa Dalamba
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
57
0.671
South African Jazz
Music History
Jazz
Popular Music
Cultural Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,821,848
12,981
1,256
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Robert Kowalenko
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
52
21
0.404
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,839,960
13,169
1,268
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Stacey Sommerdyk
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
49
30
0.612
Loango
West Central Africa
Cross-Cultural Exchange
African History
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,883,640
13,592
1,310
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Caro C Janse Van Rensburg
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
42
41
0.976
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,124,524
16,023
1,506
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Luigi Robuschi
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16
9
0.563
Early Modern History
History of Political Thought
History of Ideas
Renaissance Studies
History of Architecture
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,152,684
16,294
1,529
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Mahlatse Rabothata
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,209,082
16,929
1,589
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Keanu K Mabalane
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9
9
1.000
Logic
Philosophical Logics
Metaphysics and Ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,241,272
17,302
1,626
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Jonathan Botes
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
History
Queer History
LGBTQIA+ History
Southern Africa
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,270,847
17,634
1,665
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Kasonde Mukonde
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6
5
0.833
History of the book
apartheid
liberation movements
popular culture
South Africa