Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Stellenbosch University Highly Cited Researchers CitationHistory, Philosophy, Theology / Philosophy 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 Philosophy
Philosophy of Education
Global Citizenship Education
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,466
3,032
0.555
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
social-ecological research
complex adaptive systems
philosophy
transformative change toward sustainable futures
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,343
2,964
0.887
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Theology
Aesthetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,771
776
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Biblical hermeneutics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,551
604
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,540
700
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Liturgy
Ritual
Homiletics
Practical Theology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,348
591
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Public Theology
Systematic Theology
Christian Ethics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,075
419
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Old Testament
Gender and Sexuality
Feminist Interpretation
Trauma Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,014
618
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Classics
Philosophy
New Testament
Early Christianity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
876
450
0.514
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Religion
Culture
Youth
Spirituality
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
864
712
0.824
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Social Sciences
History
Political Sciences
War Histories
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
820
240
0.293
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Systematic Theology
Public Theology
Theological Ethics
Wesleyan Theology
Empirical Theology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
798
583
0.731
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Reformed Theology
Church History
Bonhoeffer
Ricoeur
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
769
335
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Feminist Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
716
398
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
652
247
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Theology and Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
472
347
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Economic History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
411
292
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Old Testament Studies
Exodus
Migration
Decalogue
Theological-ethical interpretation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
403
146
0.362
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
sport history and social history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326
236
0.724
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Political Philosophy
Moral Philosophy
Nietzsche
Hannah Arenndt
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248
80
0.323
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Religion
Theology
African History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218
119
0.546
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Visual Studies
History of Art
critical theory
postcolonial studies
settler colonial studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169
84
0.497
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Practical Theology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
115
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Youth Movements
Postcolonial Theology
Anti-Racism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
75
0.600
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
theology and African culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114
57
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
187,414
796
108
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Yusef Waghid
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,466
3,032
0.555
African Philosophy
Philosophy of Education
Global Citizenship Education
Higher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,230
1,322
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rika Preiser
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,343
2,964
0.887
social-ecological research
complex adaptive systems
philosophy
transformative change toward sustainable futures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
478,999
2,339
298
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Johan Cilliers
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,771
776
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
523,817
2,613
324
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Jeremy Punt
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,551
604
0.389
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
526,216
2,626
326
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Sandra Swart
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,540
700
0.455
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
571,872
2,904
358
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Cas Wepener|Casparus J. Wepener, C.J. Wepener, Casparus Wepener
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,348
591
0.438
Liturgy
Ritual
Homiletics
Practical Theology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
652,517
3,374
408
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nico Koopman
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,075
419
0.390
Public Theology
Systematic Theology
Christian Ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
673,508
3,496
424
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Juliana Claassens
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,014
618
0.609
Old Testament
Gender and Sexuality
Feminist Interpretation
Trauma Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
726,413
3,795
452
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Johan C. Thom
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
876
450
0.514
Classics
Philosophy
New Testament
Early Christianity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
731,164
3,832
456
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Anita Cloete
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
864
712
0.824
Religion
Culture
Youth
Spirituality
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
750,302
3,959
467
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ian Liebenberg
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
820
240
0.293
Social Sciences
History
Political Sciences
War Histories
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
759,712
4,026
477
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Dion Forster
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
798
583
0.731
Systematic Theology
Public Theology
Theological Ethics
Wesleyan Theology
Empirical Theology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
772,713
4,116
486
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Robert Vosloo
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
769
335
0.436
Reformed Theology
Church History
Bonhoeffer
Ricoeur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
797,494
4,282
504
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Louise Du Toit
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
716
398
0.556
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
829,639
4,463
518
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Wessel Visser
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
652
247
0.379
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
940,256
5,226
613
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nadine Bowers Du Toit
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
472
347
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
995,934
5,688
664
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Edward Kerby
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
411
292
0.710
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,004,218
5,764
669
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hendrik Bosman
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
403
146
0.362
Old Testament Studies
Exodus
Migration
Decalogue
Theological-ethical interpretation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,088,003
6,473
740
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Francois Johannes Cleophas
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
326
236
0.724
sport history and social history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,201,070
7,458
817
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
V Roodt
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
248
80
0.323
Political Philosophy
Moral Philosophy
Nietzsche
Hannah Arenndt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,254,704
7,931
861
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Retief Muller|Retief Muller
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
218
119
0.546
Religion
Theology
African History
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,362,397
8,894
937
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Lize Van Robbroeck
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
169
84
0.497
Visual Studies
History of Art
critical theory
postcolonial studies
settler colonial studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,475,776
9,938
1,023
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Shantelle Weber
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
129
115
0.891
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,489,705
10,078
1,034
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Reggie Nel
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
75
0.600
Youth Movements
Postcolonial Theology
Anti-Racism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,527,784
10,415
1,068
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Henry Mbaya
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
114
57
0.500