Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Stellenbosch University Highly Cited Researchers CitationHistory, Philosophy, Theology / Theology Rankings 2025
Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) and the list of the most cited and influential researchers cover a wide range of scientific fields, spanning 197 main and sub-disciplines, as well as the Art and Humanities Citation Rankings and Social Sciences and Humanities Citation Rankings, offering a unique service. Additionally, the list without CERN, Statistical Data, etc., provided exclusively by “AD Scientific Index”, is part of our effort to balance the situation created by CERN and researchers with statistical data, who have an advantage over others, especially those in the social and humanities fields. There should be new regulations for multi-author and CERN papers. Citation lists also reveal many rule violations and unethical practices. See also for more specific citation analyses: 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
Political Philosophy
Critical Pedagogy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,920
2,771
0.563
* 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
3,217
2,843
0.884
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Theology
Aesthetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,757
766
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,514
678
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Biblical hermeneutics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,502
567
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Liturgy
Ritual
Homiletics
Practical Theology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,330
574
0.432
* 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
1,065
408
0.383
* 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
991
599
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
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 :10
Classics
Philosophy
New Testament
Early Christianity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
862
440
0.510
* 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
809
232
0.287
* 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
772
556
0.720
* 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
763
332
0.435
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Feminist Philosophy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
706
388
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
649
244
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Theology and Development
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
455
335
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Economic History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
404
284
0.703
* 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
397
142
0.358
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
sport history and social history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
316
221
0.699
* 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
244
79
0.324
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Religion
Theology
African History
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213
115
0.540
* 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
166
83
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Youth Movements
Postcolonial Theology
Anti-Racism
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
78
0.609
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Practical Theology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
111
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
theology and African culture
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
55
0.491
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
202,670
834
110
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Yusef Waghid
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,920
2,771
0.563
African Philosophy
Philosophy of Education
Political Philosophy
Critical Pedagogy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
297,020
1,303
174
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Rika Preiser
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,217
2,843
0.884
social-ecological research
complex adaptive systems
philosophy
transformative change toward sustainable futures
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
471,787
2,249
288
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Johan Cilliers
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,757
766
0.436
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
521,329
2,536
315
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sandra Swart
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,514
678
0.448
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
524,063
2,550
316
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Jeremy Punt
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,502
567
0.377
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
565,371
2,790
343
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
1,330
574
0.432
Liturgy
Ritual
Homiletics
Practical Theology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
643,933
3,239
394
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Nico Koopman
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,065
408
0.383
Public Theology
Systematic Theology
Christian Ethics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
669,551
3,391
409
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Juliana Claassens
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
991
599
0.604
Old Testament
Gender and Sexuality
Feminist Interpretation
Trauma Studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
718,623
3,668
437
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
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
719,635
3,672
438
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Johan C. Thom
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
862
440
0.510
Classics
Philosophy
New Testament
Early Christianity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
742,448
3,814
453
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Ian Liebenberg
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
809
232
0.287
Social Sciences
History
Political Sciences
War Histories
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
758,770
3,920
466
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Dion Forster
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
772
556
0.720
Systematic Theology
Public Theology
Theological Ethics
Wesleyan Theology
Empirical Theology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
762,956
3,940
468
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Robert Vosloo
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
763
332
0.435
Reformed Theology
Church History
Bonhoeffer
Ricoeur
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
789,714
4,126
487
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Louise Du Toit
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
706
388
0.550
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
818,334
4,286
502
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Wessel Visser
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
649
244
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
939,620
5,094
601
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Nadine Bowers Du Toit
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
455
335
0.736
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
986,964
5,464
640
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Edward Kerby
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
404
284
0.703
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
994,334
5,533
646
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Hendrik Bosman
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
397
142
0.358
Old Testament Studies
Exodus
Migration
Decalogue
Theological-ethical interpretation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,083,806
6,316
721
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Francois Johannes Cleophas
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
316
221
0.699
sport history and social history
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,189,984
7,234
788
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
V Roodt
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
244
79
0.324
Political Philosophy
Moral Philosophy
Nietzsche
Hannah Arenndt
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,246,295
7,733
834
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Retief Muller|Retief Muller
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
213
115
0.540
Religion
Theology
African History
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,351,147
8,678
911
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Lize Van Robbroeck
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
166
83
0.500
Visual Studies
History of Art
critical theory
postcolonial studies
settler colonial studies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,460,887
9,673
992
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Reggie Nel
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
128
78
0.609
Youth Movements
Postcolonial Theology
Anti-Racism
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,469,656
9,758
1,000
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Shantelle Weber
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
125
111
0.888
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,516,020
10,195
1,045
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Henry Mbaya
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
55
0.491