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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
549,631
Country Rank
2,688
Institution Rank : 226
South Africa
Ann Strode
Law. health research
HIVm children
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,401
580
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
641,066
Country Rank
3,226
Institution Rank : 261
South Africa
Sylvester Chima|Sylvester C Chima, MD, Chima S C
Medical Law
Bioethics
Human Rights
Neuropathology
Public Health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,081
504
0.466
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
849,548
Country Rank
4,473
Institution Rank : 335
South Africa
Nirmala Gopal
Iliict drugs
Cybersecurity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
596
360
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
866,077
Country Rank
4,589
Institution Rank : 342
South Africa
Andrew Blackmore
Wildlife
Conservation Law
Protected Areas
Elephants
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
566
256
0.452
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,078,122
Country Rank
6,642
Institution Rank : 483
South Africa
Mogie Subban
Dis Mngt
Local Govt & Public Participation
Urban-Rural & LED
Cyber Security 4IR & eGovt
Employee
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271
209
0.771
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,130,840
Country Rank
7,298
Institution Rank : 538
South Africa
Fayth Ruffin
Global & Regional Governance
Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Comparative Justice Systems
Socio-legal Studies
Higher Education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
167
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,242,415
Country Rank
8,606
Institution Rank : 650
South Africa
Ncamisile Thumile Zulu
Social Justice
Transformation in Higher Education
Black women academic success
diversity in the
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
153
0.950
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,292,924
Country Rank
9,173
Institution Rank : 703
South Africa
Jacintha Toohey
Health Law
Research Ethics & Integrity
Bioethics
Human Rights
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
80
0.576
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,303,250
Country Rank
9,306
Institution Rank : 710
South Africa
Hema Hargovan
Criminal Justice
Restorative Justice
Victimology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
55
0.407
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,323,676
Country Rank
9,530
Institution Rank : 727
South Africa
Ernest Bhero
Artificial Intelligence
Big Data
IOT
Systems & simulations
IP Law.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
91
0.717
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,353,068
Country Rank
9,872
Institution Rank : 753
South Africa
Mervywn Kenneth Williamson
person-environment fit
misfit
organizational justice
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
114
0.983
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,482,389
Country Rank
11,194
Institution Rank : 859
South Africa
Melanie Martin
Social Justice Education
Inclusive Education
Immigrant learners
disability
social identity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
61
0.772
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,558,016
Country Rank
11,939
Institution Rank : 905
South Africa
Meshandren Naidoo
Artificial Intelligence
Law
Heath
Philosophy and Policy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
62
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,653,436
Country Rank
12,934
Institution Rank : 1,005
South Africa
Sheetal Soni
ART and the ethics of reproduction
bioethics
medical law
intellectual property law
international law and human rights
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
39
0.848
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,747,519
Country Rank
13,841
Institution Rank : 1,073
South Africa
Samuel Fikiri Cinini
Criminology & Criminal Justice expert
Crime and Policing
Public Safety Consultant
Researcher
External PhD Examiner.
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
32
0.970
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,757,986
Country Rank
13,965
Institution Rank : 1,080
South Africa
Darren Subramanien
Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
26
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,786,006
Country Rank
14,248
Institution Rank : 1,106
South Africa
Sipho Mfolozi
Forensic pathology
death-time estimation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
17
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
1,907,983
Country Rank
15,468
Institution Rank : 1,200
South Africa
Paul Swanepoel
Legal history
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
17
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
2,049,809
Country Rank
16,965
Institution Rank : 1,321
South Africa
Nkosingiphile Mbhele
Safety and Security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
2,066,689
Country Rank
17,148
Institution Rank : 1,333
South Africa
Aifheli Enos Tshivhase
military justice
decolonisation and africanisation of legal education in South Africa
and law and regional integration in Afri
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
3
0.429
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
2,133,418
Country Rank
17,908
Institution Rank : 1,371
South Africa
Simbarashe Tembo
Comparative Constitutional Law
Human Rights
International and African Regional Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
2,159,292
Country Rank
18,209
Institution Rank : 1,392
South Africa
Rorisang Matlala
Human Rights
Gender & Law
Constitutional law
Criminal law
Family law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
2,212,672
Country Rank
18,938
Institution Rank : 1,451
South Africa
Warren Freedman
Law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
2,212,672
Country Rank
18,938
Institution Rank : 1,451
South Africa
Sipho Ngcobo
customary law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
549,631
South Africa
2,688
226
Ann Strode
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,401
580
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
641,066
South Africa
3,226
261
Sylvester Chima|Sylvester C Chima, MD, Chima S C
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,081
504
0.466
Medical Law
Bioethics
Human Rights
Neuropathology
Public Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
849,548
South Africa
4,473
335
Nirmala Gopal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
596
360
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
866,077
South Africa
4,589
342
Andrew Blackmore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
566
256
0.452
Wildlife
Conservation Law
Protected Areas
Elephants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,078,122
South Africa
6,642
483
Mogie Subban
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271
209
0.771
Dis Mngt
Local Govt & Public Participation
Urban-Rural & LED
Cyber Security 4IR & eGovt
Employee
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,130,840
South Africa
7,298
538
Fayth Ruffin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
167
0.732
Global & Regional Governance
Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Comparative Justice Systems
Socio-legal Studies
Higher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,242,415
South Africa
8,606
650
Ncamisile Thumile Zulu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
153
0.950
Social Justice
Transformation in Higher Education
Black women academic success
diversity in the
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,292,924
South Africa
9,173
703
Jacintha Toohey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
80
0.576
Health Law
Research Ethics & Integrity
Bioethics
Human Rights
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,303,250
South Africa
9,306
710
Hema Hargovan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
55
0.407
Criminal Justice
Restorative Justice
Victimology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,323,676
South Africa
9,530
727
Ernest Bhero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
91
0.717
Artificial Intelligence
Big Data
IOT
Systems & simulations
IP Law.
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,353,068
South Africa
9,872
753
Mervywn Kenneth Williamson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
114
0.983
person-environment fit
misfit
organizational justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,482,389
South Africa
11,194
859
Melanie Martin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
61
0.772
Social Justice Education
Inclusive Education
Immigrant learners
disability
social identity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,558,016
South Africa
11,939
905
Meshandren Naidoo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
62
1.000
Artificial Intelligence
Law
Heath
Philosophy and Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,653,436
South Africa
12,934
1,005
Sheetal Soni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
39
0.848
ART and the ethics of reproduction
bioethics
medical law
intellectual property law
international law and human rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,747,519
South Africa
13,841
1,073
Samuel Fikiri Cinini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
32
0.970
Criminology & Criminal Justice expert
Crime and Policing
Public Safety Consultant
Researcher
External PhD Examiner.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,757,986
South Africa
13,965
1,080
Darren Subramanien
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
26
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,786,006
South Africa
14,248
1,106
Sipho Mfolozi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
17
0.586
Forensic pathology
death-time estimation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,907,983
South Africa
15,468
1,200
Paul Swanepoel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
17
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,049,809
South Africa
16,965
1,321
Nkosingiphile Mbhele
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,066,689
South Africa
17,148
1,333
Aifheli Enos Tshivhase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
3
0.429
military justice
decolonisation and africanisation of legal education in South Africa
and law and regional integration in Afri
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,133,418
South Africa
17,908
1,371
Simbarashe Tembo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
Comparative Constitutional Law
Human Rights
International and African Regional Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,159,292
South Africa
18,209
1,392
Rorisang Matlala
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
Human Rights
Gender & Law
Constitutional law
Criminal law
Family law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,212,672
South Africa
18,938
1,451
Warren Freedman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,212,672
South Africa
18,938
1,451
Sipho Ngcobo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
0
0.000