Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 2024 and list of influential and most cited researchers in Agriculture and Forestry, Art, Design and Architecture, Business and Management, Economics and Econometrics, Education, Engineering and Technology, History, Philosophy, Theology, Law, Medicine and Health Sciences, Natural Sciences and Social Sciences and their 256 sub-branches is a unique service offered only by “AD Scientific Index”. You can see the most cited and influential researchers in the country and region. See also for more specific citation analyses: "last 6 years citation index" Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by: Total Citations) and Universities Rankings 2024 (Sort by : Last 6 Years Citations)
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
World Rank
549,631
Country Rank
2,688
Institution Rank : 226
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![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
![Ann Strode](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/6b/104061.jpg)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
![Sylvester Chima|Sylvester C Chima, MD, Chima S C](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/4a/91140.jpg)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
![Nirmala Gopal](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
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
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![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
![Andrew Blackmore](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/bb/103964.jpg)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
![Mogie Subban](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/8c/4644509.jpg)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
![Fayth Ruffin](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/b4/4642616.jpg)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
![Ncamisile Thumile Zulu](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/57/4641154.jpg)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
![Jacintha Toohey](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/ec/4643651.jpg)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
![Hema Hargovan](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
![Ernest Bhero](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/ee/4642659.jpg)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
![Mervywn Kenneth Williamson](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
![Melanie Martin](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
![Meshandren Naidoo](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/pictures/15/5294444.jpg)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
![Sheetal Soni](/pictures/83/5128086.jpg)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
![Samuel Fikiri Cinini](/pictures/b9/5245184.jpg)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
![Darren Subramanien](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
![Sipho Mfolozi](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
![Paul Swanepoel](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
![Nkosingiphile Mbhele](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
![Aifheli Enos Tshivhase](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
![Simbarashe Tembo](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
![Rorisang Matlala](/pictures/e5/5127256.jpg)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
![Warren Freedman](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
![Sipho Ngcobo](/user/assets/images/profile/no-profile-photo.png)
customary law
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
549,631
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
2,688
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
226
Ann Strode
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,401
580
0.414
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
641,066
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
3,226
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
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
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
Medical Law
Bioethics
Human Rights
Neuropathology
Public Health
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
849,548
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
4,473
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
335
Nirmala Gopal
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
596
360
0.604
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
866,077
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
4,589
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
342
Andrew Blackmore
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
566
256
0.452
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
Wildlife
Conservation Law
Protected Areas
Elephants
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
1,078,122
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
6,642
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
483
Mogie Subban
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
271
209
0.771
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
Dis Mngt
Local Govt & Public Participation
Urban-Rural & LED
Cyber Security 4IR & eGovt
Employee
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
1,130,840
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
7,298
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
538
Fayth Ruffin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
228
167
0.732
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
Global & Regional Governance
Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Comparative Justice Systems
Socio-legal Studies
Higher Education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
1,242,415
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
8,606
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
650
Ncamisile Thumile Zulu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
161
153
0.950
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
Social Justice
Transformation in Higher Education
Black women academic success
diversity in the
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
1,292,924
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
9,173
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
703
Jacintha Toohey
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
139
80
0.576
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
Health Law
Research Ethics & Integrity
Bioethics
Human Rights
Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
1,303,250
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
9,306
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
710
Hema Hargovan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
135
55
0.407
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
Criminal Justice
Restorative Justice
Victimology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
1,323,676
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
9,530
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
727
Ernest Bhero
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
127
91
0.717
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
Artificial Intelligence
Big Data
IOT
Systems & simulations
IP Law.
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
1,353,068
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
9,872
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
753
Mervywn Kenneth Williamson
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
116
114
0.983
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
person-environment fit
misfit
organizational justice
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
1,482,389
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
11,194
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
859
Melanie Martin
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
79
61
0.772
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
Social Justice Education
Inclusive Education
Immigrant learners
disability
social identity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
1,558,016
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
11,939
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
905
Meshandren Naidoo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
62
1.000
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
Artificial Intelligence
Law
Heath
Philosophy and Policy
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
1,653,436
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
12,934
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
1,005
Sheetal Soni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
39
0.848
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
ART and the ethics of reproduction
bioethics
medical law
intellectual property law
international law and human rights
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
1,747,519
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
13,841
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
1,073
Samuel Fikiri Cinini
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
33
32
0.970
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
Criminology & Criminal Justice expert
Crime and Policing
Public Safety Consultant
Researcher
External PhD Examiner.
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
1,757,986
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
13,965
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
1,080
Darren Subramanien
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
32
26
0.813
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
1,786,006
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
14,248
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
1,106
Sipho Mfolozi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
29
17
0.586
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
1,907,983
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
15,468
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
1,200
Paul Swanepoel
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
17
17
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
2,049,809
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
16,965
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
1,321
Nkosingiphile Mbhele
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
2,066,689
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
17,148
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
1,333
Aifheli Enos Tshivhase
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
3
0.429
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
military justice
decolonisation and africanisation of legal education in South Africa
and law and regional integration in Afri
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
2,133,418
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
17,908
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
1,371
Simbarashe Tembo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3
3
1.000
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
Comparative Constitutional Law
Human Rights
International and African Regional Law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
2,159,292
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
18,209
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
1,392
Rorisang Matlala
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2
2
1.000
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Human Rights
Gender & Law
Constitutional law
Criminal law
Family law
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
2,212,672
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
18,938
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
1,451
Warren Freedman
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
0
0.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
![](/assets/images/world-icon.png)
2,212,672
![South Africa](/flags/za.png)
18,938
![](https://cdn.adscientificindex.com/logos/11125.png)
1,451
Sipho Ngcobo
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1
0
0.000