Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Medical and Health Sciences / Microbiology Highly Cited Researchers 33 Scientists Citation Rankings - 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) list 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
Yeast Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,785
5,510
0.265
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Microbiology
lactic acid bacteria
antimicrobial peptides
bacteriocins
probiotics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,010
7,484
0.374
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Neonatal sepsis
Bloodstream infection
Antimicrobial resistance & stewardship
Healthcare-associated infection
Infection preve
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,485
14,604
0.943
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
yeast & fungal bioolgy and biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,629
2,448
0.180
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Microbiology
water
nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,522
2,737
0.260
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Antimicrobial resistance
laboratory diagnosis
molecular diagnosis
molecular epidemiology
tuberculosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,130
3,956
0.391
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Tuberculosis
Diagnostics
Transmission Dynamics
Drug resistance
Microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,910
5,560
0.561
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,869
6,209
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
wine microbiology
lactic acid bacteria
malolactic fermentation
microbial wine spoilage
biopreservation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,588
2,247
0.341
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Mycobacteriology
tuberculosis
host-pathogen interaction
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,622
1,863
0.403
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,002
1,816
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Microbial ecology
yeasts
Mycology
soil biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,883
1,371
0.353
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Microbiology
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,264
1,256
0.385
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,111
2,226
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
microbial ecology
microbial diversity
wine fermentation
non-saccharomyces yeasts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,363
1,503
0.636
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Microbiology and water research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,968
829
0.421
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,783
747
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Microbiology
Tuberculosis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,648
620
0.376
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
microbiology
yeast biotechnology
protein engineering
proteomics
bioinformatics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,596
560
0.351
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Microbiology
Psychiatry
Ion beam analysis
Synchrotron radiation
Nanotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
906
573
0.632
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Microbiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
605
443
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Microbiology
Biotechnology
Molecular Biology
Mycobacerium Tuberculosis
Diagnostics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
540
529
0.980
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Microbiology
Antibiotic Resistance
Phages
Phage-Host interaction
Microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
430
417
0.970
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Stress tolerance in yeasts
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237
220
0.928
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Tuberculosis
Diagnostics
Clinical Trial
Clinical Research
Milk Microbiome
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242
227
0.938
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
39,363
122
19
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Willem Heber (Emile) Van Zyl
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,785
5,510
0.265
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
41,822
132
21
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Leon MT Dicks
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
20,010
7,484
0.374
Microbiology
lactic acid bacteria
antimicrobial peptides
bacteriocins
probiotics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
63,136
217
34
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Angela Dramowski
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15,485
14,604
0.943
Neonatal sepsis
Bloodstream infection
Antimicrobial resistance & stewardship
Healthcare-associated infection
Infection preve
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
69,383
236
37
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Bernard Prior
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13,629
2,448
0.180
yeast & fungal bioolgy and biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
94,552
330
48
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
TE Cloete
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,522
2,737
0.260
Microbiology
water
nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
99,950
355
54
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Andrew Whitelaw
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
10,130
3,956
0.391
Antimicrobial resistance
laboratory diagnosis
molecular diagnosis
molecular epidemiology
tuberculosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
103,002
367
57
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Grant Theron
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,910
5,560
0.561
Tuberculosis
Diagnostics
Transmission Dynamics
Drug resistance
Microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
132,653
519
76
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Gert Van Zyl
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,869
6,209
0.789
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
158,744
621
89
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Maret Du Toit
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
6,588
2,247
0.341
wine microbiology
lactic acid bacteria
malolactic fermentation
microbial wine spoilage
biopreservation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,756
949
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Samantha Sampson
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,622
1,863
0.403
Mycobacteriology
tuberculosis
host-pathogen interaction
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* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
257,831
1,102
139
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Karin Jacobs
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,002
1,816
0.454
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
264,802
1,131
145
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Alfred Botha
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,883
1,371
0.353
Microbial ecology
yeasts
Mycology
soil biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
307,172
1,355
177
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Marinda Viljoen-Bloom
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,264
1,256
0.385
Microbiology
Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
327,632
1,467
185
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Wesaal Khan
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,111
2,226
0.716
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
403,584
1,883
247
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Mathabatha Evodia Setati
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,363
1,503
0.636
microbial ecology
microbial diversity
wine fermentation
non-saccharomyces yeasts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
454,594
2,160
274
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Marelize Botes
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,968
829
0.421
Microbiology and water research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
487,219
2,322
297
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Shelly Deane
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,783
747
0.419
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
513,747
2,493
308
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Sven Olaf Friedrich
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,648
620
0.376
Microbiology
Tuberculosis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
522,206
2,542
317
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Heinrich Volschenk
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,596
560
0.351
microbiology
yeast biotechnology
protein engineering
proteomics
bioinformatics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
740,150
3,809
452
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Karen Jacqueline Cloete
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
906
573
0.632
Microbiology
Psychiatry
Ion beam analysis
Synchrotron radiation
Nanotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
869,113
4,639
543
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Deon Neveling
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
605
443
0.732
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
905,050
4,874
572
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Byron Reeve
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
540
529
0.980
Microbiology
Biotechnology
Molecular Biology
Mycobacerium Tuberculosis
Diagnostics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,008,669
5,699
659
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Peter Kotsoana Montso
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
430
417
0.970
Microbiology
Antibiotic Resistance
Phages
Phage-Host interaction
Microbiome
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,249,540
7,801
834
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Trudy Jansen
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
237
220
0.928
Stress tolerance in yeasts
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,251,362
7,818
837
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Anna O. Okunola
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
242
227
0.938
Tuberculosis
Diagnostics
Clinical Trial
Clinical Research
Milk Microbiome