Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Stellenbosch University Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Geography 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
Urban Geography
Tourism Geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,384
1,971
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
GIS
remote sensing
geomorphometry
GEOBIA
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,424
2,573
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Spatial Analysis
Biogeography
Species Modelling
Fire Ecology
ecotones
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,015
826
0.410
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
tourism and crime
tourism and transfrontier parks
small towns and regional development
Hallmark events
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,806
903
0.500
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Spatial modelling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,777
663
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Earth observation
Machine learning
Synthetic aperture radar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
966
696
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Disaster risk studies
urban and flood risk
health and human security
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
698
472
0.676
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Assessment
curriculum
geography education
mentorship
teacher education
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
610
302
0.495
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Geography
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
440
318
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
remote sensing
GIS
biodiversity
ecosystem services and functions
digital soil mapping
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
430
318
0.740
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
urban efficiency-liveability
sustainable development
quality of life
urban open spaces
GIS and statistics and spatial statis
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
422
260
0.616
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
urban environmental issues
public space geographies
geographies of security
small-town geographies
urban social geographies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
411
249
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Geography
Military Geography
Environmental Education
Environmental Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187
122
0.652
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Geography
Water
Climate
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
76
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Water Resources Management and Governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
54
0.651
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Geography
GIS
FOSSGIS
Strategic Studies
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
49
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
wetlands in drylands
fluvial geomorphology
environmental change
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
185,791
765
103
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Gustav Visser
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5,384
1,971
0.366
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
224,037
942
119
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Adriaan Van Niekerk
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,424
2,573
0.582
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
428,380
2,028
264
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Helen De Klerk
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,015
826
0.410
Spatial Analysis
Biogeography
Species Modelling
Fire Ecology
ecotones
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
462,970
2,208
281
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Sanette Ferreira
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,806
903
0.500
tourism and crime
tourism and transfrontier parks
small towns and regional development
Hallmark events
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
468,213
2,232
284
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Zahn Munch
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,777
663
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
678,638
3,433
413
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Jaco Kemp
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
966
696
0.720
Earth observation
Machine learning
Synthetic aperture radar
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
793,429
4,154
489
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Robyn Pharoah
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
698
472
0.676
Disaster risk studies
urban and flood risk
health and human security
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
838,733
4,408
512
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Peter Beets
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
610
302
0.495
Assessment
curriculum
geography education
mentorship
teacher education
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
953,085
5,191
607
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Hermanus S. Geyer Jr
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
440
318
0.723
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
962,173
5,277
616
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Zama Eric Mashimbye
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
430
318
0.740
remote sensing
GIS
biodiversity
ecosystem services and functions
digital soil mapping
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
969,842
5,334
624
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Lodene Willemse
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
422
260
0.616
urban efficiency-liveability
sustainable development
quality of life
urban open spaces
GIS and statistics and spatial statis
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
980,297
5,415
636
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Manfred Spocter
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
411
249
0.606
urban environmental issues
public space geographies
geographies of security
small-town geographies
urban social geographies
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,300,469
8,230
873
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Hap (Hennie) Smit
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
187
122
0.652
Geography
Military Geography
Environmental Education
Environmental Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,497,782
10,032
1,028
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Jan De Waal
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
117
76
0.650
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,633,486
11,192
1,124
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Thomani Manungufala
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
83
54
0.651
Water Resources Management and Governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,801,199
12,745
1,245
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Susan Henrico
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
49
0.961
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,218,442
16,979
1,570
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Faeeza Fortune
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8
8
1.000
wetlands in drylands
fluvial geomorphology
environmental change