Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of Kwazulu Natal Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Molecular Biology & Genetics Rankings 2025
The Citation Rankings (Highly Cited Researchers) 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
Molecular biology and diagnostics
Extracellular vesicles field
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,883
1,275
0.328
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Molecular biology
microbiology
infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
780
573
0.735
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Environmental Microbiology
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
567
538
0.949
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Molecular Optics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
557
401
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
epigenetics
DNA methylation
histone post-translational modifications
RNA methylation
mycotoxins
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
545
543
0.996
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Genetics
infectious diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
285
279
0.979
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Parasitic disease
Molecular Disease Epidemiology
Molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198
197
0.995
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
Infectious diseases
Tuberculosis
transcriptomics
Innate response
Next generation sequencing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132
108
0.818
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Cell Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
111
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Tuberculosis
Antibody
Proteomics
Biomarker Discovery
Infectious Diseases
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
106
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Microscopy
Cell Biology
Research
Microscopy Training
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
63
0.677
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Antimicrobial resistance
Bacteria whole genome
Molecular microbiology
Metagenomics
Transcriptomics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
85
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Forensic Entomology
Forensic Science
Parasitology
Genetics
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
70
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
In Silico drug discovery
molecular biology
target-based drug design
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
64
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Molecular biology
Parasitology
Phylogenetics
Trematodes
Liver flukes
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
62
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
microbiology
molecular biology
genetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
51
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
Animal Genetics
Molecular Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
42
0.840
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Host genetics
Virology
Epigenetics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
48
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Bioinformatics
molecular biology
TB immunology
vaccinology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
45
0.978
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Epigenetics
Forensic genetics
Molecular biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
36
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Antiretroviral therapy
Medicinal plants
Epigenetics
Mycotoxins
Toxicology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
26
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
Cellular biology
Medicinal plant research
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
26
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Genomics
Computational Biology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Epigenetics
Mycotoxins
Cardiovascular Disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
metagenomics
milk adulteration
academic writing and smallholder dairy farmers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
260,536
1,142
97
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Kwanele Xulu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,883
1,275
0.328
Molecular biology and diagnostics
Extracellular vesicles field
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
770,167
4,096
320
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Nathlee Abbai
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
780
573
0.735
Molecular biology
microbiology
infectious diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
875,920
4,766
364
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Ajit Kumar
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
567
538
0.949
Environmental Microbiology
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Biotechnology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
881,541
4,812
370
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Vincent Couling
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
557
401
0.720
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
888,108
4,855
372
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Terisha Ghazi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
545
543
0.996
epigenetics
DNA methylation
histone post-translational modifications
RNA methylation
mycotoxins
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,141,632
6,915
514
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Leah Maharaj
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
285
279
0.979
Genetics
infectious diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,292,938
8,261
632
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
MP Malatji
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
198
197
0.995
Parasitic disease
Molecular Disease Epidemiology
Molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,465,370
9,833
754
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Mvubu, Ne
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
132
108
0.818
Infectious diseases
Tuberculosis
transcriptomics
Innate response
Next generation sequencing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,531,321
10,431
811
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Colin Venter
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
111
0.991
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,553,129
10,611
824
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Thamsanqa E. Chiliza
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
106
106
1.000
Tuberculosis
Antibody
Proteomics
Biomarker Discovery
Infectious Diseases
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,606,616
11,085
858
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Nelisha Murugan
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
93
63
0.677
Microscopy
Cell Biology
Research
Microscopy Training
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,638,398
11,357
874
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Dorcas Oladayo Fatoba
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
85
85
1.000
Antimicrobial resistance
Bacteria whole genome
Molecular microbiology
Metagenomics
Transcriptomics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,709,433
11,988
922
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Danisile Tembe
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
70
70
1.000
Forensic Entomology
Forensic Science
Parasitology
Genetics
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,740,118
12,240
939
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Akinpelu Ibrahim Olayinka
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
64
64
1.000
In Silico drug discovery
molecular biology
target-based drug design
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,751,476
12,330
945
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Philile Ngcamphalala
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
62
62
1.000
Molecular biology
Parasitology
Phylogenetics
Trematodes
Liver flukes
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,813,707
12,962
1,017
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Sinethemba Yakobi
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
51
51
1.000
microbiology
molecular biology
genetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,823,493
13,059
1,026
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Lwamkelekile Mkize
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
50
42
0.840
Animal Genetics
Molecular Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,832,440
13,167
1,035
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Theolan Adimulam
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
48
48
1.000
Host genetics
Virology
Epigenetics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,847,907
13,318
1,049
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Michael Mbatha
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
46
45
0.978
Bioinformatics
molecular biology
TB immunology
vaccinology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,916,520
13,962
1,090
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Priyanka Govender
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
36
36
1.000
Epigenetics
Forensic genetics
Molecular biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,000,529
14,805
1,157
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Siqiniseko Ndlovu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
26
1.000
Antiretroviral therapy
Medicinal plants
Epigenetics
Mycotoxins
Toxicology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,001,784
14,816
1,159
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Sahejna Bantho
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
26
26
1.000
Cellular biology
Medicinal plant research
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,119,995
16,049
1,253
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Olusegun Akoniyon
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
15
15
1.000
Genomics
Computational Biology
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,145,248
16,277
1,278
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Siyanda Mazaleni
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
13
13
1.000
Epigenetics
Mycotoxins
Cardiovascular Disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,235,623
17,260
1,343
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nkosinathi Humphrey Xulu
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
metagenomics
milk adulteration
academic writing and smallholder dairy farmers