Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
Stellenbosch University Highly Cited Researchers CitationNatural Sciences / Physics 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
Quantum Optics
Quantum Information
Quantum Plasmonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,478
2,236
0.499
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Theoretical Nuclear Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,293
1,016
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
Nuclear Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,666
1,729
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Nuclear physics
Reactions
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,339
377
0.113
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
Noncommutative Geometry
Quantum Mechanics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,705
685
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Photonics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,565
1,020
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Nuclear Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,244
753
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
High power lasers
TEA CO2 lasers
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,482
339
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Statistical Physics
Quantum Physics
Machine Learning
Data Science
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
507
238
0.469
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Laser Physics
Spectroscopy
Microscopy
Single molecule tracking
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
504
286
0.567
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
Nuclear Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
473
217
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Physics
Chemistry
Spectroscopy
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
421
255
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
Radiation
nuclear physics and geophysics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337
288
0.855
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
Nuclear Physics
Radiation and Detection
Virtual Laboratory
Computational Physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
99
0.483
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
soil water balance
soil water movement
soil physics
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
62
0.390
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
Quantum Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
115
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
general relativity
cosmology
astrophysics
gravity
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
70
0.625
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
Physics
Quantum Machine Learning
Quantum Computing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Quantum information
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
226,920
983
124
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Mark Tame
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,478
2,236
0.499
Quantum Optics
Quantum Information
Quantum Plasmonics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
235,980
1,014
126
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Werner A Richter
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,293
1,016
0.237
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
271,821
1,207
154
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Paul Papka
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,666
1,729
0.472
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
294,628
1,326
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Anthony Cowley
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,339
377
0.113
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
350,439
1,629
211
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
FG Scholtz
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,705
685
0.253
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
365,483
1,707
219
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Erich Rohwer
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,565
1,020
0.398
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
404,478
1,932
250
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
Shaun Wyngaardt
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,244
753
0.336
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
539,271
2,694
332
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Hubertus Von Bergmann
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,482
339
0.229
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
911,496
5,022
589
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Mauritz Van Den Worm
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
507
238
0.469
Statistical Physics
Quantum Physics
Machine Learning
Data Science
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
913,772
5,045
591
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
GW Bosman
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
504
286
0.567
Laser Physics
Spectroscopy
Microscopy
Single molecule tracking
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
939,716
5,218
612
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
JJ Van Zyl
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
473
217
0.459
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
986,387
5,622
656
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Pieter H Neethling
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
421
255
0.606
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,074,658
6,358
727
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Jacques Bezuidenhout
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
337
288
0.855
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,280,463
8,161
880
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Vusi Malaza
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
205
99
0.483
Nuclear Physics
Radiation and Detection
Virtual Laboratory
Computational Physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,388,501
9,144
956
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Eduard Hoffman
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
159
62
0.390
soil water balance
soil water movement
soil physics
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,521,804
10,359
1,062
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Dean Brand
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
115
115
1.000
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
1,534,623
10,466
1,072
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Anslyn John
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
112
70
0.625
general relativity
cosmology
astrophysics
gravity
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,244,929
17,364
1,600
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Donovan Slabbert
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7
7
1.000
Physics
Quantum Machine Learning
Quantum Computing
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
2,279,919
17,745
1,626
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Amy Rouillard
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
5
5
1.000