Citation Rankings
Highly Cited Researchers
University of the Witwatersrand Highly Cited Researchers CitationOthers 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
First interest
Second interest
Vaccinology
Respiratory pathogens
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,164
43,067
0.661
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :2
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,418
24,940
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :3
HIV TB COVID HAEMATOLOFY
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,453
11,611
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :4
Virology and Child health
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,426
15,952
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :5
sleep
thermoregulation
brain
alcohol
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,288
12,400
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :6
Malaria Vector Control
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,048
3,923
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :7
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,260
1,392
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :8
neuropathic pain
pain epidemiology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,909
5,106
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :9
Obesity
insulin resistance
adipogenesis
developmental origins of disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,834
3,351
0.428
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :10
Obesity
insulin resistance
adipogenesis
developmental origins of disease
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,820
3,375
0.432
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :11
HIV
MDR TB
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,357
5,047
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :12
Iron metabolism
HIV epidemiology
KSHV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,112
925
0.130
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :13
hypertension
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,520
1,845
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :14
HIV immunology
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,339
999
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :15
Hydroinformatics
water resources engineering
networks and systems optimization
integrated water
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,823
1,425
0.373
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :16
HIV
HCV
HBV
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,776
1,215
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :17
HIV/AIDS andRehabilitation Management
service delivery
community based rehabilitation
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,794
1,229
0.685
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :18
breast cancer
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,671
1,361
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :19
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,476
847
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :20
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,347
532
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :21
Migration and displacement
belonging
xenophobia and violent exclusion
migration governance
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,269
682
0.537
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :22
welding
coal
fabrication
corrosion
additive manufacturing
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,113
863
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :23
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
890
345
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :24
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
889
783
0.881
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Ranking Based On Selection :25
Auditing
governance
integrated reporting
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
783
547
0.699
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
6,518
20
6
Ranking Based On Selection: 1
Shabir A. Madhi
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
65,164
43,067
0.661
First interest
Second interest
Vaccinology
Respiratory pathogens
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
21,880
60
13
Ranking Based On Selection: 2
Alisha Wade
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
30,418
24,940
0.820
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
30,517
94
16
Ranking Based On Selection: 3
Wendy Stevens|Stevens Wendy S, Stevens W, StevensW.S.
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
24,453
11,611
0.475
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
52,915
170
25
Ranking Based On Selection: 4
Vicky Baillie
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,426
15,952
0.971
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
53,540
176
28
Ranking Based On Selection: 5
Fiona Baker
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
16,288
12,400
0.761
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
110,409
401
52
Ranking Based On Selection: 6
Lizette L Koekemoer
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
9,048
3,923
0.434
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
122,324
458
61
Ranking Based On Selection: 7
P Cleaton-Jones
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
8,260
1,392
0.169
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
128,310
490
67
Ranking Based On Selection: 8
Peter Kamerman
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,909
5,106
0.646
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,637
502
69
Ranking Based On Selection: 9
Nigel John Crowther
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,834
3,351
0.428
Obesity
insulin resistance
adipogenesis
developmental origins of disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
129,867
504
70
Ranking Based On Selection: 10
Nigel Crowther
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,820
3,375
0.432
Obesity
insulin resistance
adipogenesis
developmental origins of disease
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
138,803
545
72
Ranking Based On Selection: 11
Francesca Conradie
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,357
5,047
0.686
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
143,912
569
74
Ranking Based On Selection: 12
Patrick Macphail
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
7,112
925
0.130
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
225,432
949
122
Ranking Based On Selection: 13
Libhaber Elena
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,520
1,845
0.408
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
234,147
980
125
Ranking Based On Selection: 14
Christina Thobakgale
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
4,339
999
0.230
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
262,675
1,126
136
Ranking Based On Selection: 15
Tiku Tanyimboh
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
3,823
1,425
0.373
Hydroinformatics
water resources engineering
networks and systems optimization
integrated water
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
343,717
1,555
178
Ranking Based On Selection: 16
Charles Chasela
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
2,776
1,215
0.438
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
475,385
2,265
248
Ranking Based On Selection: 17
Hellen Myezwa
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,794
1,229
0.685
HIV/AIDS andRehabilitation Management
service delivery
community based rehabilitation
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
499,052
2,406
266
Ranking Based On Selection: 18
Herbert Cubasch
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,671
1,361
0.814
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
540,908
2,643
281
Ranking Based On Selection: 19
Ames Dhai
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,476
847
0.574
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
572,506
2,842
297
Ranking Based On Selection: 20
Anthony Lelliott
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,347
532
0.395
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
593,401
2,969
310
Ranking Based On Selection: 21
Jean Pierre Misago
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,269
682
0.537
Migration and displacement
belonging
xenophobia and violent exclusion
migration governance
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
639,933
3,226
328
Ranking Based On Selection: 22
Nthabiseng Maledi
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
1,113
863
0.775
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
720,506
3,674
370
Ranking Based On Selection: 23
Mjumo Mzyece
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
890
345
0.388
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
720,624
3,677
371
Ranking Based On Selection: 24
Heidi L Richards
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
889
783
0.881
* Total Citation Counts Rankings
Rankings
765,810
3,979
405
Ranking Based On Selection: 25
Nirupa Padia
University of the Witwatersrand
Johannesburg, South Africa
Citation Metrics
Total
Last 6 Years
Last 6 Years / Total
783
547
0.699